Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Current Research Interests
My research interests are in molecular pathways that become dysregulated in cancer and dysregulation of osteoclasts in bone.
Biography
Originally from Norway, I graduated from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at The University of Edinburgh in 2003, during which time I also did an intercalated honours degree. After four years in mixed and small animal practice in Scotland I returned to the R(D)SVS to do a PhD in molecular oncology. I am currently a senior lecturer at the R(D)SVS in veterinary anatomy, and my research interests are the underlying mechanisms involved in the development of resistance to targeted therapeutics in cancer and conditions where there are dysregulation of osteoclasts causing pathological bone resorption.
Research Groups
Within the R(D)SVS and The Roslin Institute I have collaborations with Prof Colin Farquharson (The Bone Group), Dr Tom Burdon & Dr Jeff Schoenebeck.
Research students
Brandon Shek - MSc student 2019-2021
Supported by a grant from the Waltham Foundation
Erika Abbondati - PhD student -end date 2021
Supported by a grant from the BBSRC East Bio
Teaching
UG
Year 1
The Animal Body 1
Year GEP
Animal Body & Cases
Year 2
The Animal Body 3
The Animal Body 4
Year 5
Student Selected Component 2
Online Massive Open Online Courses
Edivet Have you got what it takes to be a veterinarian?
Administrative Roles
School
Director of Admissions, R(D)SVS
Chair of the Veterinary Ethical Review Committee 2018 - 2022
- Animal Body 1 Course Organiser
- UG teaching staff
- PG teaching staff
- Student support
- Pre-Clinical Teaching
Media
Coursera MOOC Edivet: Do you have what it takes to be a veterinarian?
This course is for anyone interested in learning more about Veterinary Medicine, giving a “taster” of courses covered in the first year of a veterinary degree and an idea of what it is like to study Veterinary Medicine.
https://www.coursera.org/course/edivet?from_restricted_preview=1&course_id=971828&r=https%3A%2F%2Fclass.coursera.org%2Fedivet-001%2Fclass
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Feline Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2011
Bachelors in Veterinary Medicine & Surgery, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2003
Bachelor of Science, A study of the soft tissues of equine mandibular teeth, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2000
External positions
External examiner , 2School of Veterinary Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
1 Apr 2023 → …
External Examiner, University of Cambridge
Jan 2021 → …
External Examiner, UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin.
2017 → 2021
External Examiner, Royal Veterinary College
1 Dec 2013 → 1 Jun 2017
Keywords
- RZ Other systems of medicine
- Veterinary medicine
- Oncology
- Molecular Cell Biology
- Bone mineralisation
- Feline tooth resorption
- Osteoclasts
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Targeting multiple oncogenes simultaneously improves response to therapy and circumvents acquired resistance to single target tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Bergkvist, G., Gray, M. E., Pallab, M., Lee, S., Loh, M. Q. T., Argyle, D. & Yool, D., 24 May 2014, p. 86. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Dual targeting of EGFR and ERBB2 pathways produces a synergistic effect on cancer cell proliferation and migration in vitro
Gray, M., Lee, S., McDowell, A. L., Erskine, M., Loh, Q. T. M., Grice, O., Argyle, D. & Bergkvist, G., 8 Aug 2017, In: Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. 15, 3, p. 890-909Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identification of tumour initiating cells in feline head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and evidence for gefitinib induced epithelial to mesenchymal transition.
Pang, L., Bergkvist, G., Cervantes-Arias, A., Yool, D., Muirhead, R. & Argyle, D., 2012, In: The Veterinary Journal. 193, 1, p. 46-52 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Studies on the inhibition of feline EGFR in squamous cell carcinoma: Enhancement of radiosensitivity and rescue of resistance to small molecule inhibitors
Bergkvist, G., Argyle, D. J., Pang, L. Y., Muirhead, R. & Yool, D. A., 1 Jun 2011, In: Cancer Biology & Therapy. 11, 11, p. 927-937 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and Ki67 in feline oral squamous cell carcinomas (FOSCC)
Bergkvist, G. T., Argyle, D. J., Morrison, L., Macintyre, N., Hayes, A. & Yool, D. A., Jun 2011, In: Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. 9, 2, p. 106-117 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
- 1 Participation in conference
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Animal Welfare Foundation Discussion Forum
Victoria McCulloch (Presenter), Jessica Martin (Advisor) & Guraa Bergkvist (Advisor)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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The Networks Influencing Osteoclast Dysregulation Leading to Bone Invasion in Cancer
Bergkvist, G., Farquharson, C., Pang, L. & Tanveer, Q.
1/01/22 → 1/01/26
Project: Research
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Validation of a siRNA cocktail for targeting oncogenes in cancer cell lines
8/08/16 → 18/09/16
Project: Research
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Fiona & Ian Russel Seed Corn Fund for Companion Animal Research: Discovering differentially expressed genes in feline tooth resorption (TR) using RNA sequencing (RNA seq)
Bergkvist, G. & Lee, S.
1/06/15 → 15/01/17
Project: University Awarded Project Funding