Jacob George is the Robert W. Storr Professor of Hepatic Medicine, University of Sydney and Director of the Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Institute for Medical Research and Westmead Hospital. His research is focussed on liver disease, with specific themes in liver cancer, viral hepatitis, host genetics and liver disease, liver fibrosis, fatty liver disease and pharmacogenomics. His contribution is noteworthy for its breadth, novelty and extent, including in basic, clinical and translational research with over 325 peer reviewed publications and 22,500 citations.