BRONZE PRIZE AT THE 2021 SEOUL INTERNATIONAL INVENTION FAIR (SIIF 2021)
Por Choo Shiuan & Yap Vi Lien & Tan Lee Fang |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesCongratulations to the team for winning Bronze Prize at the 2021 Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF 2021), Seoul, Korea. 1 – 4 December 2021
For their invention TL7, A New Natural Bioactive Loaded Microsphere Anti-Pigment Cream.
EDITORIAL APPOINTMENT FOR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR MOGANA SUNDARI RAJAGOPAL
Associate Professor Dr Mogana Sundari Rajagopal |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesCongratulations to being appointed as a member of the editorial board of Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology; Microbiome in Health and Disease (Q1, IF 4.3)
THE EFFECTS OF INSECT MEAL SUBSTITUTION ON THE PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCES OF PACIFIC WHITE SHRIMP (LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI)
Assistant Professor Ts Dr Loh Jiun Yan |  Centre of Research for Advanced Aquaculture (CORAA)for receiving the WWF – Conservation Partnership Scheme Grant worth RM60,000 for the research project entitled, “The effects of insect meal substitution on the physiological performances of pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)” on 30 November 2021.
YSN-ASM CHRYSALIS AWARD 2021
Teoh Ai Ni |  Student, Doctor of PhilosophyFor winning Second Place Winner, Best Presenter Award and Best Team Award & Special Chrysalis Poster Award at the YSN-ASM Chrysalis Award 2021 organised by Young Scientist Network – Academy of Sciences Malaysia
WINNER OF THE BEST POSTER PRESENTATION AWARD
Lim Jia Le |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesCongratulations for winning the Best Poster Presentation Award for his research work on “Ligand Based Pharmacophore Modelling and Virtual Screening Studies for the Discovery of Natural Product Based PDE3/4 Dual Inhibitors” at the 5th International Symposium on Bioinformatics (InSyB2021).
SIMPLE DIY MODEL SERIES FOR DNA FINGERPRINTING
Associate Professor Dr Crystale Lim Siew Ying, Dr Nur Haliza bt Hassan, Assistant Professor Alice Phua Choon Yen and Assistant Professor Alice Phua Choon Yen |  Faculty of Applied Sciencesfor winning the Year 2021 MTSF Science Education Award (Runner-Up Prize) awarded by Malaysia Toray Science Foundation in recognition of their innovative and effective teaching methods in science education.
The winning project, entitled “Simple DIY Model Series for DNA Fingerprinting,” was developed to introduce DNA Fingerprinting to pre-university students in a fun and interactive approach.
THE WORLD’S TOP 2% SCIENTISTS
PROFESSOR TS DR OOI KENG BOON AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR GARRY TAN WEI HAN |  UCSI Graduate Business SchoolNamed in the “2020 Single Year World’s Top 2% Scientists” in the exercise that was released on October 20, Professor Dr Ooi was listed under the field of business and management and the subfields of information systems; Associate Professor Dr Garry Tan for his research in information systems and under the subfields of business and management.
THE WORLD’S TOP 2% SCIENTISTS
SENIOR PROFESSOR DR PHANG SIEW MOI AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR ERIC CHAN WEI CHIANG |  Faculty of Applied SciencesNamed in the “2020 Single Year World’s Top 2% Scientists” in the exercise that was released on October 20, Professor Dr Phang was named in the category of marine biology and hydrobiology and under the subfield of biotechnology; Associate Professor Dr Eric was listed for his research in the category of pharmacology and pharmacy and under the subfield of food science.
LA CRUISINE COOKING COMPETITION 2019, JAKARTA
William Anak Anthony Abong |  Tutor, Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism ManagementWinning category :
Bronze Medal - Pasta Challenger Professional
Diploma Award - Asian Laksa (Professional)
FIVE UCSI RESEARCHERS WERE NAMED AMONG THE WORLD’S TOP 2% SCIENTISTS
Senior Professor Ts Dr Ooi Keng Boon, Associate Professor Dr Garry Tan Wei Han, Senior Professor Dr Phang Siew Moi, Associate Professor Dr Eric Chan Wei Chiang, Visiting Professor Dr Prathap GanganFive researchers from UCSI University have been ranked among the top 2% of scientists in the world in 2020 in various disciplines, according to a recent report published by Stanford University.