Assistant Professor Dr Revathy A/P Sankaran
Head of Research | Medicine (Pre Clinical)
Academic Qualifications
Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
PhD in Chemical & Environmental Engineering
B.SC. (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: 五一吃瓜官网 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: 五一吃瓜官网 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: 五一吃瓜官网 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
1. Silver medal at Malaysia Technology Expo Innovation 2024 – International Innovation Award (Virtual), Malaysia (22 – 24 Feb 2024)
2. Bronze award at Microbes Invention, Innovation and Ideation Challenge: Sustainable Development Goals (MINIC SDG) 2023, Malaysia (18 – 19 Nov 2023)
3. Best oral presenter at the 7th International Conference on Material Sciences and Nanomaterials (ICMSN 2023) and the 7th International Conference on Advance Manufacturing Materials (ICAMM 2023), Cambridge, United Kingdom (July 2023)
4. Google Certified Educator Level 1 (2022-2025)
5. Nominated by student for Lord Dearing Awards under the category: High levels of commitment to teaching and learning, University of Nottingham (2022)
6. Awarded Fellow (FHEA) in recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education (2022)
7. Awarded Postgraduate Student Teachers Certificate from University of Nottingham (2018)
1. Avvari Sai Divya, Clement Yek Kee Chee, Ng Yan Jer, Revathy Sankaran*, Angela Paul Peter, Show Pau Loke (2025). Optimisation of parameters for the extraction of β-amylase from sweet potato via liquid biphasic floatation. Cleaner Engineering and Technology, 24;
2. Chiew Foan Chin, Ee Von Goh, Andrew C Clarke, Michelle Li Ern Ang, Pau Loke Show, Christina V Supramaniam, Asgar Ali, Susan Azam-Ali, Richard Beyer, Alvin Culaba, Heli Siti Halimatul Munawaroh, Kinaai Kairo, Kuan Shiong Khoo, Gaik Cheng Khoo, Patricia Matanjun, Festo Massawe, Miang H Lim, Revathy Sankaran, Malinee Sriariyanun, Bernard Nino Q Membrebe, Peter Noy, Alex M Lechner (2024). Transforming food systems in Maritime Southeast Asia and Pacific Small Island Developing States to support food security and sustainable healthy diets. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 8, 1304317.
3. Kalaimani Markandan, Thachnatharen Nagarajan, Angela Paul Peter, Praveen Vignesan, Lenesh Sevan Ananthan, Revathy Sankaran, Mohammad Khalid (2024). Recent progress in tribological and thermophysical behaviour of bio-based nanolubricant: A review. Emergent Materials. (In press)
4. K Markandan, R Sankaran, Yong Wei Tiong, Humaira Siddiqui, Mohammad Khalid, Sumira Malik, Sarvesh Rustagi (2023). A review on the progress in chemo-enzymatic processes for CO? conversion and upcycling. Catalysts, 13(3), 611.
5. Bey Fen Leo, Chin Yik Lin, Kalaimani Markandan, Lip Huat Saw, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, Kayatri Govindaraju, Ina Ismiarti Shariffuddin, Revathy Sankaran, Yong Wei Tiong, Harshini Pakalapati, Mohammad Khalid (2023). An overview of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and engineering strategies to mitigate risk. Journal of Building Engineering, 73.
6. K Markandan, Yong Wei Tiong, R Sankaran, S Subramanian, UD Markandan (2022). Emergence of infectious diseases and role of advanced nanomaterials in point-of-care diagnostics: A review. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews.
7. MMA Allouzi, S Allouzi, B Al-Salaheen, KS Khoo, S Rajendran, R Sankaran, Nguyen ST, PL Show (2022). Current advances and future trend of nanotechnology as microalgae-based biosensor. Biochemical Engineering Journal.
