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- IMU Lecturer and Researcher Receives Award for her Work on Potential Treatments for Common Brain Diseases
Mak Kit Kay, a dedicated lecturer from the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department at the School of Pharmacy, completed her PhD in Medical and Health Sciences (specialising in Medicinal Chemistry) via the publication track. While pursuing her PhD in Medical and Health Sciences, specialising in Medicinal Chemistry at IMU, she authored eight research papers in Scopus-indexed journals. Among these papers, one has been honoured with the esteemed TienTe Lee Biomedical Foundation – YSP Southeast Asia Holding Bhd (TLBF-YSP SAH) Excellent Scientific Paper Award for 2023. Read more about it on IMU News.
- Covid-19: Ideas and Information Exchange Between a Malaysian University and an Australian University
On 26 July 2020, Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, organized the first virtual seminar with International Medical University (IMU) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to discuss and exchange experiences on Covid-19 pandemic between the two countries. It managed to engage over 40 participants from both institutions. Participants comprised of faculty members and students of IMU’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Healthcare Management and MSc in Public Health as well as faculty members and students from Flinders University’s Master of Health Administration in Australia, Singapore, and China. Read more on IMU News.
- IMU Students Promote Anti- Smoking to Adolescents in Kuala Pilah
1 April 2015 – Students from the International Medical University (IMU)’s MSc in Public Health along with Medical students from the University’s Clinical School in Seremban conducted an anti-smoking campaign for adolescents at a semi-urban school in Kuala Pilah, a town about two and a half hours drive from Kuala Lumpur. The adolescents, who are studying in a school with a very quiet and peaceful environment, were full of energy and very receptive to the entire campaign. They were given a questionnaire to test them on their knowledge and awareness of smoking. Read the full story on IMU News
- Expedition to Signy Research Station with the British Antarctic Survey
On 13 November 2019, an IMU postgraduate student, Nur Alia joined the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) expeditioners in London, United Kingdom, to depart for Punta Arenas, Chile, where they would board the RRS James Clark Ross to sail to Signy Island in Antarctica. The expedition was part of fieldwork for the research project titled ‘Molecular evaluation of biogeography and functional redundancy theory in Antarctic rhizosphere prokaryotic communities’. As the principal investigator and field personnel for the project, Nur Alia’s objective for the expedition was to collect rhizosphere soil samples from various locations around the island, noting the plant species and the pH, moisture and conductivity of the soil, before sending them back to Malaysia for further analysis. More about this on IMU News.
Engagement Activities
- Covid-19: Ideas and Information Exchange Between a Malaysian University and an Australian University
On 26 July 2020, Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, organized the first virtual seminar with International Medical University (IMU) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to discuss and exchange experiences on Covid-19 pandemic between the two countries. It managed to engage over 40 participants from both institutions. Participants comprised of faculty members and students of IMU’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Healthcare Management and MSc in Public Health as well as faculty members and students from Flinders University’s Master of Health Administration in Australia, Singapore, and China. Read more on IMU News.
- IMU Students Promote Anti- Smoking to Adolescents in Kuala Pilah
1 April 2015 – Students from the International Medical University (IMU)’s MSc in Public Health along with Medical students from the University’s Clinical School in Seremban conducted an anti-smoking campaign for adolescents at a semi-urban school in Kuala Pilah, a town about two and a half hours drive from Kuala Lumpur. The adolescents, who are studying in a school with a very quiet and peaceful environment, were full of energy and very receptive to the entire campaign. They were given a questionnaire to test them on their knowledge and awareness of smoking. Read the full story on IMU News
Achievements
- IMU Lecturer and Researcher Receives Award for her Work on Potential Treatments for Common Brain Diseases
Mak Kit Kay, a dedicated lecturer from the Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department at the School of Pharmacy, completed her PhD in Medical and Health Sciences (specialising in Medicinal Chemistry) via the publication track. While pursuing her PhD in Medical and Health Sciences, specialising in Medicinal Chemistry at IMU, she authored eight research papers in Scopus-indexed journals. Among these papers, one has been honoured with the esteemed TienTe Lee Biomedical Foundation – YSP Southeast Asia Holding Bhd (TLBF-YSP SAH) Excellent Scientific Paper Award for 2023. Read more about it on IMU News.
- Expedition to Signy Research Station with the British Antarctic Survey
On 13 November 2019, an IMU postgraduate student, Nur Alia joined the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) expeditioners in London, United Kingdom, to depart for Punta Arenas, Chile, where they would board the RRS James Clark Ross to sail to Signy Island in Antarctica. The expedition was part of fieldwork for the research project titled ‘Molecular evaluation of biogeography and functional redundancy theory in Antarctic rhizosphere prokaryotic communities’. As the principal investigator and field personnel for the project, Nur Alia’s objective for the expedition was to collect rhizosphere soil samples from various locations around the island, noting the plant species and the pH, moisture and conductivity of the soil, before sending them back to Malaysia for further analysis. More about this on IMU News.