Donald Gill, Ph.D., 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, M.D., 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.
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