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Ben Clifton is a protein biochemist whose research interests span structural biology, evolutionary biochemistry, biotechnology, and marine microbiology. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the Australian National University, graduating with a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honors) in Chemistry in 2012 and obtaining his PhD in Protein Biochemistry in 2017. He worked at Myrio Therapeutics as a Research Officer from 2017 to 2019, leading the Protein Biochemistry department and contributing to the development of antibodies for innovative cancer immunotherapeutics. In 2020, he was awarded the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Overseas Researchers to join the Protein Engineering Evolution Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. Clifton joined the University of Western Australia as a Lecturer in January 2025, focusing on teaching and research. His research includes the discovery of new protein functions from marine metagenomes and the engineering of RNA-modifying enzymes, among other topics.
University of Western Australia • Perth
Teaching and conducting research in molecular sciences.
Myrio Therapeutics • Australia
Led Protein Biochemistry department and developed antibodies for cancer immunotherapeutics.
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