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William Gibson
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Research
Latest papers
RAPIDOMICS: rapid genome-wide sequencing in a neonatal intensive care unit-successes and challenges.
European journal of pediatrics · 2019
Endocrine Aspects of 4H Leukodystrophy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Case reports in endocrinology · 2015
Complex genomic rearrangements in the dystrophin gene due to replication-based mechanisms.
Molecular genetics & genomic medicine · 2014
Latest funding
- $818,552
Evaluating the utility of long-read genome sequencing for uncovering causal genetic variation and epigenetic signatures of rare disease
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $612,000
Functional Studies of Coding Variants in Polycomb Repressive Complex Found in Humans
CIHR · 2019 · Nominated PI
- $596,048
Translating DNA methylation-based signatures into molecular diagnostics for human epigenomic disorders
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
5 publications.
RAPIDOMICS: rapid genome-wide sequencing in a neonatal intensive care unit-successes and challenges.
Elliott AM, du Souich C, Lehman A, Guella I, Evans DM, Candido T, Tooman L, Armstrong L, Clarke L, Gibson W, Gill H, Lavoie PM, Lewis S, McKinnon ML, Nikkel SM, Patel M, Solimano A, Synnes A, Ting J, van Allen M, Christilaw J, Farrer MJ, Friedman JM, Osiovich H
Endocrine Aspects of 4H Leukodystrophy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Billington E, Bernard G, Gibson W, Corenblum B
Complex genomic rearrangements in the dystrophin gene due to replication-based mechanisms.
Baskin B, Stavropoulos DJ, Rebeiro PA, Orr J, Li M, Steele L, Marshall CR, Lemire EG, Boycott KM, Gibson W, Ray PN
Effects of glucose and insulin on acyl ghrelin and desacyl ghrelin, leptin, and adiponectin in pregnant women with diabetes.
Gibson W, Liu J, Gaylinn B, Thorner MO, Meneilly GS, Babich SL, Thompson D, Chanoine JP
Submicroscopic deletions of 11q24-25 in individuals without Jacobsen syndrome: re-examination of the critical region by high-resolution array-CGH.
Tyson C, Qiao Y, Harvard C, Liu X, Bernier FP, McGillivray B, Farrell SA, Arbour L, Chudley AE, Clarke L, Gibson W, Dyack S, McLeod R, Costa T, Vanallen MI, Yong SL, Graham GE, Macleod P, Patel MS, Hurlburt J, Holden JJ, Lewis SM, Rajcan-Separovic E
Evaluating the utility of long-read genome sequencing for uncovering causal genetic variation and epigenetic signatures of rare disease
Principal investigators: Jones, Steven
Keywords: Epigenetics; Genetic Testing; Genetic Variation; Genome Sequencing; Long-Read Sequencing; Rare Disease
Functional Studies of Coding Variants in Polycomb Repressive Complex Found in Humans
Principal investigators: Gibson, William T
Keywords: Animal Modelling; Drosophila; Epigenetic Modifications; Functional Studies; Overgrowth Syndromes; Prc2-Complex
Translating DNA methylation-based signatures into molecular diagnostics for human epigenomic disorders
Principal investigators: Weksberg, Rosanna
Keywords: Complex Human Disease Stratification; Diagnostic Platform; Dna Methylation Signatures; Epigenes; Epigenomic Disorders; Illumina Infinium Epic Beadchip; Methyl Capture Sequencing; Nonsynonymous Single Nucleotide Variants; Pathogenic Mutations; Research Translation
Insights from Rare Overgrowth Syndromes for Common Diseases
Principal investigators: Gibson, William T
Keywords: Cancer; Congenital Anomalies; Dna Methylation; Exome Sequencing; Histone Acetyltransferases; Histone Methyltransferases; Intellectual Disability; Obesity; Overgrowth; Rare Diseases
Regulation of islet cell proliferation by p300
Principal investigators: Gibson, William T
Keywords: Beta Cell; Glucose Tolerance; Mouse Models Of Human Disease; P300; Transcriptional Coactivators
Fundamental mechanisms of energy balance: Lipid transport
Principal investigators: Gibson, William
Rare Obesity Disorders Informing Common Disease
Principal investigators: Gibson, William T
Keywords: Extreme Phenotypes; Genomics; Health Of Vulnerable Populations(Children With Disabilities); Mechanisms Shared Between Common And Rare Diseases; Obesity And Diabetes
Rare Obesity Disorders Informing Common Disease
Principal investigators: Gibson, William T
Keywords: Extreme Phenotypes; Genomics; Health Of Vulnerable Populations(Children With Disabilities); Mechanisms Shared Between Common And Rare Diseases; Obesity And Diabetes
Ghrelin O-acyl transferase (GOAT), medium chain fatty acids and ghrelin acylation during pregnancy: a novel pathway in fetal growth and development
Principal investigators: Chanoine, Jean-Pierre
Keywords: Fetal Development; Ghrelin; Knock Out And Transgenic Animal Models; Medium Chain Fatty Acids; Obesity; Prenatal Origin Of Adult Diseases
Rare Obesity Disorders Informing Common Disease
Principal investigators: Gibson, William T
Keywords: Extreme Phenotypes; Genomics; Health Of Vulnerable Populations(Children With Disabilities); Mechanisms Shared Between Common And Rare Diseases; Obesity And Diabetes
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Medical Genetics
- Family Practice
- Other
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