
Overview
Background
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
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
Works
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2016
Journal Article
Erratum: Blimp-1-dependent IL-10 production by Tr1 cells regulates TNF-mediated Tissue pathology (PLoS Pathogens (2016) 12:1 (e1005398) DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005398)
De Oca, Marcela Montes, Kumar, Rajiv, De Labastida Rivera, Fabian, Amante, Fiona H., Sheel, Meru, Faleiro, Rebecca J., Bunn, Patrick T., Best, Shannon E., Beattie, Lynette, Ng, Susanna S., Edwards, Chelsea L., Muller, Werner, Cretney, Erika, Nutt, Stephen L., Smyth, Mark J., Haque, Ashraful, Hill, Geoffrey R., Sundar, Shyam, Kallies, Axel and Engwerda, Christian R. (2016). Erratum: Blimp-1-dependent IL-10 production by Tr1 cells regulates TNF-mediated Tissue pathology (PLoS Pathogens (2016) 12:1 (e1005398) DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005398). PLoS Pathogens, 12 (2) e1005460. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005460
2016
Journal Article
Blimp-1-dependent IL-10 production by Tr1 cells regulates TNF-mediated tissue pathology
Montes de Oca, Marcela, Kumar, Rajiv, de Labastida Rivera, Fabian, Amante, Fiona H., Sheel, Meru, Faleiro, Rebecca J., Bunn, Patrick T., Best, S.E., Beattie, Lynette, Ng, Susanna S., Edwards, Chelsea L., Muller, Werner, Cretney, Erika, Nutt, Stephen L., Smyth, Mark J., Haque, Ashraful, Hill, Geoffrey R., Sundar, Shyam, Kallies, Axel and Engwerda, Christian R. (2016). Blimp-1-dependent IL-10 production by Tr1 cells regulates TNF-mediated tissue pathology. PLoS Pathogens, 12 (1) e1005398, 1-21. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005398
2015
Journal Article
IL-17A-Producing gamma delta T Cells Suppress Early Control of Parasite Growth by Monocytes in the Liver
Sheel, Meru, Beattie, Lynette, Frame, Teija C. M., Rivera, Fabian de Labastida, Faleiro, Rebecca J., Bunn, Patrick T., de Oca, Marcela Montes, Edwards, Chelsea L., Ng, Susanna S., Kumar, Rajiv, Amante, Fiona H., Best, Shannon E., McColl, Shaun R., Varelias, Antiopi, Kuns, Rachel D., MacDonald, Kelli P. A., Smyth, Mark J., Haque, Ashraful, Hill, Geoff R. and Engwerda, Christian R. (2015). IL-17A-Producing gamma delta T Cells Suppress Early Control of Parasite Growth by Monocytes in the Liver. Journal of Immunology, 195 (12), 5707-5717. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1501046
2015
Journal Article
CCR2 defines in vivo development and homing of IL-23-driven GM-CSF-producing Th17 cells
Kara, Ervin E., McKenzie, Duncan R., Bastow, Cameron R., Gregor, Carly E., Fenix, Kevin A., Ogunniyi, Abiodim D., Paton, James C., Mack, Matthias, Pombal, Diana R., Seillet, Cyrill, Dubois, Benedocte, Liston, Adrian, Macdonald, Kelli P. A., Belz, Gabrielle T., Smyth, Mark J., Hill, Geoffrey R., Comerford, Iain and McColl, Shaun R. (2015). CCR2 defines in vivo development and homing of IL-23-driven GM-CSF-producing Th17 cells. Nature Communications, 6 (1) 8644, 8644. doi: 10.1038/ncomms9644
2015
Journal Article
Tc17 cells are a proinflammatory, plastic lineage of pathogenic CD8<sup>+</sup> T cells that induce GVHD without antileukemic effects
Gartlan, Kate H., Markey, Kate A., Varelias, Antiopi, Bunting, Mark D., Koyama, Motoko, Kuns, Rachel D., Raffelt, Neil C., Olver, Stuart D., Lineburg, Katie E., Cheong, Melody, Teal, Bianca E., Lor, Mary, Comerford, Iain, Teng, Michele W. L., Smyth, Mark J., McCluskey, James, Rossjohn, Jamie, Stockinger, Brigitta, Boyle, Glen M., Lane, Steven W., Clouston, Andrew D., McColl, Shaun R., MacDonald, Kelli P. A. and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2015). Tc17 cells are a proinflammatory, plastic lineage of pathogenic CD8+ T cells that induce GVHD without antileukemic effects. Blood, 126 (13), 1609-1620. doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-01-622662
2015
Journal Article
Acute GVHD results in a severe DC defect that prevents T-cell priming and leads to fulminant cytomegalovirus disease in mice
Wikstrom, Matthew E., Fleming, Peter, Kuns, Rachel D., Schuster, Iona S., Voigt, Valentina, Miller, Gregory, Clouston, Andrew D., Tey, Siok-Keen, Andoniou, Christopher E., Hill, Geoffrey R. and Degli-Esposti, Mariapia A. (2015). Acute GVHD results in a severe DC defect that prevents T-cell priming and leads to fulminant cytomegalovirus disease in mice. Blood, 126 (12), 1503-1514. doi: 10.1182/blood-2015-01-622837
2015
Journal Article
Imaging the immunological synapse between dendritic cells and T cells
Markey, Kate A., Gartlan, Kate H., Kuns, Rachel D., MacDonald, Kelli P. A. and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2015). Imaging the immunological synapse between dendritic cells and T cells. Journal of Immunological Methods, 423, 40-44. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2015.04.029
2015
Journal Article
Donor colonic CD103(+) dendritic cells determine the severity of acute graft-versus-host disease
Koyama, Motoko, Cheong, Melody, Markey, Kate A., Gartlan, Kate H., Kuns, Rachel D., Locke, Kelly R., Lineburg, Katie E., Teal, Bianca E., Leveque-El Mouttie, Lucie, Bunting, Mark D., Vuckovic, Slavica, Zhang, Ping, Teng, Michele W. L., Varelias, Antiopi, Tey, Siok-Keen, Wockner, Leesa F., Engwerda, Christian R., Smyth, Mark J., Belz, Gabrielle T., McColl, Shaun R., MacDonald, Kelli P. A. and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2015). Donor colonic CD103(+) dendritic cells determine the severity of acute graft-versus-host disease. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 212 (8), 1303-1321. doi: 10.1084/jem.20150329
2015
Journal Article
Erratum: Immunosurveillance and therapy of multiple myeloma are CD226 dependent
Guillerey, Camille, de Andrade, Lucas Ferrari, Vuckovic, Slavica, Miles, Kim, Ngiow, Shin Foong, Yong, Michelle C. R., Teng, Michele W. L., Colonna, Marco, Ritchie, David S., Chesi, Marta, Bergsagel, P. Leif, Hill, Geoffrey R., Smyth, Mark J. and Martinet, Ludovic (2015). Erratum: Immunosurveillance and therapy of multiple myeloma are CD226 dependent. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 125 (7), 2904-2904. doi: 10.1172/JCI82646
2015
Journal Article
Targeting Syk-activated B cells in murine and human chronic graft-versus-host disease
Flynn, Ryan, Allen, Jessica L., Luznik, Leo, MacDonald, Kelli P., Paz, Katelyn, Alexander, Kylie A., Vulic, Ante, Du, Jing, Panoskaltsis-Mortari, Angela, Taylor, Patricia A., Poe, Jonathan C., Serody, Jonathan S., Murphy, William J., Hill, Geoffrey R., Maillard, Ivan, Koreth, John, Cutler, Corey S., Soiffer, Robert J., Antin, Joseph H., Ritz, Jerome, Chao, Nelson J., Clynes, Raphael A., Sarantopoulos, Stefanie and Blazar, Bruce R. (2015). Targeting Syk-activated B cells in murine and human chronic graft-versus-host disease. Blood, 125 (26), 4085-4094. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-08-595470
2015
Journal Article
Cytokines in graft-versus-host disease
Henden, Andrea S. and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2015). Cytokines in graft-versus-host disease. Journal of Immunology, 194 (10), 4604-4612. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500117
2015
Journal Article
Autophagy is required for stem cell mobilization by G-CSF
Leveque-El Mouttie, Lucie, Vu, Therese, Lineburg, Katie E., Kuns, Rachel D., Bagger, Frederik O., Teal, Bianca E., Lor, Mary, Boyle, Glen M., Bruedigam, Claudia, Mintern, Justine D., Hill, Geoffrey R., MacDonald, Kelli P. A. and Lane, Steven W. (2015). Autophagy is required for stem cell mobilization by G-CSF. Blood, 125 (19), 2933-2936. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-03-562660
2015
Journal Article
NK cells require IL-28R for optimal in vivo activity
Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Fernando, Young, Arabella, Mittal, Deepak, Martinet, Ludovic, Bruedigam, Claudia, Takeda, Kazuyoshi, Andoniou, Christopher E., Degli-Esposti, Mariapia A., Hill, Geoffrey R. and Smyth, Mark J. (2015). NK cells require IL-28R for optimal in vivo activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 112 (18), E2376-E2384. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1424241112
2015
Journal Article
Immunosurveillance and therapy of multiple myeloma are CD226 dependent
Guillerey, Camille, de Andrade, Lucas Ferrari, Vuckovic, Slavica, Miles, Kim, Ngiow, Shin Foong, Yong, Michelle C. R., Teng, Michele W. L., Colonna, Marco, Ritchie, David S., Chesi, Martha, Bergsagel, P. Leif, Hill, Geoffrey R., Smyth, Mark J. and Martinet, Ludovic (2015). Immunosurveillance and therapy of multiple myeloma are CD226 dependent. Journal of Clinical Investigation, 125 (5), 2077-2089. doi: 10.1172/JCI77181
2015
Journal Article
Lung parenchyma-derived IL-6 promotes IL-17A-dependent acute lung injury after allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Varelias, Antiopi, Gartlan, Kate H., Kreijveld, Ellen, Olver, Stuart D., Lor, Mary, Kuns, Rachel D., Lineburg, Katie E., Teal, Bianca E., Raffelt, Neil C., Cheong, Melody, Alexander, Kylie A., Koyama, Motoko, Markey, Kate A., Sturgeon, Elise, Leach, Justine, Reddy, Pavan, Kennedy, Glen A., Yanik, Gregory A., Blazar, Bruce R., Tey, Siok-Keen, Clouston, Andrew D., MacDonald, Kelli P. A., Cooke, Kenneth R. and Hill, Geoffrey R. (2015). Lung parenchyma-derived IL-6 promotes IL-17A-dependent acute lung injury after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Blood, 125 (15), 2435-2444. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-07-590232
2015
Journal Article
CD3 bright signals on γδ T cells identify IL-17A-producing Vγ6Vδ1+T cells
Paget, C., Chow, M. T., Gherardin, N. A., Beavis, P. A., Uldrich, A. P., Duret, H., Hassane, M., Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, F., Mogilenko, D. A., Staumont-Salle, D., Escalante, N. K., Hill, G. R., Neeson, P., Ritchie, D. S., Dombrowicz, D., Mallevaey, T., Trottein, F., Belz, G. T., Godfrey, D. I. and Smyth, M. J. (2015). CD3 bright signals on γδ T cells identify IL-17A-producing Vγ6Vδ1+T cells. Immunology and Cell Biology, 93 (2), 198-212. doi: 10.1038/icb.2014.94
2015
Journal Article
Autophagy and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Leveque, Lucie, Le Texier, Laetitia, Lineburg, Katie E., Hill, Geoffrey R. and MacDonald, Kelli P. A. (2015). Autophagy and haematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Immunology and Cell Biology, 93 (1), 43-50. doi: 10.1038/icb.2014.95
2015
Journal Article
Post transplant CMV-specific T-cell immune reconstitution in the absence of global T-cell immunity is associated with a high risk of subsequent virus reactivation
Tey, S.-K., Davenport, M. P., Hill, G. R., Kennedy, G. A., Durrant, S. T., Khanna, R. and Cromer, D. (2015). Post transplant CMV-specific T-cell immune reconstitution in the absence of global T-cell immunity is associated with a high risk of subsequent virus reactivation. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 50 (2), 315-316. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2014.265
2015
Journal Article
α-Mannan induces Th17-mediated pulmonary graft-versus-host disease in mice
Uryu, Hidetaka, Hashimoto, Daigo, Kato, Koji, Hayase, Eiko, Matsuoka, Satomi, Ogasawara, Reiki, Takahashi, Shuichiro, Maeda, Yoshinobu, Iwasaki, Hiromi, Miyamoto, Toshihiro, Saijo, Shinobu, Iwakura, Yoichiro, Hill, Geoffrey R., Akashi, Koichi and Teshima, Takanori (2015). α-Mannan induces Th17-mediated pulmonary graft-versus-host disease in mice. Blood, 125 (19), 3014-3023. doi: 10.1182/blood-2014-12-615781
2015
Journal Article
Allergen-induced IL-6 trans-signaling activates γδ T cells to promote type 2 and type 17 airway inflammation
Ullah, Md Ashik, Revez, Joana A., Loh, Zhixuan, Simpson, Jennifer, Zhang, Vivian, Bain, Lisa, Varelias, Antiopi, Rose-John, Stefan, Blumenthal, Antje, Smyth, Mark J., Hill, Geoffrey R., Sukkar, Manuel A. R, Ferreira M. A. R. and Phipps, Simon (2015). Allergen-induced IL-6 trans-signaling activates γδ T cells to promote type 2 and type 17 airway inflammation. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 136 (4), 1065-1073. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.02.032
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Restoring myeloma-immune equilibrium by stem cell transplantation
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the role of IL-6 signalling in Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD)
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Anti-leukaemia effect of Interferons
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Steven Lane
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Mechanisms of Immune Modulation after Stem Cell Transplantation
Principal Advisor
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Interplay between cytomegalovirus infection and graft-versus-leukaemia effect
Associate Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The contribution of cytokine signals, autophagy and antigen presentation to complications associated with allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Associate Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The Psychosocial Impact of Haematopoietic Stem Cell Donation on Adult Related Donors
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Maintenance of blood stem cells and the development of haematological malignancies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Steven Lane
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Stem Cell Therapies and Radiological Imaging in Ataxia Telangiectasia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ernst Wolvetang
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Immune mediators of alloreactive responses in allogeneic stem cell transplantation and in pregnancy-induced microchimerism
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kiarash Khosrotehrani
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
T cell immune response to human cytomegalovirus in latency and reactivation
Associate Advisor
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Self-renewal pathways in leukaemia stem cells and haematopoietic stem cells
Associate Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Antigen Presentation and Inflammation in Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation
Associate Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Studies on mechanisms of skin graft rejection
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ian Frazer
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