Winning the 1st and 2nd Prize in the 5th Intervarsity Parasitology Quiz & Oratorical Competition
Tong Chu Wah and Pon Guan Yu |Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Congratulations to Tong Chu Wah and Pon Guan Yu for winning the 1st and 2nd Prize in the 5th Intervarsity Parasitology Quiz & Oratorical Competition on 17 September 2022. A total of 18 universities in Asia (including Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Philippines) participated in this competition organised by the Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya.
Won the Silver Medal at the Malaysian Technology Expo (MTE) 2022 Asian Youth Innovation Awards, Malaysia
Tan Wei Hsia, Gan Min Huei and Aya Yaseen Mahmood Alabdali |Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) and Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmaceutical Sciences)
Congratulations to Tan Wei Hsia (Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons)), Gan Min Huei (Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons)) and Aya Yaseen Mahmood Alabdali (Doctor of Philosophy (Pharmaceutical Sciences)) for winning the Silver Medal at the Malaysian Technology Expo (MTE) 2022 Asian Youth Innovation Awards, Malaysia on the 21-22 March 2022
Invention title: Cuminanofibes: Electrospinning Nanofiber with Antibacterial Activity
Category: Healthcare, Personal Care Technology, Bio Technology and Life Sciences
high impact research programme
Fiona Ho Jing Min, Ngu Hui Ling, and Clarice Siow Jing Rou |Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Congratulations to Fiona Ho Jing Min, Ngu Hui Ling, and Clarice Siow Jing Rou on being selected by Harvard University for a year-long high impact research programme at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women¡¯s Hospital in the United States under ÎåÒ»³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø's Star Trek Programme - an initiative that sees the world¡¯s best universities selecting ÎåÒ»³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø students for high-impact research.
Battle of the Chefs
Kenny Lai Chee Chiang & Darren Kuan Ho Yi |Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Hospitality Management | Diploma in Culinary Arts
Congratulations Kenny Lai Chee Chiang (Gold) and Darren Kuan Ho Yi (Bronze), for winning the Battle of the Chefs 2022 organised by the Penang Chefs Association, at Gurney Paragon Mall, Penang. A special thank you to the Kuching Chefs Association for sponsoring our students for the competition.
Food and Beverage Challenge Rules Book
Nurul Farah Aisyah Mohd Fauzi, Joey Chong Hui Ling, Gan Yi Ann, Chung Kar Mun and Eng Jing Fu |Bachelor of Hospitality Administration
Congratulations to Nurul Farah Aisyah Mohd Fauzi (Gold), Joey Chong Hui Ling (Gold), Gan Yi Ann (Silver), Chung Kar Mun (Bronze) and Eng Jing Fu (Bronze), for winning the Food and Beverage Challenge Rules Book (Category: Malaysian Welcome Drinks). The competition was organised by the Malaysia's Agriculture, Horticulture & Agrotourism Show (MAHA) 2022 at MAEPS Serdang.
Endolysins against Streptococci as an antibiotic alternative
Wong Kuan Yee |Doctor of Philosophy (Science)
Congratulations to Wong Kuan Yee for the recent publication entitled 'Endolysins against Streptococci as an antibiotic alternative' in the Frontiers in Microbiology journal (Impact Factor = 6.064, Q1).
2nd Runner Up at Monetary Policy Challenge
Leong Mae-Lyne, Lim Jia Wei, Ling Kwei Mei |Bachelor of Financial Economics (Honours)
2nd Runner Up at Monetary Policy Challenge organised by Tun Ismail Ali Chair (TIAC) Intervarsity Challenge on 19 & 20 July 2022. Their supervisors were Dr Wong Hoong Sang and Assistant Professor Dr Umathevi Munikrishnan from the Department of Management Studies
Studies on the storage stability of betacyanins from fermented red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) drink imparted by xanthan gum and carboxymethyl cellulose
Lim Teck Wei |Doctor of Philosophy (Science)
Congratulations to Lim Teck Wei for the recent publication entitled 'Studies on the storage stability of betacyanins from fermented red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) drink imparted by xanthan gum and carboxymethyl cellulose' in the Food Chemistry journal (Impact Factor 2022 = 9.231, Q1 Tier 1) ranking it at 8 out of 143 in Food Science & Technology.
Awarded the "PhD Mobility: Research Stays in France Grant"
Kong Ianne |Doctor of Philosophy (Science)
Congratulations to Kong Ianne for being awarded the "PhD Mobility: Research Stays in France Grant" under the supervision of Assistant Professor Dr Pui Liew Phing. The PhD Mobility is inclusive of flights and a €4500 allowance for three months, from 22 August to 16 December 2022.
Congratulations for receiving the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Travel Award
Jacinta Nalweyiso |Master of Science (Applied Sciences) by Research
Congratulations for receiving the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Travel Award, under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr Nwabueze Patrick Okechukwu. This award is presented to outstanding young scientists to enable them to present their research at one of the largest biological scientific meetings in the world. The Experimental Biology meeting gathers more than 12,000 scientists from over 65 countries representing the fields of anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, and pharmacology.
