VIRTUAL TOUR
HOST IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST DENV AND ZIKV INFECTIONS
Professor Dr Shamala Devi Sekaran, FASc | Corresponding AuthorCongratulations to Professor Dr Shamala Devi Sekaran, FASc for her recent publication ‘Host Immune Response against DENV and ZIKV Infections’ in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (Impact Factor 2021=6.073, Tier 1 Journal in Microbiology).
UTILIZING 3D SLICER TO INCORPORATE TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGES INTO GATE MONTE CARLO SIMULATION FOR PERSONALIZED DOSIMETRY IN YTTRIUM-90 RADIOEMBOLIZATION
Emeritus Professor Dr Ng Kwan Hoong | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Emeritus Professor Dr Ng Kwan Hoong for his recent publication ‘Utilizing 3D Slicer to incorporate tomographic images into GATE Monte Carlo simulation for personalized dosimetry in yttrium-90 radioembolization’ in Medical Physics (Impact Factor 2021=4.506, Tier 1 Journal in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging).
WINNING THE 1ST AND 2ND PRIZE IN THE 5TH INTERVARSITY PARASITOLOGY QUIZ & ORATORICAL COMPETITION
Tong Chu Wah and Pon Guan Yu | Doctor of Medicine (MD)Congratulations to Tong Chu Wah and Pon Guan Yu for winning the 1st and 2nd Prize in the 5th Intervarsity Parasitology Quiz & Oratorical Competition on 17 September 2022. A total of 18 universities in Asia (including Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Philippines) participated in this competition organised by the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya.
RESEARCH BOOK, FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini, Assistant Professor Ts Dr Eugenie Tan Sin Sing, Dr Siak Pui Yan, Dr Lee Yu Zhao and Dr Gaythri Thergarajan | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini (Chief Editor), Assistant Professor Ts Dr Eugenie Tan Sin Sing, Dr Siak Pui Yan, Dr Lee Yu Zhao and Dr Gaythri Thergarajan for publishing a book entitled, 'Research Book, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences’ in September 2022 with e-ISBN 978-967-2782-42-1.
DIETARY PROTEIN INTERACTS WITH POLYGENIC RISK SCORES AND MODULATES THE SERUM CONCENTRATIONS OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE MALAYSIAN ADULTS
Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini for her recent publication entitled, 'Dietary Protein Interacts with Polygenic Risk Scores and Modulates the Serum Concentrations of C-Reactive Protein in Overweight and Obese Malaysian Adults' in Nutrition Research (Impact Factor 2021 = 3.876, Tier 2 Journal in Nutrition & Dietetics). This publication is in collaboration with the University of Leeds, United Kingdom and the University of Nottingham, Malaysia.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR FARAHNAZ AMINI AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DR EDMOND NG SIAH CHYE
Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini and Assistant Professor Dr Edmond Ng Siah Chye | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini and Assistant Professor Dr Edmond Ng Siah Chye, for being invited as Speakers at the Philippine Academy of Dermatologic Surgery Foundation, Inc. (PADSFI) 19th Annual Congress, on the topic of Dermatologic Surgery: Define, Refine, Reinvent from 24-25 June 2022 held at PADSFI Office, Medical Plaza Ortigas, San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City, Philippines.
PREDICTORS OF ANTIBODY RESPONSES FOR COVID-19 BOOSTER VACCINATION: A MULTIPLE REGRESSION MODEL
Assistant Professor Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat, Professor Dr Amaluddin Bin Ahmad, Professor Dr Shamala Devi A/P K.C. Sekaran, FASc, and Assistant Professor Ts Dr Eugenie Tan Sin Sing | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Assistant Professor Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat (Principal Investigator), Professor Dr Amaluddin Bin Ahmad (Co-investigator), Professor Dr Shamala Devi A/P K.C. Sekaran, FASc (Co-investigator), and Assistant Professor Ts Dr Eugenie Tan Sin Sing (Co-investigator) for being awarded the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) worth RM 159,000 for the project entitled 'Predictors of Antibody Responses for COVID-19 Booster Vaccination: A Multiple Regression Model'.
COMBINATION OF TALAZOPARIB AND CALCITRIOL ENHANCED ANTICANCER EFFECT IN TRIPLE−NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER CELL LINES
Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini, Mr Wong Fu Hou, Assistant Professor Dr Edmond Ng Siah Chye, Assistant Professor Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat and Assistant Professor Ts Dr Eugenie Tan Sin Sing | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Dr Farahnaz Amini (Corresponding Author), Mr Wong Fu Hou (First Author), Assistant Professor Dr Edmond Ng Siah Chye (Co-author), Assistant Professor Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat (Co-author), and Assistant Professor Ts Dr Eugenie Tan Sin Sing (Co-author) for their recent publication entitled, 'Combination of Talazoparib and Calcitriol Enhanced Anticancer Effect in Triple−Negative Breast Cancer Cell Lines' in Pharmaceuticals (Impact Factor 2021 = 5.215, Tier 1 Journal in Pharmacology & Pharmacy).
MEDICAL PROGRAMME PRECLINICAL LABORATORY PRACTICAL MANUAL, VOLUME 1
Professor Ts Dr Cheah Shiau Chuen, Associate Professor Dr Kyu Kyu Win, Assistant Professor Puvaneswaren A/L Parmasivam and Ms Teoh Siew Hoon | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Professor Ts Dr Cheah Shiau Chuen (Chief Editor), Associate Professor Dr Kyu Kyu Win (Editor), Assistant Professor Puvaneswaren A/L Parmasivam (Editor) and Ms Teoh Siew Hoon for publishing a book entitled, ‘Medical Programme Preclinical Laboratory Practical Manual, Volume 1’ in August 2022 with E-ISBN 978-967-2782-38-4.
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.
