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Richard DiMarchi

Richard DiMarchi is the Standiford H. Cox Professor of Chemistry and the Linda & Jack Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences at Indiana University. He is a co-founder of Ambrx, Inc. and Marcadia Biotech. He is a scientific advisor to Ferring, Merck, Roche and three venture funds; 5AM, TMP, and Twilight. He is a retired Group Vice President at Eli Lilly & Company where he provided leadership in biotechnology, endocrine research and product development.

Recent Lectures and Recognitions

  • 2011 American Peptide Society Merrifield Award
  • 2011 Distinguished Faculty Research Lecturer, Indiana University
  • 2010 Co-organizer of Peptide Therapeutic Symposium, La Jolla, CA
  • 2010 Plenary Lecture European Peptide Society Symposia, Copenhagen
  • 2010 Plenary Lecture Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Whistler, British Columbia
  • 2009 Watanabe Biotechnology Leadership Award – State of Indiana Biocrossroads Award
  • 2009 Keynote Lecturer 2009 Roche Peptide Symposium
  • 2009 Co-organizer 21st American Peptide Symposium
  • 2009 Co-organizer of International Symposium in Diabetes & Metabolism, India
  • 2007 Am. Chem. Soc. Carothers Award for Excellence in Industrial Chemistry, Wilmington
  • 2007 Honorary Doctorate, Valparasio University.
  • 2006 Am. Chem. Soc. Esselen Award for Outstanding Chemistry in Public Interest, Boston
  • 2006 Am. Chem. Soc. Barnes Award for Excellence in Chemical Research Management, Atlanta
  • 2005 Am. Assoc. Pharmaceutical Scientists Career Achievement Award in Biotecchnology
  • 2005 Purdue University, Andrew Mellon Named Lecture in Analytical Chemistry
  • 2005 Plenary Lecture AAPS “rDNA Optimization of Endocrine Hormones”, San Francisco

Employment

  • 2003-Present Indiana University: Standiford H. Cox Professor of Chemistry & Gill Chair in Biomolecular Science
  • 2005-2007 Chairman of Chemistry
  • 1981-2003 Lilly Research Labs
  • 1996-2003 Group Vice President Biotechnology and Product Development
  • 1992-1996 Vice President, Endocrine Research and Clinical Investigation
  • 1987-1992 Director, Biochemistry & Diabetes
  • 1981-1987 Senior Research Scientist

Education

  • 1979-1981 Rockefeller University, Post-Doctoral Fellowship Solid Phase Chemical Synthesis (laboratory of Dr. Bruce Merrifeld, Ph.D)
  • 1974-1979 Indiana University, Ph.D. in Biochemistry Protein Semisynthesis (laboratory of Dr. Frank Gurd, PhD)
  • 1970-1974 Florida Atlantic University, B.S. in Chemistry, with Honors

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