Brenda Gallie
{{Short description|Canadian ophthalmologist}}
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Brenda Louise Gallie {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CM|OOnt}} is a Canadian ophthalmologist. She is the Head of the Retinoblastoma Program in the Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto) Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences.
Early life and education
Gallie completed her medical degree at Queen's University at Kingston in 1969. Following this, she completed her residency and fellowship training at the University of Toronto and a second research fellowship in Immunology and Cancer at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.{{cite web |title=Brenda Gallie |url=https://www.sickkids.ca/en/staff/g/brenda-gallie/ |publisher=Sick Kids |access-date=February 10, 2023}}
Career
Upon completing her fellowships, Gallie joined Sick Kids Hospital where she made numerous discoveries about the cancer retinoblastoma. In January 1988, Gallie collaborated with Drs. Robert Phillips and Andy Becker to set up a Retinoblastoma Group in Toronto.{{cite news |title=Pledge to help in Terry Fox run |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118358282/pledge-to-help-in-terry-fox-run/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=Houston Today |date=September 14, 1988|via=newspapers.com}} This eventually led to the discovery of a new therapy for retinoblastoma.{{cite web |title=Insulin100 |url=https://www.insulin100.utoronto.ca/ |publisher=University of Toronto |access-date=February 10, 2023}} She discovered the fundamental principles of tumor suppressor genes and developed a new methodology to identify the RB1 gene. These tests accurately identified children at risk of developing retinoblastoma before they are born.{{cite web |title=Order of Ontario appointments announced |url=https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/82651/order-of-ontario-appointments-announced |publisher=Government of Ontario |access-date=February 10, 2023 |date=December 12, 2006}} In 1999, following the discovery of academic misconduct by Gideon Koren, Gallie moved her laboratory to Princess Margaret Hospital. She then opened her laboratory at Toronto Western Hospital a year later.{{cite news |last1=Patrick |first1=Kelly |title=Families fight for eye clinic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/118358357/families-fight-for-eye-clinic/ |access-date=February 10, 2023 |publisher=National Post |date=January 9, 2006|via=newspapers.com}} By 2006, Gallie put forward a National Strategy to optimize care for retinoblastoma in Canada. She was also named a Member of the Order of Ontario for being an expert in the treatment of retinoblastoma and contributing to the health care of Canadians.
In 2013, Gallie led a research team that discovered a new and potentially less life-threatening form of retinoblastoma.{{cite web |title=New form of child's eye tumour identified |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/new-form-of-child-s-eye-tumour-identified-1.1324606 |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=February 10, 2023 |date=March 13, 2013}} The following year, Gallie was named a Member of the Order of Canada for her "contributions to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of retinoblastoma, a childhood eye cancer."{{cite web |title=Dr. Brenda Louise Gallie |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/146-10857 |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=February 10, 2023}} She was also recognized with the 2018 Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research{{cite web |title=The Helen Keller Prize for Vision Research |url=https://www.rbcanadaresearch.com/the-helen-keller-prize-for-vision-research/ |website=rbcanadaresearch.com |access-date=February 10, 2023 |date=2018}} and the 2019 Collaborative Leadership Research Grant from the non-profit Uplifting Athletes.{{cite web |title=Dr. Brenda Gallie to receive Collaborative Leadership Research Grant at 2019 Young Investigator Draft presented by CSL Behring |url=https://www.upliftingathletes.org/blog/dr-brenda-gallie-receive-collaborative-leadership-research-grant-2019-young-investigator-draft |publisher=Uplifting Athletes |access-date=February 10, 2023 |date=February 26, 2019}}
Personal life
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External links
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Category:Canadian ophthalmologists
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