Dr. John H. White, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Physiology and Medicine, 涩里番
McIntyre Medical Sciences Building, Room 1112, 3655 Sir William Osler, Montr茅al, Qu茅bec H3G 1Y6
Phone: (514) 398-4403
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Professor White, who obtained his Ph.D. in 1987 from Harvard, is a molecular biologist and molecular geneticist who has made numerous broad-ranging contributions to the fields of gene regulation and vitamin D physiology. His work on the molecular mechanisms of vitamin D action opened up the field of study of vitamin D as an inducer of antimicrobial innate immunity in humans, and has provided fundamental insights into its potential role as a cancer chemopreventive agent.
Dr. White has been at 涩里番 since 1991, where he is now a professor in the departments of Physiology and Medicine.
He is also affiliated or has collaborated with the following institutions:
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
- 涩里番 Centre for Translational Research in Cancer (MCTRC)
- 涩里番 Integrated Cancer Research Training Program (MICRTP)
- 涩里番 International TB Centre
- Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
- 涩里番 Institute for Advanced Materials