Richard Payne is a biochemist whose research focuses of developing new drugs with medical potential based on naturally-occurring proteins using pioneering techniques. He has worked on anti-clotting agents with application for the treatment of stroke. Other research is on tuberculosis, malaria and cancer. Since 2015 Payne has been Professor of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology at the University of Sydney. In 2016 Payne was awarded the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year for his revolutionary drug development technologies.
"Richard Payne is an international leader in the fields of organic chemistry and chemical biology. He is recognized for pioneering a number of technologies for accessing precisely modified peptides and proteins for applications in biology and medicine. His lab is also recognized for the development of modified peptide drug leads for a range of diseases, such as anti-inflammatories, anti-thrombotics and anti-infectives (including for COVID-19). The impact of his research has led to the award of more than 20 prestigious prizes, including the Malcolm McIntosh Prime Minister's Prize and the AJ Birch and HG Smith Medals from the Royal Australian Chemical Institute." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/rich-payne 13/7/2023]
2001
2001
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
2001
2002
Career position - Research Associate, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
2006
2006
Career position - Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Cambridge
2006
2006
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge
2006
2008
Career position - Postdoctoral Research Associate (Lindemann Fellow), Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, U.S.A.
2008
2008
Award - Biota Medal for Medicinal Chemistry, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2008
2010
Career position - Lecturer, University of Sydney
2011
Career position - New South Wales representative, Australian Peptide Association
2011
2011
Award - Rennie Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2011
2012
Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney
2013
2013
Award - Tregear Award in Peptide Science, Australian Peptide Association
2013
2014
Career position - Associate Professor, University of Sydney
2014
Career position - Early-Mid Career Researcher Member, National Chemistry Committee, Australian Academy of Science
2014
2014
Award - Le Fèvre Memorial Prize, Australian Academy of Science
2014
2014
Award - Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales
2015
Career position - Professor of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of Sydney
2015
2015
Award - Leo Dintenfass Memorial Award for Excellence in Research, Rebecca L. Cooper Medical Research Foundation
2016
2016
Award - Distinguished Leadership Award, Chemical Society of Japan
2016
2016
Award - Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year, Commonwealth of Australia
2018
2018
Award - A. J. Birch Medal, Organic Chemistry Division, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2019
2019
Award - H. G. Smith Memorial Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
2020
2020
Award - Archibald Liversidge Medal and Lecture, Royal Society of New South Wales
2023
Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)