Phil Gold
Phil Gold (born September 17, 1936 in Montreal ) is a Canadian cancer researcher and oncologist . He is considered a pioneer in cancer immunology and the development of tumor markers .
Life
Gold is a child of Polish immigrants. He graduated from the McGill University in Montreal in 1957 a Bachelor in physiology and in 1961 a Master in Physiology and MD as graduation from medical school and 1965 with the work Carcinoembryonic antigen of the Human Digestive System a Ph.D. in physiology and immunology . He then trained as a specialist in internal medicine and as a specialist in immunology and allergology .
Gold received a professorship in internal medicine and physiology at McGill University and became director of the department of clinical immunology and allergology at Montreal General Hospital . In 1978 he became the first director of the McGill Cancer Center . In 1980 he became physician-in-chief of the Montreal General Hospital. From 1985 to 1990 he was chief physician (chairman) of internal medicine. In 1995 he became director of the Clinical Research Center at McGill University Health Center .
Act
Together with Samuel O. Freedman , Gold discovered the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in 1965 and was able to explain its biological and clinical significance as well as developing a specific antibody to measure the CEA. Today, CEA serves as a tumor marker for colorectal cancer and other malignant tumors.
In addition to numerous memberships and functions in national and international organizations and specialist societies, Gold is a founding member of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine and a member of the scientific advisory board of the American Board of Medical Laboratory Immunology .
Awards (selection)
- 1977 member of the Royal Society of Canada
- 1978 Officer of the Order of Canada
- 1978 Gairdner Foundation International Award
- 1978 Johann Georg Zimmermann Science Prize
- 1983 FNG Starr Award from the Canadian Medical Association
- 1985 Companion of the Order of Canada
- 1989 Officer of the Ordre national du Québec
- 1997 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2010 Induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
literature
- Charlotte Gray: Phil Gold. In: Canadian Medical Association journal. Volume 129, Number 8, October 1983, p. 862, ISSN 0008-4409 . PMID 20313987 . PMC 1875645 (free full text).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ P. Gold, SO Freedman: Demonstration of Tumor-Specific Antigens in Human Colonic Carcinomata by Immunological Tolerance and Absorption Techniques. In: The Journal of experimental medicine. Volume 121, March 1965, pp. 439-462, ISSN 0022-1007 . PMID 14270243 . PMC 2137957 (free full text).
- ↑ Dr. Phil Gold at the Royal Society of Canada (rsc-src.ca); Retrieved May 30, 2013
- ↑ a b Phil Gold, CC, OQ, MDCM, FRCP (C) with the Governor General of Canada (gg.ca); Retrieved May 30, 2013
- ^ Phil Gold at the Gairdner Foundation (gairdner.org); Retrieved May 30, 2013
- ^ Prize winners 1973–2010 (PDF, 414 kB) at Deutsche Hypothekenbank (deutsche-hypo.de); Retrieved May 30, 2013
- ^ FNG Starr Award from the Canadian Medical Association (cma.ca); Retrieved May 30, 2013
- ^ Phil Gold at the Ordre national du Québec (ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca); Retrieved May 30, 2013
- ↑ Fellows of the AAAS: Phil Gold. American Association for the Advancement of Science, accessed January 27, 2018 .
- ↑ Dr. Phil Gold - Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. In: cdnmedhall.org. September 17, 1936, accessed February 21, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gold, Phil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian cancer researcher and oncologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |