Two women associate professors won Kovalevskaia awards in 2017

The award winning young doctor in gene field and Hue University senior lecturer has a history of more than 30 years for female scientists.

On March 2, the Vietnam Women's Union announced two Kovalevskia female scientists in 2017: Assoc. Prof. Dinh Thi Bich Lan - Senior lecturer, Institute of Biotechnology (Hue University) and Assoc. Dr. Tran Van Khanh - Head of Department of Molecular Pathology, Department of Medical Engineering, Deputy Director of Gen-Protein Research Center (Hanoi Medical University).

Dr. Tran Van Khanh, one of the two female scientists received the Kovalevskaia Prize in 2017. (Photo: Duong Tam).

The organizers said that two award-winning associate professors in 2017 all have excellent achievements in scientific research.

Ms. Bich Lan was born in 1960, is the author of many research projects to create high-tech applications, such as recombinant antigens, fast diagnostic kits (dip sticks), vaccines. recombinant, probiotics contain chicken egg yolk antibodies or hybrid pig combinations. She has won awards for science and technology in Thua Thien Hue province for many years.

Ms. Van Khanh is the youngest scientist to receive a prize in history in Vietnam. Female doctor born in 1973 has many achievements in scientific research on gene therapy, prenatal diagnosis of a number of genetic diseases and gene carriers, pre-diagnosis of some good genetic diseases. Molecular pathology in cancer . She received a certificate of merit from the Prime Minister in 2015 and many merit certificates from the Ministry of Health.

"I am very happy to receive this award because I have been very passionate about each study. Next time, I will expand and learn more and more types of pathology to help, bring joy to More patients and families, " said Ms. Van Khanh.

Kovalevskaia awards ceremony takes place on March 6 in Hanoi. Students will have a live exchange with two female scientists right after the award ceremony.

The award, which bears the name of the prominent Russian mathematician of the 19th century - Sophia Kovalevskaia began to be awarded to female scientists in Vietnam in the field of natural science since 1985, so far there have been 17 collectives and 48 individuals were awarded.