Nigerian man emerges the best student at a Malaysian research university

Umar Ahmad has been awarded the Certificate of Merit for being the best student, after graduating with a perfect CGPA of 4.00 in his Master of Science by Research in the area of Medical Anatomy at the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Ahmad, from Bauchi State, had his undergraduate degree at Medical Faculty, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, and graduated in 2010. His major research activities in basic and translational research focus on developing targeted therapies for human cancer.

In addition, Ahmad has published 5 papers and participated in about 30 different professional certification workshops and attended many international seminars, conferences, and scientific gathering during his master studies.