Zilfalil Alwi apponted as Malaysia's rep in WHO genomics group

GEORGE TOWN: Dr Zilfalil Alwi, a professor and senior consultant in Paediatrics and Medical Genetics from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), has been appointed as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on Genomics (TAG-G).

In a statement on Tuesday (Sept 5), USM said Zilfalil's appointment for a two-year term effective Aug 24 is a huge recognition for Malaysia as he is the only Malaysian representative among the 15 individuals appointed to the WHO advisory group in the field of genomics.