MSPTM
Malaysian Society of Parasitology & Tropical Biomedicine
The Nadchatram Medal
The Nadchatram Silver Medal
The Nadchatram Silver Medal is named after the late Dr. M. Nadchatram, A.M.N, MSc, MlBiol, FSL, FZS, Ph.D. Dr. Nadchatram was a world renown acarologist who had made numerous scientific contributions and discoveries of ecological and epidemiological importance in medical acarology. Dr. Nadchatram was the founding head of the Division of Acarology, Institute of Medical Research (IMR) and a WHO consultant. Following his retirement from the IMR in 1982, Dr. Nadchatram served at the National University of Singapore as a Senior Teaching Fellow from 1983 – 1988. Dr. Nadchatram was also the founder member of the MSPTM and became the 14th President in 1977. He also served as the Honorary Secretary in 1972.
The Nadchatram Silver Medal is awarded annually for Scientists 45 years and below for outstanding research in the field of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine.
The Nadchatram Silver Medal shall be awarded under the following conditions:
- The medal shall be awarded annually to a living person in recognition of outstanding scientific contribution in parasitology and tropical medicine in Southeast Asia.
- Only members of 45 YEARS OLD OR BELOW shall be eligible.
- There shall be no restriction as to sex or profession of the candidates, nor as to the period during which the research was conducted.
Any member who has subscribed to the Society for TWO FULL YEARS shall be entitled to nominate a candidate.
The proposer of the candidate shall deposit with the Honorary Secretary ([email protected]) not later than December 31st annually detailed reasons for his nomination and the claims of his nominee, giving the following details:
i. The full name of the candidate with satisfactory evidence of the date of birth and the candidate’s address, qualifications and academic distinctions.
ii. A list of the candidate’s publications, including papers accepted for publication.
iii. Reasons why the proposer feels that the candidate is worthy of consideration for the medal.
LETS NOMINATE!!
All nominations to be sent to
Honorary Secretary
MSPTM Council
[email protected]
For more info please see MSPTM Constitution in website
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2013 | Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain |
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