Prof John Hamill - Researcher Profile

Biography

John works in the Faculty of Science at Monash University as a Professor.

Qualifications

BOTANY AND GENETICS

Institution: University of Nottingham

Year awarded: 1984

Publications

Book Chapters

Hamill, J.D., 1999, Modified genomes: genetic engineering, in Plants in Action : Adaption in nature, performance and cultivation, MacMillan Education Australia Ltd, South Yarra Vic Australia, pp. 332-349.

Gianello, R., Kuang, J., Gaff, D.F., Mahidashti-Ghasempour, H.R., Blomstedt, C.K., Hamill, J.D., Neale, A.D., 1999, Proteins correlated with desiccation tolerance in a resurrection grass Sporobolus stapfianus, in Plant Responses to Environmental Stress, Bios Scientific Publishers, Oxford UK, pp. 161-166.

Subroto, M.A., Mahagamasekara, M.G.P., Kwok, K.H., Hamill, J.D., Doran, P.M., 1997, Co-Culture of Hairy Roots and Shooty Teratomas, in Hairy Roots - Culture and Applications, Harwood Academic Publishers, Netherland, pp. 81-88.

Hamill, J.D., Lidgett, A.J., 1997, Hairy Root Cultures - Opportunities and Key Protocols for Studies in Metabolic Engineering, in Hairy Roots - Culture and Applications, Harwood Academic Publishers, Netherland, pp. 1-30.

Journal Articles

Blomstedt, C., Gleadow, R., O'Donnell, N., Naur, P., Jensen, K., Laursen, T., Olsen, C., Stuart, P., Hamill, J., Moller, B., Neale, A., 2012, A combined biochemical screen and TILLING approach identifies mutations in Sorghum bicolor L. Moench resulting in acyanogenic forage production, Plant Biotechnology Journal [P], vol 10, issue 1, Wiley-Blackwell, Malden USA, pp. 54-66.

Ling, H., Edwards, A., Gantier, M., Deboer, K., Neale, A., Hamill, J., Walmsley, A., 2012, An interspecific Nicotiana hybrid as a useful and cost-effective platform for production of animal vaccines, PLoS ONE [P], vol 7, issue 4, Public Library of Science, United States, pp. 1-14.

Ryan, S., Cane, K., Deboer, K., Sinclair, S., Brimblecombe, R., Hamill, J., 2012, Structure and expression of the quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase (QPT) gene family in Nicotiana, Plant Science [E], vol 188-189, Elsevier Ireland, Ireland, pp. 102-110.

De Guzman, G., Walmsley, A., Webster, D., Hamill, J., 2012, Use of the wound-inducible NtQPT2 promoter from Nicotiana tabacum for production of a plant-made vaccine, Biotechnology Letters [E], vol 34, issue 6, Springer Netherlands, Netherlands, pp. 1143-1150.

Deboer, K., Tilleman, S., Pauwels, L., Vanden Bossche, R., De Sutter, V., Vanderhaeghen, R., Hilson, P., Hamill, J., Goossens, A., 2011, Apetala2/ethylene response factor and basic helix-loop-helix tobacco transcription factors cooperatively mediate jasmonate-elicited nicotine biosynthesis, Plant Journal [P], vol 66, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell, Malden USA, pp. 1053-1065.

De Guzman, G., Walmsley, A., Webster, D., Hamill, J., 2011, Hairy roots cultures from different Solanaceous species have varying capacities to produce E. coli B-subunit heat-labile toxin antigen, Biotechnology Letters [P], vol 33, issue 12, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 2495-2502.

Deboer, K., Dalton, H., Edward, F., Hamill, J., 2011, RNAi-mediated down-regulation of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) leads to reduced nicotine and increased anatabine levels in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum L., Phytochemistry [P], vol 72, issue 4-5, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 344-355.

Pelosi, A., Shepherd, R., De Guzman, G., Hamill, J., Meeusen, E.N.T., Sanson, G., Walmsley, A., 2011, The release and induced immune responses of a plant-made and delivered antigen in the mouse gut, Current Drug Delivery [P], vol 8, issue 6, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, Netherlands, pp. 612-621.

Blomstedt, C.K.M., Griffiths, C.A., Fredericks, D.P., Hamill, J.D., Gaff, D.F., Neale, A.D., 2010, The resurrection plant Sporobolus stapfianus: an unlikely model for engineering enhanced plant biomass?, Journal Of Plant Growth Regulation [P], vol 62, issue 3, Springer, GZ Dordrecht Netherlands, pp. 217-232.

Gaff, D.F., Blomstedt, C.K., Neale, A.D., Le, T.N., Hamill, J.D., Ghasempour, H.R., 2009, Sporobolus stapfianus, a model desiccation-tolerant grass, Functional Plant Biology [P], vol 36, CSIRO, Australia, pp. 589-599.

DeBoer, K., Lye, J.C., Aitken, C., Siu, A., Hamill, J.D., 2009, The A622 gene in Nicotiana glauca (tree tobacco): evidence for a functional role in pyridine alkaloid synthesis, Plant Molecular Biology [P], vol 69, issue 3, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 299-312.

Chintapakorn, Y., Hamill, J.D., 2007, Antisense-mediated reduction in ADC activity causes minor alterations in the alkaloid profile of cultured hairy roots and regenerated transgenic plants of Nicotiana tabacum, Phytochemistry, vol 68, issue 19, Pergamon, United Kingdom, pp. 2465-2479.

Le, N.T., Blomstedt, C.K.M., Kuang, J., Tenlen, J., Gaff, D.F., Hamill, J.D., Neale, A.D., 2007, Desiccation-tolerance specific gene expression in leaf tissue of the resurrection plant Sporobolus stapfianus, Functional Plant Biology, vol 34, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Victoria, pp. 589-600.

Cane, K.A., Mayer, M., Lidgett, A.J., Michael, A.J., Hamill, J.D., 2005, Molecular analysis of alkaloid metabolism in AABB v. aabb genotype Nicotiana tabacum in response to wounding of aerial tissues and methyl jasmonate treatment of cultured roots, Functional Plant Biology, vol 32, issue 4, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 305-320.

Sinclair, S.J., Johnson, R.P., Hamill, J.D., 2004, Analysis of wound-induced gene expression in Nicotiana species with contrasting alkaloid profiles, Functional Plant Biology, vol 31, issue 7, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 721-729.

Chintapakorn, Y., Hamill, J.D., 2003, Antisense-mediated down-regulation of putrescine N-methyltransferase activity in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum L. can lead to elevated levels of anatabine at the expense of nicotine, Plant Molecular Biology, vol 53, issue 1, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht Netherlands, pp. 87-105.

Sinclair, S.J., Murphy, K.J., Birch, C.D., Hamill, J.D., 2000, Molecular characterization of quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase (QPRTase) in Nicotiana, Plant Molecular Biology, vol 44, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands, pp. 603-617.

Neale, A.D., Blomstedt, C.K., Bronson, P., Le, N.T., Guthridge, K.M., Evans, J., Gaff, D.F., Hamill, J.D., 2000, The isolation of genes from the resurrection grass Sporobolus stapfianus which are induced during severe drought stress, Plant, Cell and Environment, vol 23, Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford England, pp. 265-277.

Bandyopadhyay, S., Hamill, J.D., 2000, Ultrastructural studies of somatic embryos of Eucalyptus nitens and comparisons with zygotic embryos found in mature seeds, Annals of Botany, vol 86, Academic Press Ltd, London England, pp. 237-244.

Bandyopadhyay, S., Cane, K., Rasmussen, G., Hamill, J.D., 1999, Efficient plant regeneration from seedling explants of two commercially important temperate eucalypt species - Eucalyptus nitens and E. globulus, Plant Science, vol 140, Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd, Ireland, pp. 189-198.

Blomstedt, C.K., Gianello, R., Gaff, D.F., Hamill, J.D., Neale, A.D., 1998, Differential gene expression in desiccation - tolerant and desiccation - sensitive tissue of the resurrection grass, Sporobolus stapfianus, Australian Journal of Plant Physiology, vol 25, CSIRO, Collingwood Vic Australia, pp. 937-946.

Blomstedt, C.K., Gianello, R., Hamill, J.D., Neale, A.D., Gaff, D.F., 1998, Drought-stimulated genes correlated with desiccation tolerane of the resurrection grass Sporobolus stapfianus, Plant Growth Regulation, vol 24 no 3, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherland, pp. 153-161.

Conference Proceedings

Sinclair, S.S., Hamill, J.D., 1999, Expression characteristics of QPRTase in Nicotiana (Symposia), Combined Conference Abstracts of 43rd Annual ASBMB, 18th Annual ANZSCDB and 39th Annual ASPP, Gold Coast, 27-30 Sept '99, Aust Soc for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Kent Town SA, p. Sym-22-05.

Chintapakorn, Y., Hamill, J.D., 1999, Metabolic consequences of down-regulating putrescine methyltransferase (PMT) in Nicotiana tabacum, Combined Conference Abstracts of 43rd Annual ASBMB, 18th Annual ANZSCDB and 39th Annual ASPP, Gold Coast, 27-30 Sept '99, Aust Soc for Biochemisry and Molecular Biology, Kent Town SA, p. Pos-37.

Chintapakorn, Y., Lidgett, A.J., Hashimoto, T., Yamada, Y., Hamill, J.D., 1997, Control of alkaloid biosynthesis in Nicotiana tabacum, 5th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Singapore, 21-27 September 1997, Kluwer Academic Press, Belgium, p. 720.

Blomstedt, C.K., Le, N.T., Bronson, P., Guthridge, K.M., Tenlen, J., Trypatgis, C., Anderson, E.M., Gaff, D.F., Neale, A.D., Hamill, J.D., 1997, Molecular biology of desiccation tolerance in the African resurrection grass Sporobolus stapfianus, 5th International Congress of Plant Molecular Biology, Singapore, 21-27 September 1997, Kluwer Academic Press, Belgium, p. 86.

Other

Le, N.T., Blomstedt, C.K., Gaff, D.F., Neale, A.D., Hamill, J.D., 1998, Characterisation of a gene with homology to UDP-glucose glucosylte ansferases from a genomic library of the resurrection grass Sporobolus stapfianus, Combined conference abstracts of the Aust. Soc. for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Aust. Soc. of Plant Physiologists Inc. (Inc. Volume 30, 1998 of the Proceedings of the ASBMB). Adelaide, SA. 28 Sept-1 Oct, 1998, Adelaide SA Australia.

Le, N.T., Blomstedt, C.K., Guthridge, K.M., Tenlen, J., Neale, A.D., Hamill, J.D., Gaff, D.F., 1997, A UDP-glucose glycosyltransferase is strongly up-regulated in the resurrection grass Sporobolus stapfianus in response to severe water stress (Symposium P21-4), Combined Conference Abstracts of the Aust. Soc. for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Aust. Soc. of Plant Physiologists Inc. (Inc. Vol. 29 of the Proceedings of the ASBMB), Aust. Soc. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Inc, Kent Town SA Australia.

Chintapakorn, Y., Hashimoto, T., Yamada, Y., Hamill, J.D., 1997, An investigation into the control of alkaloid metabolism in tobacco using an antisense approach (Poster P1-89), Combined Conference Abstracts of the Aust. Soc. for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Aust. Soc. of Plant Physiologists Inc. (Inc. Vol. 29 of the Proceedings of the ASBMB), Aust. Soc. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Inc, Kent Town SA Australia.

Blomstedt, C.K., Le, N.T., Bronson, P., Guthridge, K.M., Tenlen, J., Trypatgis, C., Anderson, E.M., Hamill, J.D., Gaff, D.F., Neale, A.D., 1997, Molecular analysis of drought tolerance in the resurrection grass Sporobolus stapfianus (Symposium P21-2), Combined Conference Abstracts of the Aust. Soc. for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Aust. Soc. of Plant Physiologists Inc. (Inc. Vol. 29 of the Proceedings of the ASBMB), Aust. Soc. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Inc, Kent Town SA Australia.

Cane, K., Bandyopadhyay, S., Hamill, J.D., 1997, Tissue culture and plant regeneration of Eucalyptus nitens and E. globulus (Poster P1-90), Combined Conference Abstracts of the Aust. Soc. for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Aust. Soc. of Plant Physiologists Inc. (Inc. Vol. 29 of the Proceedings of the ASBMB), Aust. Soc. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Inc, Kent Town SA Australia.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Completed Supervision

Student:

Cane, K.

Program of Study:

Studies into the molecular controls affecting alkaloid production in Nicotiana tabacum. (PHD) 2006.

Supervisors:

Hamill, J (Main).

Student:

Chintapakorn, Y.

Program of Study:

AN ANTISENSE APPROACH TO STUDY THE ROLE OF ARGININE DECARBOXYLASE AND PUTRESCINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE IN ALKALOID METABOLISM IN NICOTIANA TABACUM L. (PHD) 2002.

Supervisors:

Hamill, J (Main).

Student:

Chow, E.

Program of Study:

AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE USE OF ROL GENES TO ALTER ROOT FORMATION AND GROWTH OF TRANSGENIC PLANTS. (PHD) 2001.

Supervisors:

Hamill, J (Main).

Student:

Deboer, K.

Program of Study:

Studies into the molecular genetics of alkaloid synthesis in the genus Nicotiana. (PHD) 2009.

Supervisors:

Hamill, J (Main).

Student:

Fredericks, E.

Program of Study:

STUDIES INVOLVING ALTERATIONS OF POLYAMINE METABOLISM IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA. (PHD) 2001.

Supervisors:

Hamill, J (Main).

Student:

Fromhold, S.

Program of Study:

Environmental regulation of cyanide concentration in sorghum. 2009.

Supervisors:

Hamill, J (Main), Neale, A (Associate).

Student:

Gibbons, A.

Program of Study:

THE EFFECTS OF SUPPLYING SPINAL MOTONEURONS WITH A CONSTANT SOURCE OF EXOGENOUS NEUROTROPHINS. (PHD) 2004.

Supervisors:

Bailey, K (Main), Hamill, J (Associate).

Student:

Le, N.

Program of Study:

GENETICS OF DESICCATION TOLERANCE IN THE RESURRECTION PLANT SPOROBOLUS STAPFIANUS. (PHD) 2004.

Supervisors:

Neale, A (Main), Hamill, J (Associate).

Student:

Ling, H.

Program of Study:

A LEA protein for improving abiotic stress tolerance and vaccine production in transgenic plants. (PHD) 2011.

Supervisors:

Hamill, J (Main), Neale, A (Associate), Walmsley, A (Associate).

Student:

O'Donnell, N.

Program of Study:

Regulation of cyanogenesis in forage sorghum. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Gleadow, R (Main), Blomstedt, C (Associate), Hamill, J (Associate), Neale, A (Associate).

Student:

Pelosi, A.

Program of Study:

MOLECULAR & GENETIC STUDIES INTO LATERAL ROOT FORMATION IN EUCALYPTUS AND ARABIDOPSIS. (PHD) 2002.

Supervisors:

Hamill, J (Main).

Student:

Pickering, R.

Program of Study:

Modulating the immune response to a plant-made measles vaccine through antigen composition. (PHD) 2008.

Supervisors:

Hamill, J (Joint-Co), Webster, D (Joint), Wesselingh, S (Associate).

Student:

Ryan, S.

Program of Study:

Structure, expression and evolution of QPT genes in pyridine alkaloid producing species of the Solanaceae. (PHD) 2012.

Supervisors:

Hamill, J (Main).

Student:

Sinclair, S.

Program of Study:

QPRTASE: A WOUND-INDUCED DEFENCE GENE IN NICOTIANA. (PHD) 2003.

Supervisors:

Hamill, J (Main), Neale, A (Associate).