Geoffrey Michael Gadd

Geoffrey Michael Gadd
OBE FRSB FLS FLSW FRSE
Born (1954-07-15) 15 July 1954 (age 70)
NationalityBritish and Irish
Alma materUniversity College Cardiff, Wales, UK
Organization(s)University of Dundee, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Urumqi, and China University of Petroleum-Beijing.
Known forStudying the roles of fungi and other microbes in shaping the planet through metal and mineral biotransformations and their applied potential [5].
Notable workGeomicrobiology, Geomycology and Bioremediation [2]
RelativesRichard Gadd
Websitehttps://www.lifesci.dundee.ac.uk/people/geoff-gadd https://www.lifesci.dundee.ac.uk/research/gmg

Geoffrey Michael Gadd OBE FRSB FLS FLSW FRSE[1][2] (born 15 July 1954) is a British-Irish microbiologist and mycologist specializing in geomicrobiology, geomycology, and bioremediation.[2] He is currently a professor at the University of Dundee,[1] holding the Boyd Baxter Chair of Biology, and is head of the Geomicrobiology Group.[2]

Gadd contributes to his field's vitality via contributions to many professional societies and national and international editorial, advisory groups, and committees. He was President of the British Mycological Society (2004-2007), is currently Treasurer (2008-) and a member of several BMS committees.[3][4] He served the former Society for General Microbiology (now Microbiology Society) as Convenor of the Environmental Microbiology group (2005-2008) and was the first Chair of the Eukaryotic Division (2008-2010). He also served on the Cell Biology; Physiology and Biochemistry; and Environmental Microbiology Groups and organized several SGM meetings and Main symposia.

He has given invited lectures at over 130 national/international venues and presented keynote/plenary lectures in over 20 countries.

  1. ^ a b "Professor Geoffrey Michael Gadd FRSE, FLSW". The Royal Society of Edinburgh. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c GMGADD (30 August 2013). "Professor Geoff Gadd FRSB FLS FLSW FRSE". School of Life Sciences. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ "British Mycological Society (UK-BMS)". FEMS. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ Twitter https://twitter.com/geombiol/with_replies. Retrieved 16 March 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)