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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2022-05-27 human Helen Cohn updated 2026-01-20 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P006985b.htm person Richards Linda Jane AO FAA FAHMS AACR2 Neurobiologist Linda Richards is a neurobiologist with an international reputation for her research into brain function. She joined the Queensland Brain Institute in 2005, becoming the Institute's Director in 2015. Richards has been appointed to a number of Australian and international organisations related to brain function and was President of the Australian Neuroscience Society from 2017 to 2018.

"Professor Linda Richards is a leading developmental neurobiologist whose discoveries have defined the fundamental mechanisms regulating the wiring of neuronal connections between the hemispheres of the brain. Her discovery that balanced inputs to the two hemispheres are critical for the final stages of brain wiring development advanced understanding of how nerves form circuits. Linda's research into the way in which animals' cerebral midlines develop, and the developing human brain, has led to a new understanding of the causes of some of the most common defects in human brain wiring, particularly malformations of the corpus callosum." [from https://www.science.org.au/profile/linda-richards]

1990 1990 Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Melbourne 1995 1995 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne 1997 2005 Career position - Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. 2004 2004 Award - Charles Judson Herrick Award, American Association of Anatomists 2005 2010 Career position - Associate Professor, Queensland Brain Institute and School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland 2006 2010 Career position - National Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellow 2007 2014 Career position - National Chair, Australian Brain Bee Challenge 2010 Career position - Professor of Neuroscience, University of Queensland 2010 2010 Award - Nina Kondelos Prize, Australian Neuroscience Society 2010 2015 Career position - Deputy Director, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland 2011 2011 Career position - National Health and Medical Research Council Principal Research Fellow 2015 2015 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA) 2015 2015 Career position - Scientific Advisor, Australian Disorders for the Corpus Callosum (AusDoCC) 2015 2015 Career position - Director, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland 2015 2015 Career position - Chair of Competition, International Brain Bee 2015 2015 Career position - Founder and Secretary, International Research Consortium for Corpus Callosum and Cerebral Connectivity (IRS5) 2015 2019? Career position - Chair, National Committee for Brain and Mind, Australian Academy of Science 2016 Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) 2016 2018 Career position - President, Australian Neuroscience Society 2017 Career position - Member, Scientific Advisory Board, International Brain Initiative 2017 2017 Career position - Chair (later Co-Chair), Australian Brain Alliance 2018 Career position - Member, Sectional 7 Committee, Australian Academy of Science 2018 Career position - Member, Million Minds Mission Scientific Advisory Board, Australian Government 10 Jun 2019 10 Jun 2019 Award - Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) - for distinguished service to medical research and education in the field of developmental neurobiology, and to community engagement in science The University of Queensland (1910 - )

Professor of Neuroscience 2010 - ; Director, Queensland Brian Institute 2015 -

 Australian Neuroscience Society Inc (1971 - )

President 2016 - 2018

 Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2014 - )

Fellow 2016 -

 Australian Academy of Science (1954 - )

Elected Fellow 2015; Chair, National Committee for Brain and Mind 2015 -

 Nina Kondelos Prize, Australian Neuroscience Society (2007 - )

Awarded the Prize 2010

 'Richards, Linda Jane', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Richards, Linda Jane Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Resource: Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellows of the Academy Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Resource: The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Australian Academy of Science The Academy's Fellows [including profiles and other relevant links] Canberra Australian Academy of Science 2019 Journal Article: A brief history of the Australasian Neuroscience Society Abraham, Wickliffe C.; Geffen, Laurence B.; McLachlan, Elspeth M.; Richards, Linda J.; and Rostas, John A. P. A brief history of the Australasian Neuroscience Society 2021 Journal of the history of the neurosciences 14 Resource Section: Professor Linda Jane Richards: Officer of the Order of Australia Professor Linda Jane Richards: Officer of the Order of Australia Australian Government, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet 2019 It's an honour Australian Awards and Honours Secretariat