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TOP APPOINTMENT FOR DR CRENDY
Assistant Professor Dr Crendy Tan Yen Teng | Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal ArtsAssistant Professor Dr Crendy Tan was appointed as a Council Member of the Malaysian Psychological Association for the 2021 – 2023 term.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF MIPC 2021
Assistant Professor Dr Crendy Tan Yen Teng, Assistant Professor Dr Zhooriyati Binti Sehu Mohamad and Mohd Farizi Bin Jamaluddin | Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal ArtsThe team from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts were selected to be executive committee members of the 4th Malaysian International Psychology Conference 2021.
EDITORIAL APPOINTMENT FOR DR JUNAID
Assistant Professor Dr Muhammad Junaid Farrukh | Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesDr Junaid was appointed as an Academic Editor of the PLOS ONE Editorial Board.
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SPORTS
Job Tan XI Jay | Foundation Studies (Arts)- Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) in Accounting and Finance
- Received a total of 18 Gold Medals, 7 Silver Medals, and 7 Bronze Medals in five Malaysian swimming competitions between 2019 and 2020.
CONGRATULATIONS TO SOBITHA LUXSHMI A/P MOGAN
Sobitha Luxshmi A/P Mogan | Doctor of MedicineFor publishing her first fiction novel titled "Anything For You" that is available on Amazon.
The book is dedicated to her mother and late grandfather. She said her utmost gratitude goes to her mother in supporting her endeavour in writing the novel and her late grandfather in being her inspiration.
THE ONLY MALAYSIAN TEAM IN THE TOP THREE
Chai Weng Yan, Lee Pei Shan, Teh Xin Ee | Bachelor of Hospitality AdministrationThe team won third place at the Hotel and Tourism Management Institute (HTMi) Global student Forum 2021 Innovation Challenge. They are the only Malaysian team to be named among the top three winners in this global contest.
SUCCESSFULLY PUBLISHED AN IMPACTFUL ARTICLE
Associate Professor Dr Cheah Shiau Chuen | Faculty of Medicine & Health SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Dr Cheah Shiau Chuen for successfully publishing an impactful article in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (IJMS).
The article titled “Understanding Lung Carcinogenesis from a Morphostatic Perspective: Prevention and Therapeutic Potential of Phytochemicals for Targeting Cancer Stem Cells” provides a comprehensive overview of how normal lung tissues operate in relation with lung carcinogenesis to redefine better targets for lung cancer stem cells.
This paper was a result of an international collaboration with University Medical Centre of Groningen (UMCG), Netherlands.
MSMBB YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD 2021
Associate Professor Ts Dr Lionel In Lian Aun | Dean of the Faculty of Applied SciencesDr Lionel was awarded the MSMBB Young Scientist Award 2021 at the fourth International Conference on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (ICMBB2021) by the Malaysian Society of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MSMBB).
THIRD PLACE IN THE RAPID ORAL PRESENTATION AT THE EMPOWER SEMINAR 2021
Assistant Professor Dr Satvinder Kaur D/O Nachatar Singh | Faculty of Applied SciencesDr Satvinder won the third-place prize in the Rapid Oral Presentation at the Empower Seminar 2021: Combating Non-Communicable Diseases Towards Healthy Ageing on 2 – 3 June 2021.
ADVANCING SCIENCE AT HARVARD
Joel Phua Jia Meng | BSc (Hons) BiotechnologyJoel Phua Jia Meng (an alumnus of the BSc (Hons) Biotechnology programme) was selected to do a year-long high impact research at Harvard University during 2020, under the UCSI University’s Star Trek programme.
