Robert was born in Northumberland (UK). He studied natural sciences at Reading University (UK), and obtained a PhD (University of London) and a research fellowship in immunology at the Institute of Cancer Research (Royal Marsden Hospital).
From the slums and religious indoctrination of northern England to front-line research institutions worldwide, stem cell pioneer Robert Tindle’s relentless curiosity led him to a remarkable career in fields as disparate as evolutionary biology and immunotherapy for cancer. From years of field work on the Galapagos Islands to pioneering breakthroughs in biomedical research in Australia and the United Kingdom, his book, A Curious Life, documents for the first time his path to scientific discovery, and chronicles how his own discoveries were used to save the life of his daughter.
He is presently Emeritus Professor in the Faculty of Science at The University of Queensland, and Adjunct Professor at the Queensland University of Technology. He lives in Brisbane, Australia with his wife and colleague, psychologist Dr Elizabeth Tindle. They have two children.
Book by Robert Tindle
