Timothy Gershon, MD, PhD

Biography

Timothy R. Gershon, MD, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Gershon serves as director of the Children's Center for Neurosciences Research. Dr. Gershon is a member of the Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Gershon received his MD and his PhD in Biological Sciences from Columbia University in New York, New York. He completed his residencies in pediatrics and neurology along with a fellowship in pediatric neurology at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York, New York. He also completed a fellowship in neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York.

Titles & Roles

• Professor, Department of Pediatrics

  Emory University School of Medicine
• Director

  Children's Center for Neurosciences Research

Professional Memberships

Dr. Gershon holds professional memberships with the Society for Neuro-Oncology, Child Neurology Society, American Association for Cancer Research and American Neurology Association.

Research

Dr. Gershon's lab studies the interrelation between normal brain growth and pediatric brain tumor formation. They focus on the cerebellum, which is a key site of postnatal brain growth, and on medulloblastoma, a cerebellar tumor that is the most common malignant brain tumor in children. The lab works primarily with in vivo models and focus on tumor metabolism, cellular heterogeneity, and microenvironment. They are studying therapies that target tumor metabolism, that block tumor recurrence, and that use the immune system for anti-tumor effect. The goal is to develop new treatments for brain tumors based on their unique biology.