BACKGROUND

Name :                 Prof. Dr. Asma Ismail 
Date of Birth : 
Place of Birth :

Education : 
bullet Degree at University of Nevada, Reno, USA, in Biology (distinction)
bullet M.A. ( Microbiology), at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
bullet PhD in ( Cellular and Molecular Biology) from the University of Nevada, Reno, USA

WORK EXPERIENCE / MAJOR RESEARCH
bullet Lecturer in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia in 1986
bullet Served as Deputy Dean of Administration in 1994 and became Deputy dean of research in 2000
bullet Director for the centre for the Medical Innovations and Technology Development, USM
 
ACHIEVEMENT
bullet National Young scientist Award (Medicine) 1991
Malaysian Woman Inventor, 1995 awarded by the International Federation of Inventors
bullet Malaysian Woman of Distinction Award ( for Medicine and Science) in 1996
bullet Excellence in Invention Award by Malaysian Invention and Design Society ( MINDS) 1996
bullet Universiti Sains Malaysia's Best Researcher Award, 1999