KUCHING: The Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (SBC) will be organising a talk entitled ‘The components of Research and Development in R&D’ on March 31.
The one-hour public awareness talk will take place at SBC’s Lecture Theatre at Km 20 Jalan Borneo Height at 3.30pm.
The talk will be delivered by Dato Dr Yeang Hoong Yeat, the former head of Biotechnology and Strategic Research, Rubber Research of Institute of Malaysia (RRIM).
At RRIM, Dr Yeang headed the research in the areas of plant physiology, biochemistry, anatomy and morphology, molecular biology and tissue culture related to the rubber tree, Hevea Brasiliensis.
He also authored and co-authored over 200 research publications, including 80 peer-reviewed papers in international scientific journals.
He is currently a fellow with the Academy of Sciences Malaysia.
For more information, contact Asha or Constance at 082-610610 or email them at [email protected]/[email protected].
Note that the closing date for registration is on March 28.
Seats are limited to 30 participants and registration will be done on first-come-first served basis.
The talk will focus on the components of Research and Development in R&D.
It is ideal for scientific researchers in universities, research institutes and post-graduate students.