Richard Lerner | |
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| Born | August 26, 1938 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | December 2, 2021 (aged 83) La Jolla, San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford Medical School and Northwestern University |
| Awards | Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1994) William B. Coley Award (1999) Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (2003) Prince of Asturias Award (2012) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Chemistry |
| Institutions | The Scripps Research Institute Wistar Institute |
Richard Alan Lerner (August 26, 1938 – December 2, 2021) was an American research chemist. He was best known for his work on catalytic antibodies and combinatorial antibody libraries. Lerner served as President of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) from 1987 until January 1, 2012, and was a member of its Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, in La Jolla, California.