Monash BDI researcher honoured by Academy Fellowship
Professor Jian Li FAA, FAHMS is one of five Monash Medicine Nursing and Health Sciences (MNHS) researchers who have been elected as new Fellows of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS), the nation’s learned academy for the most influential experts in health and medicine.
Fellows were elected in recognition of their outstanding achievements and exceptional contributions to the health and medical sector, and were acknowledged for their clinical, non-clinical, leadership, industry and research contributions.
This follows Professor Li's recent election as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.
Professor Li has an internationally-recognised track record in the pharmacology of polymyxins and the discovery of novel, safer antimicrobial peptides. He is an elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the American Academy of Microbiology and is the head of the Antimicrobial Systems Pharmacology Laboratory at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute. He is a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher in Pharmacology & Toxicology (2015 - 2017, 2022), and an editor-in-chief of The International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. He is an invited reviewer for 190 international journals and grant and fellowship applications for the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian Research Council and 26 international funding bodies.
Read more about the five Monash MNHS AAHMS Fellows in the Faculty news story.
For a full list of 2023 AAHMS new Fellows, visit their website.
About the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute
Committed to making the discoveries that will relieve the future burden of disease, the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute (BDI) at Monash University brings together more than 120 internationally-renowned research teams. Spanning seven discovery programs across Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Development and Stem Cells, Infection, Immunity, Metabolism, Diabetes and Obesity, and Neuroscience, Monash BDI is one of the largest biomedical research institutes in Australia. Our researchers are supported by world-class technology and infrastructure, and partner with industry, clinicians and researchers internationally to enhance lives through discovery.