Ebeney Whillas | Medicine and Health Sciences | Research Excellence Award

Ms. Ebeney Whillas | Medicine and Health Sciences | Research Excellence Award

University of Wollongong | Australia

Ms. Ebeney Whillas is a sports nutrition researcher whose work focuses on nutrition-related experiences during the transition from elite sport to post-competitive life. Her research is grounded in qualitative inquiry, addressing a critical gap in sports nutrition literature by centering the voices of former elite athletes. She is the lead author of a peer-reviewed article published in Nutrients (MDPI), which examines how entrenched sporting cultures continue to shape eating behaviours, health perceptions, and wellbeing after retirement from elite competition. Her scholarship contributes to a growing recognition that athlete nutrition support must extend beyond performance-focused phases to encompass long-term health and adjustment. Ms. Whillas’ research interests include athlete transition, sports nutrition culture, and the relationship between nutrition practices and mental wellbeing. Through her work, she provides evidence to inform more holistic, sustainable, and athlete-centered nutrition interventions across the full athletic lifespan.

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• Whillas, E. K., Craddock, J. C., & Lambert, K. (2025). Navigating nutrition beyond elite sport: A qualitative exploration of experiences after retirement. Nutrients, 17(24), Article 3920. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17243920

Vyacheslav Abramov | Mathematics | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Vyacheslav Abramov | Mathematics | Research Excellence Award

Retired Academician, Monash University | Australia

Dr. Vyacheslav Abramov is an internationally recognized mathematician whose research centers on probability theory, stochastic processes, and queueing systems, with strong applications to telecommunications, computer networks, and applied stochastic modelling. His scholarly work has made foundational contributions to the theory of Markov chains, random walks, loss systems, Toeplitz and circulant matrices, and asymptotic methods in queueing networks. He is also known for extending classical convergence tests, recurrence criteria, and fixed-point theorems to infinite-dimensional settings. His research bridges rigorous mathematical theory with practical modelling problems in engineering and networked systems.

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A new criterion for recurrence of Markov chains with an infinitely countable set of states

– Theory of Probability and Mathematical Statistics, 112(5), October 2024


CONDITIONS FOR RECURRENCE AND TRANSIENCE FOR TIME-INHOMOGENEOUS BIRTH-AND-DEATH PROCESSES

– Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society, 109(2), May 2023

Sundeep Kumar | Marker Assisted Breeding | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Sundeep Kumar | Marker Assisted Breeding | Research Excellence Award

Principal Scientist | ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources | India

Dr. Sundeep Kumar is a Principal Scientist in Plant Biotechnology at the ICAR–National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, specializing in plant genomics and molecular breeding. With over two decades of research experience, he has led major national and international collaborative projects on wheat genomics, climate resilience, and genetic resource management. His research spans genomic selection, GWAS, stress and disease resistance, bioinformatics tools, and SNP and SSR marker development, resulting in numerous high-impact publications, patents, databases, and registered genetic stocks. He is a Fellow and member of leading scientific academies, serves as editor and guest editor for reputed journals, and has received multiple prestigious national awards for scientific excellence.

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Jun Yuan | Agricultural | Research Excellence Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jun Yuan | Agricultural | Research Excellence Award

Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine | China

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jun Yuan is a plant ecologist and molecular plant scientist whose research investigates how plants perceive, respond to, and adapt to environmental variation. Her work integrates plant physiology, ecology, metabolomics, transcriptomics, and comparative genomics to uncover adaptive mechanisms under abiotic stress, with a strong focus on heavy metal stress in medicinal plants. She has contributed significant insights into cadmium resistance, revealing how metabolic regulation, transcription factors, and gene expression networks mediate stress tolerance and influence the synthesis of bioactive compounds. In addition, her comparative chloroplast genome and phylogenomic studies advance understanding of plant evolution and systematics across diverse taxa. Through interdisciplinary approaches that bridge ecological processes with molecular mechanisms, her research supports environmental risk assessment, medicinal plant safety, and the development of stress-resilient plant resources, strengthening the scientific basis for sustainable utilization of plants under changing environmental conditions.

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Lei Zhang | Biochemistry | Research Excellence Award

Prof. Dr. Lei Zhang | Biochemistry | Research Excellence Award

Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter / Chinese Academy of Sciences | China

Prof. Dr. Lei Zhang is a leading researcher in cancer pharmacology, nanomedicine, and biomaterials, recognized for her contributions to understanding and overcoming tumor multidrug resistance. Her research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of ABC transporter–mediated drug resistance, PI3K/CDK signaling pathways, and the development of targeted nano- and bio-material–based drug and gene delivery systems. She has produced high-impact research in internationally renowned journals, with several publications ranked among top-tier oncology and materials science outlets. Her work integrates structural biology, chemical biology, and translational pharmacology to advance precision cancer therapeutics. Prof. Zhang is also active in innovation-driven research, contributing to patented technologies and interdisciplinary R&D platforms that translate fundamental discoveries into clinically relevant strategies for resistant and metastatic cancers.

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Carlos Alberto Pastore | Veterinary Medicine | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Carlos Alberto Pastore | Veterinary Medicine | Best Researcher Award

Instituto do Coração – HCFMUSP | Brazil

Prof. Carlos Alberto Pastore is a distinguished academic and clinician affiliated with the Instituto do Coração (InCor), HCFMUSP, Brazil. He holds advanced training in veterinary science and veterinary medicine, with a strong foundation in biomedical research and translational health sciences. Prof. Pastore has extensive experience in academic leadership, clinical research, and interdisciplinary collaboration, contributing significantly to cardiovascular and physiological studies with veterinary and comparative perspectives. His research interests focus on electrocardiology, cardiovascular diagnostics, and applied veterinary medicine. In recognition of his sustained scientific contributions and research excellence, he has received the Best Researcher award. Prof. Pastore continues to advance research, education, and innovation in veterinary and cardiovascular sciences.

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Hanane Abbou | Molecular Modeling | Young Researcher Award

Mrs. Hanane Abbou | Molecular Modeling | Young Researcher Award

Mohammed VI University of Sciences and Health | Morocco

Hanane Abbou is a PhD Candidate and Research Assistant at Mohammed VI University of Science and Health and the Mohammed VI Center for Research and Innovation, specializing in medical biotechnology, computational biology, and pharmacovigilance. Her experience includes academic research, regulatory consultancy, public health operations, scientific event coordination, and editorial responsibilities in peer-reviewed journals. Her research focuses on in silico drug discovery, molecular modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, computational immunology, toxinology, and cannabinoid-based therapeutics, with publications addressing cancer, infectious diseases, venom research, and drug repositioning. She actively contributes to scientific communication, peer review, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

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Yu Hu | Engineering | Research Excellence Award

Ms. Yu Hu | Engineering | Research Excellence Award

Nantong University | China

Yum Yu Hu received the B.S. degree in Automation from Nantong University, China, in 2022 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Communication and Systems Engineering at the same institution. Her academic training focuses on control systems, automation, and communication engineering, with growing research experience in theoretical modeling and system analysis. Her primary research interests lie in event-triggered fault detection, networked control systems, and intelligent monitoring of dynamic systems. Through her doctoral research, she aims to develop efficient, reliable, and resource-aware fault detection frameworks for modern cyber–physical systems. Her work contributes to advancing robust system safety, performance, and reliability in next-generation communication and control applications.

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Marta Cudzik | Medicine and Health Sciences | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Marta Cudzik | Medicine and Health Sciences | Research Excellence Award

Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology | Poland

Dr. Marta Cudzik is a psychiatry-focused physician–researcher whose scholarly work lies at the intersection of neuroscience, emotional processing, and obesity-related mental health disorders. Her research examines how affective regulation, emotional intelligence, and trauma-related psychological mechanisms influence vulnerability to depression and other psychiatric conditions. She has authored peer-reviewed studies addressing emotional dysregulation, dissociative defense mechanisms in childhood trauma, and alexithymia among individuals with obesity, contributing clinically relevant insights to contemporary psychiatric research. A central theme of her work is the integration of psychological, neurobiological, and metabolic perspectives to better understand complex mind–body interactions. Dr. Marta Cudzik is developing an emerging interdisciplinary research direction referred to as psycho-obesitology, which seeks to bridge psychiatry and metabolic medicine through evidence-based frameworks. Her research aims to support more holistic diagnostic and therapeutic strategies in mental health, with implications for prevention, personalized treatment, and translational psychiatric care.

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Cudzik, M., Lis, M., Wichniak, A., & Bieńkowski, P. (2026). Alexithymia among patients with obesity: A systematic review. Journal of Psychiatric Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.12.030

Cudzik, M., Soroka, E., & Olajossy, M. (2019). The impact of emotional intelligence level on depression vulnerability. Current Problems of Psychiatry, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.2478/cpp-2019-0011

Cudzik, M., Soroka, E., & Olajossy, M. (2019). Dissociative identity disorder as a wide range of defense mechanisms in children with a history of early childhood trauma. Current Problems of Psychiatry, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.2478/cpp-2019-0006

Rajkumar Manickam | Neuroscience | Young Scientist Award

Assist. Prof. Dr. Rajkumar Manickam | Neuroscience | Young Scientist Award

Karpagam Academy of Higher Education | India

Dr. Manickam Rajkumar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology at Karpagam Academy of Higher Education, Coimbatore. He earned his Ph.D. in Zoology from Periyar University and completed postdoctoral research in Chemistry at SSN College of Engineering (Anna University). His academic and research experience spans nanotechnology, molecular biology, and biomedical sciences, with strong expertise in green synthesis of nanocomposite biomaterials, in vitro and in vivo disease models, and in silico molecular docking studies. His research focuses on developing biopolymer-based nanomaterials for neurodegenerative diseases, cancer therapy, and other biomedical applications. Dr. Rajkumar has published extensively in high-impact international journals and continues to contribute significantly to interdisciplinary research and higher education.

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