Research Highlights

• Transciptome Analysis and Gene Functional Studies of Banana and Fingerroot Ginger (Prof. Dr. Jennifer Ann Harikrishna)
• Safety Of Genetically Modified Organisms For Suitable Agriculture And Food Security (Prof. Dr Jennifer Ann Harikrishna)
• Biochemical and antiseptic properties of Malaysian Moringa oleifera leave extracts and their potential as a sanitizing agent (Assoc. Prof. Dr Chandran Somasundram)
• Improvement of banana for smallholder farmers in the Great Lakes Region of Africa. (Prof Dr Jennifer Ann Harikrishna and Prof Dr Rofina Yasmin Othman)
• Development, testing and validation of molecular diagnostics for shrimp diseases (AP Dr Subha Bhassu)
• Development of a DNA-free genome editing platform for banana and its use to develop an abiotic stress tolerant banana line via null mutation mac-MIR6. (Prof. Dr. Jennifer Ann Harikrishna)
• Investigation into the role of R2R3 MYB transcription factors related to flower shape and colour in dendrobium orchids. (Prof. Dr Jennifer Ann Harikrishna)
• Elucidation of miRNAs regulating anoikis resistance and evaluation of antimir as therapeutic agent against the selected miRNA candidates (Prof. Dr. Noor Hasima Nagoor)
• Role of 1'S-1'-acetoxychavicol acetate on inflammation induced by inflammasome (Prof Dr Noor Hasima Nagoor)
• Maximizing production capacity of banana planting materials using cell suspension cultures (Prof. Dr Norzulaani Khalid)
• Understanding transcriptional regulation of phenylpropanoid pathway by MYB transcription factor (Prof. Dr Norzulaani Khalid)
• Enhancing production by systematically tuning the central phenylpropanoid pathway  (Prof. Dr Norzulaani Khalid)
• Analysis of Ageratum Yellow Vein Virus-Malaysia (AYVV-MY) movement in infected tomato plants expressing antiviral RNAi transgene through an in vivo imaging strategy using a Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) reporter. (Prof Dr Rofina Yasmin Othman)
• Characterization of heterologous protein expression using different enhancer elements in Nicotiana tabacum CV. SR1. (Prof Dr Rofina Yasmin Othman)
• Metagenomics study on banana plantation field infested with Fusarium Oxysporum F.Sp. Cubense (Prof Dr Rofina Yasmin Othman)
• Cloning, characterization and protein-protein interactions of Fusarium Oxysporum F.Sp. Cubense (Tropical Race 4) Six Effectors. (Prof Dr Rofina Yasmin Othman)
• Development of an efficient and sustainable platform using Mucuna bracteata for the production of pharmaceutical protein  (Prof Dr Rofina Yasmin Othman)
• Plant defence interaction in morris and Sarawak pineapple cultivars to combat black rot disease. (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chandran Sumasundram)
• Fingerprinting the ROS and RNS defence system in Berangan Banana (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chandran Sumasundram)
• Evaluation of growth performance, natural flowering and fruit quality of MD2 pineapple growth with vermicompost as supplement. (Dr. Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob)
• Abiotic stresses induce secondary metabolits production in in vitro cultures of neem (Azadirachta indica) and comparative proteomics and metabolomics. (Dr. Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob).
• Understanding the role of abiotic stress in over-expression of secondary metabolits in vitro cultures of need (Azadirachta indica) through proteomics based approach.  (Dr. Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob). 
• Utilization of vermicompost products for mass propagation and acclimatization of selected economically important crops at field scale  (Dr. Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob). 
• Elucidation of the effects on epigenetic mechanism in cell lines with altered gene expression (Dr. Jamilah Syafawati Yaacob). 
• Understanding the regulatory mechanisms of banana crop VII ethylene response factors (ERFS) in response to flooding stress (Dr Tan Boon Chin)
• Whole Genome Analysis and Molecular Karyotyping of Pandanus Amaryllifolius (Dr Teo Chee How)
• Comparative analysis of energy metabolism and adaptation of Pandanus Amaryllifolius under drought condition (Dr Fiqri Khaidizar)