QCASE established QCASE Scientific Collaboration Achievement Award.

In 2015, QCASE established an annual special award to honour scientists and engineers in Queensland, who made exceptional scientific contributions through collaboration between Australia and China. The 2015 award was made to Professor Ian Frazer of UQ and the late Dr Jian Zhou, formally of UQ for their joint invention of world’s first vaccine against cervical cancer which has been administered over 125 million times in 121 countries and saved the lives of many women. The discovery and development of this vaccine is an impressive example of successful science collaboration between China and Australia.

The award ceremony was held at Queensland Parliament House on 18 November 2015, as part of the Welcome Reception hosted by the Queensland Minister for Science, and Innovation Leeanne Enoch, for Professor Yaping Zhang, Vice-President of the renowned Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), and his delegation. Approximately 100 people, including Queensland government officials, senior delegates from CAS, Consul General of the Consulate General of PRC in Brisbane, UQ Vice-Chancellor, and QCASE representatives, were present.

At the Welcome Ceremony, QCASE president, Dr Hua Guo, delivered a speech and presented the “Special Scientific Achievement Award” to the Professor Ian Frazer and Ms Xiaoyi Sun, the widow of the late Dr Jian Zhou. Minister Leeanne Enoch, Professor Yanping Zhang, Consul General Yongchen Zhao, and other distinguished guests were part of this special award event and both the Queensland Government Media Statements and Australian Chinese Times (澳华时报Issue 248) reported the event.

Dr Hua Guo addressing the Welcome Reception and presenting the 2015 QCASE Award at the Queensland Parliament House

Ian Frazer and Xiaoyi Sun received the 2015 QCASE “Special Scientific Achievement Award”

(From left): Hua Guo, Geoff Garrett, Christine Williams, Yanping Zhang, Ian Frazer, Xiaoyi Sun,  Leeanne Enoch, Yongchen Zhao, Jamie Merrick