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Professor Grant Montgomery
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Grant Montgomery

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Overview

Background

Professor Grant Montgomery FAHMS FSRB Hon FRSNZ

Professor Montgomery was born in New Zealand, completed PhD studies in Animal Science at Massey University and post-doctoral research in France. In 1987, he co-founded the New Zealand Sheep Genomics Program in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Otago and pioneered the introduction of genome mapping methods in farm animals. He moved to Australia in 1999 and joined the Queensland Institute of Medical Research where he ran a successful genome mapping program for human complex disease. In 2016, he moved to the University of Queensland and holds joint appointments at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience (IMB) and the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI). He is a National Health and Medical Research Council Leadership Fellow and Director of the UQ Genome Innovation Hub. He was elected a Fellow the Society for Reproductive Biology in 2012, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2015, and Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2016. His research focusses on discovery of critical genes and pathways increasing risk for common diseases especially reproductive diseases including endometriosis.

Availability

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Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Massey University

Research impacts

Professor Montgomery has made substantial contributions to the worldwide effort to map genomic regions contributing to risk for complex traits and diseases, including endometriosis, age at menarche and menopause, cancers of the reproductive tract, melanoma and inflammatory bowel disease. He is conducting systems genetics and functional studies to identify the genes and pathways affected by these genetic risk factors. His work has identified possible target genes and functional consequences of genetic risk factors in genomic regions associated with endometriosis providing novel insights into the causes of this important disease. He lead a consortium of leading endometriosis clinicians and researchers in Australia awarded a MRFF Frontiers in Health and Medical Science to develop earlier diagnosis and personalised treatments for endometriosis. He is co-leader of International Endometriois Genetics Consortium, Patron of the Endometriosis Association (QLD) Inc (QENDO) and has worked closely with QENDO, other patient groups, clinicians and politicians to help develop the National Action Plan for Endometriosis. He is on the Executive Committee of the National Endometriosis Clinical and Scientific Trials (NECST) Network. He is also Director of the UQ Genome Innovation Hub developing novel methods and pipelines for genomics in health and agriculature that can be widely applied in programs across The University of Queensland.

Works

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841 works between 1978 and 2024

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Featured

2020

Journal Article

Tissue specific regulation of transcription in endometrium and association with disease

Mortlock, Sally, Kendarsari, Raden I., Fung, Jenny N., Gibson, Greg, Yang, Fei, Restuadi, Restuadi, Girling, Jane E., Holdsworth-Carson, Sarah J., Teh, Wan Tinn, Lukowski, Samuel W., Healey, Martin, Qi, Ting, Rogers, Peter A. W., Yang, Jian, McKinnon, Brett and Montgomery, Grant W. (2020). Tissue specific regulation of transcription in endometrium and association with disease. Human Reproduction, 35 (2), 377-393. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dez279

Tissue specific regulation of transcription in endometrium and association with disease

Featured

2019

Journal Article

Genotype-free demultiplexing of pooled single-cell RNA-seq

Xu, Jun, Falconer, Caitlin, Nguyen, Quan, Crawford, Joanna, McKinnon, Brett D., Mortlock, Sally, Senabouth, Anne, Andersen, Stacey, Chiu, Han Sheng, Jiang, Longda, Palpant, Nathan J., Yang, Jian, Mueller, Michael D., Hewitt, Alex W., Pébay, Alice, Montgomery, Grant W., Powell, Joseph E. and Coin, Lachlan J. M. (2019). Genotype-free demultiplexing of pooled single-cell RNA-seq. Genome Biology, 20 (1) 290, 290. doi: 10.1186/s13059-019-1852-7

Genotype-free demultiplexing of pooled single-cell RNA-seq

Featured

2019

Journal Article

Should genetics now be considered the pre-eminent etiologic factor in endometriosis?

Montgomery, Grant W., Mortlock, Sally and Giudice, Linda C. (2019). Should genetics now be considered the pre-eminent etiologic factor in endometriosis?. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, 27 (2), 280-286. doi: 10.1016/j.jmig.2019.10.020

Should genetics now be considered the pre-eminent etiologic factor in endometriosis?

Featured

2019

Journal Article

Genome-wide association and epidemiological analyses reveal common genetic origins between uterine leiomyomata and endometriosis

Gallagher, C. S., Mäkinen, N., Harris, H. R., Rahmioglu, N., Uimari, O., Cook, J. P., Shigesi, N., Ferreira, T., Velez-Edwards, D. R., Edwards, T. L., Mortlock, S., Ruhioglu, Z., Day, F., Becker, C. M., Karhunen, V., Martikainen, H., Järvelin, M.-R., Cantor, R. M., Ridker, P. M., Terry, K. L., Buring, J. E., Gordon, S. D., Medland, S. E., Montgomery, G. W., Nyholt, D. R., Hinds, D. A., Tung, J. Y., Perry, J. R. B., Lind, P. A. ... Morton, C. C. (2019). Genome-wide association and epidemiological analyses reveal common genetic origins between uterine leiomyomata and endometriosis. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 4857, 4857. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-12536-4

Genome-wide association and epidemiological analyses reveal common genetic origins between uterine leiomyomata and endometriosis

Featured

2019

Journal Article

Genetic regulation of methylation in human endometrium and blood and gene targets for reproductive diseases

Mortlock, Sally, Restuadi, Restuadi, Levien, Rupert, Girling, Jane E., Holdsworth-Carson, Sarah J., Healey, Martin, Zhu, Zhihong, Qi, Ting, Wu, Yang, Lukowski, Samuel W., Rogers, Peter A. W., Yang, Jian, McRae, Allan F., Fung, Jenny N. and Montgomery, Grant W. (2019). Genetic regulation of methylation in human endometrium and blood and gene targets for reproductive diseases. Clinical Epigenetics, 11 (1) 49, 49. doi: 10.1186/s13148-019-0648-7

Genetic regulation of methylation in human endometrium and blood and gene targets for reproductive diseases

Featured

2019

Journal Article

Molecular support for heterogonesis resulting in sesquizygotic twinning

Gabbett, Michael T., Laporte, Johanna, Sekar, Renuka, Nandini, Adayapalam, McGrath, Pauline, Sapkota, Yadav, Jiang, Peiyong, Zhang, Haiqiang, Burgess, Trent, Montgomery, Grant W., Chiu, Rossa and Fisk, Nicholas M. (2019). Molecular support for heterogonesis resulting in sesquizygotic twinning. New England Journal of Medicine, 380 (9), 842-849. doi: 10.1056/nejmoa1701313

Molecular support for heterogonesis resulting in sesquizygotic twinning

Featured

2019

Journal Article

Publisher correction: Novel pleiotropic risk loci for melanoma and nevus density implicate multiple biological pathways

Duffy, David L., Zhu, Gu, Li, Xin, Sanna, Marianna, Iles, Mark M., Jacobs, Leonie C., Evans, David M., Yazar, Seyhan, Beesley, Jonathan, Law, Matthew H., Kraft, Peter, Visconti, Alessia, Taylor, John C., Liu, Fan, Wright, Margaret J., Henders, Anjali K., Bowdler, Lisa, Glass, Dan, Ikram, M. Arfan, Uitterlinden, André G., Madden, Pamela A., Heath, Andrew C., Nelson, Elliot C., Green, Adele C., Chanock, Stephen, Barrett, Jennifer H., Brown, Matthew A., Hayward, Nicholas K., MacGregor, Stuart ... Martin, Nicholas G. (2019). Publisher correction: Novel pleiotropic risk loci for melanoma and nevus density implicate multiple biological pathways. Nature Communications, 10 (1) 299, 299. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-08078-w

Publisher correction: Novel pleiotropic risk loci for melanoma and nevus density implicate multiple biological pathways

Featured

2018

Journal Article

Novel pleiotropic risk loci for melanoma and nevus density implicate multiple biological pathways

Duffy, David L., Zhu, Gu, Li, Xin, Sanna, Marianna, Iles, Mark M., Jacobs, Leonie C., Evans, David M., Yazar, Seyhan, Beesley, Jonathan, Law, Matthew H., Kraft, Peter, Visconti, Alessia, Taylor, John C., Lui, Fan, Wright, Margaret J., Henders, Anjali K., Bowdler, Lisa, Glass, Dan, Ikram, Arfan M., Uitterlinden, André G., Madden, Pamela A., Heath, Andrew C., Nelson, Elliot C., Green, Adele C., Chanock, Stephen, Barrett, Jennifer H., Brown, Matthew A., Hayward, Nicholas K., MacGregor, Stuart ... Martin, Nicholas G. (2018). Novel pleiotropic risk loci for melanoma and nevus density implicate multiple biological pathways. Nature Communications, 9 (1) 4774, 4774. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06649-5

Novel pleiotropic risk loci for melanoma and nevus density implicate multiple biological pathways

Featured

2018

Journal Article

Complex genetics of female fertility

Gajbhiye, Rahul, Fung, Jenny N. and Montgomery, Grant W. (2018). Complex genetics of female fertility. npj Genomic Medicine, 3 (1) 29, 29. doi: 10.1038/s41525-018-0068-1

Complex genetics of female fertility

Featured

2018

Journal Article

Genetic regulation of disease risk and endometrial gene expression highlights potential target genes for endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome

Fung, Jenny N., Mortlock, Sally, Girling, Jane E., Holdsworth-Carson, Sarah J., Teh, Wan Tinn, Zhu, Zhihong, Lukowski, Samuel W., McKinnon, Brett D., McRae, Allan, Yang, Jian, Healey, Martin, Powell, Joseph E., Rogers, Peter A. W. and Montgomery, Grant W (2018). Genetic regulation of disease risk and endometrial gene expression highlights potential target genes for endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 11424, 11424. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-29462-y

Genetic regulation of disease risk and endometrial gene expression highlights potential target genes for endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome

Featured

2018

Journal Article

Genetics of endometriosis: state of the art on genetic risk factors for endometriosis

Fung, Jenny N. and Montgomery, Grant W. (2018). Genetics of endometriosis: state of the art on genetic risk factors for endometriosis. Best Practice & Research: Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 50, 61-71. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2018.01.012

Genetics of endometriosis: state of the art on genetic risk factors for endometriosis

Featured

2017

Journal Article

The genetic regulation of transcription in human endometrial tissue

Fung, Jenny N., Girling, Jane E., Lukowski, Samuel W., Sapkota, Yadav, Wallace, Leanne, Holdsworth-Carson, Sarah J., Henders, Anjali K., Healey, Martin, Rogers, Peter A. W., Powell, Joseph E. and Montgomery, Grant W. (2017). The genetic regulation of transcription in human endometrial tissue. Human Reproduction, 32 (4), 893-904. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dex006

The genetic regulation of transcription in human endometrial tissue

Featured

2017

Journal Article

The genetic architecture of gene expression in peripheral blood

Lloyd-Jones, Luke R., Holloway, Alexander, McRae, Allan, Yang, Jian, Small, Kerrin, Zeng, Biao, Bakshi, Andrew, Metspalu, Andres, Dermitzakis, Manolis, Gibson, Greg, Spector, Tim, Montgomery, Grant, Esko, Tonu, Visscher, Peter M. and Powell, Joseph E. (2017). The genetic architecture of gene expression in peripheral blood. American Journal of Human Genetics, 100 (2), 228-237. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.12.008

The genetic architecture of gene expression in peripheral blood

Featured

2016

Journal Article

Endometriosis risk alleles at 1p36.12 act through inverse regulation of CDC42 and LINC00339

Powell, Joseph E., Fung, Jenny N., Shakhbazov, Konstantin, Sapkota, Yadav, Cloonan, Nicole, Hemani, Gibran, Hillman, Kristine M., Kaufmann, Susanne, Luong, Hien T., Bowdler, Lisa, Painter, Jodie N., Holdsworth-Carson, Sarah J., Visscher, Peter M., Dinger, Marcel E., Healey, Martin, Nyholt, Dale R., French, Juliet D., Edwards, Stacey L., Rogers, Peter A. W. and Montgomery, Grant W. (2016). Endometriosis risk alleles at 1p36.12 act through inverse regulation of CDC42 and LINC00339. Human Molecular Genetics, 25 (22), 5046-5058. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddw320

Endometriosis risk alleles at 1p36.12 act through inverse regulation of CDC42 and LINC00339

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2016

Journal Article

Five endometrial cancer risk loci identified through genome-wide association analysis

Cheng, Timothy H. T., Thompson, Deborah J., O'Mara, Tracy A., Painter, Jodie N., Glubb, Dylan M., Flach, Susanne, Lewis, Annabelle, French, Juliet D., Freeman-Mills, Luke, Church, David, Gorman, Maggie, Martin, Lynn, Hodgson, Shirley, Webb, Penelope M., Attia, John, Holliday, Elizabeth G., McEvoy, Mark, Scott, Rodney J., Henders, Anjali K., Martin, Nicholas G., Montgomery, Grant W., Nyholt, Dale R., Ahmed, Shahana, Healey, Catherine S., Shah, Mitul, Dennis, Joe, Fasching, Peter A., Beckmann, Matthias W., Hein, Alexander ... Spurdle, Amanda B. (2016). Five endometrial cancer risk loci identified through genome-wide association analysis. Nature Genetics, 48 (6), 667-674. doi: 10.1038/ng.3562

Five endometrial cancer risk loci identified through genome-wide association analysis

Featured

2016

Journal Article

Identification of common genetic variants influencing spontaneous dizygotic twinning and female fertility

Mbarek, Hamdi, Steinberg, Stacy, Nyholt, Dale R., Gordon, Scott D., Miller, Michael B., McRae, Allan F, Hottenga, Jouke Jan, Day, Felix R., Willemsen, Gonneke, de Geus, Eco J., Davies, Gareth E, Martin, Hilary C, Penninx, Brenda W, Jansen, Rick, McAloney, Kerrie, Vink, Jacqueline M., Kaprio, Jaakko, Plomin, Robert, Spector, Tim D., Magnusson, Patrik K., Reversade, Bruno, Harris, R. Alan, Aagaard, Kjersti, Kristjansson, Ragnar P., Olafsson, Isleifur, Eyjolfsson, Gudmundur Ingi, Sigurdardottir, Olof, Iacono, William G., Lambalk, Cornelis B ... Boomsman, Dorret I. (2016). Identification of common genetic variants influencing spontaneous dizygotic twinning and female fertility. American Journal of Human Genetics, 98 (5), 898-908. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2016.03.008

Identification of common genetic variants influencing spontaneous dizygotic twinning and female fertility

Featured

2016

Journal Article

Integration of summary data from GWAS and eQTL studies predicts complex trait gene targets

Zhu, Zhihong, Zhang, Futao, Hu, Han, Bakshi, Andrew, Robinson, Matthew R., Powell, Joseph E., Montgomery,Grant W., Goddard, Michael E., Wray, Naomi R., Visscher, Peter M. and Yang, Jian (2016). Integration of summary data from GWAS and eQTL studies predicts complex trait gene targets. Nature Genetics, 48 (5), 481-487. doi: 10.1038/ng.3538

Integration of summary data from GWAS and eQTL studies predicts complex trait gene targets

Featured

2015

Journal Article

Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

Day, Felix R., Ruth, Katherine S., Thompson, Deborah J., Lunetta, Kathryn L., Pervjakova, Natalia, Chasman, Daniel I., Stolk, Lisette, Finucane, Hilary K., Sulem, Patrick, Bulik-Sullivan, Brendan, Esko, Tonu, Johnson, Andrew D., Elks, Cathy E., Franceschini, Nora, He, Chunyan, Altmaier, Elisabeth, Brody, Jennifer A., Franke, Lude L., Huffman, Jennifer E., Keller, Margaux F., McArdle, Patrick F., Nutile, Teresa, Porcu, Eleonora, Robino, Antonietta, Rose, Lynda M., Schick, Ursula M., Smith, Jennifer A., Teumer, Alexander, Traglia, Michela ... Murray, Anna (2015). Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair. Nature Genetics, 47 (11), 1294-1305. doi: 10.1038/ng.3412

Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

Featured

2015

Journal Article

Functional evaluation of genetic variants associated with endometriosis near GREB1

Fung, Jenny N., Holdsworth-Carson, Sarah J., Sapkota, Yadav, Zhao, Zhen Zhen, Jones, Lincoln, Girling, Jane E., Paiva, Premila, Healey, Martin, Nyholt, Dale R., Rogers, Peter A. W. and Montgomery, Grant W. (2015). Functional evaluation of genetic variants associated with endometriosis near GREB1. Human Reproduction, 30 (5), 1263-1275. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dev051

Functional evaluation of genetic variants associated with endometriosis near GREB1

Featured

2015

Journal Article

Identifying the biological basis of GWAS hits for endometriosis

Fung, Jenny N., Rogers, Peter A. W. and Montgomery, Grant W. (2015). Identifying the biological basis of GWAS hits for endometriosis. Biology of Reproduction, 92 (4) 87. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.126458

Identifying the biological basis of GWAS hits for endometriosis

Funding

Current funding

  • 2020 - 2024
    Improved clinical outcomes from understanding risk factors for reproductive diseases
    NHMRC Investigator Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2022 - 2023
    Environmental Risk Factors for Endometriosis
    Endometriosis Australia Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Endometriosis Susceptibility Genes in Endometrial Stem/Progenitor Cells
    United States Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs - Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Causes of Endometriosis
    Research Donation Generic
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2020
    A detailed analysis of existing databases from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (MRFF Accelerated Research Program administered by Jean Hailes Foundation)
    MRFF Accelerated Research Program administered by Jean Hailes Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2021
    Differential regulation of endometrial gene expression in endometriosis and disease subtypes
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2024
    ACRF Cancer Ultrastructure and Function Facility
    Australian Cancer Research Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    M-PreM study: Reproductive factors, from menarche to pre-menopause, and the risk of cardiometabolic and respiratory conditions before menopause
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Genome-wide analysis of gene coding variants increasing risk of endometriosis
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Identification and function of genes that increase risk for endometriosis (NHMRC Project Grant administered by The University of Melbourne).
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Translating gene discovery for key diseases into clinical outcomes
    NHMRC Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    The immunogenetics of ankylosing spondylitis: a genetic and functional investigation of IL23R and related genes
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant

Supervision

Availability

Professor Grant Montgomery is:
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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Investigating the relationship between Endometriosis and Cancer risk.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Sally Mortlock

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exploring the role of clinical, lifestyle, environmental and molecular factors in endometriosis risk

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Allan McRae, Dr Sally Mortlock

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Regulation of the endocannabinoid system in the endometrium across menstrual cycle and implications in endometriosis

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Brett McKinnon, Dr Akwasi Amoako

  • Master Philosophy

    Spatial resolved analysis of endometrial tissue

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Brett McKinnon

Completed supervision

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  • Endometriosis
  • Genetics

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