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2008
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Researcher(s) |
Project title |
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Lau Yee Ling |
Recombinant expression of chimeric surface antigen SAG1/2 of Toxoplasma
gondii by the yeast methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris. |
|
Chow Sek Chuen |
Optimizing the Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Materials in Oil Palm
Empty Fruit Bunches (EFBs) towards Ethanol |
|
Cathy Yule |
Carbon cycling in a Malaysian peat swamp |
|
Olivia Tee Hui Yew |
Study on the effects of a local Chinese 'anti-stomach ache' medicine (Po
Chai pills) at the (1) tissue/organ level, using rabbit ileum in
isolated tissue bath and (2) cellular level using animal/human tissue
culture. |
|
Benjamin Li |
DNA-methylation patterns of HPV16 as a model for carcinogen-mediated
genomic hypomethylation |
|
Siow Lee Fong |
Determination of a drying regime to improve the texture, colour,
nutritional properties, shelf life and sensory acceptance of dehydrated
guave (Psidium guajava L.) using a glass transition approach |
|
Ram Rajasekharan |
Identification and Characterization of Lysophosphatidylcholine
Acyltransferase from Peanut Microsomal Membranes |
|
Benjamin Li ; Kan Mun Seng; Tee Hui Yew; Vikineswary Sabaratnam & Chang
Yu Shyun |
Cervical cancer in Malaysia: The prospect of a new biomaker and
prevention for the potential anti-viral activity in the Malaysian
Mushroom extracts |
|
Benjamin Li; Song Keang Peng; Thomas Leung King Chor; Alvin Teo |
The role of DNA-repair enzyme 06-Methyguanine-DNA Methyltransferase
(MGMT) in regulation of the p53/MDM2/MDMX complex |
|
Song Keang Peng; Ishwar Parhar; Tomoko Soga |
Serotonergic regulation of brain developmnet and emotional behaviour
|
|
Cathy Yule; Lim Yau Yan; Liew Kong Cheng; Lim Tse Yuen |
The Ecological Functioning of Malaysian Peat Swamp Forests and the
Impacts of Drainage, Logging and Fire. |
2007
|
Researcher(s) |
Project title |
|
Catherine Yule, Colin
Jackson |
Carbon cycling in
a Malaysian peat swamp |
|
Chow Sek Chuan |
Characterization
of the molecular mechanisms involved in the activation of caspase-1
through the inhibition of isoprenoid biosynthesis in monocytes |
|
Goh
Joo Kheng, Emily |
Fabrication of
Electrochemical Sensor using Carbon Nanotube |
|
Lim Yau Yan, Mohammed
Omar, Quah Soon Cheang |
Bioactivity and
chemical constituents of several Malaysian ferns |
|
Olivia Tee Hui Yew
|
Study on the
effects of a local Chinese 'anti-stomach ache' medicine (Po Chai Pills)
at the (1) tissue/organ level, using rabbit ileum in isolated tissue
bath and (2) cellular level using animal/human tissue culture. |
|
Ram Rajasekharan
|
Identification and Molecular Cloning of Lipase from Oil Palm
(Elaeis oleifera) |
|
Tan Fui Ching |
Increasing the
longevity of cut roses by interfering with the molecular process of
flower senescence: isolation and characterisation of the SOC1, AGL15
and IDA orthologs from rose (Rosa hybrida). |
2006
|
Researcher(s) |
Project title |
|
Cathy Yule
|
Biodiversity
of the aquatic flora, fungi and macro-invertebrates of Malaysian
peat swamp forests- a comparison of pristine and disturbed sites.
|
|
Goh Joo Kheng, Emily
|
Biological
Activity Studies of Essential Oils and/or Active Compounds from
Guttiferae and Citrus family plant materials |
|
Kan Mun Seng
|
Expression
and purification of amylolytic enzymes from
Bacillus subtilis |
|
Robin Mitra
|
Production of
transgenic crops tolerant to oxidative stress using metabolic
engineering |
|
Ton So Ha
|
Relation
between PPARy, glucose and lipid metabolism in glycyrrhizic acid
treated and non-treated rats. |
|
Song Keang Peng |
Development
of vaccine delivery system using receptor binding domain of
Clostridium difficile |
|
Srinivasa Jayachandra
|
Chronic
effect of permethrin on testicular steroidogenesis and
spermatogenesis of rat. |
|
Tee Hui Yew
|
To study of
effects of a local Chinese 'anti-stomach ache' medicine (Po Chai
pills) at the tissue/ organ level, using rabbit ileum in an
isolated tissue bath |
|
Song Keang Peng; Emily Goh Joo Kheng |
Structural and functional analysis of fibroblast-activating factor (FAF)
toxin from Porphyromonas gingivalis, a causative agent for
destructive periodontal diseases |
|
A/P Ram Rajasekharan
|
Cloning of lipase gene from oil palm – A view to produce transgenic
variety low in free fatty acids in oil |
|
Dr. Tan Fui Ching
|
Development of a Method to Genetically Modify Roses |
|
A/P Chow Sek Chuen
|
Characterization of the mechanisms that underlies the toxicity of
peptide-based Cathepsin inhibitors in tumor cells and its potential
anti-cancer properties |
2005
|
Researcher(s) |
Project title |
|
Catherine Yule,
Lalita Gomez, Meera Subramaniam |
Biodiversity of
the Aquatic Flora, Fungi and Macro-Invertebrates of Malaysia Peat
Swamp forests - a comparison of Pristine and Disturbed Sites |
|
Cathy Yule,
Lalita Gomez |
Nutrients
dynamics in a tropical Malaysian Peatswamp |
|
Chua Tock
Hing |
Application of neem tree extracts in managing household insect pests |
|
Joseph Samy,
Mohammed Omar |
Composting using
Earthworms |
|
Kan Mun Seng
|
Synthesis of
Commercial Products by Recombinant Microorganisms
a) production of bacterial a-amylase
b) conversion of starch to high-fructose syrup sweetener |
|
Khoo Keng
Meng |
Isolation and characterization of CD38 in astrocytoma cell lines: A
study of its role in nuclear Ca2+ - mobilization and associated
processes |
|
Khoo Kong Soo,
Stacey Yong |
Bioactive
Molecules and Fluorophores from Marine Organisms |
|
Lim Yau Yan, Khoo
Kong Soo, Mohammed Omar, Alex See |
Isolation and
characterisation of antimicrobial, cytotoxic and antioxidant
molecules from tropical herbal plants, seaweeds and marine
organisms. |
|
Pushpamalar
Janarthanan, Lim Yau Yan |
Preparation and
Characterisation of Carboxymethyl Cellulose from Sago Waste
|
|
Robin Mitra, Lim
Yau Yan, Pua Eng Chong |
Production of
Transgenic Crops Tolerant to Oxidative Stress using Metabolite
Engineering |
|
Tee Hui Yew, Ton
So Ha |
To Elucidate the
mechanisms of Action of 3 local Chinese 'anti-stomach ache'
medicines using isolated tissue bath for guinea pig/rat ileum |
External
2007
|
Researcher(s) |
Project title |
Awarding body |
|
Chua Tock Hing, Lim Saw Hoon |
Development of diagnostic DNA kits for fruit fly pests (Tephritidae:
INSECTA) |
MOSTI |
|
Lim Yau Yan, Goh Joo Kheng, Eric Chan Wei Chiang, Mary Khoo Gaik Hong,
Ling Sui Kiong |
Isolation and Characterization of Bioactive Chemical Compounds of
Several Species of Etlingera (Zingiberaceae) for the Development of
Nutraceutical and Cosmeceutical Products |
MOSTI |
|
Ooi Yong Wee, Mohammed Omar, Xiao Dong Chen, Tan Cheok Fah, Ian Prince,
Nik Hafizah bt Nik Uba, Aminuddin bin Hussin |
Optimization of Brine Fermentation under Malaysian Climate
|
MOSTI |
|
Ram Rajasekharan, Pua Eng Chong |
Elucidation of Physiological Function - identification of in vivo
substrate for a Newly Identified Serine/Threonine/Tyrosine Protein
Kinase |
MOSTI |
|
Song Beng Kah |
Comparative genomics of Eimeria species |
MOSTI |
|
Ton So Har, Sharifah Noor Akmal, Khalid bin Abdul Kadir |
11-ß Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase in diabetes and metabolic
syndrome: Modifications of its action on Peroxisome-Proliferator
Activated Receptors in different tissues of rats. |
MOSTI |
2006
|
Researcher(s) |
Project title |
Awarding body |
|
Song Keang Peng, Alistair Lax |
Structural and functional analysis of fibroblast activating
factor (FAF) from Porphyromonas gingivalis, a causative agent for
destructive periodontal diseases |
MOSTI |
|
Yong Foong Yee, Ng, Kim Yong, Ngeow Yun Fong, Elizabeth Louise
Hartland |
Developing a molecular kit in detecting Legionella pnuemophila in
clinical and environmental samples and the study of oxidative stress
of Legionella spp. |
MOSTI |
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