Dr. Gibson graduated from the University of Toronto where he gained his Ph.D. in
the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology. During his Ph.D.
studies, he traveled to M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas as a pre-
doctoral fellow where he completed his Ph.D. studies. Dr. Gibson was a post-
doctoral fellow at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver,
Colorado. Dr. Gibson was also Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and
Medical Genetics and Department of Immunology at the University of Manitoba.
Furthermore, he was a Senior Scientist at the CancerCare Manitoba Research
Institute (formally the Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, MICB) since 1999. At the Research Institute,
Dr. Gibson was Director of Institute where he contributed to the expansion of the Manitoba Tumor Bank
and initiated new translational research projects. At the national level, Dr. Gibson is Prairie Node leader
for the Terry Fox Research Institute. Dr. Gibson was recruited to the University of Alberta to be the first
Kipnes Endowed Chair in Lymphatic Disorders. The focus of this endowed chair research is to define the
signal transduction pathways leading to cell death or survival in lymphedema and cancer. He will also
establish a translational research program and lymphedema research network in Alberta to improve the
lives of lymphedema patients.