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FOM Research
Carnival 2019
The Science of Medicine: Wearing 2 Coats
ANWAR BIN NORAZIT
(DEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE)
he latest Faculty of Medicine linking both clinical and laboratory teams
Research Carnival was held from to help find treatment solutions for
Tthe 25th to the 29th of November childhood cancers.
2019. To highlight the theme “The
Science of Medicine: Wearing 2 Coats”, Symposia, workshops, clinics and forums
Professor Emeritus Dr. Alan Mackay-Sim, were conducted throughout the week-
internationally acclaimed neuroscientist long event covering human and animal
from Griffith University, Australia, shared ethics, human and animal magnetic
his experience in leading the world’s resonance imaging (MRI), responsibility-
first Phase 1 clinical trial using olfactory compliant research, and broadcasting
ensheathing cells in spinal cord injury one’s research and perspectives on
during his keynote address. This was social media, all with the ultimate aim of
followed by our very own Professor bridging the scientist-clinician border.
Dr. Hany Ariffin, a leading paediatric
oncologist, sharing her experience in
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Emeritus Professor Dr. Alan Mackay-Sim sharing his thoughts using stem cells to model brain diseases.
