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Geoffrey A. Codd, Ph.D.

Geoff is Professor of Microbiology at the University of Dundee in Scotland. He carried out his PhD research in algal biochemistry and physiology at the University of Bradford in England, followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Max Planck Institute in Cologne, Germany. He then moved to Dundee where he has carried out research on various aspects of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), supervising 36 PhD students.

For the last 25 years he has investigated toxic cyanobacterial (blue-green algal) blooms, particularly their toxins (production, properties, health effects and control). His laboratory has served as a centre for cyanobacterial toxin analysis and toxicity assessment for several national water authorities, environmental and health agencies.

Professor Codd has presented over 340 talks in over 30 countries. He has published over 230 papers in refereed journals and over 300 other publications in conference proceedings and books etc. He has been a member of several national and international working parties on cyanobacterial toxins, including the World Health Organisation and UNESCO, and is a Deputy Chair of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists International for cyanotoxins. He is the President of the British Phycological Society.