Lindsay obtained his PhD in metabolic research at the Garvan Institute of Research under Professor David James in 2010. He completed postdoctoral studies into hepatocellular carcinoma under Professor Jacob George at Westmead Millennium Institute, before being recruited by Professor David Sinclair in late 2011 to establish and run the Laboratory for Ageing Research at the University of New South Wales. He currently supervises honours and PhD students, and the laboratory focuses on the role of metabolic dysfunction and development in ageing and cancer.