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Centre Name: |
Centre for Stem Cell Research (CSCR) |
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Description of the Centre: |
Established on 1 May, 2011 to coordinating stem cell research in UTAR. The centre aims to promote multi-disciplinary stem cell research activities leading to the advancement of knowledge on the mechanisms of stem cell reprogramming and stem cell differentiation focusing on both basic, clinical and translational aspects of stem cell research, leading to the translation of basic research findings into clinical benefits and improvement in the quality of healthcare in Malaysia. |
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Activities in 2014
Summary of activities
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18 20 February 2014 |
Which stem cells for repair? MEDLAB Asia-Pacific 2014 symposium in Singapore. (Symposium speaker - Prof Dr SK Cheong) |
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4 6 April 2014 |
Stem Cells: Facts vs Myths at the 11th Malaysian National Haematology Scientific Meeting, Kuala Lumpur (Plenary speaker- Prof Dr SK Cheong) |
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31 May 2014 |
Talk on Regulatory - SERC in the "Workshop on Developing Research and Writing up Research Proposals" Assoc Prof Alan Ong |
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21 July 2014 |
Talk on "Spheroid Enriched Breast Cancer Stem Cells: Characteristics and Applications" UST-UTAR Training Programme (Biomedical for Professionals) / Sg. Long Campus, UTAR/Centre for Extended Education (CEE), UTAR by Assoc Prof Alan Ong |
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21-22 July 2014 |
Disease modelling using induced pluripotent stem cells. UST-UTAR Joint Conference, Bandar Sungai Long, Kajang. (Session speaker- Prof Dr SK Cheong) |
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26-28 August 2014 |
Disease modelling using induced pluripotent stem cell technology. 2014 International Congress of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Kuala Lumpur. (Symposium speaker- Prof Dr SK Cheong) |
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17-19 September 2014 |
Organising the 5th Malaysian Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Scientific Meeting, Hotel Putrajaya-Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia |
CSCR Workshop on Basic Gene Cloning Concepts and Techniques for Biomedical Science Research Applications
Lectures by chief instructor, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alan Ong in Seminar Room, FMHS Research Laboratory.
Bioinformatics session in FMHS MRC2.
CSCR member (Choong Pei Feng) is loading PCR product into the gel.
Facilitator, Dr. Lim Kian Lam is guiding a participant in performing colony picking.
15th Annual Conference of Intl Union Biochemists & Molecular Biologists (IUBMB) in Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
CSCR members and postgraduate students attended the conference and presented posters.
The venue, Academia Sinica
CSCR member (Chiew Men Yee) explaining her work to a visitor
CSCR ICP, Prof. CJ Huang and chairperson, Prof. KB Choo, in front of posters that are collaborative efforts of two universities
5th Malaysian Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Scientific Meeting, Hotel Putrajaya-Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia (MTERMS)
