Professor John Seymour is a clinical haematologist and Co-Director of the Division of Cancer Medicine, Peter MacCallum Centre. While maintaining ongoing direct care of patients with leukemia and lymphoma he has also consistently pursued a highly productive and internationally recognised program of clinical and translational research, both personally and has nurtured a broader program within his Department and nationally through his long-term leadership roles in the Australasian Leukaemia and Lymphoma Group (ALLG). His research has involved leading more than 100 major clinical trials and has led to authorship of more than 350 peer reviewed publications (which have been cited more than 12000 times).