Achievements

APPLICATION OF KENAF SEED OIL-NANOSTRUCTURED LIPID CARRIERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL PHOTOPROTECTIVE COSMETIC FORMULATION

For her recent impactful article under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr Nyam Kar Lin, Head of Research and Postgraduate Studies (FOAS), titled “Application of Kenaf Seed Oil-Nanostructured Lipid Carriers in the Development of Multifunctional Photoprotective Cosmetic Formulation”, in The Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (JAOCS).

 

WHEN YOU EAT COULD AFFECT HOW WELL YOU SLEEP WHILE PREGNANT

Teoh Ai Ni, a PhD student from the Faculty of Applied Sciences, was selected by the American Society Nutrition (ASN) to present her research at the ASN Nutrition 2021 Live Online conference (ASN Nutrition 2021) on 7 – 10 June. Her research was selected by the committee from ASN Nutrition 2021 to be featured in the media. Her supervisor is Assistant Professor Dr Satvinder Kaur from the Faculty of Applied Sciences.

The title of her research presentation is “When you eat could affect how well you sleep while pregnant”.

SENIOR PROFESSOR OOI ELECTED FELLOW OF ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MALAYSIA (ASM)

Congratulations to Senior Professor Ts Dr Ooi Keng Boon, FASc for being elected as Fellow in the Social Science & Humanities Discipline Group, Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), 2021.

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THE WORLD OF OPTOMETRY (TWOP) WEBINAR

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Dr Shah Farez Othman for being selected as a speaker at The World of Optometry (TWOP) Webinar on 13 March 2021.

EXPERT PANEL FOR THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION (MOSTI) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) FUND

Congratulations to Professor Dr Shamala Devi A/P K.C. Sekaran

STEM FOOD FUN – LEARNING THE ART OF SCIENCE THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF FOOD: FUTURE-CASTING THE SCIENCE “CLASSROOM” THROUGH AN INQUIRY-BASED PEDAGOGY

For receiving the Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MSMBB) EduSTEMX 2020/2021 grant fund for the following projects: Project Leader, STEM FOOD FUN – Learning the Art of Science through the Science of Food: Future-casting the Science “Classroom” through an Inquiry-based Pedagogy; Grant amount: RM4,000

PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO HEAVY METALS AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH FETAL GROWTH, TELOMERE LENGTH AND DNA DAMAGE IN NEWBORNS

Received The Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) RM130,900.00 funded by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) 2020.

Co-researchers:

1.Assistant Professor Dr Eugenie Tan Sin Sing (Co-PI, UCSI)

2. Assistant Professor Dr Tan Chung Keat (UCSI)

3. Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini (UCSI)

4.Assistant Professor Dr Marjan Sadat Seghayat (UCSI)

5.Dr Vinodhini Bhaskaran (Sri Kota Medical Specialist Centre)

IDENTIFYING THE SIGNATURE BIOMARKER(S) OF EARLY METASTASIS EVENT IN NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA USING HETEROTYPIC MULTICELLULAR TUMOUR SPHEROID

Receive The Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) RM244,800.00 funded by the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) 2020.

Co-researchers:

1.Associate Professor Dr Lionel In Lian Aun (Co-PI, UCSI)

2.Professor Dr Hoh Boon Peng (UCSI)

3.Associate Professor Dr Wong Pooi Fong (UM)

4.Heng Win Sen (University Medical Centre Groningen)

SUCCESSFULLY PUBLISHED AN IMPACTFUL ARTICLE

Najwan Khaleel Jubair, our Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmaceutical Sciences) candidate for successfully publishing an impactful review article titled “Antibacterial Mechanism of Plant-Derived Compounds against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria (MDR)”, in the Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Q1, IF 2.62).

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APPOINTED HONORARY PROFESSOR AT INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY MALAYA

Professor Kurunathan was appointed Honorary Professor at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Malaya, 2021-2024.