Editorial: Geoffrey Burnstock - An Accidental Pharmacologist

This Special Issue of Biochemical Pharmacology is dedicated to the memory of Professor Geoffrey Burnstock, who died in Melbourne, Australia in June 2020, at the age of 91. Geoff left an indelible scientific legacy that included the conceptualization of the controversial, now well substantiated, purinergic hypothesis of neurotransmission [1] and the equally controversial concept of co-neurotransmission [2]. The origins of these hypotheses and their successful prosecution was a reflection of Geoff’s tenacious and unconventional “outside the box” approach to the scientific status quo where his intellectual curiosity, passion for good science and ability to motivate and mentor his colleagues and students resulted in a body of work of over 1500 papers that has been cited more than 125,000 times.