Richard Conrad "Con" Cambie (born 1931) is a New Zealand natural products chemist known for his research into bioactive compounds. Born in 1931 in

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, Cambie was educated at

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. He attended

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, graduating with an MSc with first-class honours in 1955 and a

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in 1958. Appointed to the staff of chemistry department at Auckland in 1958, Cambie then studied at the

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, where he was awarded a

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in 1963. He was awarded a

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, on the basis of publications submitted, in 1964. He returned to the University of Auckland and, following the retirement of Bob Briggs in 1969, he was appointed to a professorial chair. For 17 years he also served as assistant to the vice-chancellor (student services). On his retirement in 1996 Cambie was granted the title of professor emeritus. He was elected a

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in 1966, and the following year he was awarded the society's Hector Medal, New Zealand's highest science honour at that time. He is the author or co-author of 430 scientific papers.

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