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Renowned Scientist Donald Gill named Temple University chair of biochemistry

Donald Gill, PhD

Donald Gill, PhD (Photo by Kelly & Massa)

 

Donald Gill, PhD, an internationally renowned research scientist with expertise in calcium and the molecular mechanisms of cell signaling, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Biochemistry at Temple University School of Medicine.

 

He comes to Temple from the University of Maryland, where he was a Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

 

After earning his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Sussex, England, Gill studied for his doctorate in biochemistry at the University of London and held a Fogarty International Visiting Fellowship to study signal transduction mechanisms at the National Institutes of Health.

 

According to John M. Daly, MD, Dean of the School of Medicine, “Dr. Gill is an important new faculty leader who will significantly advance the school’s missions in education, research and patient care.”

 

Gill’s research focuses on the role of calcium as a crucial signaling agent in muscle cells and immune cells.

 

This work has provided new insights into how cells regulate internal and external processes and communicate with other cells.

His work with calcium entry mechanisms in lymphocytes has secured more than $1.3 million in funding from the NIH.

 

While at the University of Maryland, Gill was Director of the Biochemistry Graduate Program for 12 years and regularly participated in the medical curriculum, as well as in the training of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows as part of his research team.

 

He has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed papers, including publications in Nature, Science and Cell, and currently is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

 

Gill also has been a regular participant in NIH and National Science Foundation grant review panels.

 

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By Renee Cree

renee.cree@temple.edu

May 22, 2007