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WINNING THE FIRST PRIZE IN THE POSTER PRESENTATION AWARD
How Yu Hsuan | Doctor of Philosophy (Science)Congratulations to How Yu Hsuan for winning the First Prize in the Poster Presentation Award, with the poster titled "Effect of Protectants on Freeze-Dried Recombinant Food-Grade Lactococcus lactis NZ3900-Fermented Milk Powder Expressing K-ras Mimotope" in the 12th Asian Conference on Lactic Acid Bacteria, held on 10 – 13 October 2022 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK), Sarawak, Malaysia.
CONGRESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME PLUS (CCP+)
Adlin Baizura Binti Ariffin, Head of Academic Collaboration and Praxis, Industry and Community Engagement & Ting Hui Bun, Head of Department, Tourism and Leisure Management | Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism ManagementCongratulations to Adlin Baizura binti Ariffin and Ting Hui Bun for successfully completing their Congress Certification Programme Plus (CCP+) on 17 October 2022 at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK).
EMULSION FORMULATED USING HIBISCUS TILIACEUS L. EXTRACT AND FLAXSEED OIL FOR TOPICAL APPLICATION
Lim Win Yee | Doctor of Philosophy (Science), Faculty of Applied ScienceCongratulations to Lim Win Yee for the recent publication entitled ‘Emulsion Formulated Using Hibiscus tiliaceus L. Extract and Flaxseed Oil for Topical Application’ published in Industrial Crops & Products. Q1 (JCR); Impact Factor 2021 = 6.449; under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr Wong Chen Wai and Associate Professor Dr Eric Chan Wei Chiang.
SEROLOGICAL CROSS-REACTIVITY AMONG COMMON FLAVIVIRUSES
Professor Dr Shamala Devi Sekaran, FASc | Corresponding AuthorCongratulations to Professor Dr Shamala Devi Sekaran, FASc for her recent publication ‘Serological Cross-Reactivity among Common Flaviviruses’ in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (Impact Factor 2021=6.073, Tier 1 Journal in Microbiology).
HOST IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST DENV AND ZIKV INFECTIONS
Professor Dr Shamala Devi Sekaran, FASc | Corresponding AuthorCongratulations to Professor Dr Shamala Devi Sekaran, FASc for her recent publication ‘Host Immune Response against DENV and ZIKV Infections’ in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (Impact Factor 2021=6.073, Tier 1 Journal in Microbiology).
UTILIZING 3D SLICER TO INCORPORATE TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES INTO GATE MONTE CARLO SIMULATION FOR PERSONALIZED DOSIMETRY IN YTTRIUM-90 RADIOEMBOLIZATION
Emeritus Professor Dr Ng Kwan Hoong | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Emeritus Professor Dr Ng Kwan Hoong for his recent publication ‘Utilizing 3D Slicer to incorporate tomographic images into GATE Monte Carlo simulation for personalized dosimetry in yttrium-90 radioembolization’ in Medical Physics (Impact Factor 2021=4.506, Tier 1 Journal in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging).
EYE BLINK ALARM SYSTEM FOR ELDERLY ABUSE PREVENTION
Assistant Professor Dr Mastaneh Mokayef & Ahmad Kweder | Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built EnvironmentCongratulations to Assistant Professor Dr Mastaneh Mokayef, Ahmad Kweder on winning a Silver Award at The National Innovation and Invention Competition (NIICe) 2022, for their invention of the “Eye blink alarm system for Elderly Abuse Prevention”
WINNING THE 1ST AND 2ND PRIZE IN THE 5TH INTERVARSITY PARASITOLOGY QUIZ & ORATORICAL COMPETITION
Tong Chu Wah and Pon Guan Yu | Doctor of Medicine (MD)Congratulations to Tong Chu Wah and Pon Guan Yu for winning the 1st and 2nd Prize in the 5th Intervarsity Parasitology Quiz & Oratorical Competition on 17 September 2022. A total of 18 universities in Asia (including Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Philippines) participated in this competition organised by the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya.
RESEARCH BOOK, FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini, Assistant Professor Ts Dr Eugenie Tan Sin Sing, Dr Siak Pui Yan, Dr Lee Yu Zhao and Dr Gaythri Thergarajan | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini (Chief Editor), Assistant Professor Ts Dr Eugenie Tan Sin Sing, Dr Siak Pui Yan, Dr Lee Yu Zhao and Dr Gaythri Thergarajan for publishing a book entitled, 'Research Book, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ in September 2022 with e-ISBN 978-967-2782-42-1.
DIETARY PROTEIN INTERACTS WITH POLYGENIC RISK SCORES AND MODULATES THE SERUM CONCENTRATIONS OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE MALAYSIAN ADULTS
Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini for her recent publication entitled, 'Dietary Protein Interacts with Polygenic Risk Scores and Modulates the Serum Concentrations of C-Reactive Protein in Overweight and Obese Malaysian Adults' in Nutrition Research (Impact Factor 2021 = 3.876, Tier 2 Journal in Nutrition & Dietetics). This publication is in collaboration with the University of Leeds, United Kingdom and the University of Nottingham, Malaysia.
