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2025 Laureate Profile: Professor Richard Payne

Headshot: Professor Richard Payne

Administering Organisation: The University of Sydney

Fellowship Project Summary

FL250100011– Unlocking the Modified Proteome

Professor Payne aims to uncover how protein modifications influence biological activity. This project will develop automated technologies to produce modified proteins with high precision and scale, enabling new insights into major protein classes. The research will support the development of novel therapeutics and antimicrobial molecules and transform how high-value proteins are made. Outcomes will benefit Australia’s biotech and pharmaceutical sectors and build workforce capacity through training and industry partnerships.

Australian Research Council Funding: $3,904,460