Library Closure

Hey everyone,

Please be informed that the library will be closed from the 27th of August 2011 - 4th of September 2011 in conjunction with the Hari Raya Break and Merdeka Day.

The library closure was a joint discussion with the Library Staff and the SRC, in which we, the SRC agreed with the staff for this extended holiday.

Due to the library closure, the SRC has managed to open the TEMPORARY STUDY AREA next to the IMU specialist clinic during the Hari Raya Break from 9.00 a.m. - 10.00 p.m.

We hope everyone has an enjoyable Hari Ray break and Ramadan Kareem.

Thanks and cheers~

Regards
Nestor Rukmal
Student Representative Council (SRC)
International Medical University

Sem 8 Career Talk

Dear all,

A message from Ms Wong regarding a career talk that she is planning for us during Sem 8. This talk is very useful for us bcuz it's about the life as pharmacist after we have graduated from IMU. They have started this event from last year and have invited many external guests (pharmacists of course) which include hospital pharmacist, industrial pharmacist, enforcement pharmacist and pharmacist involved in the field of research. Ms Wong emphasised that the attendance of this event for the class must be more than 80%. If not, this event will not be held for the future juniors to come. (We do not want this to happen don't we?) Bcuz we're inviting many external guests and our IMU image is very important for us to maintain. She urge us to come bcuz this talk is free and very useful for us in future.

So now, the problem is the time of this event. We have two choices to choose from.

First one is to held it during the month of Integrated Seminar for the module of clinical pharmacy. For this seminar, we are going to prepare the powerpoint slides for the clinical cases that we have clerked in the hospital and present it. The pros is that everyone will be in IMU but the cons is that not many people might turn up bcuz everyone will be busy with the workload.

The second choice is to held this on the last day of Sem 8, which is on the day of collecting the results. So for this day, the talk will start maybe from morning then ends with the results collection and a small tea party with the lecturers. The pros is that everyone will be free on that day. The cons is that there might not be many people turn up for the results collections that day.

So the choices are yrs now. I urge everyone to vote for the date of the career talk bcuz Ms Wong is going to planning the Sem 8 timetable now. Now, u all can vote in facebook in the BP108 group there, latest by next Monday. I need inform Ms Wong about this as soon as possible.

Another thing is that u all can suggest what topic regarding the pharmacists that u all interested to know like what is the life as a PRP or FRP, for example. U all can comment in the facebook there as well, so that Ms Wong can plan who are the suitable people that she can invite for us for the career talk. I really u guys to cooperate with me for this respond.

Thanks a lot for yr cooperation~ Cheers~ =)

Notice: Transfer of samples and reagents in -80oC freezer 3 @ GL7 for maintenance‏

Dear All,

There will be a preventive maintenance work of the unit mentioned on Friday (19/8/11). Please first label your samples & reagents and transfer all to Ultralow freezer #4 located at GL6 by today onwards. The relocation is only for temporary period. We will notify you when the work is done.

Please take note that unlabeled samples/reagents left in Ultralow Freezer 3 (GL7) after Friday (19/8/11) will be discarded.

Thank you.

Regards,

Ms Wan Norshima

IMU Research Lab Office

Flowcytometer and microbiology lab (General Lab 7) facilities‏

Dear All,

Kindly be informed that the above rooms/facilities have been booked for a special research activity. The detail is shown below:

Date: 17/8/2011 (Wednesday)

Time: 8.00am to 12.00pm (1/2 day)

Please plan your work ahead as the facilities will not be available during the period.

Thank you.

Regards,

Ms Norbazlin

IMU Research Lab Office

Research Lab Users COMPULSORY Meeting

Dear ALL,

The 3rd Research Lab Users Meeting year 2011 that was postponed earlier will be held on 24/8/2011 (Wednesday) (Week 8).

The details is as follow:

Date: 24/8/2011 (Wednesday)

Time: 4.00 - 5.00 pm

Venue: LT1 (3.05)

Pls take note that attendance is COMPULSORY for all research lab users. Those who are doing survey-based research DO NOT need to come for this meeting.

Thank you.

Regards,

IMU Research Lab Office

Announcement

Dear all,

Dr. Tan Eng Lai has announced during the last SPSS CAL session that all of us are encouraged to come for the research talks that have been announced earlier because the two speakers are very famous and well known; the talks held are very useful to us as it is of the pharmacy practice field that we will be in.

I do hope that everyone will attend the talks that will be held on next week. If I'm not mistaken, there will be refreshments available as well. Hehe!

Thanks for yr attention~

IMU Charity Run 2011

Dear students,

Inifinity Milers are holding a charity run on the 18th September 2011. All proceeds will go to charity so do join. A few hours of time and a bit of money can go a long way. You'll get free drinks and a tshirt as well! Think of it as doing good for charity AND yourself by keeping fit! The distances are 5km and 7km, RM25 and RM30 respectively. It doesn't matter how slow or how fast you run but the spirit of giving that counts!

To sign up, please contact Infinity Milers President Isaac 016-8993424 or Calvin 017-3398519 or Mei Cheen 012-3662203 to get the forms. Or you can sign up at the registration booth that will be set up in the Atrium later on.

HURRY!!! The closing date for registration for IMU Charity Run is 26/8/2011, or first 500 entries.

Thank you!

Regards,

Sara

Student Representative Council

International Medical University

Building Emotional Intelligent in Life

Dear All,

There is another talk organised by the IMU Conuselling Unit. The details are shown below:

Talk: Building Emotional Intelligent in Life

Date: 19 Aug 11 ( Friday)
Time: 12.30noon – 2pm
Venue: Room 3.04, Level 3 , IMU, Bukit Jalil
Target Audience: IMU Student

Objective of the talk:
1) To develop understanding about Emotional Intelligent.
2) To incorporate emotional intelligent in IMU Student daily life.

Registration is open from today!

Please drop e-mail to Student Counsellor for reserve a place. (mingfai_yap@imu.edu.my)

Thank you.

Best regards,
Yap Ming Fai
Student Counsellor

Research Talks by Professor Chris Thiemermann and Professor Cherry Wainwright in August 2011

Professor Chris Thiemermann is a Professor of Pharmacology and Centre Lead for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics at the William Harvey Research Institute (WHRI) at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. The WHRI was founded by the Nobel Laureate, Sir John Vane, in 1985. Research in WHRI is devoted chiefly to the understanding of basic pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic innovation in cardiovascular, inflammation and endocrine diseases. Prof Thiemermann’s C.V. is available through this link: http://www.whri.qmul.ac.uk/staff/thiemermann.html.

Professor Cherry Wainwright is the Director of the Institute for Health and Welfare Research (IHWR) at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Scotland. Her research focuses largely on the use of a wide range of cellular, in vitro and in vivo models of cardiovascular disease to explore how normal physiological mechanisms are altered in cardiovascular pathology and to identify novel therapeutic targets for the treatment and prevention of these diseases. Professor Wainwright’s C.V. is available through this link: http://www4.rgu.ac.uk/pharmacy_life/aboutus/page.cfm?pge=74943The research activities of IHWR can be accessed through this link: http://www.rgu.ac.uk/research/research-institutes/institute-for-health-and-welfare-research/institutefor-health-and-welfare-research

Details of Talks

1. “Novel Therapeutic Strategies for Ischaemia-reperfusion and Shock” by Prof Chris Thiemermann

Date: 9th August 2011

Time: 2PM

Venue: Senate Room, IMU Bukit Jalil

2.“The Institute for Health & Welfare Research at Robert Gordon University: A Model for Growing Multidisciplinary Research” by Prof Cherry Wainwright

Date: 15th August 2011

Time: 4PM

Venue: Senate Room, IMU Bukit Jalil

3.“The Role of the Orphan GPR55 Receptor, a Putative Cannabinoid Receptor, in Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology” by Prof Cherry Wainwright

Date: 16th August 2011

Time: 3PM

Venue: Senate Room, IMU Bukit Jalil

ADMISSION IS FREE~ EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND =) Thanks~

An Event from Our Super Juniors--BP1/11

To all,

Our super juniors of BP1/11 are having a charity fund raising at The Atrium for the orphanage house from 1st to 3rd of August for 3 days. The time is from 8.30am - 6pm. A variety of food will be sold and all the profit earned will be donated to the orphanage house. So guys, pls do come and support them yeah.

P.S. Pls support them ya bcuz some of them are helping some of us for the Sem 7 research survey leh!!! >.<

Thanks a lot ya, guys~