Research Interests
Auto-Immune Diseases, B cells, Cancer, Innate immunity
Research Focus Teams
Cancer, COVID-19, Rare Disease, Aging
Departments
Contact
Email: mgold@mail.ubc.ca
Office Phone: 604–822–4070
Publications
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Dr. Michael Gold is a professor and former department head of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Faculty of Science. Dr. Gold’s lab investigates cytoskeletal dynamics, receptor mobility and B Cell activation. In 2007, Dr. Gold received the Canadian Society for Immunology’s Cinader Award for career achievements and earned a Faculty of Science Killam Teaching Award, which recognizes outstanding undergraduate and graduate teaching. He joined UBC in 1991.
The lab focuses on understanding cell signaling, morphology, trafficking, and effector function of immune cells and tumour cells. We focus on the small GTPase Rap1 which has been shown to regulate many of these biological processes. Our latest work focuses on the the interplay between receptor signaling and cytoskeletal dynamics.
- The role of the Rap GTPases in controlling the trafficking and activation of B-lymphocytes
- Regulation and function of marginal zone B cells
- The role of the Rap GTPases in tumor cell motility and tumour metastasis
- (Collaborative project with Dr. Cal Roskelley)