Another Important News from the Neuronman: Malaysia's Neuroscience Group Moves upwards in Terms of Research, Creativity, and Innovation

Abstract

12 months ago the first Neuroscience special issue of the Malaysia Journal of Medical Sciences was born with the intention to increase the number of local publication dedicated to neurosciences. Since then many events happened in the neuroscience world of Malaysia, those considered major were the establishment of a Neurotechnology Foresight 2050 task force by the Academy of Medicine Malaysia as well as the launching of Malaysia as the 18th member to join the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility on the 9th October 2015 which was officiated by the Deputy Ministers of Higher Education, Datuk Mary Yap.

Keywords: Malaysia; neuroinformatics; neuroscience.

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First meeting organised by the Academy of Science Malaysia on the 18th April 2015. Front row sitting from the right: Professor Dato’ Dr Jafri Malin Abdullah FASc (Chairman), Professor Emeritus Datuk Mazlan Othman, Dato’ Dr Zaliha Binti Omar, Standing from the right: Mohd Ikhwan Bin Abdullah, Professor Dr Rahmattullah Khan Abdul Wahab Khan ,Dr Chee Kok Yoon, Professor Dr Abdul Wahab Abdul Rahman, Associate Professor Dr Muzaimi Mustapha, Professor Dr Mohd Nasir Taib, Professor Ir Dr Fatimah Ibrahim and Abu Hanipah Jalil at the 20th Floor, West Wing, Matrade Tower.

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Launching of Malaysia as the 18th member to join the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility on the 9th October 2015 which was officiated by the Deputy Ministers of Higher Education, Datuk Mary Yap.

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Group photo of Collaborators of the INCF project from at least 5 Universities in Malaysia taken at Le Meridian Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on the 9th October 2015.

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INCF Malaysia Node head Profesor Ahmad Fadzil Mohd Hani with INCF executive director Dr Linda Lanyon and Profesor Dato Hj Dr Jafri Malin Datuk Hj Abdullah, Director of P3Neuro, Universiti Sains Malaysia at the opening lauching of the INCF project on the 9th October 2015.

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Professor Zamzuri with Professor Dr Jacob Van Zyl heads the Advanced Technology in Aerospace in NASA at the 12th Annual World Congress of SBMT, USA meeting in Los Angeles, California on the 7th March 2015. Professor Zamzuri gave an oral presentation titled: Brain and Soul Mapping: awake brain surgery and Archimedes microgravity principle which could enhance our understanding on stem cells, brain network and the seat of the soul.

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The MSc Cognitive Neuroscience as well as Joint Universiti Sains Malaysia-Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Integrated Master of Clinical Psychology-Doctor of Psychology/Doctor of Clinical Neuropsychology programs were first presented on the 23th November 2015 at Ministry of Higher Education Putrajaya chaired by the Director general Profesor Dr Dato Asma Ismail. This historical photograph taken from left: Professor Dr Norazmi Mohd Nor, Professor Dato’ Dr Hj Jafri Malin Datuk Hj Abdullah, Associate Professor Dr Azizah Othman, Professor Dr Rahmattullah Khan Abdul Wahab Khan, Associate Professor Dr Gurjeet Kaur and Professor Dr Tan Soo Choon outside of the Ibnu Sina Meeting Room, Ministry of Higher Education, 17th Floor, Putrajaya where both courses were approved for the next phase of academic processing.