Assistant Professor Dr Revathy A/P Sankaran
Assistant Professor | Medicine (Pre Clinical)
Academic Qualifications
Fellow of Higher Education
PhD in Chemical & Environmental Engineering
BSc (Honors) in Resource Biotechnology
Areas of Interest
Funded Research Projects
1. Project: Extraction of Betalain from Beetroot Waste Using a Liquid Biphasic Flotation System and Incorporation into Liposomes for Sustained Drug Delivery System
Funding source: Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS), Malaysia of Higher
Education, (MOHE)
Duration: Oct 2023- Sept 2026
Grant amount: RM180,500
Role: Principal Investigator
2. Project: The Development of Liquid Biphasic Flotation System and Its Application in Betalain Extraction and Encapsulation
Funding source: UCSI Research Excellence and Innovative Grant (REIG)
Duration: Aug 2023- July 2025
Grant amount: RM49,700
Role: Principal Investigator
3. Project: Antibiotic Resistance Strains of Invasive Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Enterica Isolated from Chicken Farms in Malaysia
Funding source: UCSI Research Excellence and Innovative Grant (REIG)
Duration: Aug 2023- July 2025
Grant amount: RM42,900
Role: Co-researcher
4. Project: Synthesis and Characterization of Ecofriendly MXene-added Bio-lubricants with Enhanced Properties
Funding source: UCSI Research Excellence and Innovation Grant (RIEG)
Duration: June 2022 - May 2024
Grant amount: RM49,900
Role: Co-researcher
5. Project: Coconut Virgin Oil Production Based on Two-phase System
Funding source: Public-private Research Network (PPRN)
Duration: July 2019 – Dec 2020
Grant amount: RM24,000
Role: Co-supervisor
6. Project: Development of Efficient Wastewater Treatment Strategy Utilizing Microalgae-Bacteria Co-cultivation
Funding source: University Malaya
Duration: Sept 2019 – Dec 2020
Grant amount: RM30,000
Role: Co-supervisor
- Recipient of a fully sponsored opportunity to participate in the China Tech Tour 2025, organised by INNO-APAC under a Chinese government initiative, joining a distinguished cohort of international researchers and industry leaders for a technology and innovation exchange.
- Successfully obtained Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Certification, approved by the National Committee for Clinical Research, Malaysia (2025).
- Silver Medal Award at Malaysia Technology Expo Innovation 2024- for the category of International Innovation Award (Virtual), Malaysia (22 - 24 February 2024)
- Bronze Award at Microbes Invention, Innovation, and Ideation Challenge: Sustainable Development Goals (MINIC SDG) 2023, Malaysia (18-19 November 2023).
- Best oral presenter at the 7th International Conference on Material Sciences and Nanomaterials (ICMSN 2023) and the 7th International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing Materials (ICAMM 2023), Cambridge, United Kingdom (July 2023)
- Google Certified Educator Level 1 (2022-2025)
- Nominated by student for Lord Dearing Awards under the category: High levels of commitment to teaching and learning, University of Nottingham (2022)
- Awarded Fellow (FHEA) in recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education (2022)
- Awarded Postgraduate Student Teachers Certificate from University of Nottingham (2018)
- A review on bioelectrochemical systems: From mechanisms to applications in bioenergy, wastewater treatment, and biochemical production. 2026.
- Magneto-priming for Rice: Mechanisms, Agronomic Benefits, and Sustainability Potential. 2026
- Betalains as Natural Pigments: Structure, Function, and Advances in Extraction, Encapsulation, and Application, 2025.
- Optimisation of parameters for the extraction of β-amylase from sweet potato via liquid biphasic floatation. (2025). Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 24; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clet.2024.100841
- Transforming food systems in Maritime Southeast Asia and Pacific Small Island Developing States to support food security and sustainable healthy diets. (2024). Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8, 1304317. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2024.1304317
- Recent progress in tribological and thermophysical behaviour of bio-based nanolubricant: A review. Emergent Materials. (2024).
- A review on the progress in chemo-enzymatic processes for CO₂ conversion and upcycling. (2023). Catalysts, 13(3), 611. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13030611
- An overview of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and engineering strategies to mitigate risk (2023).. Journal of Building Engineering, 73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106737
- Emergence of infection(2022) us diseases and role of advanced nanomaterials in point-of-care diagnostics: A review. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1080/02648725.2022.2127070
- Current advances and future trend of nanotechnology as microalgae-based biosensor. (2022)Biocmical Engineering Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2022.108653
- Fellow of Higher Education (FHEA)
- Graduate Technologist, Malaysian Board of Technologist
- Young Scientist Network Malaysia – YSN-ASM Affiliate Member
- State Level Mentor for schools, National Science Challenge (NSC) 2026- Appointed by the Young Scientists Network - Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM)
- Jury Member for the "Who Wants to be a Scientist?" Competition, under the Prime Minister’s Office and implemented by the Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre
- Invited Panelist-Panel Expert Workshop – Who Wants to be a Scientist Competition- Prime Minister’s Office and implemented by the Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre
