Research Projects: Internal Funding (2021-2025)
       

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1

ONG MEI KYING

TEOH CHAIW YEE, ALEX ANG BAN LENG, SEMUEL TAN, KELVIN TAN SENG YEW, ANDRE ONG HEN CHING

Data-Driven Optimization of Hermetia illucens Rearing: From Agricultural By-Product Diets to Machine Learning-Guided Harvest Timing

47,200

11/1/2025

10/31/2026

2

GUNAVATHY A/P SELVARAJH

CLEMENT WONG KIING FOOK, TONG PEI SIN, CH'NG HUCK YWIH

Integrated Application of Nano-Bentonite Coated Urea and Poultry Litter Biochar to Enhance Soil Nitrogen Dynamics and Aerobic Rice Growth in Acidic Soil

38,500

11/1/2025

10/31/2026

3

TEOH CHAIW YEE

WONG WEY LIM, CHENG WAI KHUEN

Integrating Vertical Farming, Biofloc Technology, and Smart Aquaculture Technologies for Sustainable Cultivation of Giant Freshwater Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)

30,560

6/1/2025

5/31/2026

4

LEE KOK CHANG

CHANG YING PING

Optimisation of Single-Cell Protein Production from Oil Palm Decanter Cake: Amino Acid Profiling and Techno-Functional Properties

34,000

6/1/2025

5/31/2026

5

CHYE MEE LEN

WONG HANN LING, CLEMENT WONG KIING FOOK, JENNIFER ANN HARIKRISHNA

Transient expression of a Class II acyl-CoA-binding protein splice variant in rice protoplasts

67,500

11/1/2024

10/31/2025

6

GOH WEI LIM

GIDEON KHOO, QIAO ZHUANG

Social vocalization and echolocation of house-farm Swiftlets (Aerodramus sp.) in Sitiawan, Peninsular Malaysia

34,600

11/1/2024

10/31/2025

7

KWONG PHEK JINN

EDDY CHEAH SEONG GUAN, MOHAMMOD AMINUZZAMAN, AHSANULLAH, FAKAR FARIS

Green-synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles from Dragon Fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) Peel Biowaste as Feed Additives: Effect on Quail Growth Performance and Gut Health

37,000

11/1/2024

10/31/2025

8

TAN YEN NEE

 ONG MEI KYING, WENJIAN YANG,

Characterization, sensorial analysis and microbial stability of frozen dough incorporated with antifreeze agents Carboxymethyl cellulose sodium (CMC-Na) and soybean oligosaccharides

10,200

11/1/2024

10/31/2025

9

LAM MING QUAN

EE KAH YAW, NG WEN JIE, CHANG SUI KIAT, CHEN SYE JINN, CHONG CHUN SHIONG

Integrating genomics to explore the ability of halophilic bacteria to valorise agro-industrial waste for antioxidant pigment production

44,980

6/1/2024

5/31/2025

10

CHANG CHEW CHEEN

PHOON LEE QUEN, MICHELLE NG YEEN TAN

Synthesis of Novel Chalcone Mannich Bases with Potential Acetycholinesterase Inhibitory Effects

49,600

6/1/2024

5/31/2025

11

SHIT CHONG SENG

TEY LAI HOCK, WONG HANN LING

Determination of herbicide-, fungicide- and pesticide-degrading capability of beneficial bacteria in biofertilizer for a sustainable agriculture.

46,500

6/1/2024

5/31/2025

12

TEOH CHAIW YEE

WONG WEY LIM

Pioneering a novel culture system for enhanced productivity of giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii

49,700

1/1/2024

12/31/2024

13

NG WEN JIE

EE KAH YAW, LIM TUCK MENG, SIT NAM WENG, LEE SIEW KEAH

Impacts of chaste tree (Vitex negundo) nectar and weather conditions on the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of honey produced by stingless bee

44,300

7/1/2023

6/30/2024

14

TEO KAH CHENG

SIM KOOI MOW, KWONG PHEK JIN,  YOW YOON YEN

Synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of new N-acylhydrazones bearing indole moiety as potential antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agents

46,000

7/1/2023

6/30/2024

15

ONG MEI KYING

TEOH SHEN KHANG, TOH PEK LAN, GOH HOCK GUAN

Quality and shelf life extension of freshly harvested vegetables using precision control storage system

37,500

7/1/2023

6/30/2024

16

PHOON LEE QUEN

OOI AI LIN, CHAI TSUN THAI, ONG MEI KYING, PEDRAM KASHIANI

Sustainable use of Smart Technology to Improve Quality and Quantity of "Bentong" Ginger

164,300

10/1/2023

9/30/2026

17

PEDRAM KASHIANI

WONG HANN LING, NOR AZLINA HASBULLAH

Establishment of Haploid Anther-Derived Callus in Tropical Sweet Corn using Androgenesis

35,000

12/20/2022

12/19/2023

18

GOH WEI LIM

YAP MOH LAN, OOI MEI LEE, LUCAS LOO ZE XIAN

Bamboo silviculture in the dis-used mining land: win-wins for environment and rural farmers?

45,600

12/20/2022

12/19/2023

19

EE KAH YAW

LAM MING QUAN, CHONG CHUN SHIONG, ESTHER CHONG ZHE HUI

Utilising genomics to reveal the potential of new protease-producing halophilic bacteria in degrading salty food waste for bioactive peptide derivation

41,800

12/20/2022

12/19/2023

20

WONG HANN LING

LOH PEK CHIN, SIT NAM WENG, CHUA KEK HENG, CHEW CHING HOONG

Construction of a yeast-based platform for screening of biomolecules that target the SARS CoV-2 spike protein-ACE2 receptor interaction

100,000

11/1/2022

10/31/2025

21

CHANG YING PING

LEE KOK CHANG

Biochemical Treatments on Black Soldier Fly Bio-wastes for Chitin Isolation

41,000

7/1/2022

6/30/2023

22

LIM CHAW JIANG

LIM BOON HOE

Formulation of Palm-based Esters Nano-emulsion System for Foliar-Applied Liquid NPK Fertilizer in Cultivating Leafy Vegetable, Amaranthus tricolor L.

35,012

7/1/2022

6/30/2023

23

TEY LAI HOCK

MOHAMMOD AMINUZZAMAN, LIM BOON HOE, SINOUVASSANE DJEARAMANE, WONG LING SHING, AKIRA WATANABE

Investigation and characterization of biogenic chromium oxide (Cr2O3) cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) nanocomposite derived from pomegranate (Punica granatum) husk for antioxidant, antiamylase and anti-lipase properties

37,000

7/1/2022

6/30/2023

24

KWONG PHEK JINN

TEOH CHAIW YEE,  FAKAR FARIS

Potential of a newly formulated creep- and starter feed regime for meat goat using agriculture by-products and black soldier fly as corn replacer

40,000

12/21/2021

12/20/2022

25

CHAN MUN YEE

CHAI TSUN THAI, SIM YOKE LENG, TEE CHONG SIANG

Transcriptome analysis of Pista stratiotes grown in a modified synthetic leachate containing Fe: a phytoremediation coupled with Electro Assisted Phytoremediation (EAPR) waste treatment approach

15,000

12/20/2021

12/19/2022

26

CHAN MUN YEE

TAN GIM CHEONG, KWONG PHEK JIN, LIM POOI GAIK

Potential of Kaempferia parviflora extract in ameliorating male infertility induced by fenitrothion in murine model.

45,000

12/20/2021

12/19/2022

27

TEOH CHAIW YEE

OOI AI LIN

Toward a sustainable development of Malaysian aquaculture: Investigation on the current aquaponics status and its potential application with high value native fish species

42,800

12/20/2021

12/19/2022

28

LAM MING QUAN

EE KAH YAW, CHONG CHUN SHIONG, LIM WEI LUN

Elucidation of new halophilic bacteria to produce lignocellulolytic enzymes for seawater-based oil palm residues degradation

50,300

12/20/2021

12/19/2022

29

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

50,600

7/1/2021

6/30/2022

30

LIM BOON HOE

WONG HANN LING, TEY LAI HOCK, YAP MOH LAN

Engineering Rubisco with improved CO2 specificity in Escherichia coli

40,000

7/1/2021

6/30/2022

31

CHOW YIT LAI

CHAI TSUN THAI

Development of an in vivo model to study the effects of antibacterial phytochemicals on xenobiotics resistance using Caenorhabditis elegans

47,500

7/1/2021

6/30/2022

32

ALI YASSORALIPOUR

CHAI TSUN THAI, PHUAH ENG TONG

Cellulose nanoparticles from palm kernel waste for the development of active packaging

41,500

7/1/2021

6/30/2022

33

GOH WEI LIM

LUCAS LOO ZE XIAN, WAI SOON HAN, LISA ONG GAIK AI

Intra-species variations in the mechanical and chemical properties of the wild bamboos in Malaysia

34,000

7/1/2021

6/30/2022