The results of an international collaborative research project through NIBION fellowship program have been recognized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences!

Dr. Xueying ZHANG, FY2016 Fellowship researcher, and Dr. YAMADA Yosuke, the then-host researcher (currently Section Head of Exercise Guidelines), have collaborated on international research on energy and water metabolism. Following the fellowship program, the two researchers continued close communication about their research, and in 2022, they each published a first-authored paper in prestigious international academic journals, each as the first author.

In recognition of their achievements, both Dr. ZHANG and Dr. YAMADA were awarded the International Partnership Award for Young Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in December 2023. Presently, they are both actively involved in the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) Peaceful Use of Stable Isotopes (Contribution to Global Nutrition) project.