Scientific Advisory Board
Co-Chairman
Professor Douglas Hilton, FAA, BSc(Hons), PhD
Professor Hilton is a highly distinguished international leader in haematological research. He has
established an international reputation for his multiple discoveries in the area of cytokine signalling.
Professor Hilton’s many accomplishments have included: The purification of a novel cytokine named
leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF), cloning the IL-11 receptor, IL-13 receptor and an entirely novel family
of negative regulators of cytokine signalling, the SOCS proteins.
Professor Hilton is Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.
Co-Chairman
Professor Warren Alexander, BSc(Hons), PhD
Co-Head of the Division of Cancer and Haematology the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of
Medical Research. Distinguished international leader studying mouse models of oncogenesis
and Co-discoverer of IL-13Ra1.
Dr Benjamin Kile, LLB, BSc(Hons), PhD
Professor David Huang,
MBBS, MRCP, PhD
Laboratory Head, Molecular Genetics of Cancer Division at the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. Background in Clinical Medicine and recognized leading expert on control of cell survival and cell death in mammalian cells.
Professor Nick Nicola, OA, FAA, BSc, PhD
Head of the Division of Cancer and Haematology and Assistant Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall
Institute of Medical Research. Distinguished international leader in haematological research, Co-
discoverer of G-CSF, a billion dollar a year pharmaceutical, Co-discoverer of Leukaemia Inhibitory
Factor (LIF), Suppressors of Cytokine Signaling (SOCS), IL-13Ra1 and several other cytokines of
clinical importance.
Professor Simon Foote, BMedSci, MBBS, PhD
Director, Menzies Research Institute, Hobart and International leader in the field of genomics and
the discovery of genes for complex genetic diseases. Co-founder of the Australian Genome Research
Facility and two biotechnology start ups.
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