MONDAY, 22 JUNE – A university level workshop on Malaysian Biosafety Act 2007 (Act 678) was recently organised by the Biotechnology Research Institute (IPB) of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) in association with the Biosafety Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) Malaysia, Centre for Research and Innovation UMS, Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) UMS and Centre for Occupations Safety and Health UMS.The purpose of the workshop was to generate awareness on the Biosafety Act 2007 and its implications for research involving genetically modified organism.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Head of UMS Institutional Biosafety Committee, Professor Dr. Clemente Michael Wong Vui Ling highlighted on the importance of Federal Laws pertaining to biosafety, enshrined within the Biosafety Act.
“There is a need to generate awareness and educate researchers on the procedures that need to be adhered to, to ensure compliance to the rules and regulations,” he said.
The speakers who were invited to present their talks in this two-day workshop were Dr. Anita Anthonysamy, Dr. Ahmad Parveez Ghulam Kadir, Dr. Christopher Voo Lok Yung, Dr. Rahizan Issa and Muhammad Farhan Roslan.
A total of 50 participants attended the workshop on the first day and 25 on the second day; made up of students, lecturers and members of the Institutional Biosafety committee.
This was the first in a series of workshops organised by IPB. – FL
Source: Biotechnology Research Institute (IPB)
Media and Citra Division
MONDAY, 22 JUNE – Professor Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah will continue to hold office as Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) until 2017.The re-appointment was announced in writing by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Malaysia, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in an official letter issued last Friday.According to him, pursuant to the provisions under Section 12 (1) UMS Constitution, Datuk Harun's re-appointment took effect from 18 June 2015 until 17 June 2017. Tan Sri Muhyiddin also congratulated Datuk Harun and hoped he would give his best and bring excellence to the university.Meanwhile, Datuk Harun when met expressed his gratitude to the Ministry of Education for entrusting him to continue leading UMS. He said, he would work to ensure that this EcoCampus university remain competitive and continue to move forward towards reaching excellence in various fields. “Thank you to all staff and students of UMS who are always supporting me over the years throughout my tenure as the Vice-Chancellor. “I believe the harmony we enjoy is a blessing and an asset for the university in continuing to propel towards intellectual development which is the pride of the people of Sabah,” he said, adding that his appointment was a gift from Allah especially during the month of Ramadan Al-Mubarak.The re-appointment means that Datuk Harun will continue to head the university as its Vice-Chancellor for another term of two years. Also re-appointed is Professor Dr. Shahril Yusof who remain as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research and Innovation UMS until 2017 with effect from 1 July 2015. – SS (fl)
