Beyond the Lab

A Technology Director, an entrepreneur, a biotechnologist and a PhD Candidate, Ainil is a real-life superwoman! Tune in as she take us through lab to market processess, her wealth of knowledge in skincare business and her efforts to making Cophoria an all rounded brand! 

After completing his PhD at Tokyo Institute of Technology and graduating as the valedictorian, Dr. Lai Hung Wei, currently a senior scientist and assistant professor at Kochi University, is diving deeper into the world of academia. Tune in to find out more about how he started his career, and how you too can best prepare for a career in academia. 

Why do chronic kidney disease patients show deranged renal functions, high creatinine but normal ultrasound? Join Dr Leong Sook Sam to learn more about using medical physics in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and other health related diseases, and how you too can enjoy a fulfilling career in medical physics! 

Tune in to find out about their programs and how you can partake in them. 

Join us as we learn about dolphins, the ocean and marine biology education with PhD Candidate and Marine Biologist, Saliza! 

Saliza is also part of the Marecet team : https://www.marecet.org

Thinking of becoming a vet? Find out more from Dr. Lydia Tan, a practicing veterinarian in Australia! In this episode, Lydia shares the pathways to becoming a vet, career perspectives and an insight on the profession itself. 

What if I am not a vet but interested in working with animals? Lydia's got your back too! 

Meet the Award Winning scientist - Prof Dr Ng Kwan Hoong! He’s the dumbledore of Medical Physics. You’ll definitely learn about medical physics in this episode.

But you’ll also learn beyond this topic. He touches on his personal experience working with the Fukushima nuclear disaster, risk communication, his book writing experience and so much more. There’s definitely little nuggets of wisdom throughout!

Insects are probably the future of food, and even more! Don’t believe me?

Meet Sio Chun Jia! Coming from a corporate background, he took a leap of faith and dove into black soldier fly farming, founding Life Origin! He talks about the sustainability factor surrounding BSF farming, the benefits of BSF larvae as feed, and potential human consumption.

This just might be the future of food and a great alternative protein source. Soon, we might be all eating BSF larvae ice cream, peanut butter, or protein powder (P.S. He actually ran research on these products!)

Ever wanted to study in Japan? How does one end up in Japan doing a Ph.D.?

Meet Wei Ming! In his time in Japan, he looked into computational life sciences, which he explains in this episode. We also talked about his time in Japan, on Japan’s culture, work colleagues, and of course his journey!

Now that you got a better understanding, go ahead and apply for that University in Japan!

What does all these jargons surrounding AI and bioinformatics mean? What future does it hold in Malaysia? How is it actually being applied?

Meet Sin Yee! Though young, she has tonnes of knowledge and experience on bioinformatics and AI. She has worked (and still is) on the coronatracker, and is currently a full time research assistant in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She breaks down what these technical jargons mean, how it is used, and the future of these fields for Malaysia. She also shares what her research and past projects, such as the ones on autism and coronatracker, are all about!

How do the ingredients like graphene, vitamin C, antioxidants and so on in your skincare products actually help your skin? How do they complement each other? Meet Dr Hanhushar! She demystifies skincare ingredients as she talks about how she put the ingredients together to form the perfect sheet mask. And of course, we talked about her goals and toughest challenges as she embarks on her entrepreneurial journey with TheoryBox.

Meet Dr Yap! She's a senior lecturer and programme director for the School of Biosciences in Taylor's University. In this episode, she shares how Taylor's have adopted different measures and solutions to enable students to learn effectively from home despite not being able to carry out many modules. We also talked about the challenges from a lecturer's perspective, one which I find is not being touched on enough.

Meet Ju Lin! With Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) becoming more prevalent in many industries, we break NGS down into bite size pieces so everybody can understand. Ju Lin does a great job covering what it is, its applications, how it works, and so much more! It's definitely a great introduction or recap to everyone at all knowledge levels.

Meet Dr Kumitaa, one of the frontliners involved in the testing of Covid-19! With over a decade of experience in virology, she shares what is Covid-19 really all about. She sheds some light on the lethality, transmission rate, and its mutation. We also spent a good chunk of time talking about the latest development in this pandemic - vaccines!