{"id":7580,"date":"2025-10-15T10:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T02:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/?p=7580"},"modified":"2025-12-18T10:59:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T02:59:59","slug":"dr-chong-lor-huai-receives-2025-rbs-medical-research-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/dr-chong-lor-huai-receives-2025-rbs-medical-research-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Chong Lor Huai Receives 2025 RBS Medical Research Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.monash.edu\/en\/persons\/chong-lor-huai\/\">Dr Chong Lor Huai<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monash.edu.my\/\">Monash University Malaysia<\/a> was the recipient of the 2025 Dr Ranjeet Bhagwan Singh (RBS) Medical Research Grant.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 49.99%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\/* see sc_gallery() in functions\/theme-shortcodes.php *\/\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='sc_gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7580 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium file element_classes gallery-default'><dl class='gallery-item'  data-title='rbs 2025 (1)' data-description=''><div class='gallery-item-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"ranjeet bhagwan singh, RBS, medical research, oncology, cancer\" 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https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 300px, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/div><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'  data-title='rbs 2025 (9)' data-description=''><div class='gallery-item-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-9.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-9-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"ranjeet bhagwan singh, RBS, medical research, oncology, cancer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-9-300x200.jpg 300w, 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/dt><\/div><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>During the event on 25 September 2025, she has received RM50,000 to fund her research titled \u201cDevelopment of an Immunoassay-on-a-Chip for Evaluating T-Cell and NK-Cell Infiltration in Cancer Immunotherapy,\u201d which aims to advance innovative approaches in cancer treatment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-12-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ranjeet bhagwan singh, RBS, medical research, oncology, cancer\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-12-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-12-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-12-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-12-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-12-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-12.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 300px, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Delivering remarks on behalf of the Deputy Minister of MOSTI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parlimen.gov.my\/profile-ahli.html?uweb=dr&amp;id=4227\">YB Dato\u2019 Mohammad Yusof Apdal<\/a>, Deputy Secretary-General (Planning and Science Enculturation) MOSTI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ruziah-shafei-8b9b4b4a\/?originalSubdomain=my\">Dato\u2019 Ruziah Shafei<\/a> emphasised that the government remains steadfast in supporting scientists, empowering early-career researchers, and promoting initiatives that drive national progress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-11-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ranjeet bhagwan singh, RBS, medical research, oncology, cancer\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-11-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-11-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-11-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-11-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-11-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-11.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 300px, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>ASM President, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/experts\/profile\/itcs0002\/\">Academician Datuk Dr Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen FASc<\/a>, stressed that research must deliver meaningful impact beyond funding. He urged early-career scientists to embrace their role as solution-providers, shaping Malaysia\u2019s response to national and global challenges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ranjeet bhagwan singh, RBS, medical research, oncology, cancer\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-3-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-3-113x75.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-3-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-3-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-3-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width:767px) 300px, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At the same event, the RBS Annual Memorial Forum was also organised. Themed \u201cHarnessing Bioactive Natural Products for Healthy Ageing,\u201d, the forum highlighted that much remains to be explored in leveraging biodiversity to enhance health span.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 33.33%;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t#sc_gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\/* see sc_gallery() in functions\/theme-shortcodes.php *\/\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='sc_gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-7580 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium file element_classes gallery-default'><dl class='gallery-item'  data-title='rbs 2025 (8)' data-description=''><div class='gallery-item-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.akademisains.gov.my\/asm-focus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/12\/rbs-2025-8.jpg'><img 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