A Vietnamese female scientist honored by the world
For the first time, Vietnam has a female scientist honored with 14 female scientists from other countries through the World Talented Young Scientist Award - Dr. Tran Ha Lien Phuong, Lecturer at the Faculty of Biomedical Technology, Ho Chi Minh City National University.
On March 18, at the Sorbonne, Paris (France), the L'Oréal Foundation and UNESCO will honor science and knowledge worldwide through the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for 5 outstanding female scientists and 15 talented young researchers from different countries. Among them, Vietnam is honored to have Dr. Tran Ha Lien Phuong, Lecturer at the Faculty of Biomedical Technology, Ho Chi Minh City National University.
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| Dr. Tran Ha Lien Phuong |
5 outstanding female scientists from the UK, Morocco, China, Brazil, Canada. 15 talented young international scientists from Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Egypt, Malaysia, South Africa, Canada, France, Spain, the US... and Vietnam.
The International Young Scientists are selected from countries in each region of the world, Africa and the Arab States, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and North America.
This year's Distinguished Young Scientist awardees have made significant contributions in diverse research fields such as ecology and sustainable development, physics, pharmacology, epidemiology, medical research, neuroscience and evolutionary biology.
Dr. Lien Phuong's research areas are Pharmacy and Oncology. She was honored for her research on fucoidan-containing micelles in the treatment and support of cancer tissue observation in Vietnam.
Dr. Tran Ha Lien Phuong also plans to study the use of fucoidan as a polymer in nanoparticles, a seaweed extract recently discovered to have anti-cancer properties and can act as a polymer. Fucoidan would therefore be able to serve a dual purpose as a drug carrier and as a therapeutic agent itself.
When fucoidan is combined with a water-resistant cancer drug, nano-particles will form themselves thanks to the water-loving properties of fucoidan. The nanoparticles will help observe cancer cells during treatment. Dr. Tran Ha Lien Phuong's research project can help make cancer treatment cheaper and more effective with fewer side effects.
“We need to make efforts to create drugs that are not only effective but also affordable for the benefit of patients in developing countries,” said Dr. Lien Phuong.
The Jury of Talented Young Scientists 2015 includes 12 renowned scientists who are members of the Regional Scientific Councils and the countries of Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Lebanon, Morocco, Poland and Russia.
Each of the women laureates is a shining example in science. They are proving every day that women can make a significant contribution to scientific advancement in a field that is still dominated by men. As we enter the third millennium, there is still much progress to be made to achieve gender parity in science. Only 30% of the world’s scientists are women and there are still many barriers and obstacles that prevent women from entering or pursuing a career in science. With the aim of honoring outstanding female scientists and supporting talented young researchers around the world, the L'Oréal-UNESCO Science Awards program awards five awards annually to honor scientists and support the research development of 15 talented young women selected from more than 230 L'Oréal National Fellowship recipients awarded annually around the world. Since 1998, the Women in Science program has honored 2,250 talented women in more than 110 countries. |
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