Project Leader | Members | Project Titles | Funding amount (RM) | Funding Agencies | Start Date | End Date |
Prof Lim Yang Mooi | - | Cytotoxicity of LPR-1 on a panel of cancer cell lines | 10,000 | LINK-SCIENCE, Singapore | June 2016 | May 2017 |
Dr Ong Hooi Tin | Prof Ngeow Yun Fong (UTAR), Prof Seow Heng Fong (UPM), Dr Kiew Lik Voon (UM), Dr Chang Li Yen (UM) | In-vitro oncolytic measles virus treatment in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma with or without resistant phenotypes and its molecular insights from quantitative proteomics study | 180,700 | FRGS | November 2015 | October 2018 |
Tam Shah May | Tam Shah May (Taylor’s Uni), Lim Yang Mooi (UTAR), Anthony Ho Siong Hock (Taylor’s Uni) | Transcriptomics study of the methyl-D-erythritol 4-phosphate (MEP) biosynthesis pathway in Impatiens balsamina L. | 138,000 | FRGS | May 2015 | April 2017 |
Yap Wei Hsum | Prof Lim Yang Mooi | Evaluating the mechanism of maslinic acid in monocyte recruitment and foam cell macrophage formation: Regulatory effect of NF-κB and Nrf2 | 143,000 | FRGS | November 2015 | October 2018 |
Prof Lim Yang Mooi | Cheong SK (UTAR), Tan CH (RBN) | Therapeutic Effects of Edible Bird Nest Aqueous Extract on CRISPR-Cas9 System Generated Cell Model for Parkinson’s disease with LRRK2 Mutation (G2385R Variant) | 200,000 | DVS Pemuda | November 2017 | May 2019 |
o | Project Title | Project Members | Funding amount | Funding source/agencies |
1 | 2-methoxy-1, 4 Naphthoquinone (MNQ) in regulating Protein Kinase C and its downstream signaling pathway | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gan Seng Chiew (Team Leader) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi Asst. Prof. Dr. Anthony Ho Siong Hock (Taylor’s University) | RM135,550.00 | MOHE/FRGS |
2 | Cell-based gene therapy for cancer treatment | Prof Dr Cheong Soon Keng (Team Leader) Prof Dr S. Fadilah Abdul Wahid (UKM) A/P Dr Leong Chooi Fun (UKM) Prof Dr Ammu Radhakkrishnan (IMU) | RM360,000.00 | MAKNA |
3 | A Phase II study with intratumoral injection of autologous immature dendritic cells & activated T-cell infusion combined with radiotherapy for the treatment of refractory / relapsed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma . [UKM code: FF-441-2011] | Prof Dr S. Fadilah Abdul Wahid (Team Leader, UKM) Prof Dr Cheong Soon Keng. Clinical Assoc Prof. Dato’ Dr Fuad Ismail. (UKM) Assoc Prof Dr Leong Chooi Fun(UKM) Dr Rozman Zakaria(UKM) Dr Nor Rafeah Tumian(UKM) | RM848,000.00 | HITV Lab Sdn Bhd |
4 | Identification of unique gene signatures in myeloproliferative neoplasms using RNA microarrays and interference studies: Association with clinical outcomes and JAK2 V617F mutational status. | Assoc Prof Dr Wong Chieh Lee (Team Leader, UKM) Prof Dr Cheong Soon Keng Assoc Prof Dr Roslan Harun (UKM) Prof Dr Mike Laffan (Imperial College of London) Assoc Prof Dr Leong Chooi Fun (UKM) Dr Jameela Sathar (MOH) Prof Dr Gan GinGin(UMMC) | RM255,500.00 | ERGS, MOHE |
5 | Mesenchymal stroma cells as cellular vehicle for vector-based siRNA gene sequencing in multiple myeloma | Assoc Prof Dr Leong Chooi Fun (Team Leader, UKM) Prof Dr Cheong Soon Keng Ms Teoh Hoon Koon (MAKNA Research Institute)
| RM30,000.00+ 100,000.00 | MAKNA Cancer Research Award, ASM, and UKM Research Fund. |
6 | Elucidating the mechanisms of action of 2-methoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (MNQ) in mediating cell cycle arrest, apoptosis and anti-metastasis in human cancer cell lines | Dr. Anthony Ho Siong Hock (Taylors), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi (UTAR), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Leong Chee Onn (IMU) | RM 221,000.00 | MOHE/FRGS |
7 | Scaling up of borneol extraction via fractional distillation (second phase EYS-UTAR borneol project) | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi, Prof. Dr. Patrick Loh HM, Dr. Seah Ching Ching | RM 28,000.00 | Eu Yan Sang, Singapore |
8 | Study of Gold Nanoparticles Conjugates with Antibodies for Targeting Tumour
| Dr. Lee Poh Foong, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi | RM30,000.00 | MAKNA |
9 | Systemic delivery of siRNA-based therapeutics using functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) Subproject: Mechanism of cellular internalization and toxicity induced by carbon nanotube –effects of surface chemistry | Dr Leong Chee Onn (PI – IMU) Ms Tan Yuen Fen (MAKNA Research Institute | RM329,800.00 | NND/NA/(1)/TD11002 |
10 | Awareness of diabetes among young adult in tertiary institution - A survey | Ms Woo LF , Ms Chew WF, Ms Jayanthi, Mr. Muhammad | Self-Sponsored research |
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