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Stuart Berger

Associate Professor

Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology

  • Associate Professor
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology

BIO

Dr. Stuart Berger has developed a proprietary method to boost protein expression and the production of monoclonal antibodies by as much as 3‐fold. The method involves overexpression of ABC50, a protein involved in protein translation initiation. ABC50 overexpression also promotes resistance to stress associated with the endoplasmic reticulum (ER stress), a desirable feature in many situations.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Director, Translational Research Program
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada2015 - 2016
  • Associate Professor,
    University of Toronto, Department of Immunology, Toronto, Canada2003 - present
  • Affiliate Scientist
    University Health Network, Toronto, Canada2015 - present

DEGREES

  • BSc Physics
    McGill University, Montreal, Canada1977 - 1980
  • MSc physics
    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada1980 - 1982
  • Ph.D. Medical biophysics
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada1982 - 1987

LANGUAGES

  • English
  • French

INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • PRiME (Precision Medicine Initiative)