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Raymond S. Norton

Raymond S. Norton

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Chemistry
Australia
2025
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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
19694
World Ranking
4060
National Ranking
108

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
83
Citations
23830
World Ranking
3517
National Ranking
84

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Raymond S. Norton is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their academic work encompasses 84 publications, with a significant focus on molecular biology, which accounts for 66 of these. Other notable subfields include paleontology, immunology, genetics, and public health, environmental, and occupational health.

The scientist's main research topics are diverse, reflecting a broad interest in biological and chemical processes. Key areas of study include:

  • Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
  • Ion channel regulation and function
  • Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • S100 Proteins and Annexins

Raymond S. Norton has contributed to various scientific journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Toxicon
  • Toxins
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Toxicon X
  • Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Selected recent papers illustrate the range and focus of their research:

  • Interferon-γ primes macrophages for pathogen ligand-induced killing via a caspase-8 and mitochondrial cell death pathway, 2022, Immunity
  • A structurally minimized yet fully active insulin based on cone-snail venom insulin principles, 2020, Nature Structural & Molecular Biology
  • The voltage-gated potassium channel KV1.3 as a therapeutic target for venom-derived peptides, 2020, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Characterising Functional Venom Profiles of Anthozoans and Medusozoans within Their Ecological Context, 2020, Marine Drugs
  • Improving Membrane Permeation in the Beyond Rule-of-Five Space by Using Prodrugs to Mask Hydrogen Bond Donors, 2020, ACS Chemical Biology

The scientist collaborates frequently with a core group of colleagues, including Dorothy C.C. Wai, György Panyi, Peter J. Prentis, David K. Chalmers, and Muhammad Umair Naseem, indicating a networked approach to multidisciplinary research.

Best Publications

  • The Toxicogenomic Multiverse: Convergent Recruitment of Proteins Into Animal Venoms

    Bryan G Fry;Kim Roelants;Donald E. Champagne;Holger Scheib

  • Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid-β Binds Copper and Zinc to Generate an Allosterically Ordered Membrane-penetrating Structure Containing Superoxide Dismutase-like Subunits

    Cyril C. Curtain;Feda Ali;Irene Volitakis;Robert A. Cherny

  • A common structural motif incorporating a cystine knot and a triple-stranded beta-sheet in toxic and inhibitory polypeptides.

    Paul K. Pallaghy;Katherine J. Nielsen;David J. Craik;Raymond S. Norton

  • The cystine knot structure of ion channel toxins and related polypeptides

    Raymond S. Norton;Paul K. Pallaghy

  • Purification and characterization of ciguatoxins from moray eel (Lycodontis javanicus, Muraenidae).

    Richard J. Lewis;Michelle Sellin;Mark A. Poli;Raymond S. Norton

  • Structure of the Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid Precursor Protein Copper Binding Domain A REGULATOR OF NEURONAL COPPER HOMEOSTASIS

    Kevin J. Barnham;William J. McKinstry;Gerd Multhaup;Denise Galatis

  • ShK-Dap22, a Potent Kv1.3-specific Immunosuppressive Polypeptide

    Katalin Kalman;Michael W. Pennington;Mark D. Lanigan;Angela Nguyen

  • Organic Osmoregulatory Solutes in Cyanobacteria

    Mark A. Mackay;Raymond S. Norton;Lesley J. Borowitzka

  • Suppression of Cytokine Signaling by SOCS3: Characterization of the Mode of Inhibition and the Basis of Its Specificity

    Jeffrey J Babon;Nadia J Kershaw;Nadia J Kershaw;James M Murphy;James M Murphy;Leila N Varghese;Leila N Varghese

  • Interaction between Plasmodium falciparum apical membrane antigen 1 and the rhoptry neck protein complex defines a key step in the erythrocyte invasion process of malaria parasites

    Dave Richard;Christopher A. MacRaild;David T. Riglar;Jo-Anne Chan

  • Peptide therapeutics from venom: Current status and potential.

    Michael W. Pennington;Andrzej Czerwinski;Raymond S. Norton

  • Structure and structure-function relationships of sea anemone proteins that interact with the sodium channel.

    Raymond S. Norton

  • Solution structure of a baculoviral inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) repeat.

    Mark G. Hinds;Raymond S. Norton;David L. Vaux;David L. Vaux;Catherine L. Day

  • Bass hepcidin synthesis, solution structure, antimicrobial activities and synergism, and in vivo hepatic response to bacterial infections.

    Xavier Lauth;Jeffrey J. Babon;Jason A. Stannard;Satendra Singh

  • Development of a sea anemone toxin as an immunomodulator for therapy of autoimmune diseases

    Victor Chi;Michael William Pennington;Raymond Stanley Norton;Eric J Tarcha

  • Studies of individual carbon sites of proteins in solution by natural abundance carbon 13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Strategies for assignments.

    Eric Oldfield;R. S. Norton;A. Allerhand

  • Characterization of unique amphipathic antimicrobial peptides from venom of the scorpion Pandinus imperator.

    Gerardo Corzo;Pierre Escoubas;Elba Villegas;Kevin J. Barnham

  • Solution structure of ShK toxin, a novel potassium channel inhibitor from a sea anemone

    Jane E. Tudor;Paul K. Pallaghy;Michael W. Pennington;Raymond S. Norton

  • Conotoxins down under.

    Raymond S. Norton;Baldomero M. Olivera

  • Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins: A Structural Perspective

    Briony Forbes;Peter McCarthy;Raymond Stanley Norton

  • Studies of individual carbon sites of proteins in solution by natural abundance carbon 13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Relaxation behavior.

    Eric Oldfield;R. S. Norton;A. Allerhand

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin F. Anders
Robin F. Anders La Trobe University
Michael W. Pennington
Michael W. Pennington University of Florida
Sandra E. Nicholson
Sandra E. Nicholson Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Baldomero M. Olivera
Baldomero M. Olivera University of Utah
Jeffrey J. Babon
Jeffrey J. Babon Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Nicos A. Nicola
Nicos A. Nicola Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Grzegorz Bulaj
Grzegorz Bulaj University of Utah
Brian J. Smith
Brian J. Smith QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Kevin J. Barnham
Kevin J. Barnham Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Michael Foley
Michael Foley La Trobe University

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