USM aiming to be referral centre for ketum


Trailblazing research: CDR has been recognised locally and internationally as a pioneer in the region’s study on ketum.

The Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Centre for Drug Research (CDR) is inviting academics, enforcement authorities, industry players and policymakers to collaborate on ketum (Mitragyna speciosa)-related studies.

Recognised as a Higher Education Centre of Excellence (HICoE), CDR, said its director Prof Dr Vikneswaran Murugaiyah, is ready to serve as a referral centre to drive a research agenda that is strategic and impactful, specifically in the study of ketum.

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