To whom it may concern,

 

Request to Support and Engage in the Global DIY Biology Survey

 

This is an invitation to participate in a Global DIY Biology Survey. As BRMLab is a champion of Do-It-Yourself biology, we would like to seek your support to help us engage as many members/stakeholders to participate in this survey. This survey is conducted by the Global Young Academy (GYA) in collaboration with Sunway University and funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The aim of the survey is to explore the global landscape of DIY biology and understand the challenges and opportunities in the field. We plan to use this information to inform policies that can help support the maximising of benefits and minimising of the associated risks related to the DIY biology field. 

 

Please disseminate the email forwarded below to relevant stakeholders to participate in the survey. 

 

Thank you.

 

Best regards,

Khalisah Zulkefli

Sunway University

 

Email to potential stakeholders:

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

Invitation to Participate in the Global DIY Biology Survey

 

We humbly request for your cooperation to fill out this survey on Do-It-Yourself (DIY) biology. This survey is conducted by the Global Young Academy (GYA) in collaboration with Sunway University and funded by the Volkswagen Foundation. The aim of the survey is to explore the global landscape of DIY biology and understand the challenges and opportunities in the field. We plan to use this information to inform policies that can help support the maximising of benefits and minimising of the associated risks related to DIY biology field.

 

This survey will take about 10-20 minutes of your time.

Please see below for the survey link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/diybio

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Global DIY Biology Survey

www.surveymonkey.com

A survey by the Global Young Academy (GYA) in collaboration with Sunway University and funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.

 

Please kindly fill out the survey by 11.59 PM (GMT), 1st of July 2019

 

Please feel free to email us if you have any queries and/or if you require more information with regards to the survey.

 

Professor Dr Abhi Veerakumarasivam         

Principal Investigator                                     

abhiv@sunway.edu.my

+603-7491 8622 ext 7175

 

Dr Khalisah Zulkefli

Research Associate

khalisahz@sunway.edu.my

 

Please disseminate this survey to anyone who you believe should participate in the survey.

 

We thank you in advance for your participation!

 

Best regards, 

 

Khalisah Zulkefli, PhD

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Sunway University, Malaysia

Email: khalisahzulkefli@gmail.comkhalisahz@sunway.edu.my

Phone: +60173807380

 

On behalf of, 

Professor Abhi Veerakumarasivam 

Co-Chair, DIY Biology Working Group, Global Young Academy 

Chair, International Network for Government Science Advice-Asia
Co-Chair, ASEAN Young Scientists Network