Assalamualaikum wbt. and greetings from Cancer Research and Specialist Centre (PPKPK),
Cancer Research and Specialist Centre also known as Pusat Pakar & Penyelidikan Kanser (PPKPK) was first established on October 16, 2002 upon the Cabinet decision to establish PPKPK at Bertam, Kepala Batas, Penang under the governance of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).
PPKPK is a research institute focusing on three key components, which are clinical services, research activities and postgraduate academic programs. This institution aims to produce competent and holistic medical as well as dental specialists and experts who are capable to lead new discoveries for global benefit using state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.
In order to ensure PPKPK stays relevant in the international arena, six departments were established on 15th December 2021 to realign the role of previous clusters. They are the Department of Biomedical Imaging, Department of Biomedical Science, Department of Toxicology, Department of Community Health, Department of Dental Science and Department of Clinical Medicine. Hence, to strengthen the PPKPK research niche area, four research programmes namely Emerging Infectious Disease: Preparation for Disease X, Advanced Management of Liver Malignancies, Dementia Multidisciplinary Research Program of PPKPK (DMR-PPKPK), Breast Cancer Translational Research Program at PPKPK (BCTRP@PPKPK) was launched on 20th June 2022. Meanwhile, the Heart Failure Research Program is under observation for assessment in 2023. PPKPK aimed to explore more translational research in these programmes for more results and output.
PPKPK has also intensified the collaborative initiative with internal and external partners in academic, healthcare and research. This is particularly in line with the demanding development of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 (IR 4.0) of which requires PPKPK to position itself with strategic plans in terms of medical and healthcare areas to ensure the sustainability of the institution. PPKPK always looks forward to reaching out and enhancing our network with renowned institutions with similar interests particularly in medical expertise and technology.
