Research Team
Project/Program Coordinator:
Dr Ho Wei Seng
Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Resource Science & Technology (FRST)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
Research Collaborators:
Prof Dr Tan Soon Guan
Chief Editor, Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science.
Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Malaysia
Assoc. Prof. Dr Ismail Jusoh
Department of Plant Science and Environmental Ecology, Faculty of Resource Science & Technology (FRST)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
Dr Pang Shek Ling
Laboratory of Forest Genetics, Applied Forest Science & Industry Development (AFSID)
Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC), Sarawak, Malaysia
Ms Chin Hui Ting
Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI)
Shenzhen, China
Postgraduate Students:
Mr Mohamed Zaky Abdellatif Zayed Sad (International student/Egyptian)
PhD Programme
Project Title - Molecular and pharmacognostical studies of kelampayan (Neolamarckia cadamba) and petai belalang (Leucaena leucocephala)
Ms Maslini Japar Ali
PhD Programme - in preparation
Ms Natalie ak Gali
MSc Programme
Project Title - Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in wood formation-related candidate genes towards tree improvement of Neolamarckia cadamba (Kelampayan)
Undergraduate Students:
Ms Ho Pei Yin
BSc Programme
Project Title - Molecular cloning of cDNA encoding for trypsin inhibitor from a tropical timber tree Neolamarckia macrophylla (red Kelampayan)
Ms Audrie Chong
BSc Programme
Project Title - Molecular cloning of hypervariable regions (HVR II) from cellulose synthase gene in a tropical timber tree Neolamarckia macrophylla (red Kelampayan)
Ms Tan Choon Ju
BSc Programme
Project Title - Sequence polymorphism of sucrose synthase (Susy) gene in a tropical timber tree Neolamarckia macrophylla (red Kelampayan)
Mr Tan Shin Heng
BSc Programme
Project Title - Sequence polymorphism of callose synthase gene in a tropical timber tree Neolamarckia cadamba (white Kelampayan)
Research Assistant:
Ms Maslini Japar Ali
Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Resource Science & Technology (FRST)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Laboratory Assistant:
Ms Kamaliawati Yusop
Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Resource Science & Technology (FRST)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)