Biography
Dr Williams, after stints at the Medical Research Council and the Forensic Science service, completed a PhD in Materials Science at the University of Manchester. He then took up a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Biomaterials Theme of CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies in Melbourne Australia. Following that, he was awarded a prestigious Alfred Deakin Research Fellowship (2012-2014).
He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Medical Biotechnology in the School of Medicine.
Read more on Richard's profileResearch interests
Self Assembled Materials for regenerative medicine
Media appearances
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Publications
Y Wang, E Zoneff, J Thomas, N Hong, L Tan, D McGillivray, A Perriman, K Law, L Thompson, N Moriarty, C Parish, R Williams, C Jackson, D Nisbet
(2023), Vol. 14, pp. 457-, Nature Communications, England, C1
Prabhpreet Kaur, Himadri Bohidar, David Nisbet, Frederick Pfeffer, Aaqil Rifai, Richard Williams, Ruchi Agrawal
(2023), Cellulose, C1
R Li, Q Zhou, M Tai, K Ashton-Mourney, M Harty, A Rifai, C Parish, D Nisbet, S Zhong, R Williams
(2023), Vol. 9, pp. 1-23, Gels, Basel, Switzerland, C1-1
Hydrogels in Agriculture: Prospects and Challenges
P Kaur, R Agrawal, F Pfeffer, R Williams, H Bohidar
(2023), pp. 1-18, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, Berlin, Germany, C1
P Kaur, H Bohidar, F Pfeffer, R Williams, R Agrawal
(2023), pp. 1-15, Cellulose, Berlin, Germany, C1
Rui Li, Qing-Ling Zhou, Rui-Yu Yang, Shu-Tong Chen, Rui Ding, Xiao-Fei Liu, Lian-Xiang Luo, Qiu-Yu Xia, Sai-Yi Zhong, Yi Qi, Richard Williams
(2023), Vol. 18, pp. 1-10, Food Chemistry: X, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
K Law, N Mahmoudi, Z Zadeh, R Williams, C Hunt, A Nagy, L Thompson, D Nisbet, C Parish
(2023), pp. 1-15, Advanced Functional Materials, London, Eng., C1
Rui Li, Min-Rui Tai, Yue-Rong Wu, Qing-Ling Zhou, Qiu-Yu Xia, Sai-Yi Zhong, Yi Qi, Colin Barrow, Richard Williams
(2023), LWT: Food Science and Technology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Biomimetic triumvirate nanogel complexes via peptide-polysaccharide-polyphenol self-assembly
Min-Rui Tai, Hong-Wu Ji, Jian-Ping Chen, Xiao-Fei Liu, Bing-Bing Song, Sai-Yi Zhong, Aaqil Rifai, David Nisbet, Colin Barrow, Richard Williams, Rui Li
(2023), Vol. 251, pp. 1-10, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Biofabrication of functional bone tissue: defining tissue-engineered scaffolds from nature
A Rifai, D Weerasinghe, G Tilaye, D Nisbet, J Hodge, J Pasco, L Williams, R Samarasinghe, R Williams
(2023), Vol. 11, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, C1
Mitchell Boyd-Moss, Kate Firipis, Anita Quigley, Aaqil Rifai, Artur Cichocki, Sarah Whitty, Catherine Ngan, Chaitali Dekiwadia, Benjamin Long, David Nisbet, Robert Kapsa, Richard Williams
(2022), Vol. 2, pp. 1-14, Advanced NanoBiomed Research, Weinheim, Germany, C1
K Bruggeman, M Zhang, N Malagutti, S Soltani Dehnavi, R Williams, A Tricoli, D Nisbet
(2022), Vol. 14, pp. 12068-12076, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, Washington, DC, C1
Changing Fate: Reprogramming Cells via Engineered Nanoscale Delivery Materials
Shiva Dehnavi, Zahra Zadeh, Alan Harvey, Nicolas Voelcker, Clare Parish, Richard Williams, Roey Elnathan, David Nisbet
(2022), pp. 1-70, Advanced Materials, London, Eng., C1
A Hydrogel as a Bespoke Delivery Platform for Stromal Cell-Derived Factor-1
Y Wang, V Penna, R Williams, C Parish, D Nisbet
(2022), Vol. 8, pp. 1-12, Gels, Basel, Switzerland, C1
V Penna, N Moriarty, Y Wang, K Law, C Gantner, R Williams, D Nisbet, C Parish
(2022), Vol. 23, pp. 1-16, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Basel, Switzerland, C1
K Firipis, E Footner, M Boyd-Moss, C Dekiwadia, D Nisbet, R Kapsa, E Pirogova, R Williams, A Quigley
(2022), Vol. 14, pp. 1-14, Materials Today Advances, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Self-assembled peptide habitats to model tumor metastasis
Noora Al Balushi, Mitchell Boyd-Moss, Rasika Samarasinghe, Aaqil Rifai, Stephanie Franks, Kate Firipis, Benjamin Long, Ian Darby, David Nisbet, Dodie Pouniotis, Richard Williams
(2022), Vol. 8, pp. 1-16, Gels, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Karim Osouli-Bostanabad, Tahereh Masalehdan, Robert Kapsa, Anita Quigley, Aikaterini Lalatsa, Kiara Bruggeman, Stephanie Franks, Richard Williams, David Nisbet
(2022), Vol. 8, pp. 2764-2797, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, Washington, D.C., C1
Engineering skeletal muscle and neural tissues
Anita Quigley, Catherine Ngan, Kate Firipis, Magdalina Kita, Cathal O'Connell, Elena Pirogova, David Nisbet, Richard Williams, Robert Kapsa
(2022), Vol. 28, pp. 170-170, Tissue Engineering Part A, New Rochelle, N.Y., C1
Peptide Hydrogel Scaffold for Mesenchymal Precursor Cells Implanted to Injured Adult Rat Spinal Cord
T Wiseman, D Baron-Heeris, I Houwers, R Keenan, R Williams, D Nisbet, A Harvey, S Hodgetts
(2021), Vol. 27, pp. 993-1007, Tissue Engineering - Part A, United States, C1
Is Viral Vector Gene Delivery More Effective Using Biomaterials?
Y Wang, K Bruggeman, S Franks, V Gautam, S Hodgetts, A Harvey, R Williams, D Nisbet
(2021), Vol. 10, Advanced Healthcare Materials, Germany, C1
L Voglsanger, J Read, S Ch’ng, C Zhang, I Eraslan, L Gray, L Rivera, L Hamilton, R Williams, A Gundlach, C Smith
(2021), Vol. 14, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Switzerland, C1
K Firipis, M Boyd-Moss, B Long, C Dekiwadia, W Hoskin, E Pirogova, D Nisbet, R Kapsa, A Quigley, R Williams
(2021), Vol. 7, pp. 3340-3350, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, United States, C1
Replace and repair: Biomimetic bioprinting for effective muscle engineering
C Blake, O Massey, M Boyd-Moss, K Firipis, A Rifai, S Franks, A Quigley, R Kapsa, D Nisbet, R Williams
(2021), Vol. 5, APL Bioengineering, United States, C1
C Hunt, V Penna, C Gantner, N Moriarty, Y Wang, S Franks, C Ermine, I de Luzy, C Pavan, B Long, R Williams, L Thompson, D Nisbet, C Parish
(2021), Vol. 31, Advanced Functional Materials, C1
Towards bioengineered skeletal muscle: Recent developments in vitro and in vivo
A Quigley, C Ngan, K Firipis, C O'Connell, E Pirogova, S Moulton, R Williams, R Kapsa
(2021), Vol. 65, pp. 555-567, Essays in Biochemistry, England, C1
Enhancing peptide biomaterials for biofabrication
K Firipis, D Nisbet, S Franks, R Kapsa, E Pirogova, R Williams, A Quigley
(2021), Vol. 13, pp. 2590-2590, Polymers, Basel, Switzerland, C1
Osteoblast Cell Response on Polycrystalline Diamond-Coated Additively Manufactured Scaffolds
A Rifai, N Tran, V Leitch, M Booth, R Williams, K Fox
(2021), Vol. 4, pp. 7509-7516, ACS Applied Bio Materials, Washington, D.C., C1
M Boyd-Moss, K Firipis, C O'Connell, A Rifai, A Quigley, G Boer, B Long, D Nisbet, R Williams
(2021), Vol. 5, pp. 8025-8036, Materials Chemistry Frontiers, C1
Matured myofibers in bioprinted constructs with in vivo vascularization and innervation
C Ngan, A Quigley, R Williams, C O’connell, R Blanchard, M Boyd-Moss, T Aumann, P McKelvie, G Wallace, P Choong, R Kapsa
(2021), Vol. 7, Gels, Switzerland, C1
Biomimetic Materials and Their Utility in Modeling the 3-Dimensional Neural Environment
A Cembran, K Bruggeman, R Williams, C Parish, D Nisbet
(2020), Vol. 23, iScience, United States, C1
Harnessing the self-assembly of peptides for the targeted delivery of anti-cancer agents
S Franks, K Firipis, R Ferreira, K Hannan, R Williams, R Hannan, D Nisbet
(2020), Vol. 7, pp. 1996-2010, Materials horizons, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Cytotoxic T cells swarm by homotypic chemokine signalling
J Niño, S Pageon, S Tay, F Colakoglu, D Kempe, J Hywood, J Mazalo, J Cremasco, M Govendir, L Dagley, K Hsu, S Rizzetto, J Zieba, G Rice, V Prior, G O’neill, R Williams, D Nisbet, B Kramer, A Webb, F Luciani, M Read, M Biro
(2020), Vol. 9, pp. 1-71, eLife, England, C1
A Sarker, N Tran, A Rifai, M Brandt, P Tran, M Leary, K Fox, R Williams
(2019), Vol. 5, Materialia, C1
Optimising the biocompatibility of 3D printed photopolymer constructs in vitro and in vivo
C Ngan, C O'Connell, R Blanchard, M Boyd-Moss, R Williams, J Bourke, A Quigley, P McKelvie, R Kapsa, P Choong
(2019), Vol. 14, Biomedical Materials (Bristol), England, C1
Peptide programmed hydrogels as safe sanctuary microenvironments for cell transplantation
Y Wang, X He, K Bruggeman, B Gayen, A Tricoli, W Lee, R Williams, D Nisbet
(2019), Vol. 30, pp. 1-11, Advanced functional materials, Chichester, Eng., C1
R Li, N McRae, D McCulloch, M Boyd-Moss, C Barrow, D Nisbet, N Stupka, R Williams
(2018), Vol. 19, pp. 825-837, Biomacromolecules, Washington, D.C., C1
S Aye, R Li, M Boyd-Moss, B Long, S Pavuluri, K Bruggeman, Y Wang, C Barrow, D Nisbet, R Williams
(2018), Vol. 10, Polymers, Switzerland, C1
F Maclean, G Ims, M Horne, R Williams, D Nisbet
(2018), Vol. 30, Advanced Materials, Germany, C1
Nanostructured biomedical selenium at the biological interface (Review)
V Tan, A Hinchman, R Williams, P Tran, K Fox
(2018), Vol. 13, Biointerphases, United States, C1
A Sarker, N Tran, A Rifai, J Elambasseril, M Brandt, R Williams, M Leary, K Fox
(2018), Vol. 154, pp. 326-339, Materials and design, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
K Bruggeman, R Williams, D Nisbet
(2018), Vol. 7, Advanced Healthcare Materials, Germany, C1
A Rodriguez, K Bruggeman, Y Wang, T Wang, R Williams, C Parish, D Nisbet
(2018), Vol. 12, pp. e1571-e1579, Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, England, C1
Hydrogel-immobilized supercharged proteins
E Campbell, J Grant, Y Wang, M Sandhu, R Williams, D Nisbet, A Perriman, D Lupton, C Jackson
(2018), Vol. 2, pp. 1-11, Advanced biosystems, Chichester, Eng., C1
D Nisbet, T Wang, K Bruggeman, J Niclis, F Somaa, V Penna, C Hunt, Y Wang, J Kauhausen, R Williams, L Thompson, C Parish
(2018), Vol. 2, pp. 1-13, Advanced biosystems, Chichester, Eng., C1
Review: Biomaterial systems to resolve brain inflammation after traumatic injury
Francesca Maclean, Malcolm Horne, Richard Williams, David Nisbet
(2018), Vol. 2, pp. 021502-021502, APL Bioengineering, Melville, N.Y., C1
R Li, M Boyd-Moss, B Long, A Martel, A Parnell, A Dennison, C Barrow, D Nisbet, R Williams
(2017), Vol. 7, Scientific Reports, England, C1
Bioprinting and biofabrication with peptide and protein biomaterials
M Boyd-Moss, K Fox, M Brandt, D Nisbet, R Williams
(2017), Vol. 1030, pp. 95-129, Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, United States, C1
F Maclean, Y Wang, R Walker, M Horne, R Williams, D Nisbet
(2017), Vol. 3, pp. 2542-2549, ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering, United States, C1
K Bruggeman, Y Wang, F Maclean, C Parish, R Williams, D Nisbet
(2017), Vol. 9, pp. 13661-13669, Nanoscale, England, C1
Fahad Somaa, Ting-Yi Wang, Jonathan Niclis, Kiara Bruggeman, Jessica Kauhausen, Haoyao Guo, Stuart McDougall, Richard Williams, David Nisbet, Lachlan Thompson, Clare Parish
(2017), Vol. 20, pp. 1964-1977, Cell reports, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
R Li, S Pavuluri, K Bruggeman, B Long, A Parnell, A Martel, S Parnell, F Pfeffer, A Dennison, K Nicholas, C Barrow, D Nisbet, R Williams
(2016), Vol. 12, pp. 1397-1407, Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine, United States, C1
C Horgan, A Rodriguez, R Li, K Bruggeman, N Stupka, J Raynes, L Day, J White, R Williams, D Nisbet
(2016), Vol. 38, pp. 11-22, Acta biomaterialia, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Tailoring minimalist self-assembling peptides for localized viral vector gene delivery
A Rodriguez, T Wang, K Bruggeman, R Li, R Williams, C Parish, D Nisbet
(2016), Vol. 9, pp. 674-684, Nano research, Berlin, Germany, C1
F Maclean, R Williams, M Horne, D Nisbet
(2016), Vol. 41, pp. 589-592, Neurochemical Research, United States, C1
Temporally controlled release of multiple growth factors from a self-assembling peptide hydrogel
K Bruggeman, A Rodriguez, C Parish, R Williams, D Nisbet
(2016), Vol. 27, Nanotechnology, England, C1
Automated fourier space region-recognition filtering for off-axis digital holographic microscopy
X He, C Nguyen, M Pratap, Y Zheng, Y Wang, D Nisbet, R Williams, M Rug, A Maier, W Lee
(2016), Vol. 7, pp. 3111-3123, Biomedical Optics Express, United States, C1
Integrating Biomaterials and Stem Cells for Neural Regeneration
F Maclean, A Rodriguez, C Parish, R Williams, D Nisbet
(2016), Vol. 25, pp. 214-226, Stem Cells and Development, United States, C1
Self-assembled peptide nanostructures for the fabrication of cell scaffolds
R Li, A Rodriguez, D Nisbet, C Barrow, R Williams
(2015), pp. 33-61, Micro and nanofabrication using self-assembled biological nanostructures, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1
R Li, C Horgan, B Long, A Rodriguez, L Mather, C Barrow, D Nisbet, R Williams
(2015), Vol. 5, pp. 301-307, RSC advances, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Organogelators based on the norbornane scaffold
S Hickey, S Hickey, S Tripcony, S Tripcony, R Li, R Li, R Williams, R Williams, F Pfeffer, F Pfeffer
(2015), Vol. 27, pp. 425-435, Supramolecular chemistry, Oxford, Eng., C1
V Modepalli, A Rodriguez, R Li, S Pavuluri, K Nicholas, C Barrow, D Nisbet, R Williams
(2014), Vol. 102, pp. 197-205, Biopolymers - Peptide Science Section, United States, C1
A Rodriguez, T Wang, K Bruggeman, C Horgan, R Li, R Williams, C Parish, D Nisbet
(2014), Vol. 2, pp. 7771-7778, Journal of materials chemistry B, Cambridge, Eng., C1
Monitoring the early stage self-assembly of enzyme-assisted peptide hydrogels
R Williams, J Gardiner, A Sorensen, S Marchesan, R Mulder, K McLean, P Hartley
(2013), Vol. 66, pp. 572-578, Australian journal of chemistry, Melbourne, Vic., C1
A Rodriguez, C Parish, D Nisbet, R Williams
(2013), Vol. 9, pp. 3915-3919, Soft matter, Cambridge, England, C1
D Menzies, T Gengenbach, J Forsythe, N Birbilis, G Johnson, C Charles, G McFarland, R Williams, C Fong, P Leech, K McLean, B Muir
(2012), Vol. 48, pp. 1907-1909, Chemical communications, Cambridge, England, C1
Self-assembled peptides : characterisation and in vivo response
D Nisbet, R Williams
(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 1-14, Biointerphases, New York, N. Y., C1
The in vivo performance of an enzyme-assisted self-assembled peptide/protein hydrogel
R Williams, T Hall, V Glattauer, J White, P Pasic, A Sorensen, L Waddington, K McLean, P Currie, P Hartley
(2011), Vol. 32, pp. 5304-5310, Biomaterials, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Biocatalysed peptide hydrogels : an investigation of self-assembly kinetics using NMR spectroscopy
A Sorensen, P Hartley, R Williams
(2010), Vol. 20, pp. 243-243, European cells and materials, Clavadelstr, Davos, C1-1
Exploiting biocatalysis in peptide self-assembly
R Williams, R Mart, R Ulijn
(2010), Vol. 94, pp. 107-117, Peptide science, London, England, C1-1
Enzyme-assisted self-assembly under thermodynamic control
R Williams, A Smith, R Collins, N Hodson, A Das, R Ulijn
(2009), Vol. 4, pp. 19-24, Nature nanotechnology, London, England, C1-1
Bio-responsive hydrogels for biomedical applications
T McDonald, A Patrick, R Williams, B Cousins, V Ulijn Rein
(2008), pp. 43-59, Biomedical applications of electroactive polymer actuators, London, England, B1-1
A Smith, R Williams, C Tang, P Coppo, R Collins, M Turner, A Saiani, R Ulijn
(2008), Vol. 20, pp. 37-41, Advanced materials, Weinheim, Germany, C1-1
Enzyme-triggered self-assembly of peptide hydrogels via reversed hydrolysis
S Toledano, R Williams, V Jayawarna, R Ulijn
(2006), Vol. 128, pp. 1070-1071, Journal of the American chemical society, Washington, D. C., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Generating multi-component scaffolding to influence the differentiation of embryonic stem cells
Dr David Nesbit, Dr Clare Parish, A/Prof Richard Williams
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2014: $40,000
- 2013: $40,000
Biomaterials for the direct reprograming of reactive astrocytes into functional neurons
Dr David Nisbet, Dr Clare Parish, A/Prof Richard Williams, Prof Alan Harvey, Dr Vincent Daria
NHMRC Project Grant
- 2020: $30,000
- 2019: $44,386
Using Stem Cells and Oxygen Vectors to Enhance Graft Integration in Parkinson's Disease
Prof Colin Jackson, A/Prof Richard Williams
NHMRC - Ideas Grant
- 2021: $20,000
- 2020: $20,000
Autologous Constructs for Muscle Engineering and Repair
Prof Robert Kapsa, Dr Anita Quigley, A/Prof Richard Williams, Dr Catherine Ngan, Prof Simon Moulton, Dr Cathal O'Connell
NHMRC - Ideas Grant
- 2023: $24,760
- 2022: $61,901
- 2021: $37,140
Industry and Other Funding
Biofabricated Synthetic Brain Tissue for Cruelty-Free Drug Testing on the Bench
A/Prof Richard Williams
CASS Grant - Research - The CASS Foundation Limited
- 2022: $60,000
Bioavailability and Bioactivity in a Model Skin System.
A/Prof Richard Williams, Dr Aaqil Rifai, Prof John Stambas, Prof Colin Barrow, Dr Dylan Hegh
Humble Bee Bio Pty Ltd
- 2023: $42,808
Other Funding Sources
Harvard Syringe pumps and high pressure syringes
A/Prof Richard Williams
NHMRC - Equipment Grant - Not R&D income countable (2017-current)
- 2022: $16,385
Supervisions
Aseel Mahmood Ibrahim Al-Mashahedah
Thesis entitled: Nanoparticle Therapeutics to Target Corneal Scarring, Haze, and Bacterial Keratitis
Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine
Tulika Basak
Thesis entitled: Targeting iron overload: A potential approach towards glioblastoma therapy
Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine
Lara Voglsanger
Thesis entitled: The relaxin-3 system in the mouse brain and gut
Master of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine
Naznin Akhtar
Thesis entitled: Theranostic Applications of Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles for Colorectal Cancer
Doctor of Philosophy (Medicine), School of Medicine