Friday 25 January 2013

Malaysian university set up a research institute to honour Dr. Atta ur Rahman


Dr. Atta ur Rahman.

The "Atta-ur-Rahman Institute of Natural Product Discovery (RiND)" will be inaugurated at the University of Teknologi Mara (UiTM) on March 4, 2013, during an International  Conference on Natural Products, where Rehman is being invited as a guest of honour to deliver  the keynote speech for the "Jack Cannon Lecture".

The UiTM had awarded Rehman an honorary doctorate degree in 2011 and RiND is another accolade for the scientist.

"The RiND will will work on full-fledged PhD programs in fields such as organic chemistry, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, neuroscience, proteomics, pharmacology, pharmacognosy and molecular medicine with a special focus on the bioactive constituents of terrestrial plants and marine sources," Rehman said while speaking to Dawn.com.


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