Farahida (in headscarf) with MCRA Award recipients Hii. Makna launched the award in 2001.
THE Makna Cancer Research Award (MCRA) commemorated its 19th year of encouraging young Malaysian scientists in cancer research.
This year, MCRA held a virtual ceremony to award six recipients with research grants amounting RM30,000 each to fund their cancer studies.
The selection of the recipients was conducted by a distinguished panel headed by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) fellow, Prof Dr Cheong Sok Ching, alongside other prominent ASM fellows.
Dr Saiful Effendi (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia), Dr Armania Nurdin (Universiti Putra Malaysia) and Hii Ling Wei (International Medical University) are recipients of the MCRA 2019 Award.