Professor Geoffrey Brown BSc, PhD, FTLS

Professor Geoff Brown

Department of Biomedical Sciences
Professor (Honorary)

Contact details

Email
g.brown@bham.ac.uk
Address
Institute of Clinical Sciences
College of Medical and Dental Sciences
University 麻豆精选
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Professor Geoffrey Brown is an expert in haematopoiesis, cancer stem cells, and retinoid biology. He is a partner in the EU-funded Doctoral Network eRaDicate.

Qualifications

  • Professor (Honorary), Institute of Clinical Sciences
  • Fellow of The Lunar Society 麻豆精选 (FTLS) 2002
  • MA (status) Oxford 1975
  • PhD Tumour Immunology London 1975
  • BSc (Hons) Microbiology London 1972

Biography

Geoffrey received a BSc from Queen Elizabeth College, London, and a PhD from University College (with Prof Sir Mel Greaves), London. Postdoctoral research was at the MRC Immunochemistry Unit (Prof Rodney Porter) and the Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine (in Prof Sir David Weatherall’s Department), Oxford. He was also IBM Fellow, University of Oxford and Research Lecturer of the House, Christ Church College. He is a Professor (Honorary), College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University 麻豆精选. His research (funded by the EU) concerns the development of blood cells and the nature of cancer stem cells.

Geoffrey has published over 170 original research papers in scientific journals and 30 reviews/book chapters in the fields of blood cell development and cancer. In 2009, he edited the book entitled ‘Cell Determination during Hematopoiesis’ which included contributions from principal workers in this field from around the world. In 2016, he co-authored, with Isidro Sanchez-Garcia, the book entitled “Diversity, Versatility and Leukaemia”.

Research

Research interests

Haematopoiesis, cancer stem cells, retinoid biology,the development of novel therapeutics for cancer

Current projects

EU-funded Doctoral Network eRaDicate

Other activities

  • Coordinator and Director of the Marie Curie Initial Training Network DECIDE – Decision-making within cells and differentiation entity therapies, 2013-2017 
  • Consultant to Allergan Pharmaceuticals, Irvine, California, 1998-2004 
  • Co-Director, Leukaemia Research Fund Differentiation Programme, University of Wales College of Medicine, 1996-2000
  • A Founder Member of the Rotary Club of Edgbaston Convention

Publications

Highlight publications

Kutner, A, Brown, G & Kallay, E 2022, '', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 23, no. 12, 6635.

Brown, G 2022, '', Molecular Pharmacology, vol. 23, no. 9, 4814.

Brown, G 2022, '', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 23, no. 9, 5063.

Marcinkowska, E & Brown, G 2022, '', Frontiers in Pharmacology, vol. 13, 882046.

Brown, G 2022, '', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 23, no. 4, 2293.

Recent publications

Article

Brown, G 2023, '', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 24, no. 3, 2373.

Brown, G 2022, '', Molecular Biology, vol. 23, no. 21, 13570.

Editorial

Brown, G & Liss, A 2024, '', Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, vol. 12, 1459030.

Vicente-Due帽as, C, Sanchez-Garcia, I & Brown, G 2023, '', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 24, no. Special Issue, 11533.

Lee, SB & Brown, G 2023, '', Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, vol. 11, 1177266.

Kutner, A, Brown, G & Kallay, E 2023, '', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 24, no. 6, 5621.

Sanchez-Garcia, I, Vicente-Due帽as, C & Brown, G 2022, '', Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, vol. 9, 823503.

Review article

Powa艂a, K, 呕o艂ek, T, Brown, G & Kutner, A 2024, '', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 25, no. 12, 6568.

Powa艂a, A, 呕o艂ek, T, Brown, G & Kutner, A 2024, '', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 25, no. 12, 6624.

Hantusch, B, Kenner, L, Stanulovi膰, VS, Hoogenkamp, M & Brown, G 2024, '', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 25, no. 17, 9245.

Brown, G 2023, '', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 24, no. 15, 12089.

Brown, G 2023, '', Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, vol. 11, 1182204.

Brown, G 2022, '', Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, vol. 10, 993915.

Brown, G 2021, '', Bioengineering, vol. 8, no. 5, 67.

Brown, G 2021, '', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 22, no. 18, 9667.

Expertise

How blood stem cells are able to generate the many different types of cells that exist in the blood; hematopoietic cells; blood cell development in leukaemia

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