The 10th Leiden International (Bio-) Medical Student Conference (LIMSC) 2017

March 15-19, 2017 – Two of our lab members, Siti Aminah & Alvin Paul recently attended the LIMSC conference held in the city of Leiden, Netherlands. Ms. Siti presented her project titled “Transcriptome profiling of L. interrogans serovar Lai” in the poster format. Meanwhile, Alvin gave an oral presentation on the “Analysis of IRF9 phosphorylation state during type I interferon response”. The biennial five-day conference was attended by more than 300 participants from 55 countries spanning from the Americas to Asia. Prominent speakers from the UK and around the country shared their research experience with attendees and gave talks on medical issues.

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Invited speaker from AIMST University - Dr. Choy Ker Woon

January 7, 2019 – We kicked start the year with an insightful talk given by Dr Choy Ker Woon from AIMST University. Dr Woon’s lecture is titled “Pharmacological effects of paeonol against endoplasmic reticulum stress and inflammation-induced endothelial dysfunction”. Dr Woon recently completed her PhD at the University of Malaya and is currently a senior lecturer at AIMST University.

Visit to Shanghai Asclepius Meditec Research Centre

In August 2016, Dr. Ng visited the research centre of Shanghai Asclepius Meditec Co. Ltd in JiaDing, Shanghai on his own expenses. The purpose of this visit is to establish contact with the research team in Shanghai, China that is one of the leaders in the research area about the therapeutic potential of molecular hydrogen (H2). Dr. Ng wanted to strengthen mutual understanding on molecular hydrogen research and further explore collaborative opportunities with the wider research network in China. Shanghai HongQiao Railway Station Due to the molecular size and chemical nature of H2, specialized equipments are required for research purposes. This visit allowed Dr. Ng to explore in-person, the modifications that may be adapted to existing equipments currently available for cell culture- and rodent-based hydrogen research.

Professorial Public Lecture - Prof. Dr. Tang Thean Hock

We are pleased to announce The Professorial Public Lecture of Prof. Dr. Tang Thean Hock Non protein-coding RNA (sRNA): identification, function and applications The lecture is open to the public and held at the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) , Kepala Batas (Penang) on Friday (29 July 2016) beginning at 9.00 am .

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