Researchers have conducted the first comprehensive two-year laboratory characterization of the rare sub-type of the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) that caused an unprecedented deadly outbreak in Australia in 2022.
Born in America and now based in Sydney, Riley Lee was the first non-Japanese person to attain the rank of Dai Shihan or Grand Master of the shakuhachi – the Japanese bamboo flute. He traces his journey.