Honorary Professor Geoffrey Hill
Honorary Professor

Geoffrey Hill

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Professor Geoff Hill MBChB MD BHB FRCPA FRACP geoffH@qimr.edu.au

NHMRC Australia and QLD Health Senior Clinical Research Fellow

Coordinator, Cancer Programme, QIMR Berghofer

Head, Bone Marrow Transplantation Laboratory, QIMR Berghofer

Director of Research, Cancer Care Services, Royal Brisbane & Womens’ Hospital

Bone Marrow Transplant Physician and Haematologist, Royal Brisbane & Womens’ Hospital

Geoff Hill is a medical graduate of the University of Auckland and Haematologist, training in New Zealand, The Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. He is a NHMRC Australia Fellow and his immunology laboratory focuses on the interactions between cytokines, antigen presenting cells and regulatory T cells during transplantation.

Professor Hill was the 2005 Queenslander of the Year and recipient of the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand 2009 Ian McKenzie Award and the 2014 Translational Research Institute National Prize for excellence within basic and clinical research in the transplant field. He was also awarded a Queensland Health Senior Clinical Research Fellowship in 2010 to translate new cytokine and cell based therapies into clinic practice.

Availability

Honorary Professor Geoffrey Hill is:
Available for supervision

Fields of research

Clinical sciences Immunology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor, The University of Auckland
  • Masters (Coursework) of Medicine Surgery, The University of Auckland
  • Doctoral Diploma of Medicine, The University of Auckland
  • Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  • Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

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310 works between 1996 and 2025
All (310) Journal Article (270) Conference Publication (38) Book Chapter (2)

121 - 140 of 310 works

2018

Conference Publication

Syngeneic stem cell transplantation generates antigen-specific T cells that maintain myeloma-immune equilibrium

Minnie, Simone, Vuckovic, Slavica, Smith, David, Gartlan, Kate H., Watkins, Thomas S., Kuns, Rachel D., Guillerey, Camille, Chesi, Marta, Markey, Kate A., Miles, John J., Smyth, Mark J. and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2018). Syngeneic stem cell transplantation generates antigen-specific T cells that maintain myeloma-immune equilibrium. Immunology 2018™ Meeting, Austin, TX United States, 4-8 May 2018. Rockville, MD United States: American Association of Immunologists. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.200.supp.55.19

Syngeneic stem cell transplantation generates antigen-specific T cells that maintain myeloma-immune equilibrium

2018

Conference Publication

Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control graft-versus-host-disease within the colon

Varelias, Antiopi, Bunting, Mark, Ormerod, Kate, Koyama, Motoko, Olver, Stuart, Straube, Jasmin, Kuns, Rachel, Robb, Renee, Henden, Andrea, Cooper, Leanne, Lachner, Nancy, Gartlan, Kate, Lantz, Olivier J., Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, Mak, Jeffrey, Fairlie, David, Clouston, Andrew, McCluskey, James, Rossjohn, Jamie, Lane, Steven, Hugenholtz, Phil and Hill, Geoff (2018). Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control graft-versus-host-disease within the colon. Immunology 2018™ Meeting, Austin, TX United States, 4-8 May 2018. Rockville, MD United States: American Association of Immunologists. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.200.supp.55.15

Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control graft-versus-host-disease within the colon

2018

Journal Article

Neutrophils provide cellular communication between ileum and mesenteric lymph nodes at graft-versus-host disease onset

Hülsdünker, Jan, Ottmüller, Katja J., Neeff, Hannes P., Koyama, Motoko, Gao, Zhan, Thomas, Oliver S., Follo, Marie, Al-Ahmad, Ali, Prinz, Gabriele, Duquesne, Sandra, Dierbach, Heide, Kirschnek, Susanne, Lämmermann, Tim, Blaser, Martin J., Fife, Brian T., Blazar, Bruce R., Beilhack, Andreas, Hill, Geoffrey R., Häcker, Georg and Zeiser, Robert (2018). Neutrophils provide cellular communication between ileum and mesenteric lymph nodes at graft-versus-host disease onset. Blood, 131 (16), 1858-1869. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-10-812891

Neutrophils provide cellular communication between ileum and mesenteric lymph nodes at graft-versus-host disease onset

2018

Journal Article

Erratum: Sorafenib promotes graft-versus-leukemia activity in mice and humans through IL-15 production in FLT3-ITD-mutant leukemia cells

Mathew, Nimitha R, Baumgartner, Francis, Braun, Lukas, O'Sullivan, David, Thomas, Simone, Waterhouse, Miguel, Müller, Tony A, Hanke, Kathrin, Taromi, Sanaz, Apostolova, Petya, Illert, Anna L, Melchinger, Wolfgang, Duquesne, Sandra, Schmitt-Graeff, Annette, Osswald, Lena, Yan, Kai-Li, Weber, Arnim, Tugues, Sonia, Spath, Sabine, Pfeifer, Dietmar, Follo, Marie, Claus, Rainer, Lübbert, Michael, Rummelt, Christoph, Bertz, Hartmut, Wäsch, Ralph, Haag, Johanna, Schmidts, Andrea, Schultheiss, Michael ... Zeiser, Robert (2018). Erratum: Sorafenib promotes graft-versus-leukemia activity in mice and humans through IL-15 production in FLT3-ITD-mutant leukemia cells. Nature Medicine, 24 (4), 526-526. doi: 10.1038/nm0418-526c

Erratum: Sorafenib promotes graft-versus-leukemia activity in mice and humans through IL-15 production in FLT3-ITD-mutant leukemia cells

2018

Journal Article

Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control GVHD within the colon

Varelias, Antiopi, Bunting, Mark D., Ormerod, Kate L., Koyama, Motoko, Olver, Stuart D., Straube, Jasmin, Kuns, Rachel D., Robb, Renee J., Henden, Andrea S., Cooper, Leanne, Lachner, Nancy, Gartlan, Kate H., Lantz, Olivier, Kjer-Nielsen, Lars, Mak, Jeffrey Y. W., Fairlie, David P., Clouston, Andrew D., McCluskey, James, Rossjohn, Jamie, Lane, Steven W., Hugenholtz, Philip and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2018). Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control GVHD within the colon. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 128 (5), 1919-1936. doi: 10.1172/JCI91646

Recipient mucosal-associated invariant T cells control GVHD within the colon

2018

Journal Article

Granulocytes are unresponsive to IL-6 due to an absence of gp130

Wilkinson, Andrew N., Gartlan, Kate H., Kelly, Greg, Samson, Luke D., Olver, Stuart D., Avery, Judy, Zomerdijk, Nienke, Tey, Siok-Keen, Lee, Jason S., Vuckovic, Slavica and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2018). Granulocytes are unresponsive to IL-6 due to an absence of gp130. Journal of Immunology, 200 (9), 3547-3555. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1701191

Granulocytes are unresponsive to IL-6 due to an absence of gp130

2018

Journal Article

Epigenetic programming of T cells impacts immune reconstitution in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

Hardy, Kristine, Smith, Corey, Tu, Wen Juan, McCuaig, Robert, Panikkar, Archana, Dasari, Vijayendra, Wu, Fan, Tey, Siok-Keen, Hill, Geoffrey R., Khanna, Rajiv and Rao, Sudha (2018). Epigenetic programming of T cells impacts immune reconstitution in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. Blood Advances, 2 (6), 656-668. doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018015909

Epigenetic programming of T cells impacts immune reconstitution in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

2018

Journal Article

Conventional dendritic cells are required for the cross-presentation of leukemia-specific antigen in a model of AML relapse post-BMT

Markey, Kate A., Gartlan, Kate H., Kuns, Rachel D., Lane, Steven W. and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2018). Conventional dendritic cells are required for the cross-presentation of leukemia-specific antigen in a model of AML relapse post-BMT. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 53 (6), 800-803. doi: 10.1038/s41409-018-0148-y

Conventional dendritic cells are required for the cross-presentation of leukemia-specific antigen in a model of AML relapse post-BMT

2018

Journal Article

The impact of age, NPM1, and FLT3 allelic ratio in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

Straube, Jasmin, Ling, Victoria Y, Hill, Geoffrey R and Lane, Steven W (2018). The impact of age, NPM1, and FLT3 allelic ratio in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Blood, 131 (10), 1148-1153. doi: 10.1182/blood-2017-09-807438

The impact of age, NPM1, and FLT3 allelic ratio in patients with acute myeloid leukemia

2018

Journal Article

Early blood stream infection after BMT is associated with cytokine dysregulation and poor overall survival

Catchpoole, Elizabeth M., Thirunavukarasu, Caitlin E., Varelias, Antiopi, Schlebusch, Sanmarié, Olver, Stuart, Zomerdijk, Nienke, Osland, Emma, Kennedy, Glen A., Tey, Siok-Keen, Hill, Geoffrey R. and Markey, Kate A. (2018). Early blood stream infection after BMT is associated with cytokine dysregulation and poor overall survival. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 24 (7), 1360-1366. doi: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2018.02.025

Early blood stream infection after BMT is associated with cytokine dysregulation and poor overall survival

2018

Journal Article

Dysregulated IL-18 Is a key driver of immunosuppression and a possible therapeutic target in the multiple myeloma microenvironment

Nakamura, Kyohei, Kassem, Sahar, Cleynen, Alice, Chrétien, Marie-Lorraine, Guillerey, Camille, Putz, Eva Maria, Bald, Tobias, Förster, Irmgard, Vuckovic, Slavica, Hill, Geoffrey R, Masters, Seth L, Chesi, Marta, Bergsagel, P Leif, Avet-Loiseau, Hervé, Martinet, Ludovic and Smyth, Mark J. (2018). Dysregulated IL-18 Is a key driver of immunosuppression and a possible therapeutic target in the multiple myeloma microenvironment. Cancer Cell, 33 (4), 634-648. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2018.02.007

Dysregulated IL-18 Is a key driver of immunosuppression and a possible therapeutic target in the multiple myeloma microenvironment

2018

Journal Article

Atypical chemokine receptor 4 shapes activated B cell fate

Kara, Ervin E., Bastow, Cameron R., McKenzie, Duncan R., Gregor, Carly E., Fenix, Kevin A., Babb, Rachelle, Norton, Todd S., Zotos, Dimitra, Rodda, Lauren B., Hermes, Jana R., Bourne, Katherine, Gilchrist, Derek S., Nibbs, Robert J., Alsharifi, Mohammed, Vinuesa, Carola G., Tarlinton, David M., Brink, Robert, Hill, Geoffrey R., Cyster, Jason G., Comerford, Iain and McColl, Shaun R. (2018). Atypical chemokine receptor 4 shapes activated B cell fate. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 215 (3), 801-813. doi: 10.1084/jem.20171067

Atypical chemokine receptor 4 shapes activated B cell fate

2018

Journal Article

Sorafenib promotes graft-versus-leukemia activity in mice and humans through IL-15 production in FLT3-ITD-mutant leukemia cells

Mathew, Nimitha R., Baumgartner, Francis, Braun, Lukas, O'Sullivan, David, Thomas, Simone, Waterhouse, Miguel, Müller, Tony A., Hanke, Kathrin, Taromi, Sanaz, Apostolova, Petya, Illert, Anna L., Melchinger, Wolfgang, Duquesne, Sandra, Schmitt-Graeff, Annette, Osswald, Lena, Yan, Kai-Li, Weber, Arnim, Tugues, Sonia, Spath, Sabine, Pfeifer, Dietmar, Follo, Marie, Claus, Rainer, Lübbert, Michael, Rummelt, Christoph, Bertz, Hartmut, Wäsch, Ralph, Haag, Johanna, Schmidts, Andrea, Schultheiss, Michael ... Zeiser, Robert (2018). Sorafenib promotes graft-versus-leukemia activity in mice and humans through IL-15 production in FLT3-ITD-mutant leukemia cells. Nature Medicine, 24 (3), 282-291. doi: 10.1038/nm.4484

Sorafenib promotes graft-versus-leukemia activity in mice and humans through IL-15 production in FLT3-ITD-mutant leukemia cells

2018

Journal Article

Oncogenic JAK2causes PD-L1 expression, mediating immune escape in myeloproliferative neoplasms

Prestipino, Alessandro, Emhardt, Alica J., Aumann, Konrad, O'Sullivan, David, Gorantla, Sivahari P., Duquesne, Sandra, Melchinger, Wolfgang, Braun, Lukas, Vuckovic, Slavica, Boerries, Melanie, Busch, Hauke, Halbach, Sebastian, Pennisi, Sandra, Poggio, Teresa, Apostolova, Petya, Veratti, Pia, Hettich, Michael, Niedermann, Gabriele, Bartholomä, Mark, Shoumariyeh, Khalid, Jutzi, Jonas S., Wehrle, Julius, Dierks, Christine, Becker, Heiko, Schmitt-Graeff, Annette, Follo, Marie, Pfeifer, Dietmar, Rohr, Jan, Fuchs, Sebastian ... Zeiser, Robert (2018). Oncogenic JAK2causes PD-L1 expression, mediating immune escape in myeloproliferative neoplasms. Science Translational Medicine, 10 (429) eaam7729, eaam7729. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aam7729

Oncogenic JAK2causes PD-L1 expression, mediating immune escape in myeloproliferative neoplasms

2018

Journal Article

IFN regulatory factor 3 balances Th1 and T follicular helper immunity during nonlethal blood-stage Plasmodium infection

James, Kylie R., Soon, Megan S. F., Sebina, Ismail, Fernandez-Ruiz, Daniel, Davey, Gayle, Liligeto, Urijah N., Nair, Arya Sheela, Fogg, Lily G., Edwards, Chelsea L., Best, Shannon E., Lansink, Lianne I. M., Schroder, Kate, Wilson, Jane A. C., Austin, Rebecca, Suhrbier, Andreas, Lane, Steven W., Hill, Geoffrey R., Engwerda, Christian R., Heath, William R. and Haque, Ashraful (2018). IFN regulatory factor 3 balances Th1 and T follicular helper immunity during nonlethal blood-stage Plasmodium infection. Journal of Immunology, 200 (4), 1443-1456. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1700782

IFN regulatory factor 3 balances Th1 and T follicular helper immunity during nonlethal blood-stage Plasmodium infection

2018

Journal Article

Flt-3L expansion of recipient CD8α+ dendritic cells deletes alloreactive donor T cells and represents an alternative to post-transplant cyclophosphamide for the prevention of GVHD

Markey, Kate A., Kuns, Rachel D., Browne, Daniel J., Gartlan, Kate H., Robb, Renee J., Martins, J. Paulo, Henden, Andrea S., Minnie, Simone A., Cheong, Melody, Koyama, Motoko, Smyth, Mark J., Steptoe, Raymond J., Belz, Gabrielle, Brocker, Thomas, Degli-Esposti, Mariapia A., Lane, Steven W. and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2018). Flt-3L expansion of recipient CD8α+ dendritic cells deletes alloreactive donor T cells and represents an alternative to post-transplant cyclophosphamide for the prevention of GVHD. Clinical Cancer Research, 24 (7), 1604-1616. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-17-2148

Flt-3L expansion of recipient CD8α+ dendritic cells deletes alloreactive donor T cells and represents an alternative to post-transplant cyclophosphamide for the prevention of GVHD

2018

Journal Article

Development of a Multiplexed Microsphere PCR for Culture-Free Detection and Gram-Typing of Bacteria in Human Blood Samples

Liang, Fang, Browne, Daniel J., Gray, Megan J., Gartlan, Kate H., Smith, David D., Barnard, Ross T., Hill, Geoffrey R., Corrie, Simon R. and Markey, Kate A. (2018). Development of a Multiplexed Microsphere PCR for Culture-Free Detection and Gram-Typing of Bacteria in Human Blood Samples. ACS Infectious Diseases, 4 (5), 837-844. doi: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.7b00277

Development of a Multiplexed Microsphere PCR for Culture-Free Detection and Gram-Typing of Bacteria in Human Blood Samples

2017

Journal Article

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells protect from viral bronchiolitis and asthma through semaphorin 4a-mediated T reg expansion

Lynch, Jason P., Werder, Rhiannon B., Loh, Zhixuan, Sikder, Md Al Amin, Curren, Bodie, Zhang, Vivian, Rogers, Matthew J. , Lane, Katie, Simpson, Jennifer, Mazzone, Stuart B., Spann, Kirsten, Hayball, John, Diener, Kerrilyn, Everard, Mark L., Blyth, Christopher C., Forstner, Christian, Dennis, Paul G., Murtaza, Nida, Morrison, Mark, Ó Cuív, Páraic, Zhang, Ping, Haque, Ashraful, Hill, Geoffrey R., Sly, Peter D., Upham, John W. and Phipps, Simon (2017). Plasmacytoid dendritic cells protect from viral bronchiolitis and asthma through semaphorin 4a-mediated T reg expansion. The Journal of Experimental Medicine, 215 (2), 537-557. doi: 10.1084/jem.20170298

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells protect from viral bronchiolitis and asthma through semaphorin 4a-mediated T reg expansion

2017

Journal Article

Mismatched unrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplant for high risk haematological malignancy: A single centre experience

Mediwake, Heshani, Curley, Cameron, Butler, Jason, McLean, Angela, Tey, Siok, Hill, Geoffrey R., Morton, Anthony, Misra, Ashish, Subramoniapillai, Elango, Durrant, Simon and Kennedy, Glen A. (2017). Mismatched unrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplant for high risk haematological malignancy: A single centre experience. Blood Cancer Journal, 7 (12) 55, 1-4. doi: 10.1038/s41408-017-0012-0

Mismatched unrelated donor allogeneic stem cell transplant for high risk haematological malignancy: A single centre experience

2017

Journal Article

Interleukin-12 from CD103+ Batf3-dependent dendritic cells required for NK-cell suppression of metastasis

Mittal, Deepak, Vijayan, Dipti, Putz, Eva M., Aguilera, Amelia R., Markey, Kate A., Straube, Jasmin, Kazakoff, Stephen, Nutt, Stephen L., Takeda, Kazuyoshi, Hill, Geoffrey R., Waddell, Nicola and Smyth, Mark J. (2017). Interleukin-12 from CD103+ Batf3-dependent dendritic cells required for NK-cell suppression of metastasis. Cancer Immunology Research, 5 (12), 1098-1108. doi: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-17-0341

Interleukin-12 from CD103+ Batf3-dependent dendritic cells required for NK-cell suppression of metastasis

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    Harnessing the gut microbiome to improve stem cell transplant outcome (NHMRC Ideas 2023 Administered by The Council of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research)
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2015 - 2016
    Developing new ways to predict infection in patients undergoing chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation
    UQ Academic Title Holder Research Fund
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    Immunological therapies for cancer, chronic infection and autoimmunity
    NHMRC Program Grant
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2009
    Immunological therapies for cancer and autoimmunity
    NHMRC Program Grant
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2004
    Migration And Differentiation Of Dendritic Cells And Monocytes In Inflammatory Arthritis
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant

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