Director, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute & Professor of Medical Biology, and an honorary principal fellow in the Department of Zoology at the University of Melbourne, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
Prof. Douglas Hilton is the 6th Director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Head of its division of Molecular Medicine and head of the Department of Medical Biology in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne.
Prof Hilton's research aims to understand which of the 25,000 genes are important in the production and function of blood cells and how this information can be used to better prevent, diagnose and treat blood cell diseases such as leukaemia, arthritis and asthma.
He has been awarded numerous prizes for his research into how blood cells communicate and has led major collaborations with industry to translate his discoveries from the bench to the bedside.
Experience
2009–present
Director, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
2006–present
Head of Molecular Medicine Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
2004–present
Professor of Medical Biology, The University of Melbourne
2006–present
Chief Scientific Officer, MuriGen Therapeutics
Education
1990
The University of Melbourne, PhD/Cancer and Haematology
1986
The University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Science (Honours)
Publications
2011
ERG depencence distinguishes developmental control of HSC maintenance ...., Genes and Development
2010
Crystal structure of the entire ectodomain of GP130: ...., Journal of Biological Chemistry
2010
Regulation of hematopoietic stem cells by their mature progeny, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA
2010
Opposing roles of polycomb repressive complexes in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, Blood
Grants and Contracts
2011
Target Discovery Program
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
CSL
2011
Stem Cells Australia
Role:
Chief Investigator
Funding Source:
ARC
2011
Differentiation of Granulocytes and Macrophages
Role:
Principal Investigator
Funding Source:
National Institutes of Health, USA
Research Areas
Haematology (110202)
Regenerative Medicine (Incl. Stem Cells And Tissue Engineering) (100404)
Molecular Medicine (030405)
Genetically Modified Animals (100104)
Animal Cell And Molecular Biology (060802)
Biochemistry And Cell Biology (0601)
Honours
Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, Fellow of the ATSE, The Age Melbourne Magazine "Top 100 People" (2009), COSMOS Bright Spark Award "Australia's Top 10 Scientific Minds Under 45" (2006), GSK Australia Award for Research Excellence (2003)