About Us

Scientific Malaysian is a non-profit initiative aiming to connect Malaysian scientific researchers across the world to discuss research issues in Malaysia, to promote collaboration and to establish network. Regardless of whether they are in the applied sciences (engineers, biomedical scientists) or pure sciences (biologists, chemists, physicists), anyone involved in research and development is welcome to join our community. Researchers and administrators from the industry are also encouraged to join and contribute ideas and viewpoints from the industrial perspective.

Scientific Malaysian is currently run only by volunteers. If you would like to be part of this project, please do not hesitate to contact us!

Missions of Scientific Malaysian:

To provide a platform for the Malaysian scientific community across the world to discuss general scientific and research issues;
To represent the voice of the Malaysian scientific community across the world;
To provide valuable collective ideas in hopes to improve scientific research and development in Malaysia;
To promote research collaborations or knowledge-sharing within the scientific community (both local and overseas Malaysian researchers) and/or with the industry; and
To inspire and provide guidance for early stage Malaysian researchers

Our Strategies:

Website

Forum/Groups features as platform for various discussions and knowledge sharing.
Chat (coming soon!), Members Profile and Friends Connection for networking purposes.
Webzine (coming soon!) and our Articles section for expression of opinions, coverage on the latest research and development updates from Malaysian researchers and many more.

Speaker’s Event

We will be organizing speaker’s event for Malaysian scientists/engineers to give a talk in various universities around the world (coming soon!)

Members Statistics*

*as of October 31st, 2011

Our Team Members

Andrew Chan (Founder)
Andrew Chan holds a BSc(Hons) in Biochemistry from the University of Bristol, UK. He is currently pursuing his DPhil in Chemical Biology at the University of Oxford. Previously, he has worked in the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine (University of Oxford,UK) and did summer internships at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (Cambridge, UK) and Celltech Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (now known as UCB-Celltech) in Slough, UK. He feels that establishing a career in science (and related fields) is often filled with obstacles and challenges, hence establishing a network that connects all Malaysian scientists/engineers could develop mutual co-operations. He also believes that despite being abroad, many Malaysians are still keen in contributing back to the Malaysian community and hopes that the Scientific Malaysian project serves as a bridge for this purpose.

Dr Wong Kah Keng (Co-founder)
Dr Wong Kah Keng obtained his BSc (1st Hons) in Biohealth Science from the University of Malaya, Malaysia and later pursued for his DPhil in Medical Sciences at the University of Oxford under the tutelage of Professor Alison Banham. He has worked in University of Malaya (Faculty of Medicine) and Citibank (both consumer and corporate departments) in Kuala Lumpur. He is currently a Principal Investigator / University Lecturer at the Dept. of Immunology, USM. His current area of research lies in the molecular basis of B-cell lymphomas and uncovering the functions of novel molecules in the disease. He hopes that the Scientific Malaysian project could be one of the most sustainable and accessible platforms, without boundary and inessential barrier, to communicate directly with Malaysian researchers wordwide.

Magazine & Editorial Team
Beatrice Chin Hui Tze (Editor)
Beatrice Chin Hui Tze did her BSc in Biotechnology in Monash University Malaysia. She has also worked in the teaching lab for Monash University. After deciding to pursue a career in writing, Beatrice now works in medical publishing, where she spends her 9 to 5 churning out articles aimed at Malaysia’s medical community. She thinks that the Scientific Malaysian project is an interesting way to reach out to the Malaysian scientific community. It also provides a good opportunity to network and learn new things. She believes that Scientific Malaysian has the potential to grow into something great with the support of its members.

Yi Ling Hwong (Editor)
Yi Ling Hwong obtained a Master in Engineering from the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany. She worked for three years as an engineer in the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) under the European Union funded Marie Curie fellowship program. Working in the Detector Control System group for the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment (one of the four Large Hadron Collider experiments), she was the developer of FiSMAT – the Finite State Machine Analysis Toolkit. She is currently working as a science communicator in the Knowledge Transfer group of CERN. A passionate writer with an interest and knowledge in various scientific domains, Yi Ling is the co-founder of the Creative Voices newsletter at CERN and currently a writer for the United Nations Volunteer RESPECT e-zine. A proud tree hugger, a hopeful realist, a silent rebel and an aspiring writer-editor, she believes in the power of words and the instrumental role of collaborative intelligence – the fundamental cornerstone of the Scientific Malaysian project.

Jayapragas Gnaniah (Editor)
Jayapragas is a lecturer in professional English communication and learning technologies at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). He graduated from University of Leeds with M.Ed. in Learning Systems Design, and obtained his B.Sc. TESL (Hons.) from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. He also holds a Diploma in Teaching for Secondary School (ESL) from the Specialist Teachers Training College, Malaysia. He has a combined working experience of 22 years in the education and learning technologies fields in secondary schools in Sabah, and a leading computer-based training development house in Malaysia, in addition to UNIMAS. His present interests are in Community Informatics, Instructional technologies, Assistive technologies, Disabilities Studies, Professional Student Development, e-Learning, Teacher Education, and Learning Facilities and Environment. Jayapragas believes that Scientific Malaysia has a great potential and is already on a great start to become a renowned scientific discourse platform for the great minds of Malaysia.

Jasmine Leong (News Editor)
Jasmine Leong holds a MSc. (Oxon) in Pharmacology from University of Oxford, UK and BSc. (1st Hons) in Chemistry from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia. Her research experience and interest are in medicinal chemistry and stem cell research with focus on cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. With aspiration to translate drug discoveries from bench to bedside, she has internship experiences with AstraZeneca Sdn. Bhd. and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Sdn. Bhd. in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Currently, she is a Product Specialist with Eli Lilly (Malaysia) in Kuala Lumpur. She believes that many Malaysians are driven and passionate professionals who chose to dedicate their career to what they believe in. To be able to share these motivations among peers, mentors and apprentices creates the beginning of a greater story and Scientific Malaysian provides the platform to facilitate this ambition.

Charis Loke (Magazine Illustrator/Designer)
Charis Loke is a junior at Brown University, United States concentrating in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She’s interested in interdisciplinary connections between fields like art, science, and technology, having dabbled in everything from medieval history to programming to comparative literature, as well as studying at the neighbouring Rhode Island School of Design. She illustrates regularly for the College Hill Independent newspaper, and worked on game art and design for Virion, a web game about immunology in which you play as a virus evading the body’s defence mechanisms. Charis believes in the need for science communication, journalism, and storytelling, and is excited by the possibilities that the Scientific Malaysian platform brings in those areas.

Marketing & Publicity Team
Tan Boon Chin (Marketing/Publicity)
Tan Boon Chin did his BSc in Biotechnology in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He is currently pursuing his PhD in Plant Biotechnology at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. His current research is in the areas of plant tissue culture and proteomics. He has also worked in Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd. (AAR) as an assistant research officer, focusing on palm oil research/production. He believes that the Scientific Malaysian project can serve as a good platform to connect all Malaysian scientists across the world, enabling them to share and discuss their research and opinion as well as opening up opportunities for research collaborations. He hopes that the members of Scientific Malaysian will benefit from this initiative and continue to give their support to drive this project forward.

Shaliza Manmohan (Marketing/Publicity)
Shaliza Manmohan recently graduated with BSc in Biomedical Science, majoring in Immunology, Microbiology and Physiology along with Bachelor of HealthSciences (1st Hons) in Neurophysiology from the University of Adelaide, Australia. Previously, she did a summer internship with the Neuroscience Centre for Research (Adelaide). Her projects were focused on invertebrate vision and how the discovery of some unique properties of invertebrate vision can be applied to human. She has also worked alongside engineers in hope to develop more efficient bio-inspired mammal devices. She supports the notion that without scientists, there would not be sufficient development in the healthcare sector that is increasingly dependent on scientific discoveries for the past few decades. She believes that the Scientific Malaysian initiative could provide a platform towards a progress in Malaysian healthcare. She also hopes that by joining the team, she can help drive the Scientific Malaysian project to be beneficial to Malaysian scientists of all generations.

Yong Wei Chong Gabrielle (Marketing/Publicity)
Gabrielle Chong is currently pursuing philosophy at Wellesley College in the United States. She is fascinated by a plethora of topics in science, ranging from cosmology to artificial intelligence. She wonders what lies beyond the horizon of the observable universe, how organic materials give rise to mind and consciousness, if the technological singularity will ever arrive, how space and time appear beyond the third dimension, and if we will ever find concrete evidence of advanced extraterrestial life within our lifetimes. She is also interested in the intersections between the sciences and the humanities, or what C.P. Snow termed “The Two Cultures”, and how the seemingly disjointed fields inform each other. As a student of philosophy, she hopes to provide epistemological inquiry to discourses in science. She thinks that we are living in exciting times for science, and hopes that Scientific Malaysian will be a living document of the Malaysian community’s vibrant engagement with the world of science.