IMPACT OF DIFFERENT DIETARY SODIUM REDUCTION STRATEGIES ON BLOOD PRESSURE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Professor Dr Cheah Shiau Chuen |  Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Professor Dr Cheah Shiau Chuen for her recent publication entitled ‘Impact of different dietary sodium reduction strategies on blood pressure: A systematic review‘ in Hypertension Research (Impact Factor 2021 = 5.573, Tier 2 in Peripheral Vascular Disease).
FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME (FRGS)
Assistant Professor Mohamad Fadzly |  Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism ManagementCongratulations to Assistant Professor Mohamad Fadzly and team for being awarded RM114,000.00 in the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) grant.
WINNING FIRST PLACE IN THE FIRST N2RTU WORKSHOP ON NUTRIGENETICS, NUTRIGENOMICS AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR PRECISION NUTRITION
Dr Vaidehi Ulaganathan |  Head of Programme, BSc (Hons) Nutrition with Wellness, Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations Dr Vaidehi Ulaganathan for winning First Place in the assessment on "Statistical Genetics" and the debate on "Personalised Nutrition" in the First N2RTU Workshop on Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics and Data Analysis for Precision Nutrition. This event was organised by the University of Reading, UK and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia.
WINNING THIRD PLACE IN THE FIRST N2RTU WORKSHOP ON NUTRIGENETICS, NUTRIGENOMICS AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR PRECISION NUTRITION
Assistant Professor Dr Baskaran Gunasekaran |  Head of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations Assistant Professor Dr Baskaran Gunasekaran for winning Third Place in the assessment on "Statistical Genetics" in the First N2RTU Workshop on Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics and Data Analysis for Precision Nutrition. This event was organised by the University of Reading, UK and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia.
WINNING THIRD PLACE IN THE FIRST N2RTU WORKSHOP ON NUTRIGENETICS, NUTRIGENOMICS AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR PRECISION NUTRITION
Assistant Professor Dr Baskaran Gunasekaran |  Head of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations Assistant Professor Dr Baskaran Gunasekaran for winning Third Place in the assessment on "Statistical Genetics" in the First N2RTU Workshop on Nutrigenetics, Nutrigenomics and Data Analysis for Precision Nutrition. This event was organised by the University of Reading, UK and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia.
ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIAN OPTOMETRISTS
Sathiya Prakash and Prema Muthiah |  School of Optometry, Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Mr Sathiya Prakash for being elected as the Honorary Secretary and to Ms Prema Muthiah for being elected as the Honorary Treasurer, of the Association of Malaysian Optometrists (AMO) for the term 2022-2024. This appointment is effective upon the election of the Executive Committee Member (EXCO) during the 38th AMO Annual General Meeting, which was held on 24 May 2022 at Avante Hotel, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CHALLENGE RULES BOOK
Nurul Farah Aisyah Mohd Fauzi, Joey Chong Hui Ling, Gan Yi Ann, Chung Kar Mun and Eng Jing Fu |  Bachelor of Hospitality AdministrationCongratulations to Nurul Farah Aisyah Mohd Fauzi (Gold), Joey Chong Hui Ling (Gold), Gan Yi Ann (Silver), Chung Kar Mun (Bronze) and Eng Jing Fu (Bronze), for winning the Food and Beverage Challenge Rules Book (Category: Malaysian Welcome Drinks). The competition was organised by the Malaysia's Agriculture, Horticulture & Agrotourism Show (MAHA) 2022 at MAEPS Serdang.
BATTLE OF THE CHEFS
Kenny Lai Chee Chiang & Darren Kuan Ho Yi |  Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Hospitality Management | Diploma in Culinary ArtsCongratulations Kenny Lai Chee Chiang (Gold) and Darren Kuan Ho Yi (Bronze), for winning the Battle of the Chefs 2022 organised by the Penang Chefs Association, at Gurney Paragon Mall, Penang. A special thank you to the Kuching Chefs Association for sponsoring our students for the competition.
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DIABETES AND OBESITY WITH DENGUE INFECTIONS
Professor Dr Shamala Devi A/P K.C. Sekaran, FASc |  Faculty of Medicine & Health SciencesCongratulations to Professor Dr Shamala Devi A/P K.C. Sekaran, FASc for her recent publication entitled ‘The Association between Diabetes and Obesity with Dengue Infections’ in Diabetology & Metabolism (Impact Factor 2021 = 3.395, Tier 2 in Endocrinology & Metabolism).
ENDOLYSINS AGAINST STREPTOCOCCI AS AN ANTIBIOTIC ALTERNATIVE
Wong Kuan Yee |  Doctor of Philosophy (Science)Congratulations to Wong Kuan Yee for the recent publication entitled 'Endolysins against Streptococci as an antibiotic alternative' in the Frontiers in Microbiology journal (Impact Factor = 6.064, Q1).