
Dr Gilbert Arthur
Position:
- Professor, Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba
Biography:
Dr Arthur was trained as a lipid biochemist, and is currently working on developing lipid-based anticancer drugs and elucidating their mechanism of action. He is also interested in isolating bioactive componds from natural sources.
Current areas of collaboration: development and mechanism of action of synthetic ether lipid-based anticancer drugs; isolation of bioactive compounds from natural sources and their mechanism of action.
drug development, ether lipids, cell signaling, systemic therapies, alternative treatment.