Samantha Richardson

Awards:
2023 Daine Alcorn Medal: Certificate of Commendation
2022 Australian Council of Graduate Research: Special Commendation Award
2022 State-of-the-Art Lecture. 30th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinology & 9th International Society of Fish Endocrinology joint conference. Faro, Portugal.
2022 Research Presentation. CSIR-IICT-RMIT Creating Profound Impact Through Multidisciplinary Collaborations. Hyderabad, India.
2021 RMIT Award for Excellence - Graduate Research Leadership
2019 Invited to Emergence Program @ Sorbonne University, Committee of Experts
2019 Keynote speaker. Conference on Integrative Biology and Thyroid Physiology, Trivandrum, India.
2018 Member of Organising Committee. 8th Intercongress Symposium of the Asia and Oceania Society for Comparative Endocrinology, Sydney, Australia
2017 Member: International Program Committee; Member: Working Program Committee: International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology, Alberta, Canada
2016 Elected to council of the European Society for Comparative Endocrinology
2016 State-of-the-Art Lecture. 28th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinology. Leuven, Belgium.
2016 Plenary speaker. 5th International Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Conference, Thailand.
2016 Keynote speaker. Young Scientists’ Camp, Thailand.2015 - Invited speaker: Wenner-Gren Foundations International Symposium “Coevolution of receptors and ligands” Stockholm
2014-15 - National Multiple Sclerosis Society (USA) Pilot Grant
2014 - Invited speaker: 27th Conference of European Comparative Endocrinology, Rennes
2013 - Member at Large: International Federation of Comparative Endocrinological Societies; Inaugural RMIT – EU International Fellowship to host Prof B. Demeneix, France
2012 - ARC Large Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities Grant
2011 - Australian Academy of Science, Scientific Visit to Japan Grant; Invited Speaker- 27th Kumamoto Biomedical Symposium, Japan
2010 - 2012 ARC Discovery Grant
2009 - Invited speaker: 16th International Congress of Comparative Endocrinology, Hong Kong
2007 - 2010 Victorian Neurotrauma Initiative Grant
2004 - Australian Academy of Science, Scientific Visit to Europe Grant
2002 - Invited speaker: 1st International Congress on Transthyretin in Health and Disease, Strasbourg
2001 - 2005 ARC Australian Research Fellowship; ARC Large Grant
2001 - Edgeworth David Medal (Royal Society of New South Wales); Australian Academy of Science Young Researcher Award to attend Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Conference
2000 - Australian Academy of Science Technology Diffusion Program Award for Young Researchers to attend the Symposium on Australia’s Scientific Future
1998 - 2000 ARC Australian Postdoctoral Research Fellowship; ARC Large Grant

Peer review duties:
Grant assessor-
Australian Research Council
National Health and Medical Research Council
BRACE Dementia Research (UK)
La Ville Paris programme Emergence(s) – Parisian ECR grants
Foundation ARSEP – French MS Research Society
Research Foundation Flanders (Belgium)
Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation
National Science Foundation (USA)
Canadian Foundation for Innovation
Telethon Fondazione (Italy)

Reviewer for scientific journals (>50) including-
American Journal of Physiology
Biochemical Journal
FEBS Journal
Frontiers in Endocrinology
General and Comparative Endocrinology
Genes, Development and Evolution
Journal of Comparative Physiology
Journal of Endocrinology
Journal of Neurochemistry
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
PLoS One
Proteomics
Scientific Reports

Commentaries and citations
December 22nd, 2011: Nature. “Conscientious Counsellors” Samantha was quoted on the inspirational mentoring of Prof Barbara Demeneix, winner of the 2011 Nature Award for Mentoring Mid-career Researchers.
2010 The Australian Biochemist 41(1):49. Book review by Dr G. Gasperini on “Recent Advances in Transthyretin Evolution, Structure and Biological Functions”. 2009 Richardson SJ and Cody V eds. Springer Verlag.
December 4th, 2009: Channel 10 National News “Marsupial Medicine” Samantha was interviewed about my ARC research grant on the use of wallabies in amyloid research.
May 7th, 2008: The Age (newspaper) “Mothers Welcome Help” Samantha was quoted on issues related to the funding boost for maternal and child health services.

Scientists in Schools Programme (CSIRO):
Blackburn Primary School (2023-present)
Ashburton Primary School, Ashburton (2012-2019)
William Ruthven Secondary College, Reservoir (2010-2011)
Newhaven Secondary College, Philip Island (2008-2010)