May 30, 2021 Professor Arthur Christopoulos FAA FAHMS – Molecular pharmacologist Throughout his career as a pharmacist and molecular pharmacologist, Professor Christopoulos has become world-renowned for his pioneering discoveries of spatially distinct ‘allosteric’ drug binding sites on G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), the largest class of all medicinal targets. His research spans the interface of biology and chemistry with a particular therapeutic focus on neuropsychiatry, cardiometabolism, pain and addiction. Professor Rob Hyndman FAA FASSA – Statistician (forecasting) Professor Hyndman is one of the world’s most recognised applied statisticians and his contribution to time series forecasting is acknowledged globally. His work includes demand forecasting for the electricity industry, estimating life expectancy for the Australian Indigenous population, and forecasting Australian tourism demand. Professor Hyndman is also the first researcher from Monash University to be elected as a Fellow of both the Australian Academy of Science and the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.