10th – 11th August  – A workshop on “An Introduction to Responsible Conduct in Research” organized by Akademi Sains Malaysia and US National Academy of Science was held at the MARTRADE Tower Kuala Lumpur. The workshop was handled by professional facilitators from US National Academy of Sciences; Dr. Alistair Hay, Dr. Elizabeth Heitman, Dr. James Stith, Dr. Lida Anestidou and Dr. Jay Labov. The participants were introduced to several case studies involving responsible conduct in research, various methods on teaching (active learning, etc) and we were given opportunities to discuss in the group and present our ideas.