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UM ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NEWSFLASH
CONFERRED THE MAHATMA
GHANDI AWARD
University of Malaya
Associate Professor Dr Vijayapandy Excellence Awards 2017
Pandy from the Department of Pharmacology
was recently awarded the Mahatmad Ghandi
Samman award in Bangkok for his academic We would like to congratulate all the
excellence. The award is given to Non-Resident winners from the Faculty of Medicine for
Indians for Global Achievement. receiving the UM Excellence Award
2017. Thank you for making us proud.
CLINICAL MASTERS TRAINEE EXCELLENT LECTURER
EXCELLENT LECTURER
EARNS MERCK DIABETES Clinical
AWARD Associate Professor Dr Muhammad
Dr Yazid Jalaludin
Fu Mei Sian of the Department of
Medicine received an award for her project on Sciences & Technology
diabetes treatment adherence using mHealth. Associate Professor Dr Ivy Chung

ACADEMIC S
MICROBIOLOGISTS WINS ACADEMIC STAFF WITH HIGHEST
EXTERNAL RESEARCH GRANT
MSIDC YOUNG INVESTIGATOR Professor Dr Mohd Rais Mustafa

AWARD Professor Datuk Dr Rohana Yusof
Dr Wong Won Fen from the Department
of Microbiology received the Young Investigator OUTSTANDING RESEARCHER
Award from the Institute Merieux-Malaysian UM YOUNG RESEARCHER
Society for Infectious Diseases and Dr Tee Kok Keng
Chemotherapy (MSIDC) which carries a
RESEARCH SERVICE
research grant prize of €10,000. RESEARCH SE
TECHNOLOGIST
Madam Siti Noraisah Ahmad Nasrah
PROFESSOR CHUA KEK HENG
CONFERRED THE TOP EXCELLENT SUPPORT STAFF
RESEARCH SCIENTISTS Grade 17 - 38
MALAYSIA (TRSM) 2017 AWARD Mr Kuhan a/l Krishhnan

Madam Zura Syazleena Hamizan
Professor Chua Kek Heng from

Department of Biomedical Science was
EXPERT/TALENT
EXPERT/
conferred the Top Research Scientists Malaysia
(PUBLICATION/CONFERENCE/
(TRSM) 2017 award.
CONSULTANCY)
Madam Zubaidah Abu Hassan
NEWSFLASH
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Ageing and Age-Associated Disorders
Dr Rusdi Abd. Rashid
Research Group Receives Prestigious
National Institute of Health
REWARD FOR UM STAFF -
Research (NIHR) Grant PHD GRADU
PHD GRADUATES 2016
Professor Tan Maw Pin, Professor Chin
Dr Hong Wei Han
Ai-Vyrn, and Professor Shahrul B
Dr Mukhri Bin Hamdan
Kamaruzzaman, from the Ageing and
Age-Associated Disorders Research Group
received the prestigious award from National
Institute of Health Research (NIHR).

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