Regular biography
Geoffrey McFadden is affiliated with The University of Melbourne's BIO department. His research interests include Malaria and endosymbiosis. He can be contacted via email at g.mcfadden@unimelb.edu.au. His professional profile is available at https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/244-geoffrey-mcfadden.
Scholar-generated biography
Geoffrey I. McFadden is a researcher at the University of Melbourne, focusing on malaria, symbiosis, endosymbiosis, chloroplast, and mitochondria. His work explores the genetic and functional aspects of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, including its nuclear-encoded proteins targeting plastids, metabolic maps of the apicoplast, and the evolution of plastids. He investigates the role of the apicoplast in metabolic functions and its potential as a drug target. His research also examines the trafficking of organellar proteins and the development of organelles during the parasite's life cycle. Additionally, he studies the origins of plastids through primary and secondary endosymbiosis, drawing insights from algal genomes.