PencapaianAchievement
2011
- Congratulations to Dr Rajesh Ramasamy for winning gold at the recent International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition 2011 (ITEX 2011) .
- Prof. Dato' Lye has won The Lancet Oncology Editor’s Choice Poster and Oral Presentation Award at the 2011 Asian Oncology Summit in Hong Kong. Congratulations to him! Among the prizes are 1 year free subscription to The Lancet Oncology, so those who are interested in cancer research could probably borrow the journal from him.
Among the short-listed papers that were competing for the award at the summit were:
- Adherence to 6-month oral alpha lipoic acid for prevention of platinum-induced polyneuropathy Y GUO (USA)
- Nab-paclitaxel in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer refractory to gemcitabine—final results of a phase 2 trialGilberto de Lima Lopes (Singapore)
- Cost-effectiveness of epidermal growth-factor receptor mutation testing and first-line treatment with gefitinib for advanced non-small-cell lung cancerGilberto de Lima Lopes (Singapore)
- Salvage chemotherapy in primary resistant or relapsing stage III–IV neuroblastoma H.A SAYED (Egypt)
- Difference in hormone-receptor status of breast cancers in Vietnamese and Swedish women Thang VU HONG (Vietnam)
- Clinical significance of down-regulated SPARCL1 in human gastric cancer Ping LI (China)
- Video-assisted thoracic surgery lobectomy for non-small-cell lung cancer—propensity-score analysis based on a multi-institutional registry Daoyuan WANG (China)
- Predictive value of CD24 and CD44 for response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and prognosis in patients with primary breast cancer K HORIGUCHI (Japan)
- Clinical utility of survivin gene expression in patients with transitional-cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder P. SINGH (India)
- Prognostic significance of F-18 FDG-PET/CT images in curatively resected gastric cancer JY KIM (Korea)
- XPD/ERCC2 codon 751 and XRCC1 codon 280 polymorphisms and the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Malaysia Munn Sann LYE (Malaysia)
- Nimotuzumab combined with radiotherapy for oesophageal carcinoma—a phase 2 clinical trial J LIANG (China)
2009
- PINGAT PERAK DI PERTANDINGAN INOVASI NUKLEAR MALAYSIA
- Unit Pengimejan Nuklear (UPN) telah memenangi pingat perak di Pertandingan Inovasi Nuklear Malaysia dengan projek yang bertajuk "New Diagnostic Imaging Feature in the Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis Infection Using 18F FDG PET CT" yang diadakan pada 21-23 Julai 2009 di Agensi Nuklear Malaysia.
- Majlis Gemilang Akademia Putra 2008 (Anugerah Pengajaran Putra, Anugerah Penyelidik Cemerlang dan Anugerah Perundingan) :
- Dr. Syahrilnizam (Anugerah Insentif Penerbitan - kategori pensyarah) RM 22,948
- Prof. Dr. Maznah Ismail (insentif Paten - Pemfailan Paten Tertingi) RM20,000
| No | Name | Research Title | Award |
| 1 | Prof. Dr. Asmah Rahmat | Effect of Vitamin E Supplementation on Inflammatory Factors in Diabetic Induced Rats | Bronze |
| 2 | Prof. Dr. Elizabeth George | Innovative Diagnostic Tool to Simultaneously Identify Common Beta-thalassaemia Mutations in Malays | Bronze |
| 3 | Prof. Dr. Patimah Ismail | Analysis of Genetic Polymorphisms as Risk Factors in Essential Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Malaysian subjects | Bronze |
| 4 | Prof. Dr. Seow Heng Fong | The Effect of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell on the Proliferation and Cytotoxicity of Natural Killer Cell | Silver |
| 5 | Prof. Dr. Seow Heng Fong | The Effect og Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell on the Proliferation and Survival of K562 Cell Line | Silver |
| 6 | Prof. Dr. Wan Omar Abdullah | Malaria Therapy using Local common Malaysian Plants with Anti Plasmodial Properties | Bronze |
| 7 | Prof. Dr. Zailina Hashim | The Association between Kidney Function with Occupational Naphtha Exposure in a Tyre Industry | Silver |
| 8 | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Jalil Nordin | New Integrated Imaging Modality: 18F-FDG Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography and the 'underground map' Appearance in Imaging Horton's Arteritis | Bronze |
| 9 | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Jalil Nordin | Disseminated Tuberculosis Infection-a 'Super' FDG PET/CT Appearance | Gold |
| 10 | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amin Ismail | Cocoa Flavonoids Procrastinate Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Diabetic Syndrome | Silver |
| 11 | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amin Ismail | Total isoflavone Content in Soy Products and Urinary Isoflavone Excreation of Post Menopausal Malay Women Consuming Tempeh | Bronze |
| 12 | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amin Ismail | Guava Pulp Composition: Moving from Industrial Waste to Useful Functional Food Ingredients | Gold |
| 13 | Assoc. Prof. Chong Pei Pei | An Alternative Candida spp.cell Disruption Method using a Basic Sorbitol Lysis Buffer and Glass Beads | Bronze |
| 14 | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mariana Nor Shamsudin | Bioinfosys for Multiple-Drug Resistant (MDR) Pathogens Control | Silver |
| 15 | Dr. Abhimanyu Veerakumarasivam | MT1-MMP Regulated Urothelial Cell Invasion via Transcriptional Regulation of Dickkopf-3 | Gold |
| 16 | Dr. Abhimanyu Veerakumarasivam | Promoter Methylation Correlates with Reduced Smad4 Expression in Advanced Prostate Cancer | Bronze |
| 17 | Dr. Abhimanyu Veerakumarasivam | AURKA Overexpression Accompanies Dysregulation of DNA-damage Response Genes in Invasive Urothelial Cell Carcinoma | Silver |
| 18 | Dr. Azrina Azlan | Dabai Oil: Promising Oil with Nutritional and Functional Properties | Silver |
| 19 | Dr. Cheah Yoke Kqueen | Salmonella Pathogenicity Islands (SPIs) Typing Kit and Caenorhabditis Elegans as a Simple Model for Salmonella Enterica Pathogenesis | Bronze |
| 20 | Dr. Normala Ibrahim | DVD-Application of Condom | Bronze |
| 21 | Dr. Norshariza Nordin | Stage-Dependent Activity of WNT1 During Neural Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells (mESc) | Bronze |
| 22 | Dr. Norshariza Nordin | Prospective Pluripotent Full-Term Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells | Bronze |
| 23 | Dr. Rajesh Ramasamy | Generation and Characterization of Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells: An Alternative Source for Stem Cells | Gold |
| 24 | Dr. Rajesh Ramasamy | Mesenchymal Stem Cells Mediated Tumour Cell Suppression: A Potential Therapy for Cancer | Gold |
| 25 | Dr. Sharmili Vidyadaran | Mouse Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibit Microgial Proliferative Responses: Implications for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases | Silver |
| 26 | Dr. VasanthaKumari Neela | Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus ST 9 in Pigs | Bronze |
2008
- Congratulations to Dr. Sharmili Vidyadaran for being a recipient of the 2008 L'Oreal Malaysia - For Women in Science Fellowship.(She is one of three awarded in Malaysia). It comes with RM 20,000 in research financial assistance.
LIST OF WINNER - PRPI 2008
|
No. |
Researcher |
Co-researcher |
Department |
Research Title |
Medal |
|
1 |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rozita Rosli |
Dr. Thilakavathy Karuppiah, Dr. Tan Boon Chong, Dr. TP Baskaran |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Down Syndrome Foetus Detection Using Maternal Blood |
Silver |
|
2 |
Dr. Ahimanyu Veerakumarasivam |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rozita Rosli, Chin Suet- Feung, John Kelly, David Neal, Helen Scott, Koichi Ichimura |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Integromics Profiling of Bladder Cancers: Global Understanding and Biomarker Identification |
Bronze |
|
3 |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mirnalini Kandiah |
Dr. Parisa Parsa, Dr. Hejar Abdul Rahman, Dr. Nor Afiah Mohd Zulkefli |
Nutrition and Dietetics |
Effect Of An Educational Intervention Comprising Knowledge, Beliefs, Barriers and Practices Towards Breast Cancer Screening Among Teachers In Selangor, Malaysia. |
Silver |
|
4 |
Dr. Ahimanyu Veerakumarasivam |
Alan Aitchison, David Neal, Ian Mills, Maria Vias |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Novel Targets of Prognosis and Therapy of Aggressive and Resistant Prostate Cancer |
Bronze |
|
5 |
Dr. Rajesh Ramasamy |
Prof. Dr Francesco Dazzi, Vahid Hossienpour Sarmadi, Tong Chih Kong, Prof. Dr Seow Heng Fong |
Pathology |
Mesenchymal Stem Cells Inhibit Proliferation on Tumour Cells: Impact on Cancer Therapy |
Silver |
|
6 |
Dr. Cheah Yoke Kqueen |
Prof. Dr. Son Radu and Ms. Khoo Siew Ping |
Biomedical Sciences |
Real-time PCR detection of Herbicide Resistance Gene |
Silver |
|
7 |
Dr. Cheah Yoke Kqueen |
Khoo Chai Hoon, Dr. Noorzaleha Awang Salleh, Prof. Dr. Son Radu, Lee Learn Han, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sabrina Sukardi |
Biomedical Sciences |
Virulotyping of Salmonella enterica subsp. Enterica |
Silver |
|
8 |
Dr. Norshariza Nordin |
Saralla Nathan, John Mason, Meng Li |
Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
Making More Neurons in Vitro: The Roles of Wnt Signaling During Neural Differentiation of Mouse Embryonic Stem (ES) Cells |
Silver |
|
9 |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mariana Nor Shamsudin |
Dr. V.Neela, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zamberi Sekawi, Ehsanollah Ghaznavi Rad, Dr. Rukman Awang |
Medical Microbiology and Parasitology |
MRSA infection surveillance tool: molecular typing for infection intervention |
Silver |
|
10 |
Prof. Dr. Zailina Hashim |
Saliza Mohd. Elias, Zamaliah Mohd. Marjan, Abdul Salam Abdullah, and Jamal Hisham Hashim |
Community Health |
The Relationship Between Blood Lead Concentration And Nutritional Status Among Primary School Children In Kuala Lumpur |
Silver |
|
11 |
Prof. Dr. Hj Wan Omar Abdullah |
Dr. Ngah Zasmy a/l Unyah, Dr. Malina Osman, Dr. Rukman Awang Hamat, Dr. Wan Zaidah Abdullah, En. Hairul Bazli Hairuddin |
Medical Microbiology and Parasitology |
Protective Immunity Against Malaria Parasite Infection At The Blood Stage By Recombinant 19Kda Merozoite Surface Protein 1 |
Bronze |
|
12 |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zamberi Sekawi |
Rusmah Yusuf. Prof. Madya Dr. Mariana Nor Shamsudin, Dr. V.Neela |
Medical Microbiology and Parasitology |
MLST of local ESBL E. Coli: A Novel Surveilance Tool For Infection Control in Malaysia |
Silver |
|
13 |
Prof. Dr. Zailina Hashim |
Pillay M. Sugunan, Shamsul B.Shamsudin, Sinha Kazal., Zaman Huri Z., Khew S.L., Mazrura Sahani, Ambu Steven, Rasimah Ariffin and Ruzita Mohd.Sharif. |
Community Health |
A Study of Health Impact and and Risk Assessment of Urban Air Pollution in the Klang Valley, Malaysia |
Silver |
2007
LIST OF WINNER - PRPI 2007
|
Bil.
|
Nama Penyelidik | Tajuk Penyelidikan | Pingat |
|
1
|
Assoc. Prof. Dr Rozita Rosli | The FAAH Gene and Drug Addiction: Are You at Risk? |
Perak |
|
2
|
Assoc. Prof. Dr Rozita Rosli | Calreticulin: A Potential Early Diagnostic Protein Marker for Breast cancer | Perak |
|
3
|
Prof Dr Zailina Hashim | Risk Management of Occupational Exposure to Solvents in the Workplace | Perak |
|
4
|
Dr Latifah Saiful Yazan | Bacteriocins I-UL4 from Lactobacillus plantarum reduces incidence of tumor in mice induced with skin cancer |
Perak |
|
5
|
Dr Sharida Fakurazi | Hepotoprotective Action of Moringa Oleifera Against Acetaminphen Induced Liver Injury | Gangsa |
|
6
|
Assoc. Prof. Dr Muhammad Nazrul Hakim | Mechanism of hepatotoxicity induced by azole anti-fungal drug itraconazole: Involvement of apoptotic Cell Death | Gangsa |
|
7
|
Prof Dr Yunus Gul bin Alif Gul | Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour | Gangsa |
|
8
|
Assoc. Prof. Dr Sabrina Sukardi | Evidence of PLC-zeta (a sperm factor protein responsible for embryonic development) in paddy rats | Gangsa |
|
9
|
Assoc. Prof. Dr Sabrina Sukardi | Flavonoids from Theobroma cocoa - a healthy body weight gain provider in male NZW rabbits | Gangsa |
|
10
|
Dr Zulkhairi bin Haji Amom | Hypoglycemic and Antioxidative Effects of Anacardium occidentale linn in Diabetic Rats |
Gangsa |
|
11
|
Dr Rajesh Ramasamy | Stem cells as potential cellular therapy for cancer | Gangsa |
|
12
|
Dr Sharmili Vidyavaran | Establishing adult rat microglia cell cultures for the study of immunosenescence | Gangsa |
|
13
|
Dr Cheah Yoke Kqueen | Multiplex PCR detection of bacterial pathogens targeting Salmonella , Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus |
Gangsa |
|
14
|
Dr Mohd Khairi Hussain | Anti-nociceptive and Anti-inflammatory Properties of Ficus deltoidea Leaves Extracts |
Gangsa |
|
15
|
Assoc. Prof. Dr Zuraini Ahmad | Bixa orellana suppresses acute infalmmation induced by histamine via inhibition of nitric oxide production |
Gangsa |
|
16
|
Dr Cheah Yoke Kqueen | Multiplex PCR detection of Genetically Modified Organisms |
Gangsa |
|
17
|
Dr Zulkhairi bin Haji Amom | Healthy porridge with cardioprotective properties from Malaysian Germinated |
Gangsa |
|
18
|
Assoc. Prof. Dr Rozita Rosli | Nio-Cool:Virgin Coconut Oil with therapeutic properties and its functional by product |
Gangsa |
|
19
|
Dr Rosita Jamaluddin | Development of Patient Focused Menu for Hospitalised Pediactric Oncology Patients |
Gangsa |
|
20
|
Dr Chong Pei Pei | Oligonucleotide probes for Detection of Medically Important Candida species via PCR-hybridization Method |
Gangsa |
2006/2007
- Anugerah Penyelidik Muda (kategori Sains dan Teknologi)
- Dr. Cheah Yoke Kqueen (Jabatan Sains Bioperubatan)
- Anugerah Tokoh Pekerja Perempuan (Kumpulan Eksekutif) 2006
- Prof. Madya Dr. Maznah Ismail (Jabatan Pemakanan dan Dietetik)
- Anugerah Saintis Cemerlang 2006
- Dr. Yap Yoke Yeow (Jabatan Surgeri)
- Penghargaan Saintis Wanita Termuda oleh Loreal
- Dr. Latifah Saiful Yazan (Jabatan Sains Bioperubatan)
- Cystale Lim Siew Ying
| Staff Name(s) | Title of Award | Event/Award Authority | Value/Level | Year |
| Dr Shamsul Bahri Hj Mohd Tamrin | Bronze medal on transportation product | Malaysian Technology Exhibition (MTE) | national | 2007 |
| Dr Shamsul Bahri Hj Mohd Tamrin | Inpex International Award on Innovative Product | Inpex (USA) International | international | |
| Prof Madya Dr. Asmah Rahmat,Dr. Abdah Md Hakim, Prof Madya Dr. Fauziah Othman,Faridah Husin, Junaidah Mustapha, Sim Kah Kim, Wan Nor I’zzah Wan Mohamad Zain | Malaysian Association of Research Scientists (BRONZE MEDAL) | Malaysian Technology Expo 200729-31 March 2007 | national | 2007 |
| Prof. Dr. Fauziah Othman,Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asmah Rahmat,Dr. Parichehr Hanachi,Gholamreza Motalleb | Malaysian Association of Research Scientists(SILVER MEDAL) | Malaysian Technology Expo 200729-31 March 2007 | national | 2007 |
| Prof. Dr. Fauziah Othman and co-authors | Best Poster (3rd Prize) | 1st NationalTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Scientific Meeting UKM29-30 August 2006 | national | 2006 |
| Prof. Dr. Fauziah Othman, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asmah Rahmat, Dr. Abdah Md Hakim | Silver Medal | Invention & Innovation Industrial Design Technology (ITEX 2006) | national | 2006 |
| Dr Cheah Yoke Kqueen : | Bronze Medal in PECIPTA 07 | International Exposition of Research and Inventions of Institutions of Higher Learning 2007 | national | 2007 |
| Dr Cheah Yoke Kqueen | Silver Medal in ITEX ’07 Malaysia | 18th International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition | national | 2007 |
| Dr Cheah Yoke Kqueen | Travel Award/Fellowship | The Korean Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology,19th Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologist (FAOBMB) Seoul Conference, | International | 2007 |
| Dr Cheah Yoke Kqueen | Travel Fellowship to RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology | CDB Symposium 2006-“Logic of Development: New Strategies and Concepts”, Japan | international | 2006 |
| Dr. Latifah Saiful Yazan | L'oreal Women in Science Award | L'oreal Malaysia | National (RM15,000) | 2006 |
| Crystale Lim Siew Ying(Dr. Chong Pei Pei 's Ph.D. Student) | L'oreal Women in Science Award | L'oreal Malaysia | National (RM15,000) | 2006 |
| Dr Norshariza Nordin | Second prize in Poster Presentation | 7th National Congress on Genetics | NationalRM 200.00 | 2007 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rozita RosliWong Siew Tung | Innovation Award | Biotechnology Asia | International | 2006 |
| Dr. Maha Abdullah, Ngiow Shin Foong, Cheah Yoke Queen, Dr. Leong Chooi Fun, Prof. Dr. Cheong , Cheong Soon Keng, Prof. Dr. Seow Heng Fong | Best Poster Award | 24th World Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | International (USD100) | 2007 |
| Leong Pooi Pooi, | MAKNA Cancer Research Award | Majlis Kanser Nasional | RM50,000 | 2006 |
| Dr. Cheah Yoke Kqueen | Young Researcher Award 2007 | Universiti Putra Malaysia | UPM | 2007 |
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