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SIX UCSI UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS LISTED IN STANFORD’S WORLD’S TOP 2% OF SCIENTISTS
Distinguished Professor Ts Dr Ooi Keng Boon, Associate Professor Dr Eric Chan Wei Chiang, Distinguished Professor Dr Phang Siew Moi, Professor Dr Karuthan AL Chinna, Professor Dr Garry Tan Wei Han, Assistant Professor Dr Mehrbakhsh NilashiCongratulations to our researchers for being ranked among the World’s Top 2% Scientists. The list is compiled by Professor John Loanndis and his team of experts from Stanford University, cataloguing more than 100,000 scientists across the globe. These researchers of various fields and disciplines received a special grant of RM25,000 each from UCSI University.
FIRST ROUND JUDGE FOR THE WHARTON-QS REIMAGINE EDUCATION AWARDS 2022
Associate Professor Dr Crystale Siew Ying Lim | Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Associate Professor Dr Crystale Siew Ying Lim for being appointed as the First Round Judge for the Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards 2022. The Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards is the world’s largest awards programme for innovative pedagogies. It culminates in a virtual global forum for educational thought-leaders. Projects are judged based on approach, engagement, impact, scalability and competitor uniqueness.
EFFECTS OF AMBIENT PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5) EXPOSURE ON CALORIE INTAKE AND APPETITE OF OUTDOOR WORKERS
Assistant Professor Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Assistant Professor Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat for his recent publication entitled, “Effects of Ambient Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Exposure on Calorie Intake and Appetite of Outdoor Workers” in the Nutrients (Impact Factor 2021 = 6.706, Tier 1 journal in Nutrition and Dietetics).
BEST PAPER AWARD
Ts Sharmanee Thiagarajah | Faculty of Medicine and Health SciencesCongratulations to Ts Sharmanee Thiagarajah for winning the Best Paper Award at the SEGi International Conference of Business, Environment, Sustainability and Technology (SiBEST 2022). Title: Sound e-learning of STEM in Malaysian Higher Institution in Malaysia.
NON-STANDARD ERRORS
Assistant Professor Dr Liew Chee Yoong | Faculty of Business and ManagementAwarded the Runner-up for the Bates-White Prize by The Society of Financial Econometrics (SoFiE) Annual Meeting 2022 for his paper entitled, "Non-Standard Errors".
GREEN ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION AND CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
Assistant Professor Dr Naveed Ur Rehmen | Faculty of Business and ManagementPublished a highly ranked paper entitled, “Green entrepreneurial orientation and corporate environmental performance: A systematic literature review" on the European Management Journal (Scopus Q1, Web of Science (SSCI), IF = 6.1, ABDC ranked “B” journal).
λ-CARRAGEENAN PROMOTES PLANT GROWTH IN BANANA VIA ENHANCEMENT OF CELLULAR METABOLISM, NUTRIENT UPTAKE, AND CELLULAR HOMEOSTASIS
Assistant Professor Ts Dr Loh Jiun Yan | Department of BiotechnologyCongratulations to Assistant Professor Ts Dr Loh Jiun Yan for his recent publication entitled, "λ-Carrageenan promotes plant growth in banana via enhancement of cellular metabolism, nutrient uptake, and cellular homeostasis" in the Scientific Reports - the 5th most-cited journal in the world (Impact Factor = 5.516, Tier 1 journal).
IN VITRO SAFETY EVALUATION OF SUNSCREEN FORMULATION FROM NANOSTRUCTURED LIPID CARRIERS USING HUMAN CELLS AND SKIN MODEL
Professor Dr Nyam Kar Lin | Faculty of Applied SciencesCongratulations to Professor Dr Nyam Kar Lin for her recent publication entitled, "In vitro safety evaluation of sunscreen formulation from nanostructured lipid carriers using human cells and skin model" in the Toxicology in Vitro journal (Impact Factor = 3.685, Tier 2).
DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS AS GREEN AND EFFICIENT MEDIA FOR BIOCATALYTIC PROCESSES
Associate Professor Dr Eric Chan Wei Chiang & Associate Professor Dr Wong Chen Wai | Faculty of Applied SciencesLink: https://www.elsevier.com/books/current-developments-in-biotechnology-and-bioengineering/pandey/978-0-323-99905-2
COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF PALMATINE WITH METFORMIN AND GLIMEPIRIDE ON THE MODULATION OF INSULIN DEPENDENT SIGNALING PATHWAY IN VITRO, IN VIVO & EX VIVO
Associate Professor Dr Patrick Nwabueze Okechukwu & Abbirami Balachandran | Faculty of Applied SciencesUsing computational molecular docking and pharmacokinetics along with an experimental approach with three different models (in vitro, in vivo and ex vivo), the team discovered the antidiabetic effect of Palmatine in modulating the key proteins of the insulin signalling pathway, making it a potential therapeutic agent in the treatment and management of diabetes.
Link to article: https://doi.org/10.3390/ph15111317
