National Kesum Initiatives: Deadline Has Been Extended

Salam wbt dan Salam Sejahtera,

Due to encouraging response from participants, we are pleased to extend the deadline for registration in the NATIONAL KESUM INITIATIVES. Kindly refer to the attached documents for the detail of the program.

Introduction:
Recognising the rich medicinal and nutritional properties of Polygonum minus or locally known as kesum, the National Kesum Initiative is being embark to promote competitive research on P.minus. The researchers are encouraged to apply for research funding from suitable or appropriate funding bodies, with Biotropics (M) Bhd. as the industry partner. Researchers are expected to pursue with the proposed research topic. The research progress will be evaluated by expert panels. Cash prizes are to be awarded to the top three most competitive researchers upon the success of obtaining the fund and preliminary conduct the research.

Organisers:

Centre for Healthy Aging and Wellness (HCARE), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is the main organizer and Biotropics Malaysia Berhad shall be the co-organizer of the initiatives, under the auspice of UKM Grand Challenges. Other collaborators of these initiatives included the Malaysian Natural Products Society (MNPS).

Objectives:
1. To encourage impactful research on Kesum and its related products
2. To award new and novel research initiatives on Kesum and its related products
3. To produce publications related to kesum (eg. Edited book or special issues).
4. To promote research findings on local natural products (ie. kesum) as publications (eg. Edited book or special issues) or advocacy through social media (international magazine or broadcast).

Registration Procedures
The registration form must be completed in full. Closing date for registration 31 July 2019. Please fil up the form at this link: https://tinyurl.com/nationalkesum

For further information/inquiries, please contact:
H-CARE Line (03-92897163) or Mr Zul Amin (018-2159442)
Email: hcare@ukm.edu.my
Website: www.ukm.my/h-care
www.biotropicsmalaysia.com
Facebook: H-CARE

Your attention and participation are highly appreciated. Please may forward this invitation to your friends/colleagues that could be interested. Thank you and we look forward to your confirmed participation.

Thank you
National Kesum Initiatives Committee