Nguyen Kim Mai Thi, a German-Vietnamese woman working on a doctorate degree at the RWTH Aachen University has won third prize in the final stage of the Falling Walls Lab 2012 in Berlin.

In her three-minute presentation on her research before more than 700 scientists and international guests, Thi explained how to use nano particles to break the “wall” of cancer cells and transfer medicine to the infected cells without causing harm to healthy cells.

Born into a family in which her father is a chemical engineer and her mother is a nurse, Thi studied well and graduated from high school, getting a distinction.

After studying at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US, she was awarded a diploma in chemistry also with the highest mark of 1.0 in March 2012.

Thi has continued her research at RWTH Aachen University since May this year, studying the application of nanotechnology in cancer treatments and gained some remarkable achievements with her experiments on mice.

The Falling Walls Lab was founded by the Falling Walls Foundation and A.T. Kearney, a leading global management consulting firm, to create opportunities for young scientists and businesses to introduce creative and sustainable solutions for urgent social challenges.

The best solutions will be selected to be presented at the final stage of the Falling Walls Conference, along with others from world renowned scientists, many of whom have won a Nobel Prize.

This year’s finale involved 100 young scientists from 38 countries who were chosen from a field of 500 others participating in qualifying rounds in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, South Africa and Brazil.

                                                                                                             (VOV)