The Gut and Brain, Inextricably Linked

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It is of my utmost gratitude to welcome you to this 5-day IBRO-APRC Associate School of Neuroscience UiTM 2021. This is one of the thirteen neuroscience schools supported by IBRO-APRC across the Asia Pacific region in 2021.

 

The title chosen for this neuroscience school, “Gut Microbiota and the Gut-Brain Connection: There is Science in Gut Feeling Afterall” is timely as I strongly believe that an effective science communications and education can further enhance cooperation and multilateral collaborations in the field of gut/brain research in Malaysia.

 

This scientific event aims to educate students/young scientists in gut-brain research. It serves as an ideal platform to create quality interactions between aspiring students and young scientists with experts in the field. This event will further enhance communications and collaborations amongst scientist researchers and academicians at different levels of expertise. This networking opportunity can be a potential point to start discussing national neuroscience agendas to move forward into intense research and development, especially in the challenging issues of immunity and gut/brain research.

 

I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the collaborative efforts from local and international speakers, for all your nobel efforts in this knowledge-sharing activity.  I hope that this IBRO-APRC Associate Neuroscience School UiTM 2021 would pave ways in harnessing support among key policymakers, authoritative leaders and philanthropists to increase resources for research and public education concerning brain function and gut health.

 

To the organizing committee lead by Prof. Dr. Abu Bakar Abdul Majeed (UiTM), congratulations for your success in hosting this event in Malaysia. I wish you and team great success. To participants and awardees of the school, I hope you a good learning experience, gain new ideas and inspire to further explore this exciting research field of microbiome-gut-brain axis.  

 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cheah Pike See

Chair, IBRO-APRC

(International Brain Research Organisation- Asia Pacific Regional Committee)

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 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Universiti Putra Malaysia