Richard Simpson is a
professor in the department of
biochemistry at
La Trobe University (Melbourne, Australia). He is the inaugural and current president of the
Australasian Proteomics Society and a past treasurer of the
Human Proteome Organization. Simpson was elected Honorary Member of the
American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in 1996, awarded the AMRAD Pharmacia Medal from the
Australian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, and was an elected councillor of the
Protein Society (1993-1996). In 1995, Simpson was elected Fellow of the
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) is a learned academy that helps Australians understand and use technology to solve complex problems. It was founded in 1975 as one of Australia's then four learned academies (now five) ...
and in 2001 was awarded the
Centenary Medal
The Centenary Medal is an award which was created by the Australian Government in 2001. It was established to commemorate the centenary of the Federation of Australia and to recognise "people who made a contribution to Australian society or go ...
"For service to Australian society in research and development".
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Living people
Australian biochemists
La Trobe University faculty
University of Melbourne alumni
Date of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)