Emily J. Parker FRSNZ is a New Zealand bio-organic chemist and academic. She is Professor of Chemical Biology at Victoria University of Wellington.

Emily Parker
Parker in 2024
Other namesEmily J. Parker
EducationUniversity of Canterbury
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Scientific career
FieldsBio-organic chemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge
Massey University
University of Canterbury
Victoria University of Wellington

Academic career

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Parker has a BSc from the University of Canterbury.[1] She completed her PhD at the University of Cambridge in 1996[2] and stayed on there as a research fellow.[3] Parker then returned to New Zealand to take up a position at Massey University.[3] In 2006 she transferred to the University of Canterbury and remained there until June 2017 when she was appointed as full professor at the Ferrier Research Institute within the Victoria University of Wellington.[2][3]

Honours and recognition

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Parker received the NZ Institute of Chemistry's Easterfield Award in 2005[4] and the New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Award for Research Excellence in 2008.[5] In 2010 she received the Award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching from Ako Aotearoa.[6]

In 2018 Parker was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.[7]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ "Emily Parker". The University of Canterbury. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Professor Emily Parker". Victoria University of Wellington. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Professor Emily Parker – Title Biosynthetic Enzymes: Tools and Targets". ANU Research School of Chemistry. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Winners". NZ Institute of Chemistry. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Research Excellence Prize". The New Zealand Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Emily Parker". Ako Aotearoa. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Centenary cohort of Fellows announced". Royal Society Te Apārangi. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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