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Malaysian Researcher Wins Japanese Award
Written by WTJ on November 6, 2009 – 6:49 am -
A young researcher Dr Kevin Ng from Sabah, Malaysia has won the Japan International Award 2009 for Young Agricultural Researchers at University of Tokyo, Japan. The award was presented by Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (MAFF).
Dr Kevin Ng joined Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) as a researcher in August 1999 after graduating from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). He works at the FRIM Biotechnology Division Genetics Laboratory ever since and wins the award at age 34. The award is accredited to those with outstanding contribution to technological development for improvement of food security and environment in developing countries. Dr Ng’s outstanding performance and innovative research achievements in the field of spatial structure and impact of logging on selected tropical tree species’ genetic diversity wins him the award.
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