From Shah Alam to Penang: Prima Nexus supported molecular medicine and biochemistry meetings in 2018
Prima Nexus supported five conferences on molecular medicine and biochemistry in 2018, from ICMMNH 2018 in Shah Alam to MDBD 2018 in Penang, and two data analysis workshops at UKM's Medical Molecular Biology Institute.
· Events & workshops
From the Prima Nexus archive: a look back at February to November 2018.
KUALA LUMPUR, 12 November 2018: Prima Nexus supported a run of meetings on molecular medicine and biochemistry in 2018: a statistics workshop at the UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI) in February, ICMMNH 2018 in Shah Alam in April, ICADD 2018 in Kuala Lumpur in July, ICBMBB2018 in Puchong in August, the 8th Regional Conference on Molecular Medicine in Kuala Lumpur and MDBD 2018 in Penang in September, and an RNA-seq data analysis workshop at UMBI from 12 to 14 November.
Molecular medicine in nutrition, health and disease
The Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine discipline of the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), organised ICMMNH 2018 at Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam, on 16 and 17 April, on the theme Embracing Frontiers of Molecular Medicine in Nutrition, Health and Disease. It covered molecular nutrition, nutrigenomics, the gut microbiome, functional food and omics in nutrition-related disease. The speakers included Prof Dr Nora O'Brien of University College Cork, Ireland, and Assoc Prof Dr Joanne Bowen of the University of Adelaide, with speakers from UKM, Universiti Malaya and Taylor's University. Prima Nexus supported the conference and set up a photo wall, where delegates posed for pictures.
Four more conferences, from Kuala Lumpur to Penang
UKM held ICADD 2018 at Pullman KLCC Hotel & Residences, Kuala Lumpur, on 18 and 19 July. The Malaysian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (MSBMB) and MSMBB held the International Conference on Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 2018 (ICBMBB2018) at Four Points by Sheraton Puchong on 15 and 16 August. UMBI held the 8th Regional Conference on Molecular Medicine (RCMM) in conjunction with the 4th National Conference for Cancer Research (NCCR) on 19 and 20 September. The Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, held MDBD 2018 at Equatorial Hotel, Bayan Lepas, Penang, on 24 and 25 September.
Two data workshops at UMBI, and Prima Nexus's part
UMBI also ran two data workshops that Prima Nexus supported: a Hands-On Intermediate Statistical Analysis Workshop in its Bioinformatics Lab from 5 to 7 February, and an RNA-seq NGS Data Analysis Workshop from 12 to 14 November. Prima Nexus supported all seven meetings, and had also supported ICADD 2015. More photos from Shah Alam are on the ICMMNH 2018 event page. Today, Prima Nexus supports biomarker research through its ELISA and Luminex services and its research platforms.
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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. Our collaborations have supported more than 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals and research teams at more than 40 institutions across Malaysia. More about Prima Nexus.
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