Achievements

WON GOLD MEDAL AWARD AT PRODUCT INVENTION COMPETITION

Congratulations to Siew Zhi Zhou for winning Gold Medal Award at Product Invention Competition in 9th International Biotechnology Competition and Exhibition 2023 (IBCEx'23) organised by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).

IDENTIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS FROM FERMENTED BIOWASTE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT

Congratulations to Regina Leong Zhi Ling for her recent publication entitled, "Identification of microorganisms from fermented biowaste and the potential for wastewater treatment", in the Environmental Research journal (Impact Factor = 8.431). 

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DE NOVO TRANSCRIPTOME ASSEMBLY FOR DISCOVERING GENE EXPRESSED IN HOLOTHURIA LEUCOSPILOTA WITH EXPOSED TO COPPER

Congratulations to Regina Leong Zhi Ling for her recent publication entitled, "de novo transcriptome assembly for discovering gene expressed in Holothuria leucospilota with exposed to copper", in the Animal Biotechnology journal (Impact Factor 2021 = 2.141).

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DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS AS GREEN AND EFFICIENT MEDIA FOR BIOCATALYTIC PROCESSES

Congratulations to Lim Win Yee and Ng Ying Ki for their recent publication entitled, "Deep eutectic solvents as green and efficient media for biocatalytic processes" in the Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering book.

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WINNING THE FIRST PRIZE IN THE POSTER PRESENTATION AWARD

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

Congratulations 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.

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ENDOLYSINS AGAINST STREPTOCOCCI AS AN ANTIBIOTIC ALTERNATIVE

STUDIES ON THE STORAGE STABILITY OF BETACYANINS FROM FERMENTED RED DRAGON FRUIT (HYLOCEREUS POLYRHIZUS) DRINK IMPARTED BY XANTHAN GUM AND CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE

Congratulations to Lim Teck Wei for the recent publication entitled 'Studies on the storage stability of betacyanins from fermented red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) drink imparted by xanthan gum and carboxymethyl cellulose' in the Food Chemistry journal (Impact Factor 2022 = 9.231, Q1 Tier 1) ranking it at 8 out of 143 in Food Science & Technology.

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AWARDED THE "PHD MOBILITY: RESEARCH STAYS IN FRANCE GRANT"

Congratulations to Kong Ianne for being awarded the "PhD Mobility: Research Stays in France Grant" under the supervision of Assistant Professor Dr Pui Liew Phing. The PhD Mobility is inclusive of flights and a €4500 allowance for three months, from 22 August to 16 December 2022.

CONGRATULATIONS FOR RECEIVING THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS (ASPET) TRAVEL AWARD

Congratulations for receiving the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Travel Award, under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr Nwabueze Patrick Okechukwu. This award is presented to outstanding young scientists to enable them to present their research at one of the largest biological scientific meetings in the world. The Experimental Biology meeting gathers more than 12,000 scientists from over 65 countries representing the fields of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, and pharmacology.