Gareth J. Morgan, PhD

Research Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Gareth Morgan, PhD is a Research Assistant Professor at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. His research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of AL amyloidosis with the aim of developing new treatments for this disease.

Publications

  • Published 8/1/2025

    Morgan GJ, Prokaeva T. Clone-specific residue changes at multiple positions are associated with amyloid formation by antibody light chains. Front Immunol. 2025; 16:1622207. PMID: 40861476.

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  • Published 3/25/2025

    Edwards CV, Ferri GM, Villegas-Galaviz J, Ghosh S, Singh Bawa P, Wang F, Klimtchuk E, Ajayi TB, Morgan GJ, Prokaeva T, Staron A, Ruberg FL, Sanchorawala V, Giadone RM, Murphy GJ. Abnormal global longitudinal strain and reduced serum inflammatory markers in cardiac AL amyloidosis patients without significant amyloid fibril deposition. Amyloid. 2025 Jun; 32(2):179-192. PMID: 40134188.

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  • Published 12/6/2024

    Morgan GJ, Nau AN, Wong S, Spencer BH, Shen Y, Hua A, Bullard MJ, Sanchorawala V, Prokaeva T. An updated AL-base reveals ranked enrichment of immunoglobulin light chain variable genes in AL amyloidosis. Amyloid. 2025 Jun; 32(2):129-138. PMID: 39641756.

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  • Published 11/16/2024

    Morgan GJ, Yung Z, Spencer BH, Sanchorawala V, Prokaeva T. Predicting Structural Consequences of Antibody Light Chain N-Glycosylation in AL Amyloidosis. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2024 Nov 16; 17(11). PMID: 39598451.

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  • Published 10/28/2024

    Klimtchuk ES, Prokaeva T, Spencer BH, Wong S, Ghosh S, Urdaneta A, Morgan G, Wales TE, Gursky O. Conformational Differences in the Light Chain Constant Domain of Immunoglobulin G and Free Light Chain May Influence Proteolysis in AL Amyloidosis. J Mol Biol. 2024 Dec 01; 436(23):168837. PMID: 39490919.

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Other Positions

  • Member, BU-BMC Cancer Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Amyloidosis Center
    Boston University
  • Member, Genome Science Institute
    Boston University
  • Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Websites

Education

  • University of Sheffield, PhD
  • Imperial College London, BS

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