Person

Lindeman, Geoffrey John

FAA FAHMS

Occupation
Medical scientist

Summary

Geoffrey Lindeman is recognised as a leader in breast cancer research. With Jane Visvader he established the Breast Cancer Laboratory at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research as part of the Victorian Breast Cancer Research Consortium. Lindeman and his team identified the stem and progenitor cells that generate all ductal tissue in the breast and have made other discoveries with direct implications for the treatment and prevention of breast cancer.

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Chronology

2004 -
Education - Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)
2008
Award - GlaxoSmithKline Award for Research Excellence (jointly with Jane Visvader)
2013
Award - Robert Sutherland Award for Excellence in Translational Research, ANZ Breast Cancer Trials Group
2014
Award - Medical Oncology Group of Australia-Novartis Oncology Cancer Achievement Award
2015
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS)
2016 -
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
2016
Award - Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical Research (shared with Jane Visvader), Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation
2016
Award - Senior Principal Research Fellowship, National Health and Medical Research Council
2017
Award - Veski Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation (Physical Sciences) (jointly with Jane Visvader), State of Victoria
2024
Award - Buchanan Medal (shares with Jane Visvader), Royal Society, London

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See also

  • Crawford, Anne, Let there be light: 100 years of discovery at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (Carlton, Vic.: Miegunyah Press, 2016), 149 pp. Details
  • Robson, Alexandra K.; Production Manager and Editor eds, Who's who in Australia 2019 (Southbank, Vic.: AAP Directories, 2018), 1788 pp. Details

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Created: 11 December 2018, Last modified: 21 December 2022

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