Gordon B. Mills
| Gordon B. Mills | |
|---|---|
| Institutions | |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta, Edmonton |
| Known for | discovery of PI3K |
Gordon B. Mills is the Weiss Distinguished University Chair in Cancer Medicine, chair of the department of systems biology, co Director of the Ovarian Cancer Moon Shot, Co-Director Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy and Director of the Kleberg Center for Molecular Markers at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
He is most well known for his discoveries in the PI3K pathway in breast cancer.[1]
Mills received his BS in 1975, MD in 1977, and PhD in 1984, all from the University of Alberta, Edmonton.[2] He did a postdoc in immunology at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and then joined the faculty at the University of Toronto in 1985 as an assistant professor and director of oncology research. He was recruited to MD Anderson in 1994.[1]
Along with his research in PI3K, he focuses on signaling pathways and markers for targeted therapy.[3] He and Lewis C. Cantley lead the Targeting PI3K in Women’s Cancers Stand Up To Cancer initiative.
His research has been funded by many sources such as the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, U.S. Department of Defense, AstraZeneca, Adelson Medical Research Foundation, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, GlaxoSmithKline, American Association for Cancer Research, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.[2][4]
Awards
- 2006 - Inaugural Waun Ki Hong Award for Mentorship, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2008 - The Peter Steck Memorial award of the Brain Tumor Foundation
- 2009 - Waun Ki Hong Award for Excellence in Team Science, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2010 - Olga Keith Wiess Distinguished University Chair for Cancer Research, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2012 - Elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2013 - Brinker Award for Excellence in Science, Susan G Komen
- 2014 - Laura Ziskin Award, SU2C/AACR
- 2015 - Fellow of the Association of American Physicians
- 2016 - Finneran Family Prize for Excellence in Translational Research
References
- 1 2 "Gordon B. Mills, M.D., Ph.D. | 2013 Susan G. Komen® Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Basic Science" (PDF). komen.org. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
- 1 2 "Gordon B. Mills, M.D., Ph.D. - Systems Biology - Faculty - MD Anderson Cancer Center". faculty.mdanderson.org. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
- ↑ "Stand Up To Cancer — Gordon B. Mills, M.D., Ph.D.". standup2cancer.org. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
- ↑ "Gordon B. Mills | Breast Cancer Research Foundation | BCRF". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2016-12-25.