Scientific Malaysian Issue 4

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TEAM MEMBERS

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OUR NEW TEaM MEMBERS Scientific Malaysian is run by a group of volunteers who dedicate a lot of their time and energy into this initiative. We introduce the latest addition to our team here.

AzILLEO KRISTO MOzIHIM (news ediTor) is a first-year medical student currently studying at Newcastle University Medical Malaysia (NUMed). He has a natural affinity for Biology and Medicine, particularly in the area of Molecular Biology. His interests mainly lie in unraveling as well as comprehending the intricacy of intercellular communication and intracellular cell signaling pathway. He has the intention of conducting further research in the fields of carcinogenesis and hormone mechanisms after acquiring his basic medical degree. He strongly believes that Scientific Malaysian is an excellent avenue through which Malaysian scientists abroad as well as locally are able to effectively communicate with each other and discuss their research across different disciplines. He hopes that Scientific Malaysian can be used as a platform for scientists to brainstorm and to provide solutions to global problems afflicting mankind.

XANDER CHONG (media ProduCer/maGazine desiGner) graduated from the University of Oxford with a Masters in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry. His research thesis involves characterising and purifying a bacterial protein with an evolutionarily conserved catalytic site also found in the human hypoxia inducible factor (HIF). Despite having extensive scientific background, xander considers himself more of a humanist who has a love for art, history and culture. He thinks that Scientific Malaysian is a conductive platform for critical discussions and allowing great minds to inspire young generation of Malaysians to have an active role in the field of applied sciences.

TOMMY CHAI (sCHolarsHiP ProJeCT manaGer) obtained his BEng (Hons) and MSc in Mechatronics Engineering from Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia. He is currently pursuing his DPhil in Biomedical Sciences at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. He has worked in Intel Malaysia and Extol MSC Berhad as an R&D engineer and AI researcher, respectively before joining Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman as a lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering and Science. He is passionate about image processing, biometrics and 3D reconstruction. His current focus of research lies in the field of ultrasound imaging. He believes that communication and sharing of knowledge are essential in research. Hence, he strongly supports the establishment of Scientific Malaysian in creating a better platform to link Malaysian scientists all over the world and to bring scientific research in Malaysia to greater heights.

ISSUE 4 / 2012


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