A Vietnamese female scientist has been selected to receive the L'Oreal-UNESCO for Woman in Science award this year.
Chosenfrom among the winners of the 236 fellowships awarded locally byL'Oreal subsidiaries and UNESCO around the world, Dr Tran Ha LienPhuong, a lecturer from the HCM City-based Vietnam National University'sDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, has become the first Vietnameseto receive the award for her project on the development offucoidan-based polymeric micelles for cancer treatment and diagnosis.
Her research will reportedly help in making cancer treatment cheaper and more effective.
Phuong,together with 14 other female scientists from across the world, willreceive the 40,000 USD award, known as International Rising TalentGrants, at a ceremony in Paris on March 18.
The InternationalRising Talents are chosen from countries in each world region. Thisyear, three PhD students and post-doctoral fellows have been chosen fromAfrica and the Arab States, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and LatinAmerica, besides North America. Talents are already making significantcontributions in disciplines as varied as ecology and sustainabledevelopment, physics, pharmacology and epidemiology, as well as medicalresearch, neuroscience and evolutionary biology.
Established in1998, the L'Oreal-UNESCO partnership is a long-term commitment torecognising women in science and supporting scientific vocations.
TheWomen in Science has grown into a global programme that includesinternational, regional and national fellowships, and an internationalnetwork of more than 2,000 women in more than 100 countries.-VNA
Chosenfrom among the winners of the 236 fellowships awarded locally byL'Oreal subsidiaries and UNESCO around the world, Dr Tran Ha LienPhuong, a lecturer from the HCM City-based Vietnam National University'sDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, has become the first Vietnameseto receive the award for her project on the development offucoidan-based polymeric micelles for cancer treatment and diagnosis.
Her research will reportedly help in making cancer treatment cheaper and more effective.
Phuong,together with 14 other female scientists from across the world, willreceive the 40,000 USD award, known as International Rising TalentGrants, at a ceremony in Paris on March 18.
The InternationalRising Talents are chosen from countries in each world region. Thisyear, three PhD students and post-doctoral fellows have been chosen fromAfrica and the Arab States, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and LatinAmerica, besides North America. Talents are already making significantcontributions in disciplines as varied as ecology and sustainabledevelopment, physics, pharmacology and epidemiology, as well as medicalresearch, neuroscience and evolutionary biology.
Established in1998, the L'Oreal-UNESCO partnership is a long-term commitment torecognising women in science and supporting scientific vocations.
TheWomen in Science has grown into a global programme that includesinternational, regional and national fellowships, and an internationalnetwork of more than 2,000 women in more than 100 countries.-VNA
