Show Notes
Today I sit down with Dr. Monty Gill, a lecturer at the University of Guelph-Humber, one of the finest research scientists that I’ve known and my favorite person to talk science with. He completed a PhD in Molecular Genetics at the University of Toronto, followed by postdoctoral fellowships at the Amgen research institute, Ontario Institute for Cancer research and the Lunenfeld research institute. Dr. Gill then transitioned into a Research Associate role at York University, where I had the pleasure of working with him and learning from him. As a scientist, he focused on several signaling pathways including the regulation of the Retinoblastoma gene, telomerase activity control, RNA interference in insulin signaling and AKT targeting of cell cycle proteins. His respect and mastery of the scientific method is matched by few, and is built on a foundation of tens of thousands of hours spent in molecular biology labs, resulting in over 20 publications to his name.
Today he lectures in the kinesiology department at the University of Guelph Humber, where he continues to impart his endless well of knowledge on up and coming scientists.
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