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Monash researcher to unite with Canadian expert

5 March 2008

The Australian Academy of Science has granted Dr Jian Li a 21-day Canadian visit to participate in the Academy's International Science Linkages Program.

The visit, which forms part of the Academy's North American Exchange Program 2008/2009, provides a valuable opportunity for Jian to visit Professor Robert Hancock at the Centre for Microbial Diseases and Immunity Research, University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, Canada.

Professor Hancock is renowned internationally as a leading research scientist in antimicrobial peptides, and he and Jian will collaborate to research polymyxin resistance in multidrug-resistant Gram-negative 'superbugs'.

Professor Roger Nation, Director of the Facility for Anti-infective Drug Development and Innovation (FADDI) in which Jian is Senior Scientist, acknowledges Jian's work.

"This invitation for Jian to participate in the North American Exchange Program is wonderful recognition for him as a young and talented researcher, particularly following his awarding of the China Exchange Program in 2007," he said.

Jian is confident that such cross-country collaborations will benefit the internationally leading research on colistin already being undertaken at FADDI, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

This Australian Academy of Science International Science Linkages Program tangibly encourages excellence and support for early career researchers. Jian will embark on the 3-week visit later this year.