Research Projects & Funding (2021-2025)

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1

CHYE MEE LEN

WONG WEI CHEE

Investigation on the potential of EGACBP2  as a molecular marker for drought tolerance

35,000

Advanced Agriecological Resources Sdn. Bhd.

6/1/2025

4/30/2026

2

CHENG WAI KHUEN

TEOH CHIAW YEE, OOI AI LIN, OOI BOON YAIK, TAN TEIK BOON, CHEN YEN-LIN

Advancing sustainable aquaculture: A low-cost, privacy-preserving precision framework for small and medium-scale fish farmers in Malaysia.

137,000

UNDP Indonesia

10/1/2024

3/31/2025

3

POONG SZE WAN

TAN JI, LIM PHAIK EEM, SAIFUL ANUAR BIN KARSANI

Elucidating the Impact of Seawater Warming on the Physiology, Microbiome and Metabolome of Edible Wild Sea Grapes, Caulerpa lentilifera

175,400

MOHE FRGS

8/1/2024

7/31/2027

4

FAZILAH ABD MANAN

WONG FAI CHU, TENGKU HAZIYAMIN BIN TENGKU ABDUL HAMID, SYARI BIN JAMIAN, CHONG CHUN SHIONG

Elucidating the Mechanism of Nutrient Utilization through Morpho- physiological and Proteomics: Responses of Brassica campestris to Insect-derived Frass.

100,065

MOHE FRGS

8/1/2024

7/31/2026

5

WONG WEY LIM

TEOH CHIAW YEE, OOI AI LIN

Utilisation of ex-mining lakes for ecological aquaculture initiatives towards sustainable food production in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Kampar

57,000

PNT Gading Enterprise

2/1/2024

1/31/2027

6

FAN XINGUANG

TEY LAI HOCK

Research and Application of Microporous Packaging for Fruits and Vegetables Based on Nanotechnology.

64,881

Shandong Luhai Food Co., Ltd., China

10/23/2023

10/22/2025

7

QUAH CHING KHENG

YIP FOO WIN, ABDUL RAZAK IBRAHIM, PARUTOGOUDA

Influence of the Efficient Charge Transfer on Ultrafast Non-Linear Optical Responses of Novel Organic Chromophores for Potential Optical Switching Applications.

156,380

MOHE FRGS

10/2/2023

10/1/2026

8

EE KAH YAW

LAM MING QUAN, LING TAU CHUAN, ESTHER CHONG ZHE HUI

Deciphering new protease-producing halophilic bacteria in degrading salty food waste for bioactive peptide derivation through genomic and transcriptomic approaches

126,959

MOHE FRGS

10/1/2023

9/30/2025

9

FATEMA HOSSAIN BRISHTI

CHAY SHYAN YEA, NAZAMID SAARI

Evaluating protein-fibre-starch interaction during the production of high moisture meat analogue

40,000

Universiti Putra Malaysia

9/1/2023

9/1/2025

10

EE KAH YAW

LAM MING QUAN

Microbial Consortium Development For Food And Agricultural Waste Degradation

50,000

BIOLOOP Sdn. Bhd.

8/8/2023

8/7/2024

11

PHOON LEE QUEN

MICHELLE NG YEEN TAN. LEE KOK CHANG, TAN YEN NEE, ONG MEI KYING, CHANG YING PING

In-vivo protein digestibility, allergenicity and inflammatory potential to measure both the beneficial and the harmful effects of Single cell protein (SCP) diet in rodent models

67,840.50

EVOFOOD BIOTECH Sdn. Bhd.

8/1/2023

7/31/2024

12

CHANG YING PING

MICHELLE NG YEEN TAN. LEE KOK CHANG, TAN YEN NEE, ONG MEI KYING, PHOON LEE QUEN, GOH CHUAN MENG

Production of Single Cell Protein from Palm Decanter Cake

132,742

EVOFOOD BIOTECH Sdn. Bhd.

2/1/2023

1/31/2024

13

NOR ISMALIZA BINTI MOHD ISMAIL

OOI ZHONG XIAN, LEE KOK CHANG, LIM CHAW JIANG, YAMUNA MUNUSAMY, MOHAMMED JK BASHIR

Formulation of Enzyme and Optimization

86,530

KOSSAN Rubber Industries Bhd

11/1/2022

10/31/2025

14

NOR ISMALIZA BINTI MOHD ISMAIL

OOI ZHONG XIAN, LEE KOK CHANG, LIM CHAW JIANG, YAMUNA MUNUSAMY, MOHAMMED JK BASHIR

Encapsulation of Enzyme and Compounding of Biodegradable Nitrile Butadiene Gloves

104,470

KOSSAN Rubber Industries Bhd

11/1/2022

10/31/2025

15

WONG WEY LIM

CLEMENT WONG KIING FOOK

Development of a biofertilizer formulation and its effect on the growth and suppression of Fusarium wilt of banana under greenhouse condition.

7,831.70

WK Lee Best Enterprise

11/1/2022

9/30/2025

16

CLEMENT WONG KIING FOOK, GANESAN VADAMALAI

NOR ISMALIZA BINTI MOHD ISMAIL

Elucidating the mycovirome of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race (Foc-TR4) through metagenomics and the role of mycovirus in fungal host hypovirulence

119,500

MOHE FRGS

9/1/2022

8/31/2024

17

NOR ISMALIZA BINTI MOHD ISMAIL

MICHELLE NG YEEN TAN. LAM MING QUAN

Molecular Surveillance of Norovirus Dynamics in Sewage Treatment Plants: Tools for Predicting Outbreaks in Malaysia

175,350

MOHE FRGS

9/1/2022

8/31/2025

18

NAZAMID SAARI

CHAY SHYAN YEA, WAN ZUNAIRAH WAN IBADULLAH, FATEMA HOSSAIN BRISHTI, NURSYAFIQAH BT MOHAMAD ASRI, MOHAMMED S.S. ABUALQUMSSAN

Valorization of local plant protein sources for plant-based food applications

250,000

Universiti Putra Malaysia

5/16/2022

5/15/2024

19

WONG SIAN SANG

WONG WEY LIM, LIM TUCK MENG

Fundamental Assessment and Analysis of Host Extracts as Attractants for the Host-searching of Oil Palm Bagworm Parasitoids

14,000

MTSF

1/1/2022

5/31/2023

20

WONG WEY LIM

TEE CHONG SIANG, OOI AUN CHUAN PETER

Study on the semiochemicals that affect the host-searching pattern of insect parasitoids on oil palm bagworms

124,200

MOHE FRGS

9/7/2021

9/6/2024

21

WONG HANN LING

LOH PEK CHIN, HO CHAI LING, PARAMESWARI NAMASIVAYAM, KHOMAIZON ABDUL KADIR PAHIRULZAMAN

Construction of an Agrobacterium virulence-based mitochondria-targeted transformation system

188,000

MOHE FRGS

9/7/2021

9/6/2024