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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Jianzhu Liu
Shandong Agricultural University, China
Xueming Zhang
Jilin University, China
Award Committee
Prof. Patrick Butaye
Chairman
City University of Hong Kong
Winner
Rachel Forrest
Te Pūkenga—Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, New Zealand
Richard Murray
Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
Award Committee
Prof. Patrick Butaye
Chairman
City University of Hong Kong
Winner
Valeria Grieco
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Milan, Lodi, Italy
Fun-In Wang
School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Winner
Carlos Viegas
Department of Veterinary Sciences, Univesity of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Arvind Sharma
School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus, Queensland, Australia
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