Saving the world with science

Congratulations: Chan, the Asean-US Science Prize for Women 2020 winner, calls on scientists to reach out to the community.

CREATING a safer environment for the community, especially one for children, has always been Dr Chan Yoke Fun’s priority.

Besides conducting research on a multitude of infectious diseases, the Department of Medical Microbiology head from Universiti Malaya (UM) Faculty of Medicine wanted to use her knowledge of science to make the world a better place.