Geoffrey McFadden
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Biosketch
Geoff McFadden FAA, FASP, FASM took a BSc (Hons) and PhD at the University of Melbourne. He made two research trips to Antarctica, worked as a postdoc for three-years in Germany, and one year at the Institute for Marine Biosciences in Halifax Canada. He has worked on all seven continents as a marine biologist, botanist or parasitologist.
Geoff has published 274 papers including many in Nature and Science, and he has an h-index of 83 and a career tally of ~27,000 citations. He is most renowned for identifying the relict chloroplast in malaria parasites, which created a paradigm shift in parasite evolution but also identified the target of a major global malaria prophylaxis, namely doxycycline.
Geoff now operates two laboratories: one investigating cures for malaria, and one investigating endosymbiosis in corals. Geoff is now an Australian Research Council Laureate Professor in the School of BioSciences, University of Melbourne. Geoff’s interests include surfing, making wooden surfboards, keeping bees, minding his granddaughters, and restoring old motor bikes and cars. He is currently writing a book on the origin and evolution of life on earth based on his adventures around the globe.
Testimony
I undertook a sabbatical at iMM in the malaria laboratory of Maria Mota. I learned a lot about the liver stage of the malaria parasite life cycle and thoroughly enjoyed the culture of research and excellence at iMM.
A particularly fond memory is the lab meetings and listening to the passionate debates—either in English, or Portuguese when things really became animated—about data, interpretations, and life. A fantastic institute with a vibrant community and stellar research in my favorite European city.
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