FameLab science communicator wants to save tree leaf primates

Reading Time: 4 minutesWHEN you have two distinct loves – the environment and community, there is one way to connect the two – through science communication. This is what a FameLab alumna is doing now. Yap Jo Leen, who is at the tail end of completing PhD in zoology and especially studied dusky langurs (Trachypithecus obscurus) or dusky leaf […]
FameLab competition made Vishala an effective science communicator

Reading Time: 3 minutesWHAT is making it possible for a pharmacogeneticist to seamlessly work with bioinformaticians, corporate communicators, investors, researchers and industry partners? Vishala Sivapalan says it is her exposure to science communication through FameLab – the world’s largest science communication competition. When Vishala was pursuing her Masters in pharmacogenomics at the University of Malaya in 2018, she received an […]