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Research Projects 2014

2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

International

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Project Leader

Co-Researcher

Project Title

Date Start

Date End

Arni Kristmundsson

Mark Andrew Freeman

Proliferative kidney desease (PKD) AN emerging disease, linked to climate change, in Icelandic freshwater: distribution and affect on wild salmonid populations in Iceland

Jul-13

Jun-14

Arni Kristmundsson

Mark Andrew Freeman

Biology parasites of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)

Aug-13

Feb-15

Chong Ving Ching

Elucidating the environmental - aquaculture interactions in cockle culture tidal flats, Selangor & Perak, Malaysia

2011

2015

Chong Ving Ching

Ingression and feeding habits of fish community of Kuala Selangor coastal mudflats, Malaysia.

2012

2017

Louisa Ponnampalam

The Abundance and Conservation Management of Cetaceans in Langkawi, Malaysia

2012

2014

Phang Siew Moi
 

IOES-NERC International Opportunities Fund

1/1/2013

31/12/2014

Phang Siew Moi

Establishing Baseline Parameters for Application in Life Cycle Analysis of Algae Biofuel Production under Tropical Conditions. Office of Naval Research Global Scientific Project

6/7/2015

7/7/2014

Phang Siew Moi

Ioes-Nerc International Opportunities Fund

1/1/2013

31/12/2014

Siti Aisah binti Hj Alias

Prof Dr. Khalijah Awang (Luaran) - Jabatan Kimia Universiti Malaya; Dr Ka Lai Pang (Luaran) - National Taiwan Ocean University

Isolation and Structural Elucidation of Antimicrobial Compounds from Saprophytic and Endophytic Marine Fungi of Peninsular Malaysia through Bioassay Guided Fractionation of secondary metabolite extracts

30/12/2012

15/7/2014

National

No

Project Leader

Co-Researcher

Project Title

Date Start

Date End

A. Sasekumar

Chong Ving Ching, A/P Rosli Ramli (ISB), Dr Khang Tsung Fei (ISB) & Dr Chew Li Lee

Trophic Connections Between Inshore Fisheries And Jeram Polychaete Reef (Sustainable Fisheries)

1/5/2013

30/4/2014

Azizan Abu Samah

Towards attaining WMO Global Atmospheric Watch (GAW) Status at Bachok Station

Azizan Abu Samah

Teleconnection between equatorial and polar climatic variability

24/10/2014

24/10/2017

Azizan Abu Samah

FLAGSHIP PROGRAM                                                         

1. An Integrated Approach; Microbes and Respond to Climate Change                                       

2. Diversity and Adaptation of Microbes: Across Latitudinal Study                                                                                           

3. Connectivity between Equatorial and Polar Regions: From Global Warming to Environmental and Microbial Community Changes

24/10/2014

24/10/2017

Azizan Abu Samah

Influences and Impact Of Southwest Monsoon On Malaysian Weather And Climate And Its Variabilities In Response To Global Warming

15/5/2013

14/5/2016

Azizan Abu Samah

Impact Of The Southward Shift Of The Southern Hemisphere Tropospheric Jet On The Atmospheric And Oceanic States In The Equatorial South China Sea In Response To Climate Change

1/5/2013

31/12/2014

Azizan Abu Samah

Microbial Responses to Global Change And The Connectivity Between Tropical And Polar Environment

1/7/2012

30/6/2016

Bong Chui Wei

Lim Phaik Eem

Facilitating taxonomy, systematics, genomics and bar-coding of indigenous marine species

1/10/2013

30/9/2014

Bong Chui Wei

Lee Choon Weng & Chai Lay Ching

Quantifying and Development Of Risk Assessment Model For Antibiotic Residue In Malaysia Aquatic Ecosystem

1/10/2013

30/11/2015

Bong Chui Wei

Lee Choon Weng & Chai Lay Ching

Investigation of Selected Antibiotics Residues in Marine Aquaculture Sites in Peninsular Malaysia and the Potential Public Health Risk

15/5/2013

14/5/2015

Bong Chui Wei

Detection of selected antibiotic residues in Malaysian marine aquaculture and the potential public health risk

May-14

Apr-17

Chew Li Lee

Chong Ving Ching, A. Sasekumar, Lee Choon Weng

Feeding biology of estuarine copepods in tropical mangrove estuaries

2012

2015

Chong Ving Ching

Microheterotrophic transformation of palm oil mill effluents (POME) into single cell protein (SCP) and single cell oil (SCO) and their application as aquaculture feed

2012

2014

Chong Ving Ching

Chew Li Lee

Elucidation Trophic Energy Flow in a Mangrove Estuary Using Stable Isotopes and Lipid Tracers

2012

2014

Chong Ving Ching

Chew Li Lee

Anthropogenic warming and zooplankton community in tropical coastal waters

2013

2016

Chong Ving Ching

Loo Poh Leong

POME-BAC for commercial production of aquaculture feed and high value fish

2013

2015

Chong Ving Ching

Feeding Ecology And Behaviour Of Seahorseas In Malaysian Waters

1/5/2013

30/4/2014

Emienour Muzalina Mustafa

Use of Oxidative Stress Enzymes in Algae as Biomarkers for Monitoring Stress in the Polar Regions

01.12.2013

30.11.2016

Emienour Muzalina Mustafa

Improvement of biomass and lipid productivity in Malaysia microalgae

Apr-13

Sep-15

Hanafi bin Hussin

Mohamad Raduan Mohd Afif & MCM Santamaria

Ocean Governance And Costal Community Geopolitics & Culture: Documenting Local Knowledge For Enhancement Of The Livelihoods

1/5/2013

30/4/2015

Hanafi bin Hussin

Hanizah Idris, Mohammad Raduan Arif & Nazli Aziz

Ocean governance and coastal community geopolitics & culture east coast of Malaysia : coastal intangible heritage (food), policy and implementation

May-14

Apr-17

IOES

Multidisplnary Research Air-Ocean Land Interaction

1/5/2014

30/4/2015

IOES

Understanding Air-Ocean-Land Interactions for Coastal Community Security

1/5/2013

30/4/2015

Leaw Chui Pin

Lim Po Teen

Investigating mechanisms underlying population and community dynamics of benthic harmful algal bloom (BHAB) species in two distinct Malaysian coral reef ecosystems

Nov-14

Nov-16

Lee Choon Weng

Investigating phosphorus limitation in aquatic habitats,

2013

2014

Lee Choon Weng

Development of an ecological model of a phytoplankton bloom in a tropical estuary

2012

2014

Lee Choon Weng

Investing the productivity of an upwelling zone in northern straits of Malacca

2014

2017

Lim Phaik Eem

Phang Siew Moi
 

Comparison of Transciptomics Profiling Between Polar and Tropics Microalgae in Response to the Effect of UV Radiation Stress

1/5/2013

30/4/2014

Lim Phaik Eem

Phang Siew Moi; Mark A Ragan (University of Queensland), Chan Cheong Xin (University of Queensland),

The Use of Phylogenomics to Understand Evolution and Environmental Adaptation of Chlorella isolates from different Latitudes

14/1/2013

14/1/2014

Lim Phaik Eem

Phang Siew Moi

Molecular Phylogenetics and Systematics of Crustose Brown Seaweeds

Oct 2011

Apr-14

Lim Phaik Eem

Phang Siew Moi

Application of DNABarcoding Markers for Commercially Important Seaweeds in Malaysia (Rhodophyta  and Paheophyceae)

Jan-12

Jun-14

Lim Phaik Eem

Phang Siew Moi

Phylogenetics and Morphological Studies on Red Parasitic Algae of Gracilariaceae

2012

2014

Lim Phaik Eem

Phang Siew Moi

Identification of the Seaweeds species for aquaculture using molecular approach-Kappaphycus and Euchuema

2010

2014

Lim Phaik Eem

Yong Hoi Sen (Institut Sains Biologi)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Systematics

2012

31-Dec-15

Lim Phaik Eem

Tindakbalas & Pengubahsuaian Mikrob Terhadap Perubahan Atmosfera Berdasarkan Latitub: Perbandingan tindakbalas dan penyesuaian alga Antartika dan Tropika yang disebabkan oleh perubahan suhu udara lautan dan UVR.

1/12/2014

30/11/2017

Lim Phaik Eem

Molecular phylogenetics and systematics of mangrove red algae

May-14

Apr-17

Lim Po Teen

Leaw Chui Pin

Comparative study of HABs dynamics in two Malaysian coastal embayments

Jan-14

Jan-15

Lim Po Teen

Leaw Chui Pin

What triggers the initiation of Pyrodinium bloom on the coast of Pahang? An offshore field investigation along Kuantan coast

Nov-14

Nov-16

Loh Kar hoe

Chong Ving-Ching, A. Sasekumar, Sarinder Kaur Dhillon, Chang Chih-Wei .

Study of Malaysian fish otoliths

2014

2016

Loo Poh leong

Characterization and Culture of Marine Bacteria and Yeasts as Fish and Invertebrate Food

1/5/2013

30/4/2014

Louisa Ponnampalam

Investigating the interactions between coastal cetaceans and fisheries in the matang mangrove forest reserve and adjacent coastal water Perak, Peninsular Malaysia-towards mutual sustainability

2014

2015

Mark Freeman

Microparasites kudoa and glugea Transmit Between Farmed And Wild Fish Species In Malaysia

1/5/2013

30/4/2014

Mary George

An Analysis Of The Legal And Environmental Implications Of IMO’s Marpol Annex VI And IMO’s Market Based Mechanisms To Control Exhaust Emissions From Shipping in Malaysian Oceans And Coastal Communities

1/5/2013

30/4/2014

Mary George

Hanafi Hussin

A study of the traditional and non-traditional security proliferations in the insian ocean with particular emphasis on search, rescue and recovery and humanitarian assistance at sea

May-14

Apr-17

Mohamed Iqbal Mead

Phang Siew Moi
Azizan Abu Samah
 

Demonstration of a pilot network of sensors for atmospheric chemistry studies in Malaysia.

1/5/2013

1/5/2015

Mohammed Rizman bin Idid

Chong Ving Ching

Biofouling Cnidarians on natural and artificial structures associated with marine aquaculture and transportation

May-14

Apr-16

Mohammed Rizman bin Idid

Siti Aisah binti Hj Alias

Multigene Phylogeny and Diversity Study of Marine Fungi

4/1/2012

31/3/2014

Mohd Rizman Idid

Ecology of Scyphozoan Jellyfish in Klang Straits and Adjacent Waters

1/5/2011

30/4/2014

Phang Siew Moi
 

Biotechnological Applications of Selected Tropical and Temperate Seaweeds:

2011

2014

Phang Siew Moi
 

Bioenergy Form Algae

22/2/2011

28/2/2014

Phang Siew Moi

Halocarbon Production by tropical seaweeds

2012

2014

Phang Siew Moi

The Effect Of Ocean Acidification And Temperature Change On Halocarbon Emissions By Tropical Seaweeds

14/1/2013

14/1/2014

Phang Siew Moi

Biotechnological Applications of Selected Tropical and Temperate Seaweeds:
Project 1: Evaluation of Anti-Diabetic Potential in Malaysian Seaweeds 
Project 2: Genetic Transformation of Chondrus, a commercial seaweed

2011

2014

Phang Siew Moi

The Effect of Ocean Acidification and Temperature Change on Halocarbon Emissions by Tropical Seaweeds

14/1/2013

14/1/2014

Phang Siew Moi

Improvement of Biomass and Lipid Productivity in Malaysian Microalgae

1/4/2013

31/3/2016

Phang Siew Moi

Knowledge Management

1/5/2013

30/4/2014

Phang Siew Moi

Halocarbon Production by tropical seaweeds

2012

2014

Phang Siew Moi

Knowledge management

May-14

Apr-17

Prof Dag Klaveness (University of Oslo, Norway)

Mark Andrew Freeman

X-cell parasites: an emerging threat to marine fish

Jul-12

Mar-15

Ranga Rao Ambati

Enhancement Of Astaxanthin (Pigment) Production In Microalgae chloroccum sp

1/5/2013

30/4/2014

Roslan Hashim

Coastal protection and rehabilitation using eco-engineering technologies

2012

2014

Rozainah Mohamad Zakaria

Roslan Hashim

Carbon Analysis on Sediment and Vegetation in selected Manfrove Habitat

May-13

Apr-14

Sheeba Nettukandy Chenoli

Azizan Abu Samah

Changes In The Southern Hemisphere Jets Over The Twenty First Century From The Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change (IPCC) Models And The Related Impacts On Equatorial Weather

24/08/2012

24/10/2014

Siti Aisah Alias

Mohammed Rizman Idid & Kevin D Hyde

Diversity and importance of fungal mangrove disease

May-14

Apr-17

Siti Aisah Alias

Phylogent, Taxobomy, Relationships and Biotechnological Potential of Sooty Moulds

7/1/2013

30/6/2014

Siti Aisah Alias

Prof Dr. Khalijah Awang (Luaran) - Jabatan Kimia Universiti Malaya

Soil Mycota Diversity From Maritime And Continental Antarctic And Their Secondary Metabolites As An Adaptation To Extreme Environment

1/5/2013

1/5/2014

Siti Aisah Alias

Abiramy A/P Krishnan @ Ramasamy

Temperature Sensitivity And Characteristics Of Fungal Hydrolase Enzymes From Soils Microfungi Across Antartic, Arctic, Temperate And Tropical Regions

9/6/2013

9/5/2016

Siti Aisah Alias

Isolation and Partial Characterization of extra Cellular Keratines from Psychrophillic Soil Microfungi Hornsund, Arctic

8/10/2011

2/9/2014

Siti Aisah Alias

Diversity And Phylogeny Study Of Arenicolous Marine Fungi From Selected Coastal Areas In Peninsular Malaysia

5/1/2012

30/4/2014

Siti Aisah Alias

1. Efect Of Heavy Metal Contents In Selected Marine Fungal Cell Morphology And Their Biosorbent Activity                                                      2.Revealing Antimicrobial And Cytotoxic Potential Of Selected Marine Fungi By Bioassay Guided Fractionation                                   3.Occurrence Diversity And Phylogeny Study Of Arenicolous Marine Fungi From Selected Beaches In Peninsular Malaysia                   4.Community Structure Of Manglicolous Marine Fungi Occuring On Intertidal Nypa Fruticans Wurmb From Selected Mangrove Stands In Peninsular Malaysia

6/1/2012

31/5/2014

Teoh Teow Chong

Mohd Rizman Idid

Molecular docking and in vitro studies of biphenylalanine and its derivatives as HIV-1 gp120 attachment inhibitors

2013

2014

University

No

Project Leader

Co-Researcher

Project Title

Date Start

Date End

Leaw Chui Pin

Lim Po Teen (dalaman)

Development of selected molecular platform for the simultaneous detection of multiple harmful algal blooms species

Apr-14

Apr-15

Leaw Chui Pin (dalaman)

Lim Po Teen (dalaman)

Culture collection of Harmful Microalgae in BMRS: a source of culture provision and knowledgebase transfer

Apr-14

Apr-15

Lim Po Teen

Leaw Chui Pin

Phytoplankton community dynamic at aquaculture sites of east coast of Peninsula Malaysia, with emphasis on HABs species

Apr-14

Apr-15

Mark Andrew Freeman

Alveolates of the coral holobiont

01.03.2013

28.02.2015

Mark Andrew Freeman

Microparasites Kudoa and Glugea transmit between farmed and wild fish species in Malaysia

01.05.2014

30.04.2015


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