26^th September 2016, CDR PhD candidate Nur Azzalia Kamaruzaman who won 3MT 2016 Competition at National Level last May is going to represent Malaysia at 3MT 2016 which will be held at University of Queensland Australia on 30^th September 2016. Azzalia is currently pursuing her PhD degree by conducting research on β-carboline : a new reality for leukimia, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Sharif Mahsufi Mansor. When asked, she said that she is grateful for the opportunity to represent Malaysia and at the same time bringing USM’s name to Asia Pacific level. She hopes that everyone in the university will pray for her success at the competition. The 3MT competition is founded by University of Queensland Australia which develops students' academic, presentation and research communication skills. Winner of 3MT 2016 will bring back $5000 research grant and financial support to attend Falling Walls Lab Final and a conference in Berlin, Germany. We wish you all the best Lia! More news here. Photo credit: USM’s photographer.