Prof Peter Gibson - Researcher Profile - Monash University
Level 6, Alfred Centre
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Central Clinical SchoolLevel 6, Alfred Centre
Biography
Peter is Professor and Director of Gastroenterology at The Alfred and Monash
University, having previously been Professor of Medicine and Head of
the Eastern Health Clinical School. He is a Past-President of the
Gastroenterological Society of Australia and was the inaugural Chair of
IBD-Australia.
University, having previously been Professor of Medicine and Head of
the Eastern Health Clinical School. He is a Past-President of the
Gastroenterological Society of Australia and was the inaugural Chair of
IBD-Australia.
He graduated with First Class Honours from Monash University and pursued
training in Gastroenterology at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and at
the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK. He was awarded an M.D. from
Monash University in 1985 on work performed in Oxford on mucosal
immunology in inflammatory bowel disease. After 3 years at the
Australian National University as a Research Fellow, he was appointed to
the University of Melbourne Department of Medicine at The Royal
Melbourne Hospital as Senior Lecturer, and later as Associate Professor
and Deputy Director of Gastroenterology.
training in Gastroenterology at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and at
the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK. He was awarded an M.D. from
Monash University in 1985 on work performed in Oxford on mucosal
immunology in inflammatory bowel disease. After 3 years at the
Australian National University as a Research Fellow, he was appointed to
the University of Melbourne Department of Medicine at The Royal
Melbourne Hospital as Senior Lecturer, and later as Associate Professor
and Deputy Director of Gastroenterology.
From a background of research in epithelial cell biology, he now runs a
large program of translational research and has active clinical
interests in inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease and irritable
bowel syndrome. A major focus of his work is the use of diet to control
gut symptoms and influence outcomes in chronic intestinal conditions. He
was awarded the Distinguished Research Prize by the Gastroenterological
Society of Australia in 2010.
large program of translational research and has active clinical
interests in inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease and irritable
bowel syndrome. A major focus of his work is the use of diet to control
gut symptoms and influence outcomes in chronic intestinal conditions. He
was awarded the Distinguished Research Prize by the Gastroenterological
Society of Australia in 2010.
