We are thrilled to announce the distinguished speakers who will be presenting
at the 13th APMBC and 5th ANZMBS conference.

Our lineup features experts in a variety of fields, each with a unique perspective and a
wealth of knowledge to share. Stay tuned for further announcements.

PLENARY SPEAKERS

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Dr Zhong Lin Wang

Director
Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems
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Professor Haruko Takeyama

Advanced Science and Engineering
Department of Life Science and Medical Bioscience
Waseda University
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Professor Shugo Watabe, Ph.D.

Visiting Professor
Kitasato University School of Marine Biosciences
Technical AdvisorSuzuhiro Kamaboko Honten, Co., Ltd.
Honorary Professor, The University of Tokyo
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Professor You-Jin Jeon

Department of Marine Life Science, Jeju National University Jeju, Republic of Korea
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Professor Xiaoke Hu

Professor of Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology
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Dr Pia Winberg

CEO & Chief Scientist - Venus Shell Systems Pty. Ltd.
CEO – PhycoHealth Pty. Ltd.
Honorary Fellow – School of Medicine, University of Wollongong
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Matthew Flinders Distinguished Professor Wei  Zhang  FTSE

Research Director, Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre, Australia
Founding Director, Centre for Marine Bioproducts Development, Flinders University, Australia
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Professor Han-Ching Wang

Distinguished Professor, Department of Biotechnology and Bioindustry Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
Director, International Center for the Scientific Development of Shrimp Aquaculture, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
University Library Curator, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Professor Ben Hankamer,

Eisenhower Fellow
Director of the Centre for Solar Biotechnology
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Pierre Erwes

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Professor Margo Haygood

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Associate Professor Michèle Prinsep

University of Waikato
New Zealand

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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Professor of Marine ScienceSouthern Cross University

Professor Kirsten Benkendorff

Professor Kirsten Benkendorff
Professor of Marine Science
Southern Cross University

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Institute of Hydrobiology
Chinese Academy of Science

Professor Yonghua Sun

Professor Yonghua Sun
Institute of Hydrobiology
Chinese Academy of Science

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Director of the Kasetsart Vaccine and Bio-product Innovation Center
Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

Associate Professor Sasimanas Unajak

Associate Professor Sasimanas Unajak
Director, Kasetsart Vaccine and Bio-product Innovation Center
Kasetsart University, Thailand

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Biochemist, cell biologist - Algae, Aquaculture and Biotechnology | PhD

Dr Mike Packer

Dr Mike Packer Phd
Biochemist, Cell Biologist
Algae, Aquaculture and Biotechnology

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Professor at the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Professor Iwane Suzuki

Professor Iwane Suzuki
Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
University of Tsukuba
Japan

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Venus Shell Systems
Scientific Advisory Committee , Blue Economy CRC

Dr J Helen Fitton, FRSC

Dr J Helen Fitton, FRSC
Venus Shell Systems
Scientific Advisory Committee, Blue Economy CRC

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Chair of Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology
Director, Max Planck Queensland Centre for the Materials Science of Extracellular Matrices

Distinguished Professor Dietmar Hutmacher

Distinguished Professor Dietmar Hutmacher
Chair of Regenerative Medicine, Queensland University of Technology
Director, Max Planck Queensland Centre for the Materials Science of Extracellular Matrices

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Chair of Biotechnology
Director of the Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts
Deakin University, Australia

Professor Colin Barrow

Professor Colin Barrow
Chair of Biotechnology
Director of the Centre for Sustainable Bioproducts, Deakin University, Australia

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Professor of Marine Medicinal Chemistry
Ocean University of China

Dr Chang-Yun Wang

Dr Chang-Yun Wang
Professor of Marine Medicinal Chemistry
Ocean University of China

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Deputy Director and Professor
Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Dr Song Qin

Dr Song Qin
Deputy Director and Professor
Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Research Scientist
Australian Institute of Marine Science

Dr Lone Høj

Dr Lone Høj
Research Scientist
Australian Institute of Marine Science

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Professor, Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute
Zhejiang University, China
Deputy Director, Key Lab of Cancer Prevention and Intervention
Ministry of Education China

Professor Min Zhou

Professor Min Zhou
Professor, Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh Institute
Zhejiang University, China
Deputy Director, Key Lab of Cancer Prevention and Intervention
Ministry of Education China

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Interim Executive Director
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
University of Tasmania

Professor Catriona Macleod

Professor Catriona Macleod
Interim Executive Director
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies
University of Tasmania

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Research Director, China-Australia Joint laboratory for Native Bioresource Industry Innovation (CANBI2)
Manager, Education and Training, Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre

Associate Professor Kirsten Heimann

Associate Professor Kirsten Heimann
Research Director
China-Australia Joint Laboratory for Native Bioresource Industry Innovation (CANBI2)
Manager, Education and Training
Marine Bioproducts Cooperative Research Centre

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Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO Health & Biosecurity
Adelaide

Dr Damien Belobrajdic

Dr Damien Belobrajdic
Principal Research Scientist
CSIRO Health & Biosecurity
Adelaide

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Head
Marine Cell Technologies Team
The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited

Dr Georgina Dowd

Dr Georgina Dowd
Head
Marine Cell Technologies Team

The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited

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Professor of the College of Marine Life Sciences
Ocean University of China
Qingdao, China

Dr Yu-Zhong Zhang

Dr Yu-Zhong Zhang
Professor of the College of Marine Life Sciences,
Ocean University of China
Qingdao, China

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Chief Executive Officer
Athena Co Ltd
Korea

Ms Eun Kyung Park

Ms Eun Kyung Park
Chief Executive Officer
Athena Co Ltd
Korea

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Department of Life ScienceHanyang UniversityKorea

Professor EonSeon Jin

Professor EonSeon Jin
Department of Life Science
Hanyang University
Korea

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College of Fisheries SciencePukyong National UniversityKorea

Associate Professor Bomi Ryu

Associate Professor Bomi Ryu
College of Fisheries Science
Pukyong National University
Korea

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Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life
Hiroshima University Vice Director
Seto Inland Sea Carbon-neutral Research Center
Hiroshima University

Professor Yoshiko Okamura

Professor Yoshiko Okamura
Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University
Vice Director, Seto Inland Sea Carbon-neutral Research Center
Hiroshima University

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Microalgal Biotechnology in School of Food Science and Engineering
South China University of Technology

Professor Dong Wei

Professor Dong Wei
Microalgal Biotechnology in School of Food Science and Engineering
South China University of Technology

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Research Scientist
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Japan

Dr Mariko Iijima

Dr Mariko Iijima
Research Scientist
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Japan

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University of New South Wales
Australia

Associate Professor Suhelen Egan

Associate Professor
Suhelen Egan
University of New South Wales
Australia

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Tenured Professor of State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Director of Marine Drug Innovation Research Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Professor Hou-Wen Lin

Professor Hou-Wen Lin
Tenured Professor of State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Director of Marine Drug Innovation Research Center
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Deputy Director, Omics Science and Bioinformatics Center, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Deputy Director, Center of Excellence for Molecular Biology and Genomics of Shrimp, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Associate Professor Kunlaya Somboonwiwat

Associate Professor Kunlaya Somboonwiwat
Deputy Director, Omics Science and Bioinformatics Center
Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Deputy Director, Center of Excellence for Molecular Biology and Genomics of Shrimp, Department of Biochemistry,
Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

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Tokyo University of Agriculture Technology
Japan

Associate Professor Tetsushi Mori

Associate Professor Tetsushi Mori
Tokyo University of Agriculture Technology
Japan

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School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wuhan University

Professor Kui Hong

Professor Kui Hong
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Wuhan University

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Professor of Zhejiang University, China
Editor-in-Chief of The Natural Products Journal

Professor Bin Wu

Professor Bin Wu
Professor of Zhejiang University, China
Editor-in-Chief of The Natural Products Journal

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Executive Director and Professor
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Russell T. Hill, Ph.D.

Russell T. Hill, Ph.D
Executive Director and Professor
Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

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Professor in Bioprocess Engineering and Director of AlgaePARC
Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands

Professor Maria Barbosa

Professor Maria Barbosa
Professor in Bioprocess Engineering and Director of AlgaePARC
Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands

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Biotechnology Program Coordinator
Flinders university, Australia

Associate Professor Munish Puri

Associate Professor Munish Puri
Biotechnology Program Coordinator
Flinders University, Australia

CONFERENCE

INFORMATION

Asia Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference (APMBC) Combined with the Australian New Zealand Marine Biotechnology Society Conference (5th ANZMBS)

2 - 6 October 2023

Adelaide Convention Centre

North Terrace, Adelaide SA 5000

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