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 of the Faculty of Biomedical Technology, Ho Chi Minh City National University.
On March 18, at Sorbonne, Paris (France), the L'Oréal Foundation and UNESCO will honor science and knowledge around the world 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 field is 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. Fuicodan would therefore be able to serve the dual purpose of being a drug carrier and a therapeutic agent itself.
When fucoidan is combined with water-resistant cancer drugs, 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,” Dr. Lien Phuong shared.
The 2015 Young Scientist Jury includes 12 renowned scientists who are members of the Regional and National Scientific Councils 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, much progress still needs 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 annual awards to honor scientists and support the research development of 15 talented young women selected from more than 230 PhD recipients of L'Oréal National Scholarships awarded annually around the world. Since 1998, the For Women in Science program has honored 2,250 talented women in more than 110 countries. |
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