Project Leader | Members | Project Titles | Funding Amount (RM) | Start Date | End Date |
Dr Shwe Sin | Emeritus Professor Dr Boo Nem Yun, A/P Dr Alan Ong Han Kiat | Detection of common deletional and non-deletional alpha thalassemia variants in severe neonatal hyperbilirubinemia of the main ethnic groups in a Malaysian Tertiary | 70,400 | Feb 2016 | July 2017 |
Prof Lim Yang Mooi | Cheong SK (UTAR), Tan CH (RBN) | House-cultivated edible bird’s nest as an immunomodulatory agent on human immunity | 35,000 | Jan 2017 | Dec 2017 |
Prof Lim Yang Mooi | Cheong SK (UTAR), Tan CH (RBN) | Identification of Key Metabolites in House-cultivated Edible Bird’s Nest Derived from 13 States of Malaysia | 30000 | Jan-17 | Dec-17 |
Dr. Thaw Zin | Prof. Yap Sook Fan, Prof. Boo Nem Yun. Dr. Te Kian Keong, Dr. Leong Pooi Pooi. | Impact of Chinese Medicine as Complementary and Alternative Therapy on Health and Quality of Life of Elderly Malaysians | 56100 | May-15 | Oct-18 |
No | Project Title | Project Members | Funding amount |
1 | Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and its Association with Metabolic Syndrome amongst the Malay Overweight/Obese Adolescents in Klang Valley
| Ms. Chew Wai Fong (Team Leader) Prof Dr Boo Nem Yun Dr Leong Pooi Pooi Dr Goh Yann Ling Ms Fong Ka Ling A/Prof Dr Winnie Chee (IMU) | 67,650.00 |
2 | Investigation of HPV-induced susceptibility to chemotherapeutic agents using the cervical cell system model
| Prof. Dr. Yap Sook Fun Asst Prof. Dr. Leong Pooi Pooi Prof. Dr. Choo Kong Bung Dr Kenneth Raj (International collaborator and Co-PI; HPA, UK) Prof Ngeow Yun Fong (University Malaya) | 107,000.00 |
3 | Targeted Screening of Bio-Active Compounds using a Multi-Purpose Cell-Based System
| Prof. Dr. Yap Sook Fun Asst. Prof. Dr. Leong Pooi Pooi Dr Kenneth Raj (International collaborator and Co-PI; HPA, UK) Prof Ngeow Yun Fong (University Malaya) Prof Chung LY (University Malaya) Dr Kiew LV (University Malaya) | 86,000.00 |
4 | 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 | 25,500.00 |
5 | Metabolomic profiling of local edible bird nest | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi, Prof Dr Cheong Soon Keng
| 49,800.00 |
6 | Population level studies of microbial communities associated with precancerous, cancerous and cancer-free conditions of the oral cavity | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alan Ong Han Kiat | 57,800.00 |
7 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi, Emeritus Prof. Dr. Geoffrey AC, Assit. Prof. Dr. Yang Zao | 59,050.00 |
8 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lim Yang Mooi, Prof Dr Cheong Soon Keng
| 64,000.00 |
9 | Adaptability, learning patterns, needs and preferences of pre-clinical medical students in integrating online learning into professional subjects at UTAR | Dr. Thaw Zin (PI), Ms. Manisha Parai, Mr. Pramod D Shenoy, Dr. Robert Chen, Dr. Mohammad Abdulrazzaq Jabbar, Dr. Veronica Poulsaeman, Dr. Alan Ong Hat Kiat, Professor Boo NY | 550.00 |
10 | Awareness of Breast Cancer in Selangor – A survey | Ms. Manisha | 1,050.00 |