Bergen, Hugo
Associate Professor
Human Anatomy & Cell Science
Canada
Biography
Dr. Hugo Bergen received his Bachelor of Science (Hons.) degree from the University of Manitoba in 1980. He then moved to Vancouver where he earned his Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia under the supervision of Dr. P.C.K.Leung. He worked briefly as a post-doctoral fellow at UBC before moving to New York City where he was a post-doctoral fellow for 3 years in the laboratory of Dr. D.W. Pfaff (Laboratory of Neurobiology and Behavior) at The Rockefeller University. He joined the Dept. of Human Anatomy & Cell Science, University of Manitoba in 1992
Research Interest
I have an interest in understanding the basis for chemoresistance in glioblastoma.
Publications
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Thanasupawat T, Hombach-Klonisch S, Krcek JP, Bergen HT, Krawitz S, Del Bigio M, Stetefeld J, Klonisch T. 2011. A Novel RHCC Microcarrier Delivery System for Chemotherapy of Brain Tumors. Manitoba Poster Competition June 2011.
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Thanasupawat T, Bergen HT, Hombach-Klonisch S, Krcek JP, Ghavami S., Del Bigio M, Krawitz S, Stelmack G, HAlayko, A, Meier M, Stetefeld J, Klonisch T. Right handed coiled coil (RHCC) nanotubes for effective platinum mediated killing of human glioblastoma cells. MS submitted: Nanomed.: Nanotech. Biol.
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Chen X, Li S, Li Y, Lin Z, Bergen HT, Vrontakis ME, Kirouac GJ. Orexins (Hypocretins) are involved in fear and anxiety in rats exposed to a single episode of footshocks. Brain Structure and Function (2013). [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23955372.
