He is trained in clinical Medicine (MBBS), specialised on Microbiology (MSc., PhD) in China and Australia with further trainings in USA (Massachusetts Institute for Technology and University of Washington).He has an international reputation in gene delivery for gene therapy, especially cancer gene therapy with a focus on developing microbial vector systems. He was the secretary for Australasian Gene Therapy Society, served on National Health and Medical Research Council Grant Review Panel, is on the editorial boards of 14 international Journals, and reviews manuscripts and grants for many top journals and granting bodies internationally. He has won numerous awards, including the prestigious Dr Jain Zhou Smart State Fellow and has convened several national and international conferences. He has over 120 peer-reviewed publications.