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SCIENCE ACADEMY ELECTS NEW CORRESPONDING MEMBERS
26 April 2005

Professor Marc Feldmann, Imperial College London, and Professor Yongxiang Lu, President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, join a distinguished group of international scientists who have been elected Corresponding Members of the Australian Academy of Science.

Corresponding Members are eminent scientists residing overseas who have developed ongoing links with scientific institutes in Australia and maintain strong ties with Australian scientists.

Professor Marc Feldmann is Head of the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology Division at Imperial College London. He has made important contributions to our understanding of the pathogenesis and treatment of chronic autoimmune and inflammatory disorders. Over the past 20 years his pioneering studies on the role of cytokines in autoimmunity have led to the development of an effective therapy for patients with resistant rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease.

Professor Feldmann, an Australian, has lived overseas for many years but maintains close contacts with Australian scientists and institutions. He was a joint recipient of both the Crafoord Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 2000 and the Albert Lasker Clinical Medical Research Award in 2003.

Professor Yongxiang Lu has served as the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences since 1997 and actively promotes the development of scientific research and education. He is currently Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, People's Republic of China. He has published more than 250 papers on engineering and engineering education and is the author of two books; he also owns 20 patents.

Professor Lu has received numerous prestigious awards including a Knight Commander's Cross (Badge and Star) from the Federal President of Germany in 2000. Professor Lu has initiated firm and ongoing links with scientists in Australia. He has a doctorate degree of laws (honoris causa) from the University of Melbourne and an honorary professorship from the University of Adelaide.

Further information on these distinguished scientists is available at:

• www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/people/m.feldmann.html (for Professor Marc Feldmann); and
• english.cas.ac.cn/english/news/detailnewsb.asp?InfoNo=20981 (for Professor Yongxiang Lu)