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INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE LINKAGES – SCIENCE ACADEMIES PROGRAM
2009–2010 GRANTS

Over a hundred leading Australian scientists have been awarded scientific grants to undertake important international collaborative research under the International Science Linkages – Science Academies Program.

The program supports Australian scientists, from both the public and private sectors, to collaborate with international partners on leading edge science and technology in order to contribute to Australia's economic, social and environmental wellbeing.

Australian scientists will travel to research institutions in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Europe and North America to commence their projects in January 2009.

The grant funding is part of the $3.9 million provided to the Australian Academy of Science by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research over the five years of the International Science Linkages – Science Academies Program.

Australian scientists will be working on a diverse range of topics including: cancer, climate change; genomic sequencing; health and ageing; nanotechnology; solar cells and women's health.

Successful exchange participants FY 2009-2010

Europe

Researcher	Project	Host Institution
Dr David Abdo Department of Fisheries	Hidden diversity in the waters of the western Mediterranean sea.	Dr Mikel Becerro Centre for Advanced Studies (CSIC) Spain
Dr Lisa Alleva Australian National University	Establishing an accurate method for quantification of the inflammatory protein High Mobility Group Box 1 (HMGB1).	Dr Reinhard Voll Universitat Erlangen-Nuremberg Germany
Dr Fernando Alonso-Marroquin University of Queensland	3D Discrete Element Modelling of geological materials: merging molecular dynamics and computational geometry.	Professor Dr Stefan Luding University of Twente Netherlands Professor Frederic Donze Grenoble Joseph Fourier University France
Dr Virginia Best University of Sydney	Auditory grouping and cochlear implants.	Dr Bernhard Laback Austrian Academy of Sciences Austria
Dr Helen Blanchard Griffith University	Probing carbohydrate-recognition by proteins that are critical in orchestrating disease.	Professor Anne Imberty Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolecules Vegetales (CERMAV-CNRS) France
Dr Anna Brooks Southern Cross University	Body perception: neural correlates of gender discrimination.	Professor Olaf Blanke Brain Mind Institute Switzerland
A/Professor Michael Brown University of Adelaide	Novel in vivo targeting of dead tumour cells exerts potent bystander killing effects.	Professor Richard Begent Cancer Research UK Targeting and Imaging UK
Dr Scott Brown University of Newcastle	Integrating mathematical models of human cognition with neurophysiological data from functional magnetic resonance imaging.	A/Professor Eric-Jan Wagenmakers University van Amsterdam Netherlands
Dr Ashley Buckle Monash University	High throughput analysis of autoantigen-antibody interactions using SPR imaging.	Professor Malcolm Buckle Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France
Dr Conrad Burden Australian National University	Developing practical algorithms for microarray data from physico-chemical models.	Dr Hans Binder Universitat Leipzig Germany Dr Enrico Carlom Institute for Theoretical Physics Belgium Professor Simon Tavare University of Cambridge UK
Dr Olivier Buzzi University of Newcastle	X Ray Micro Tomography of natural Australian expansive soils.	Professor Gioachino Viggiani University Joseph Fourier France
Professor Chris Carter University of Tasmania	Nutrition based strategies for fish meal and oil replacement in aquaculture feeds.	Professor Gro-Ingunn Hemre National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Norway
Professor Arne Dahle University of Queensland	Shear behaviour of solidifying aluminium alloys.	Professor Michel Suery Science et Ingenierie des Materiaux et Procedes (SIMaP) France
Dr Pierre Dilda University of New South Wales	Identification of cancer patients that will better respond to treatment with GSAO.	Professor Alfonso Pompella University of Pisa Medical School Italy
Associate Professor Mark Dowton University of Wollongong	Tracing evolutionary transitions among the Hymenoptera, using mitochondrial genome sequences.	Professor Birgit Schlick-Steiner University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Austria Dr Florian Steiner University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Austria
Dr Russell Drysdale University of Newcastle	Developing the capacity in Australia for measuring the isotopic composition of speleothem fluid inclusions for palaeotemperature reconstruction.	Dr Hubert Vonhof Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Netherlands
Associate Professor Qipeng Guo Deakin University	Unique insights into polymer structure using spectroscopic imaging.	Professor Sergei Kazarian Imperial College London UK Dr Geoffrey Moggridge University of Cambridge UK
Professor Vadim Kamenetsky University of Tasmania	Application of a single-crystal X-ray and other microbeam techniques to compositions of mantle and crustal fluids included in minerals and glasses.	Professor Leonid Dubrovinsky University of Bayreuth Germany
Dr Sergei Kozlov University of Queensland	Recruitment of ATM kinase to the sites of DNA damage induced by heavy ions.	Dr Burkhard JAKOB Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung Germany
Dr Kypros Kypri University of Newcastle	Investigation of performance biases in clinical trials of health behaviour interventions.	Dr Jim McCambridge Department of Public Health and Policy England
Dr Bradley Ladewig ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials	Platform technologies for the rapid development of high performance nanocomposite membranes.	Professor Suzana Nunes GKSS Research Centre Germany Dr Wilhelm Meulenberg Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH Germany
Dr Justin Leontini Monash University	Numerical simulation of transitions and instabilities in fluid flow.	Dr Michael le Bars Institut de Recherche sur les Phénomènes Hors France
Dr Mike Manefield University of New South Wales	The role of redox potential in carbon flow in microbial communities.	Dr Tillman Leuders Institute of Groundwater Ecology Germany Dr David Schleheck University of Konstanz Germany
Dr Neilson Martin Curtin University of Technology	Educational outcomes for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).	Professor Peter Tymms University of Durham UK
Professor Dougal McColloch RMIT University	Developing tools for exploring the nano-world.	Professor David Cockayne University of Oxford UK
Adjunct Professor Nunzio Motta Queensland University of Technology	Growth of nanotubes on patterned substrates.	Professor Maurizio de Crescenzi Universita' di Roma Tor Vergata Italy
Dr Simon Moulton ARC Centre of Excellence fro Electromaterials Science	Aligned carbon nanotube biomaterial structures.	Professor Eric Anglaret Universite Montpellier II France Dr Philippe Poulin Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal France
Professor Paul Mulvaney University of Melbourne	Plasmonic superstructures: light coupling and sensing.	Professor Javier de Abajo Instituto de Optica Spain
Associate Professor John Murray University of New South Wales	Identification of mechanisma affecting stability and clearance rates of hepatitis B virions in chronically infected individuals and by using the uPA chimera mouse model of infection with hepatitis B viruses.	A/Professor Jorg Petersen Universitatsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf Germany
Dr Dragomir Neshev Australian National University	Nonlinear photonics, plasmonics and metamaterials.	Professor Thomas Pertsch Friedrich Schiller University Jena Germany
A/Professor Graham Nicholson University of Technology Sydney	Developing peptide toxins as biopesticides and therapeutics.	Dr Pierre Escoubas Institute de Pharmacologie Moleculaire et Cellulaire France
Professor Stephen Powles University of Western Australia	Unravelling herbicide resistance evolution and mechanisms in plants.	Dr Xavier Reboud Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique France
Dr Andrei Rode Australian National University	X-ray probing of transient state of matter excited by ultrafast laser pulses.	Dr Antoine Rousse Laboratoire d'Optique Appliquee France
Dr Frances Separovic University of Melbourne	Synchrotron radiation circular dichroism studies of antimicrobial peptides.	Professor Bonnie Wallace University of London UK Professor Anthony Watts University of Oxford UK
Associate Professor Sergey Shabala University of Tasmania	Revealing mechanisms of osmotic stress signalling by combining MIFE and confocal imaging microscopy techniques.	Professor Stefano Mancuso University of Florence Italy
Dr Jan Slapeta University of Sydney	Iron requirements of Chromera velia.	Professor Jean-Michel Camadro Institut Jacques Monod France
Dr Daniel Terno Macquarie University	Applications of non-completely positive maps to quantum tomography.	Professor Karol Zyczkowski Jageillonian University Poland
Dr Miriam Welgampola Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	Extra-ocular muscles mediating the sound-evoked vestibulo-ocular reflex.	Professor Krister Branterg Karolinska Hospital Sweden
Dr Duanne White Macquarie University	Novel application of in situ cosmogenic 14C to assess the influence of clast recycling on our understanding of the history of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.	Professor Paul Bishop University of Glasgow Scotland
Dr Jane Williamson Macquarie University	The impact of ocean acidification on early life history characteristics of marine invertebrates.	Dr Sam Dupont University of Gothenburg Sweden Professor Jon Havenhand University of Gothenburg Sweden
Dr Elaine Wong University of Melbourne	Compact VCSEL base-stations for optical-wireless integrated networks.	Professor Markus Christian Amann Technical University of Munich Germany
Dr Dong-yang WU CSIRO Materials Science and Engineering	Develop fundamental understanding on fracture properties and healing mechanism of novel self-healing epoxy systems and their composite laminates for structural applications.	Professor Monika BAUER Fraunhofer Intitute Germany
Dr John Zaunders University of New South Wales	Identification of SIV-specific follicular helper T cells in lymph nodes during acute SIV infection in Macaques.	Dr Jerome Estaquier Institut National de la Sante et de la Redcherche France
Dr Hala Zreiqat University of Sydney	Engineered articular cartilage using Novel composite 3D scaffolds.	Professor Veronique Miggony Universite Paris Nord France Professor Patrick Netter Laboratorie de Pharmacologie et de Physiopathologie Articulaire France

North America

Researcher	Project	Host Institution
Dr Stewart Allen Bureau of Meteorology	Using observations from deep ocean buoys to improve tsunami forecasts and warnings.	Dr Vasily Titov National Centre for Tsunami Research, USA
Dr Peter Anderson Flinders University	Activation of plant disease resistance proteins.	Professor Brian Staskawic University of California Berkeley, USA
A/Professor Muthupandian Ashokkumar University of Melbourne	Sonochemically synthesised composite nanomaterials as catalysts in fuel cells.	Professor Prashant Kamat University of Notre Dame, USA
Dr Mark Bayley Australian Wetlands Pty Ltd	Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Restoration Project: Strategies for coastal wetland rehabilitation for multiple use and benefit.	Professor Douglas Meffert Tulane University, USA Dr Elizabeth Mossop Louisiana State University, USA
Dr Michael Beard University of Adelaide	Identification and characterisation of host genes that control replication of hepatitis C virus using novel cell culture models.	Professor Robert Lanford Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, USA Professor Dr Stanley Lemon University of Texas Medical Branch, USA
Dr Lee Bowling NSW Department of Water and Energy	Cyanobacterial research in Quebec.	Ms Sylvie Blais Ministere du Developpement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs, Canada
Dr Jaclyn Brown CSIRO Marine Research	Understanding El Nino and drought in a warmer climate.	Dr Anand Gnanadesikan Princeton University, USA
Dr Sheree Cairney Charles Darwin University	Accessing sophisticated Neuroscientific techniques for the assessment, treatment and education of Indigenous substance abusers.	Professor Richard Goldberg Rhode Island University, USA Professor Peter Snyder Brown University, USA
Professor Alan Carey Mathematical Sciences Institute Australian National University	Operator algebras and noncommutative geometry.	Professor Ian Putnam University of Victoria, Canada
Dr Shaokoon Cheng University of New South Wales	Computational model of the upper airway to understand the pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnoea.	Associate Professor Atul Malhotra Harvard Medical School, USA
Dr Nicolas Cherbuin Australian National University	A study of corpus callosum shape variability in the context of handedness, cognition and healthy ageing.	Professor Arthur Toga University of California Los Angeles, USA
Professor Geoffrey Clarke University of Sydney	The tectonic significance of regional flat-lying rock fabrics in orogenic belts.	Professor Keith Klepeis University of Vermont, USA Dr Stuart Thompson University of Arizona, USA
Dr Belinda Ferrari University of New South Wales	Development of pathogen detection and isolation strategies through analysis at the single-cell level: A bimolecular approach.	Professor Howard Shapiro The Centre for Cytometry, USA
Dr Paul Gribben University of Technology Sydney	Global responses of invasive and native species to climate change.	Dr James Byres University of Georgia, USA
Professor Brendan Griffin University of Western Australia	Characterisation of the information content of Rutherford Backscattered Ions and Ion-induced Secondary Electron imaging using the new He ion Scanning Microscope.	Professor David Joy Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
Dr Vanessa Hayes University of New South Wales	Genome sequencing for preservation of the Tasmanian Devil.	Professor Stephan Schuster Penn State University, USA
Professor Yinghe He James Cook University	Production of designer particles from liquid and solid starting materials.	Professor Osman Basaran Purdue University, USA Professor James Litster Purdue University, USA
Dr Anita Hill CSIRO Materials Science and  Engineering	Membranes as sensors.	Professor Benny Freeman University of Texas at Austin, USA Professor Allan Hoffman University of Washington, USA
Dr Helen Irving-Rodgers University of Adelaide	Preserving the fertility of women with cancer.	Professor Teresa Woodruff Northwestern University, USA
Dr Denisa Jurcakova University of Queensland	Carbon electrode materials for high-performance supercapacitors.	Professor Teresa Bandosz The City University of New York, USA Professor Yury Gogotsi Drexel University, USA
Dr Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh RMIT University	Hybrid polymeric and metal oxide nanostructured fuel cells.	Professor Sossina Hailes California Institute of Technology, USA Professor Richard Kaner University of California Los Angeles, USA
Professor Anatoli Kheifets Australian National University	Multiple atomic ionisation in strong electromagnetic field.	Professor David Tannor University of California Santa Barbara, USA Professor C William McCurdy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA Dr Thorsten Weber Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Dr Scott Kim University of New South Wales	Acquiring the knowledge and technical expertise in generating knockout mouse using bacterial artificial chromosomes.	Professor Mason Freeman Harvard Medical School, USA
Dr Laszlo Kiss University of Sydney	Stellar oscillations as a tool to identify planet hosting stars.	Dr Gaspar Bakos Harvard Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics, USA
Dr Darby Kozak University of Queensland	Optically encoded particles as a platform for the validation of proteomic biomarkers in the early detection of ovarian cancer.	Professor Nicole Urban Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre, USA
A/Professor Sunil Kumar University of South Australia	Mechanical properties of coated bioceramics.	Dr Eduardo Saiz Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
Dr Todd Lane University of Melbourne	Improved analysis and forecasting of precipitation through assimilation of Doppler radar observations with an ensemble Kalman filter.	Professor Fuqing Zhang Pennsylvania State University, USA
Dr Ricky Lareu University of Western Australia	Combinatorial regulation of fibrosis by small non-coding RNA molecules.	Dr Isidore Rigoutsos Deep Computing Institute, USA
A/Professor Simon Lewis Curtin University of Technology	Chemical characterisation and classification of automotive paint clear coats.	Associate Professor Tim Menzies West Virginia University, USA Professor Jay Siegel Indiana University, USA
Dr Chaohong Li Australian National University	Many-body quantum dynamics of strongly correlated atomic systems	Professor Eugene Demler Harvard University, USA
Dr Tong Lin Deakin University	Improvement of fuel cell performance via superhydrophobic treatment of cell electrodes.	Professor Liming Dai University of Dayton, USA
Dr Chunsheng Lu Curtin University of Technology	Fractals in bio-inspired nanomechanics of hierarchical materials.	Professor Huajian Gao Brown University, UA
Dr Ian Macreadie CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies	Investigations of the roles of allyl hydroperoxidase, clioquinol and farnesol in yeast models for neurodegenerative diseases.	Dr Jaekwon Lee University of Nebraska, USA Dr Robert Spreitzer University of Nebraska, USA
Dr Karen Murphy University of South Australia	Cardiometabolic health effects associated with dairy consumption.	Professor Gary Fulcher University of Manitoba, Canada Dr Curtis Rempel University of Manitoba, Canada
Dr Michelle Power Macquarie University	Host parasite co-evolution: a tool for managing emerging diseases in Australia.	Professor John Barta University of Guelph, Canada
Dr Morgan Pratchett James Cook University	Predicting future effects of climate change on coral reefs.	Dr Bernhard Riegl Nova Southeastern University, USA
Dr Thomas Rayner University of New South Wales	Climate change and freshwater fishes of the Tropical Pacific.	Professor Robert Kinzie University of Hawaii, USA Dr David Foote USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Centre, USA
Dr Yinlan Ruan University of Adelaide	Fabrication of chalcogenide glasses and antibody labelling using quantum dots for infrared applications.	Dr Jennifer Hollingsworth Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA Professor Kathleen Richardson Clemson University, USA
Dr Kallista Sears CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology	Carbon nanotubes for flexible, high performance, organic solar cells.	Professor Ray Baughman University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Dr Melony Sellars CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research	All-female sterile prawn culture: Determining how to improve the viability of prawns with an extra set of chromosomes.	Mr Steve Arce The Oceanic Institute, USA Dr Shaun Moss The Oceanic Institute, USA
Dr Marcus Sheaves James Cook University	Developing a global view of wetland-estuary linkages.	Dr Thomas Minello National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, USA
Dr Petra Souter Australian Institute of Marine Science	Use of next generation gene analysis to predict corals' capacity to cope with climate change.	Dr Iliana Baums Pennsylvania State University, USA Professor Jim Marden Pennsylvania State University, USA
Dr Jeremy Sumner University of Tasmania	Markov and phylogenetic invariants: resolving the mathematical connections between related phylogenetic methods.	Professor Elizabeth Allamn University of Alaska at Fairbanks, USA Professor John Rhodes University of Alaska at Fairbanks, USA
Dr Anita van den Biggelaar University of Western Australia	Innate immune pathways to microbial pathogens in newborns in settings with high versus low/moderate exposure.	Assistant Professor Ofer Levy Harvard Medical School, USA A/Professor Richard Malley Harvard Medical School, USA
Dr David Williams Curtin University of Technology	Testing new technologies for the detection and discovery of emerging microbial pathogens relevant to the Australasian region.	Professor Ian Lipkin Columbia University, USA
A/Professor David Young Griffith University	Developing new chemotherapies for Leishmaniasis and Trypanosomiasis.	Professor Margaret Phillips University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre, USA

Korea

Researcher	Project	Host Institution
Dr Duk-yong Choi Australian National University	Fabrication of nanophotonic structures by e-beam lithography.	Professor Yong-Hee Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
A/Professor Richard Lai La Trobe University	Developing a method for estimating the system-level size of a component-based software system.	Professor Kyo Chul Kang Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Dr Gianluca Ranzi University of Sydney	Behaviour of restrained composite steel-concrete floor beams at elevated temperatures.	Professor Sang-Hyo Kim Yonsei University Dr Hyun-joon Shin Korea Institute of Construction Technology
Professor Richard Speare James Cook University	Providing evidence for the management of the serious amphibian disease, chytridiomycosis, in Korean amphibians.	Professor Se-Chang Park Seoul National University

Taiwan

Researcher	Project	Host Institution
Dr Timothy Payne Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation	Assessment of contaminant retention properties of geologic materials –integration and optimisation of characterisation techniques to facilitate best practice in site selection.	Professor Chin Pan National Tsing Hua University
Dr Zhonghua Sun Curtin University of Technology	Optimisation of imaging parameters in digital chest radiography: a comparison of computed radiography and direct radiography.	Dr Cheng Sun Lin Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology
A/Professor Paul Taylor University of Melbourne	Molecular mechanisms of chickpea defence to pathogens.	Professor Kai-Wun Yeh National Taiwan University

Japan

Researcher	Project	Host Institution
Dr Ian Bally Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries	Developing molecular markers for mango.	Dr Chitose Honsho University of Miyazaki Dr Shinya Kanzaki Kinki University Professor Keizo Yonomori Kyoto University
Dr Zhenxiang Cheng University of Wollongong	Raman and XPS study of the modified novel Multiferroic Bismuth Ferrite Thin Films.	Professor Hideo Kimura National Institute for Materials Science Dr Minoru Osada National Institute for Materials Science
Dr Peta Clode University of Western Australia	Skeletal growth patterns of scleractinian corals.	Dr Kotaro Shirai The University of Tokyo
Professor Eugene Gamaly Australian National University	Interaction of ultra-short laser beam tight-focused inside a transparent dielectric: controllable moderate and extreme modification of material properties.	Professor Dr Dmitri Goldberg National Institute for Materials Science Professor Hiroaki Misawa Hokkaido University Associate Professor Saulius Juodkazis Hokkaido University
Dr Xiwen Guan Australian National University	Thermodynamics and magnetic properties of multi-component interacting Fermi gases of ultracold atoms.	Professor Atsuo Kuniba University of Tokyo Professor Masaki Oshikawa University of Tokyo
Dr Ralf Huuck National ICT Australia	Software bug detection in multi-core embedded devices.	Dr Cyrille Artho National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science
Professor Richard Keene James Cook University	Design of catalysts for multi-electron reduction of carbon dioxide.	Professor Yoshihisa Inoue Osaka University Professor Osamu Ishitani Tokyo Institute of Technology
Dr Mahinda Kuruppu Curtin University of Technology	Influence of water vapour pressure in fracture toughness of rock.	Professor Yuzo Obara Kumamoto University
A/Professor Junwei Lu Griffith University	High performance computing and visualization technologies for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)Computer	A/Professor Takeshi Iwashita Kyoto University Professor Sotoshi Yamada Kanazawa University
A/Professor Wenny Rahayu La Trobe University	Distributed ontologies reuse, contextualisation and strategic maintenance in a Semantic Grid environment.	A/Professor Bernady Apduhan Kyushu Sangyo University
Dr David Taniar Monash University	High performance parallel processing for semantic grid.	A/Professor Bernady Apduhan Kyushu Sangyo University
Dr Carden Wallace Queensland University of Technology	High latitude reef corals of Australia and Japan: comparison of species diversity, molecular biology and response to global climate change.	Dr Hironobu Fukami Kyoto University

China

Researcher	Project	Host Institution
Dr Susan Fuller Queensland University of Technology	Russian wheat aphid invasion	Professor Le Kang Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Weimin Gao Deakin University	Micro system and its functional formulation for direct energy conversion.	A/Professor Changfeng Yan Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Baohong Hou Primary Industries and Resources South Australia (PIRSA)	Development of new techniques to model and interpret data from integrated geoscientific technologies in exploration for mineral resources.	Professor Kezhang Qin Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Division of Solid Mineral Resources Chinese Academy of Sciences Professor Xianrong Luo Guilin University of Technology
Professor Keith Jones University of Newcastle	Beijing-Newcastle collaboration in oocyte cell and molecular biology.	Professor Qing-Yuan Sun Institute of Zoology Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr John Keesing CSIRO Marine Research	Study of impacts on benthic habitats of intensive use of the coastal ecosystem in north eastern China in relation to similar Australian ecosystems which are subject to increasing human usage.	Professor Dongyan Liu Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research for Sustainable Development Chinese Academy of Sciences Professor Xinzheng Li Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Weihua Li University of Wollongong	Sensing and actuating capabilities of magnetorheological elastomers.	Professor Xinglong Gong University of Science and Technology of China Chinese Academy of Sciences
Professor David Shum Griffith University	Prospective memory in individuals with schizophrenia and schizotypal personality features: an event-related potential analysis.	Professor Raymond Chan Institute of Psychology Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Bing Zhang Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries	Develop real time PCR assays applicable for identification and differentiation of Babesia spp.	Professor Guangxiu Liu Cold and Arid Regions Environment and Engineering Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences Professor Hong Yin Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science