Year 2015

Dec 21, 2015

Congratulations to Dr. Jingli Hao for obtaining 2016 PCFA John Mills Young Investigator Award

Dr Jingli Hao is a scientific officer in the cancer research group at St. George Hospital. She graduated from China Pharmaceutical University, China. She received her PhD degree in 2012 from the University of New South Wales under the direction of Associate Professor Yong Li. Her main research interests are in prostate cancer (CaP) cell biology and radiation therapy. Her current project centers on discovering of novel biomarkers associated with CaP radioresistance, as well as developing novel combination therapies for radioresistant CaP using in vitro and in vivo animal models. She is the recipient of the St. George New Investigator Award 2014 and PCFA John Mills Young Investigator Award 2016.

2015 PCFA John Mills Young Investigator Award:

Grant Title: Identification of biomarkers associated with prostate cancer radio-resistance

Funds awarded: $100,000

Congratulations to Dr. Duohui Jing for obtaining Cancer Institute NSW / Early Career Fellowship, 2016 - 2018

Dr Duohui Jing is a researcher officer in the Leukaemia Biology Program at Children’s Cancer Institute, UNSW. He graduated from Tsinghua University, China, and undertook PhD studies at Dresden University of Technology, Germany. In 2011, Duohui relocated from Germany to Australia and started his post-doctoral research on mechanisms of glucocorticoid resistance in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). He has generated gene expression profiles and “epigenetic landscapes” of glucocorticoid-resistant paediatric ALLs, and identified a novel epigenetic mechanism involved in glucocorticoid-induced apoptosis. His recent Blood paper was the subject of an ‘Inside Blood’ commentary. He was recently awarded 2016 – 2018. UNSW Biography: https://research.unsw.edu.au/people/dr-duohui-jing

Ø Cancer Institute NSW / Early Career Fellowship, 2016 - 2018.

Ø Grant Title: “Reversing glucocorticoid resistance in paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia - a novel epigenetic mechanism linked to basic DNA structure”.

Ø Funds awarded: $606,479

Nov 28, 2015

2015 AACBS Scientific Meeting was successfully held at Research and Education Centre,St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW

Sep 18, 2015

Congratulations to Lei Chang and her PhD supervisor A/Prof. Yong Li for being awarded with 2014 Research Excellence Reward by St George and Sutherland Clinical School

Sep 6, 2015

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of Anti-Fascist War

At City Recital Hall

Attendants of AACBS: Belamy Cheung and Jacob Qi

Organised by Consulate-General of China in Sydney

Sep 2, 2015

Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of Anti-Fascist War

At China Cultral Centre

Attendants of AACBS: Belamy Cheung and Kevin Ni

Organised by Consulate-General of China in Sydney

Aug 9, 2015

AACBS Annual General Meeting Reported on Chinese Newspaper

Jul 19, 2015

2015 AACBS Annual General Meeting was successfully held at Lowy Cancer Centre, UNSW Australia.

1. Education Counselor Wang Xiaojia and Vice-Counselor Liu Wenwu were present and gave a speech

2. Honourary President Prof. Bing Yu Reported on the AACBS activities in the past two years and the election results of executive committe members of new term.

3. Future Perspectives of AACBS by New President Prof. Yong Li.

4. Invited Speakers: Dr. Joshua McCarroll, Dr. Stephan Lelievre, and Dr. Donna Lai; Chaired by our New Executive Committe Members: Dr. Belamy Cheung, Dr. Bin Wang, and Prof. Qihan Dong.