Dr. Tran Ha Lien Phuong from the Ho Chi Minh City-based VietnamNational University was presented with the International Rising Talentaward from the L'Oreal-UNESCO programme at a ceremony in Paris, Franceon March 18, becoming the first Vietnamese female scientist to receivethis honour.
The 34-year-old scientist, a lecturerfrom the HCM City-based Vietnam National University's Department ofBiomedical Engineering, was honoured for her project on the developmentof fucoidan-based polymeric micelles for cancer diagnosis and treatmentwhich will reportedly help make the treatment cheaper and moreeffective.
Phuong was among 15 female laureateschosen from the 236 locally-awarded fellowship winners of L'Orealsubsidiaries and UNESCO around the world.
She saidit was her honour to be the first Vietnamese woman to receive the award,which will also fund further research into the cancer treatment.
Also at the ceremony, the L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Scienceprogramme honoured five outstanding female scientists from Africa, theMiddle East, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America fortheir breakthrough achievements in the natural sciences.
During a press conference before the ceremony, a representative of theL'Oreal-UNESCO programme said the laureates are proof that women arecapable of making great contributions to science – an area with a 70percent male gender skew – adding that additional progress is needed toachieve gender equality in science.
Established in1998, the annual L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science partnership isdesigned to honour distinguished female scientists and support youngtalented researchers. It has thus far awarded 2,250 women in more than110 countries.-VNA
The 34-year-old scientist, a lecturerfrom the HCM City-based Vietnam National University's Department ofBiomedical Engineering, was honoured for her project on the developmentof fucoidan-based polymeric micelles for cancer diagnosis and treatmentwhich will reportedly help make the treatment cheaper and moreeffective.
Phuong was among 15 female laureateschosen from the 236 locally-awarded fellowship winners of L'Orealsubsidiaries and UNESCO around the world.
She saidit was her honour to be the first Vietnamese woman to receive the award,which will also fund further research into the cancer treatment.
Also at the ceremony, the L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Scienceprogramme honoured five outstanding female scientists from Africa, theMiddle East, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America fortheir breakthrough achievements in the natural sciences.
During a press conference before the ceremony, a representative of theL'Oreal-UNESCO programme said the laureates are proof that women arecapable of making great contributions to science – an area with a 70percent male gender skew – adding that additional progress is needed toachieve gender equality in science.
Established in1998, the annual L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science partnership isdesigned to honour distinguished female scientists and support youngtalented researchers. It has thus far awarded 2,250 women in more than110 countries.-VNA
