Medical school holds science week

Medical school holds science week

JAKARTA: The University of Indonesia's school of medicine is
holding its annual science week from Tuesday through to Sunday.

The event, which highlights the research achievements of the
university's faculty and students over a year, is meant to
encourage and instill a culture of research at the school.

Prizes are awarded for the top three scientific papers and
posters, with students and faculty being judged separately.

To kick off the five-day event, faculty members presented the
results of studies as diverse as how tomato juice effects male
smokers, the reaction of rabbits to green tea, and gene analysis
in congenital glaucoma.

Of the faculty research, a total of 37 posters and 28 research
papers were selected to be showcased. The faculty posters will be
on display until Thursday, when the top three winners will be
announced.

Seven of the 28 papers have been published in international
journals, with six being the results of collaborations between
scientists at the university's faculty and researchers from other
countries. Among the three papers already awarded prizes, two
were joint studies.

A workshop on how to generate research topics, make research
proposals, and get papers published, which will be open to the
public for a fee of Rp 25,000, will be held on Sunday.

Researcher Ichramsjah Rahman, who delivered the keynote
address, said "research work must continue and grow stronger in
order for the university to be a true world class institution".
-- JP