Gillian Bates
British biologist
- 1 min read
- 2 chapters
Related on Lably
Through Genetic linkage
Education
Bates was educated at Kenilworth Grammar School and the University of Sheffield where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979. She completed her postgraduate study at Birkbeck College, London where she was awarded a Master of Science degree in 1984 followed by St Mary's Hospital Medical School where she was awarded a PhD in 1987 for genetic mapping of the cystic fibrosis gene, working in the lab of Robert Williamson.
Sign in to keep reading
One more chapter is free with a Lably account.
Research
Bates's research has focused on Huntington's disease. She was one of the group who first cloned the Huntington's disease gene. She also created the first mouse model of the disease, the R6/2 mouse, an important step in understanding the pathogenesis of Huntington's.
Prior to joining UCL in 2016, Bates was the head of the Neurogenetics Research Group at King's College London.