Dr. Sebastien Taurin

Associate Professor of Molecular Medicine

Department of Molecular Medicine

College of Medicine and Health Sciences

sebastient@agu.edu.bh
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Bio▼

     Sebastien Taurin is an Associate Professor in the Molecular Medicine Department at Arabian Gulf University in Manama, Bahrain. He earned his PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Montreal, Canada, a postgraduate diploma in Protein Engineering from Université Henri Poincaré, Nancy, France, and an MSc and BSc in Biochemistry from Université de Caen, France. His research focuses on breast, and ovarian cancers, organoids models, microbiome, adult stem cells and iPSCs. Sebastien Taurin has held positions at the University of Utah, University of Otago, and The University of Chicago. His publications from 2018 to 2023 cover various aspects of cancer therapy and regenerative medicine. 

Academic Background▼
  • Ph.D in Biomedical Sciences, University of Montreal, 2003 
  • M.Sc in Biochemistry, Universite de Caen, 1995 
  • B.Sc in Biochemistry, Universite de Caen, 1994 
Research Interests▼
  • Cell signaling associated with gynecologic, breast and ovarian cancers. 
  • Organoids as model of organ function and disease. 
  •  Stem cells, iPSCs, and gene editing 
Selected Publications▼
  1. Raloxifene potentiates the effect of gefitinib in triple-negative breast cancer cell lines. Medical Oncology 2023. 
  2. Breast cancers, mammary stem cells, and cancer stem cells, characteristics, and hypotheses. Neoplasia 2020. 
  3. Endometrial Cancers Harboring Mutated Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 Protein Are Successfully Treated With a New Small Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor in an Orthotopic Mouse Model. Int. J. of Gynecology 2017. 
  4. Phosphorylation of β-catenin by cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase. Journal of Biological Chemistry 2006. 
  5. Proteome Analysis and Functional Expression Identify Mortalin as an Antiapoptotic Gene Induced by Elevation of [Na+]i/[K+]i Ratio in Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Circulation Research 2002.