SEMINAR: �Genetic insights into molecular regulation of hematopoietic stem cells�

Warren Alexander received his Ph.D. in medical biology from the University of Melbourne, and his post-doctoral studies were completed at the Research Institute for Molecular Pathology in Vienna, Austria and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in Melbourne. Since 1994, he has been a Laboratory Head at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) and is currently Joint Head of the Cancer and Haematology Division. His research focuses on the molecular regulation of haematopoietic cell production and function. In recent years, he and his collaborators have focussed on studies of cytokine-receptor function, as well as the negative regulation of cytokine signalling and have established large scale genetic screens for gene discovery in haematopoiesis.