NEW ADDITIONS TO THE SCIMY TEAM Introducing our new team members

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.

MOHAMMAD FIRDAUS ABDUL AZIZ (LIAISON AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS) is a DPhil candidate at the Centre of Health, Law and Emerging Technologies, University of Oxford, UK. He graduated with an MA in Biotechnological Law and Ethics from the University of Sheffield, UK after successfully procuring the National Science Fellowship awarded by the Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. His first degree is in Genetics and Molecular Biology, which he obtained from the University of Malaya, Malaysia. His current research interest is on the interdisciplinary development of human stem cell research, particularly in embryonic stem cell research. He focuses on the scientific progress, the ethical issues involved, and the governance of stem cell research in different jurisdictions, such as in the UK, Singapore, Canada, Australia, South Korea, and Malaysia. The expected outcome of his research, among many others, is to develop policy recommendations for the Malaysia’s future regulatory system that can facilitate the nation to advance stem cell research whilst ensuring ethical compliance. Firdaus aspires to facilitate active involvements and build strong connection between Malaysian government bodies and Scientific Malaysian.

DR LEE HOOI LING (INTERVIEW CORRESPONDENT) is a senior lecturer in the School of Chemical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) since 2012. Her current research interest in USM includes synthesis and characterisations of nanomaterials via chemical and green techniques. She obtained her PhD (Surface Science) from Dublin City University, Ireland, in which her PhD degree was fully sponsored by the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) grant. During the course of her PhD study, her research was dedicated on the deposition of porphyrins on different metal surfaces to form covalent bonded nano-networks under ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions, where she had opportunities to utilise instruments such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). Prior to her PhD, she was a researcher in the School of Chemical Sciences, USM and carried out work on synthesis of cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles and also CdS in thermotropic liquid crystal nanocomposites. She pursued her MSc. (Pharmaceutical Technology) in the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USM. Her MSc. research project was to develop a novel formulation of a rapid emulsifying dispersion system for docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). She also received her first degree in Bachelor of Applied Science (Industrial Chemistry) (Hons) from Universiti Sains Malaysia. Hooi Ling believes that the existence of Scientific Malaysian is very appropriate and it is an excellent portal to bring scientists around the world with various backgrounds together.

Interested in joining the Scientific Malaysian team?

Scientific Malaysian (SciMy) is on a rapid expansion and we need your help! By being part of SciMy, you will have the opportunity to enhance your skills and improve your CV, while working flexibly and contributing remotely from wherever you are.

We are now seeking for enthusiastic and passionate volunteers to join our team for the following positions:

a) Website developers b) Scholarship officers c) News editors d) Publicity officers e) Magazine designers f) Event coordinators

If you think that you can contribute in other positions not mentioned above, do contact us - we are always looking forward to new ideas!

CONTACT US: team@scientificmalaysian.com