Latifah Amin is an Associate Professor at the Centre for General Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She holds a M.Sc in Molecular Genetics and PhD in Environmental Management specializing in Biotechnology and Society. Her main areas of researc
...MoreLatifah Amin is an Associate Professor at the Centre for General Studies, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She holds a M.Sc in Molecular Genetics and PhD in Environmental Management specializing in Biotechnology and Society. Her main areas of research interests are public attitude/acceptance and ethical aspects of modern biotechnology. She has won several international and national awards related to innovation and best paper awards in Biotechnology and Society. Currently she is the project leader of the research university’s mega project titled ‘Societal Impact of Biotechnology Development in Malaysia’ and project leaders of several other projects financed by the Ministry of Education and the Research University Grants. Has also been the project leader of two completed projects financed by the Ministry of Health Malaysia related to Attitude towards Genetically Modified and currently involved in ten other projects related to Islamic Perspectives on Modern Biotechnology, environmental values and behavior and legal perspectives related to modern biotechnology. She has written and published more than 100 papers in international and national journals, books, book chapters and conference proceedings.
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