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Recognition for cancer research

11 February 2009

Associate Professor Jun-Ping Liu

Associate Professor Jun-Ping Liu from the Department of Immunology has received the prestigious 2009 Beckman Coulter Discovery Science Award from the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).

Associate Professor Liu received the award for distinguished contributions to the field of biochemistry and molecular biology.

As head of the Molecular Signaling Laboratory Associate Professor Liu's key research areas include investigation of cancer and neurodegenerative disease.

Associate Professor Liu said he was extremely pleased to win the award.

"I would like to thank the University for its support in allowing me to make contributions to medical research," Associate Professor Liu said.

The Beckman Coulter Discovery Science Award is a Travelling Lectureship that will enable Associate Professor Liu to present his and his team's work at a number of centres within Australia and New Zealand.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Edwina Cornish congratulated Associate Professor Liu on his achievement.

"This is great recognition for some of the first-class work being carried out at Monash," Professor Cornish said.

For more information see Associate Professor Liu's profile.