Deputy Consul-General YNAG Chenqi attends 2026 Jian Zhou Memorial Oration

2026-11-10 13:41

August 28 of this year marks the 20th anniversary of the first dose of Gardasil 9, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. On 5 November 2026, Deputy Consul-General YANG Chenqi, Consul LIU Chunyan were invited to attend 2026 Jian Zhou Memorial Oration at Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland. In his remarks, Deputy Consul-General Yang commended Professor Frazer and Late Dr. Jian Zhou for their collaborative efforts in developing the cervical cancer vaccine. He noted that the benefits of these achievements extend worldwide, fully demonstrating the significant value of Australia-China scientific and technological cooperation. Professor Deborah Terry AC, Vice-Chancellor and President of University of Queensland and Emeritus Professor Ian Frazer AC, Co-inventor of the cervical cancer vaccine, delivered remarks; Associate Professor Arutha Kulasinghe presented a keynote academic lecture on Cancer Blueprint Project; and Professor Kiarashe Khosrotehrani, Director of the Frazer Institute, presented the award to the recipient of the Jian Zhou Award for Translational Medicine announcement.