VIRTUAL TOUR
HIGH IMPACT RESEARCH PROGRAMME
Fiona Ho Jing Min, Ngu Hui Ling, and Clarice Siow Jing Rou | Doctor of Medicine (MD)Congratulations to Fiona Ho Jing Min, Ngu Hui Ling, and Clarice Siow Jing Rou on being selected by Harvard University for a year-long high impact research programme at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in the United States under UCSI's Star Trek Programme - an initiative that sees the world’s best universities selecting UCSI students for high-impact research.
IMPACT OF DIFFERENT DIETARY SODIUM REDUCTION STRATEGIES ON BLOOD PRESSURE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Professor Dr Cheah Shiau Chuen | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Professor Dr Cheah Shiau Chuen for her recent publication entitled ‘Impact of different dietary sodium reduction strategies on blood pressure: A systematic review‘ in Hypertension Research (Impact Factor 2021 = 5.573, Tier 2 in Peripheral Vascular Disease).
FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME (FRGS)
Assistant Professor Mohamad Fadzly | Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism ManagementCongratulations to Assistant Professor Mohamad Fadzly and team for being awarded RM114,000.00 in the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) grant.
WINNING FIRST PLACE IN THE FIRST N2RTU WORKSHOP ON NUTRIGENETICS, NUTRIGENOMICS AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR PRECISION NUTRITION
Dr Vaidehi Ulaganathan | Head of Programme, BSc (Hons) Nutrition with Wellness, Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations Dr Vaidehi Ulaganathan for winning First Place in the assessment on "Statistical Genetics" and the debate on "Personalised Nutrition" in the First N2RTU Workshop on Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics and Data Analysis for Precision Nutrition. This event was organised by the University of Reading, UK and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia.
WINNING THIRD PLACE IN THE FIRST N2RTU WORKSHOP ON NUTRIGENETICS, NUTRIGENOMICS AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR PRECISION NUTRITION
Assistant Professor Dr Baskaran Gunasekaran | Head of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations Assistant Professor Dr Baskaran Gunasekaran for winning Third Place in the assessment on "Statistical Genetics" in the First N2RTU Workshop on Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics and Data Analysis for Precision Nutrition. This event was organised by the University of Reading, UK and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia.
ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIAN OPTOMETRISTS
Sathiya Prakash and Prema Muthiah | School of Optometry, Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Mr Sathiya Prakash for being elected as the Honorary Secretary and to Ms Prema Muthiah for being elected as the Honorary Treasurer, of the Association of Malaysian Optometrists (AMO) for the term 2022-2024. This appointment is effective upon the election of the Executive Committee Member (EXCO) during the 38th AMO Annual General Meeting, which was held on 24 May 2022 at Avante Hotel, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya.
MALAYSIAKU: A COLLECTION OF ALWYN LAU'S MALAY MAIL ARTICLES (2015-2022) PUBLISHED BY UCSI PRESS JULY 2022
Assistant Professor Dr Alwyn Lau Wing Wang | Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal ArtsCongratulations to Assistant Professor Dr Alwyn Lau Wing Wang Faculty of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts For the publication of his co-edited book titled: MALAYSIAKU: A Collection of Alwyn Lau's Malay Mail Articles (2015-2022) Published by UCSI Press July 2022
Dr Alwyn Lau has co-edited the book with UCSI University lecturers, Dr Jill Lee Sze Seau, Assistant Professor Dr Kususanto Ditto Prihadi and Dr Mohamad Ikhram Bin Mohamad Ridzuan. Alwyn began writing for the Malay Mail in 2015. Since that time, he has written more than four hundred articles on topics ranging from schooling to government to culture and, of course durians. The editors hope that this collection of some of his most popular and controversial pieces in the past seven years may serve not only as a nostalgic trip to some key events in our country, but also, as a conversation starter on some critical topics we may be wise not to forget.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CHALLENGE RULES BOOK
Nurul Farah Aisyah Mohd Fauzi, Joey Chong Hui Ling, Gan Yi Ann, Chung Kar Mun and Eng Jing Fu | Bachelor of Hospitality AdministrationCongratulations to Nurul Farah Aisyah Mohd Fauzi (Gold), Joey Chong Hui Ling (Gold), Gan Yi Ann (Silver), Chung Kar Mun (Bronze) and Eng Jing Fu (Bronze), for winning the Food and Beverage Challenge Rules Book (Category: Malaysian Welcome Drinks). The competition was organised by the Malaysia's Agriculture, Horticulture & Agrotourism Show (MAHA) 2022 at MAEPS Serdang.
BATTLE OF THE CHEFS
Kenny Lai Chee Chiang & Darren Kuan Ho Yi | Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Hospitality Management | Diploma in Culinary ArtsCongratulations Kenny Lai Chee Chiang (Gold) and Darren Kuan Ho Yi (Bronze), for winning the Battle of the Chefs 2022 organised by the Penang Chefs Association, at Gurney Paragon Mall, Penang. A special thank you to the Kuching Chefs Association for sponsoring our students for the competition.
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIABETES AND OBESITY WITH DENGUE INFECTIONS
Professor Dr Shamala Devi A/P K.C. Sekaran, FASc | Faculty of Medicine & Health SciencesCongratulations to Professor Dr Shamala Devi A/P K.C. Sekaran, FASc for her recent publication entitled ‘The Association between Diabetes and Obesity with Dengue Infections’ in Diabetology & Metabolism (Impact Factor 2021 = 3.395, Tier 2 in Endocrinology & Metabolism).
