Research Collaborations

Research Projects

Project title: A novel approach of NMR-fragment based drug discovery for inhibitors targeting viral proteins of a Malaysian SARS-COV2

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Project title: Study of peptide inhibitors targeting spike protein of 2019-NCOV

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Project title: Interaction of ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR) radiation with coronavirus in diagnosing inflected samples

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Project title: Diversity and classification of microorganisms from salt lakes of Siberia

Collaborators: Sun Chenghang (CAMS & PUMC)

Project title: Discovery and identification of microorganisms from mangroves of Sabah with anti-microbial activities

Collaborators: How Siew Eng (UMS), Fauze Mahmud (UMS), Sun Chenghang (CAMS & PUMC)

Project title: Biocompability study of biomaterial Ti-6Al-4V and hydroxyapatite coatings

Collaborators: Jiang Zhong-Tao (Murdoch University)

Project title: Studies on mechanistic activity of Plasmodium falciparum protein kinase using actinomycetes secondary metabolites

Collaborators: Lai Ngit Shin (USM), Khairul Mohd Fadzli Mustaffa (USM), Leow Chiuan Herng (USM), Hasnah Osman (USM)

Project title: Design and fabrication of a continuous oil extractor prototype for higher recovery of oil from palm oil mill effluent

Collaborators: Jidon Adrian Janaun (UMS), Chong Khim Phin (UMS), Abu Zahrim Yaser (UMS), Sariah Abang (UMS)

Project title: Genetic approach to studying effectiveness of stroke recovery following exercise therapy in stroke survivors

Collaborators: Maryama Bte Ag. Daud (UMS), Khin Nyein Yin (UMS), Sophia Lau Tiek Ying (UMS), Chia Yuen Kang (QEH), Syahiskandar Sybil Shah (QEH), Elyana Jalil (QEH), Cheng Chek Siang Kelvin (QEH)

Project title: Genetic diversity of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Sabah based on multilocus sequence typing

Collaborators: Syavia Daim @ Sylvia Jerome Daim (UMS), Maria Suleiman, Normah Yusop, Nobumichi Kobayashi (Sapporo Medical University)

Project title: Molecular insights of biomaterials in regulating stem cell fate decisions

Collaborators: Teoh Peik Lin (UMS), Siti Fatimah Binti Simat @ Jidin (UMS)

Project title: Biomaterials for promoting mesenchymal stem cell proliferation and differentiation

Collaborators: How Siew Eng (UMS), Teoh Peik Lin (UMS), Siti Fatimah Binti Simat @ Jidin (UMS), Rajesh A/L Ramasamy (UPM)

Project title: Mass spectrometry based metabolomics: discovery of the biomarkers for the colorectal cancer in Sabah

Collaborators: Ling Yee Soon (UMS), Chuah Jitt Aun (QEH), Jarayam Menon (QEH), Edwin See Un Hean (QEH)

Project title: Molecular identification and characterization of the Plasmodium knowlesi apical membrane antigen 1 (PkAMA1) as therapeutic target and serodiagnostic marker for human Plasmodium knowlesi infection

Collaborators: Chew Ching Hoong (UNISZA), Chua Kek Heng (UM), Yvonne Lim Ai Lian (UM)

Project title: Anti-obesity fractions and compounds from Carica papaya: extraction, isolation, structure elucidation and potential mechanisms

Collaborators: How Siew Eng (UMS), Patricia Matanjun (UMS)

Project title: Molecular and structural studies on foldase activity and chaperone function of FKBP35 from Plasmodium knowlesi

Collaborators: Cahyo Budiman (UMS), Sophia Lau Tiek Ying (UMS), Adam Leow Thean Chor (UPM)

Project title: Quantification and predictions of ecosystem services at policy-relevant scales In Sabah, Malaysia

Collaborators: Michael J. O’Brien (University of Zurich), Kelvin Ng Kit Siong (FRIM), Andy Hector (University of Oxford), Bernhard Schmid (University of Zurich), Kentaro K. Shimizu (University of Zurich)