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The Merck Young Scientist Award returns.... |
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Kuala Lumpur, May 27, 2010 – Following the success of its previous installments, innovative pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck Sdn. Bhd., a member company of the multinational Germany-based Merck KGaA corporation, has brought the Merck Young Scientist Award (MYSA) back for a third run this year.
Incepted in 2008, MYSA will award the most innovative researches which have been published or accepted for publication in year 2008 in two fields of research, Biosciences (proteomics, protein expression, signal transduction and disease) and Advance Chromatography research (discovery in liquid chromatography especially in natural products analysis, drug discovery, food technology and vaccine purification). Mr. Justus Krause-Harder, Managing Director for Merck Sdn. Bhd. said “We hope this award will be a great encouragement for our outstanding young local scientists. At Merck, we understand the importance of motivating the next generation of scientists to embrace the values of innovation and excellence which Merck places at the heart of our core values—this ensures that we can carry forward today’s innovations into the future.”
Mr. Justus Krause-Harder, Managing Director for Merck Sdn. Bhd.
Winner of the MYSA 2009 Chromatography category, Ms. Lai Choon Sheen, who is now a Research Officer at the Centre for Drug Research whilst pursuing her PhD, said: “It has given me great motivation to persevere further in my research towards discovering and developing more efficacious, safer and cheaper drugs for the benefit of those in need. The whole process of participating and contending for the Merck Young Scientist Award has been very rewarding.”
Ms. Lai Choon Sheen, winner of the MYSA 2009 Chromatography category
Winner of the MYSA 2008 Biosciences category, Dr. Puteri Shafinaz, who is now a senior lecturer at Universiti Malaya’s Department of Molecular Medicine as well as the university’s Head of Unit, Medical Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, said: “Winning the Merck Young Scientist award has led to a boost of recognition and people are interested to know more about the cancer proteomics and lectin research that my team is working on.”
Dr. Puteri Shafinaz, winner of the MYSA 2008 Biosciences category
Prospective participants can get more information by downloading the entry form here. |
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Dare to be different and ready to get wet and dirty? Participants from various segment took the challenge and have FUN together. Teams competed against one another in the race and the event not only created fun but team spirit among participants.
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| Merck Bowling Tournament 2010 | ||
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The much anticipated bowling tournament organised by Merck Chemicals Division drew the attention of participants from east coast. Participants put on their gears and show their talent in knocking down pins. The winners and participants had a good work out for the weekend and ties were also fostered among Merck employees and the participants. |
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