Achievements

THIRD PLACE IN THE RAPID ORAL PRESENTATION AT THE EMPOWER SEMINAR 2021

Dr 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 (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. 

ANTIAGING POTENTIAL OF SUNSCREEN FORMULATED FROM NANOSTRUCTURED LIPID CARRIER AND PALM OIL TOCOTRIENOL-RICH FRACTION

Chu Chee Chin, a PhD student from the Faculty of Applied Sciences (FAS), was awarded the Best Presentation in Drug Delivery and Nanotechnology Award and the Second Prize Award for the Best Oral Presentation at the Inaugural Monash International Health Science and Technology Conference (MONASH INITITIATE 2021) on 16 – 17 June. Her supervisor is Associate Professor Dr Nyam Kar Lin, Head of Research and Postgraduate Studies of FAS.

The title of her research presentation was “Antiaging Potential of Sunscreen Formulated from Nanostructured Lipid Carrier and Palm Oil Tocotrienol-rich Fraction”.

APPLICATION OF KENAF SEED OIL-NANOSTRUCTURED LIPID CARRIERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL PHOTOPROTECTIVE COSMETIC FORMULATION

For her recent impactful article under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr Nyam Kar Lin, Head of Research and Postgraduate Studies (FOAS), titled “Application of Kenaf Seed Oil-Nanostructured Lipid Carriers in the Development of Multifunctional Photoprotective Cosmetic Formulation”, in The Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (JAOCS).

 

WHEN YOU EAT COULD AFFECT HOW WELL YOU SLEEP WHILE PREGNANT

Teoh Ai Ni, a PhD student from the Faculty of Applied Sciences, was selected by the American Society Nutrition (ASN) to present her research at the ASN Nutrition 2021 Live Online conference (ASN Nutrition 2021) on 7 – 10 June. Her research was selected by the committee from ASN Nutrition 2021 to be featured in the media. Her supervisor is Assistant Professor Dr Satvinder Kaur from the Faculty of Applied Sciences.

The title of her research presentation is “When you eat could affect how well you sleep while pregnant”.

STEM FOOD FUN – LEARNING THE ART OF SCIENCE THROUGH THE SCIENCE OF FOOD: FUTURE-CASTING THE SCIENCE “CLASSROOM” THROUGH AN INQUIRY-BASED PEDAGOGY

For receiving the Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (MSMBB) EduSTEMX 2020/2021 grant fund for the following projects: Project Leader, STEM FOOD FUN – Learning the Art of Science through the Science of Food: Future-casting the Science “Classroom” through an Inquiry-based Pedagogy; Grant amount: RM4,000

BEST POSTER AWARD AT THE ASIA OCEANIA CONFERENCE ON OBESITY (AOCO-MASO) 2021

Dr Satvinder won the best poster award at the Asia Oceania Conference on Obesity (AOCO-MASO) 2021, an international conference participated by delegates from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, and Philippines. Her team presented their research entitled “Associations between chrononutrition and chronotype among Malaysian Chinese young adults: Spotlight on timing”.

RECIPIENT OF THE GLOBAL NUTRITION EARLY CAREER SCHOLAR AWARD

She was awarded the Global Nutrition Early Career Scholar Award by the American Society for Nutrition. The award was supported by Mondelez International.

FIRST PRIZE FOR BEST SCIENTIFIC EPOSTER PRESENTATION IN PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY

She bagged the first prize award for the Best Scientific ePoster Presentation in Professional Category at the International eConference of Fingerprint Analysis. 

SECOND RUNNER-UP FOR THE ORAL PRESENTATION AWARD (POSTGRADUATE) IN THE UTAR INTERVARSITY SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM 2021 (UISS 2021)

She was awarded the Second Runner-Up position the Oral Presentation Award (Postgraduate) in The UTAR Intervarsity Science Symposium 2021 (UISS 2021). Under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr Nyam Kar Lin, she presented her research entitled “Application of Hibiscus cannabinus L. KR9 (Kenaf) Leaves Extract As Skin Whitening and Anti-Aging Agents in Natural Cosmetic Prototype: Valorization of a by Product”.