Professor Geoffrey Lindeman Bsc (med) Mb
Vice President for Healthcare Outcomes Policy and
Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
University of Melbourne
Norway
Biography
Prof Geoffrey Lindeman is Joint Head, ACRF Stem Cells and Cancer Division, NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia. He is also a Medical Oncologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre), and holds an honorary appointment as Professorial Fellow in the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne. Professor Lindeman was recently elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science for his outstanding contribution to science and scientific research.
Research Interest
Professor Lindeman and his team identified the stem and daughter ‘progenitor’ cells that generate all ductal tissue in the breast, in both mice and humans. His group was the first to identify the culprit progenitor cell responsible for breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers. These discoveries have provided a new framework for studying the molecular and cellular events that lead to breast cancer, with direct implications for treatment and prevention of the disease. He has translated his group’s fundamental research findings into novel early phase clinical trials.
