Richard J. Payne graduated from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand in 2002.His final year project was supervised by Professor Andrew Abell and involved the synthesis and protein conjugation studies of vitamin K analogues.In 2003 he was awarded a Gates Scholarship to undertake his PhD at the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge (Downing College) under the supervision of Professor Chris Abell.His PhD research entailed the design, synthesis and evaluation of inhibitors of enzymes on, and downstream of the shikimate pathway.After a short postdoctoral tenure at the University of Cambridge (Feb-June 2006), Richard moved to The Scripps Research Institute under the auspices of a Lindemann Postdoctoral Fellowship and the guidance of Professor Chi-Huey Wong.Here, he was involved in the development of new methods for the synthesis of glycopeptides and glycoproteins.In 2008 he moved to the University of Sydney where he is currently a Professor in Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology within the School of Chemistry.Education and employment2002| Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Chemistry)|University of Canterbury, New Zealand2003-2006| PhD (Organic & Medicinal Chemistry)|University of Cambridge, UK2006|Postdoctoral Research Fellow|University of Cambridge, UK2006-2008|Postdoctoral Research Fellow|The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA2008-2010|Lecturer|The University of Sydney, Australia2011-2012|Senior Lecturer|The University of Sydney, Australia2013-2015|Associate Professor|The University of Sydney, Australia2015-present|Professor of Organic Chemistry & Chemical Biology|The University of Sydney, AustraliaAWARDS, PRIZES AND HONOURS2001|C.E. Fenwick Prize in Chemistry2002|Foundation for Research, Science and Technology – Bright Futures Award2002|Warwick Cook Memorial Scholarship2002|Canterbury Doctoral Scholarship2003|Gates Scholarship (Study towards a PhD at the University of Cambridge)2008|Royal Australian Chemical Institute Biota Medal for Medicinal Chemistry2010|New South Wales Young Tall Poppy Award2011|Royal Australian Chemical Institute 2011 Rennie Memorial Medal2012|Royal Australian Chemical Institute Organic Division Athel Beckwith lectureship2013|Business Events Sydney Future Leader2013|Tregear Award in Peptide Science2014|Australian Research Council Future Fellowship2014| The Royal Society of NSW Edgeworth David Medal2015|MedChemCommEmerging Investigator Lectureship2015| The Leo Dintenfass Memorial Award for Excellence in Research2015|Chemical Society of Japan Distinguished Lectureship Award2016|The Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year2017|Vice Chancellors Award for Research Excellence2018|Faculty of Science Teaching and Learning Award for Outstanding Higher Degree Supervision2018|A.J. Birch Medal (Royal Australian Chemical Institute)2019|IUPAC Periodic Table of Younger Chemists Award – Selenium#J-18808-Ljbffr