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COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF PALMATINE WITH METFORMIN AND GLIMEPIRIDE ON THE MODULATION OF INSULIN DEPENDENT SIGNALING PATHWAY IN VITRO, IN VIVO & EX VIVO
Associate Professor Dr Patrick Nwabueze Okechukwu & Abbirami Balachandran | Faculty of Applied SciencesUsing computational molecular docking and pharmacokinetics along with an experimental approach with three different models (in vitro, in vivo and ex vivo), the team discovered the antidiabetic effect of Palmatine in modulating the key proteins of the insulin signalling pathway, making it a potential therapeutic agent in the treatment and management of diabetes.
INNOVATIVE INSECT MEAL FOR TROPICAL MARINE AQUACULTURE
Assistant Professor Ts Dr Loh Jiun Yan | Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Assistant Professor Ts Dr Loh Jiun Yan for receiving RM400,000 Research Grant from WWF-Malaysia to conduct research on the feed formulation of "Innovative Insect Meal for Tropical Marine Aquaculture". This project will be developing a new and sustainable insect-meal aquafeed for marine finfish aquaculture.
MICROBES AND FISH DISEASES
Assistant Professor Ts Dr Loh Jiun Yan | Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences
BIOPHYSICAL EVALUATION OF WATER-SOLUBLE CURCUMIN ENCAPSULATED IN β-CYCLODEXTRINS ON COLORECTAL CANCER CELLS
Associate Professor Ts Dr Lionel In Lian Aun, Dr Michelle Teo Yee Mun, Dr Fariza Juliana Nordin & Low Zhi Xuan | Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Ts Dr Lionel In Lian Aun, Dr Michelle Teo Yee Mun, Dr Fariza Juliana Nordin and Low Zhi Xuan for their recent publication entitled, "Biophysical Evaluation of Water-Soluble Curcumin Encapsulated in β-Cyclodextrins on Colorectal Cancer Cells" in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Impact Factor = 6.208, Q1).
APPLICATION OF NONTHERMAL PROCESSING AND GREEN EXTRACTION IN FUNCTIONAL FOODS
Professor Dr Nyam Kar Lin | Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Professor Dr Nyam Kar Lin on joining the Editorial Board of the Foods Special Issue "Application of Nonthermal Processing and Green Extraction in Functional Foods" (Impact Factor 2021 = 5.561) as a Guest Editor.
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.
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.
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.
ENDOLYSINS AGAINST STREPTOCOCCI AS AN ANTIBIOTIC ALTERNATIVE
Associate Professor Ts Dr Lionel In Lian Aun & Dr Michelle Teo Yee Mun | Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Ts Dr Lionel In Lian Aun and Dr Michelle Teo Yee Mun for the recent publication entitled 'Endolysins against Streptococci as an antibiotic alternative' in the Frontiers in Microbiology journal (Impact Factor = 6.064, Q1).
