National Seminar on Emerging & Re-emerging Microbial Threats in the Era of Globalization
A one-day national seminar at the UiTM Faculty of Medicine in Sungai Buloh on 2 September 2015, on infectious diseases that are new or returning in Malaysia. Prima Nexus supported the seminar.
· Seminar · Supported by Prima Nexus
Who organised it
The Microbiology Discipline, Cluster of Laboratory Medical Sciences, at the Faculty of Medicine of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) organised the seminar in Auditorium 3 of the Academic Building. It brought together clinicians, researchers, microbiologists and academics to share their experience of infectious diseases. The organisers planned for about 180 people: 150 participants, 12 speakers and 20 members of the organising committee.
What the programme covered
The morning session looked at infections that followed the major floods of December 2014 and early 2015. The programme booklet listed talks on post-flood infections, leptospirosis, cholera and public health in the morning, then bacterial respiratory infections, vaccine development, dengue, Ebola preparedness in Malaysia and influenza in the afternoon. Speakers came from hospitals in Kota Bharu and Johor Bahru, the Kelantan State Health Department, the Institute for Medical Research, the Ministry of Health, UiTM, Universiti Putra Malaysia, the University of Southampton and industry. Both sessions ended with questions from the floor.
How Prima Nexus supported it
Prima Nexus supported the seminar, working with the organising committee. Researchers who study infection and immunity can use the Prima Nexus ELISA and Luminex service to measure markers in their samples.
More of our work with UiTM.
Read the story: Prima Nexus supported INFECTIONS 2015 in Putrajaya and worked with UiTM on a national seminar on microbial threats.
About Prima Nexus
Founded in 2014, Prima Nexus Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian research, scientific consulting and integrated research support company advancing scientific discovery and healthcare innovation. We provide end-to-end research solutions, from early-stage discovery and experimental design to cell-based studies, preclinical animal testing, clinical trials and commercialization. Our multidisciplinary expertise spans genomics, genetic applications, proteomics, molecular biology, stem cell research, bioinformatics and clinical research. Through strategic collaborations with universities, research institutions, industry and global technology partners, we connect scientific expertise and advanced technologies to accelerate research into real-world applications. We also run hands-on training for researchers across Malaysia. More about Prima Nexus.
