People

Staff associated with the China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine (CAIRCCM)

External members

  • Professor Keji Chen, Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • Professor Aiping Lu, Dean of School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University, China
  • Professor David Story, Emeritus Professor, RMIT University, Australia (2015–2019)
  • Professor Caroline Smith, Professor of Chinese Medicine, Western Sydney University, Australia (2015–2019)
  • Professor Chun-Tao Che, Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States
  • Professor Ka-Kit Hui, UCLA Center for East-West Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, United States

Ex officio (Centre Management Committee members)

RMIT University

  • Distinguished Professor Charlie Changli Xue, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, STEM College & Centre Director, RMIT University, Australia
  • Professor Tony Zhang, Associate Dean (Allied Health), School of Health and Biomedical Sciences & Centre Deputy Director, RMIT University, Australia
  • Ms Louise Pobjoy, Centre Senior Project Officer, STEM College, RMIT University, Australia

Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

  • Professor Zhang, President of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Centre Director, China
  • Professor Zhimin Yang, Vice-President of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Centre Deputy Director, China
  • Professor Zehui Wen, Director, Key Unit of Methodology in Clinical Research, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China
  • Professor Xinfeng Guo, Director, EBM & Clinical Research Service Group, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China

Key Centre staff

RMIT University

Guangdong Provincial Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences/Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine

  • Professor Xinfeng Guo
  • Professor Zehuai Wen
  • Dr Shaonan Liu
  • Dr Lihong Yang
  • Dr Yihan He
  • Dr Jing Chen
  • Dr Jiagi Lai
  • Dr Qianqian Guo
  • Dr Shaohua Lu

Offshore PhD students enrolled at RMIT University – in progress

  • Shaohua Lyu
  • Junyue Wang
  • Yi Cheng
  • Meifang Liu
  • Lingling Liu
  • Jing Cui

Offshore PhD students enrolled at RMIT University – completed

  • Grace Xiaojia Ni
  • Jason Jingjie Yu
  • La Zhang
  • Lingling Yang
  • Yiyi Cai
  • Qianqian Guo

Monograph expert advisory panels

Monograph Methodology Expert Advisory Panel

  • Professor Zhaoxiang Bian (Hong Kong Baptist University, China)
  • The late Professor George Lewith (University of Southampton, United Kingdom)
  • Professor Lixing Lao (The University of Hong Kong, China)
  • Professor Jianping Liu (Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Frank Thien (Eastern Health and Monash University, Australia)
  • Professor Jialiang Wang (Sichuan University, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 1 (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

  • Professor Jiansheng Li (Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Christopher Worsnop (Austin Health, Australia)
  • Professor Frank Thien (Eastern Health and Monash University, Australia)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 2 (Psoriasis Vulgaris)

  • Professor Yin-ku Lin (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Taiwan)
  • Professor Chuanjian Lu (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 3 (Chronic Urticaria)

  • Professor Tai-Long Pan (Chang Gung University, Taiwan)
  • Professor Florian Pfab (Technische Universität Munich, Germany)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 4 (Adult Asthma)

  • Professor Jingcheng Dong (Shanghai Huashan Hospital, China)
  • Professor Frank Thien (Eastern Health and Monash University, Australia)
  • Professor Christopher Worsnop (Austin Health, Australia)
  • Professor Jiansheng Li (Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 5 (Allergic Rhinitis)

  • Professor Benno Brinkhaus (Institute of Social Medicine, Charité University Medical Center and German Red Cross Hospital Westend, Germany)
  • Professor Xiumin Li (Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA)
  • Professor Yunying Li (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Jiyan Xia (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 6 (Herpes Zoster and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia)

  • Professor Johannes Fleckenstein (University of Bern, Switzerland)
  • Professor Florian Pfab (Technische Universität Munich, Germany)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 7 (Insomnia)

  • Professor Yong Huang (Southern Hospital and Southern Medical University, China)
  • Professor Jerome Sarris (Western Sydney University, Australia)
  • Professor Christopher Worsnop (Austin Health, Australia)
  • Professor Weikang Wu (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 8 (Alzheimer’s Disease)

  • Professor Gerald Münch (School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Australia)
  • Professor Ralph Martins (Edith Cowan University, Australia)
  • Professor Yan Huang (Department of Neurology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China)
  • Professor Yefeng Cai (Department of Neurology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China)
  • Professor Weixiong Liang (DME Center, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China)
  • Professor Jingbo Sun (Department of Neurology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China)
  • Professor Guoqing Zheng (The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 9 (Vascular Dementia)

  • Professor Yan Huang (Department of Neurology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China)
  • Professor Yefeng Cai (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China)
  • Professor Weixiong Liang (DME Center, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China)
  • Professor Jingbo Sun (Department of Neurology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China)
  • Professor Guoqing Zheng (The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 10 (Diabetic Kidney Disease)

  • Professor David Johnson (The University of Queensland, Australia)
  • Professor Jian-min Li (Beijing Hospital of Chinese Traditional and Western Medicine, China)
  • Professor Ying Lu (Tong De Hospital, China)
  • Dr George Wu (Credit Valley Hospital, Canada)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 11 (Acne Vulgaris)

  • Professor Liu Yang (TCM-Integrated Hospital of Southern Medical University, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 12 (Post-Stroke Shoulder Complications) and Volume 13 (Post-Stroke Spasticity)

  • Professor Jongbae Jay Park (Center for Translational Pain Medicine, Duke University, USA)
  • Professor Linpeng Wang (Capital Medical University and Beijing Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Zehuai Wen (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Guoqing Zheng (The Second Affiliated Hospital & Yuying Children's Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 14 (Unipolar Depression)

  • Professor Jerome Sarris (Western Sydney University, Australia)
  • Professor Yuping Ning (Guangzhou Huiai Hospital/The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, China)
  • Professor Weikang Wu (Sun Yat-sen University, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 15 (Chronic Heart Failure)

  • Professor Jiangang Shen (School of Chinese Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
  • Professor Hao Xu (Xiyuan Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, China)
  • Professor Weihui Lyu (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Chunlin Huang (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Wei Jiang (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Xiaoqing Li (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Gengzhen Yao (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 16 (Atopic Dermatitis)

  • Professor Noel Cranswick (The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, Australia)
  • Professor Linfeng Li (Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, China)
  • Professor Florian Pfab (Technische Universität Munich, Germany)
  • Professor Liu Yang (TCM-Integrated Hospital of Southern Medical University, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 17 (Colorectal Cancer)

  • Associate Professor Ying Guo (MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, USA)
  • Associate Professor Wen Li Liu (MD Anderson Cancer Center, Texas, USA)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 18 (Cancer Pain)

  • Professor Pingping Li (Beijing Cancer Hospital, China)
  • Professor Zhongjun Xia (Sun Yan-Sen University Cancer Hospital, China)
  • Associate Professor Depei Li (Department of Critical Care, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 19 (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)

  • Dr Shengsheng Zhang (Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Dr Xudong Tang (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, China)
  • Professor Peter Gibson (Monash University, Australia)
  • Dr Bei Ye (Brighton Gastroenterology Associates, Australia)
  • Dr Rebecca Burgell (Functional Gut Clinic, Alfred Health, Australia)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 20 (Chronic Cough)

  • Professor Frank Thien (Eastern Health and Monash University, Australia)
  • Professor Christopher Worsnop (Austin Health, Australia)
  • Professor Kefang Lai (Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital, China)
  • Professor Jia Zhu (Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 21 (Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus)

  • Professor Yiming Mu (Department of Endocrinology, People's Liberation Army General Hospital, China)
  • Professor Dalong Zhu (Department of Endocrinology, Gulou Hospital Affiliated to Medical College of Nanjing University, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 22 (Urinary Tract Infection)

  • Professor Daji Xu (Hong Kong Baptist University, China)
  • Professor David Johnson (The University of Queensland, Australia)
  • Dr George Wu (Credit Valley Hospital, Canada)
  • Professor Peiqing Zhang (Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 23 (Migraine)

  • Professor Feng Zeng (Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Bin Li (Capital Medical University, Beijing Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Wei Xie (Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangdong, China)
  • Professor Jingsong You (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangdong, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 24 (Menopause)

  • Professor Rodney Baber (The University of Sydney, Australia)
  • Dr Carolyn Ee (Western Sydney University, Australia)
  • Professor Jinfang Lin (Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, China)
  • Professor Yong Tan (Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 25 (Rhinosinusitis)

  • Professor De-Yun Wang (Department of Otolaryngology, National University of Singapore, Singapore)
  • Associate Professor Christopher Worsnop (Austin Health, Victoria, Australia)
  • Professor Shizhen Wang (Department of Otolaryngology, The 1st Clinical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Qintai Yang (Department of Otolaryngology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-san University, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 26 (Rheumatoid Arthritis)

  • Professor Qingchun Huang (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Quan Jiang (Department of Rheumatology of Guang’anmen Hospital, and the China Academy of Chinese Medical Science)
  • Professor Aiping Lu (Hong Kong Baptist University, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 27 (Overweight and Obesity in Adults)

  • Professor Bin Xu (Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Li Yan (Peking Union Medical College Hospital, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 28 (Endometriosis)

  • Dr Mike Armour (Western Sydney University, Australia)
  • Professor Neil Johnson (Robinson Research Institute, Australia)
  • Professor Ruining Liang (Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangxi, China)
  • Professor Ruihua Zhao (China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, China)

Monograph Content Expert Advisory Panel for Volume 29 (Cervical Radiculopathy)

  • Professor Fang Zeng (Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Bin Li (Capital Medical University, Beijing Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)
  • Professor Minshan Feng (Wangjing Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China)
  • Professor Mingsheng Tan (China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China)

Get in touch

To find out more about the China-Australia International Research Centre for Chinese Medicine (CAIRCCM), please email cairccm.rmit@rmit.edu.au.

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Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Luwaytini' by Mark Cleaver, Palawa.

aboriginal flag
torres strait flag

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.