ENDOLYSINS AGAINST STREPTOCOCCI AS AN ANTIBIOTIC ALTERNATIVE

Associate Professor Ts Dr Lionel In Lian Aun & Dr Michelle Teo Yee Mun |  Faculty of Applied Sciences

Congratulations to Associate Professor Ts Dr Lionel In Lian Aun and Dr Michelle Teo Yee Mun for the recent publication entitled 'Endolysins against Streptococci as an antibiotic alternative' in the Frontiers in Microbiology journal (Impact Factor = 6.064, Q1).

STUDIES ON THE STORAGE STABILITY OF BETACYANINS FROM FERMENTED RED DRAGON FRUIT (HYLOCEREUS POLYRHIZUS) DRINK IMPARTED BY XANTHAN GUM AND CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE

Associate Professor Dr Ivan Ho Chun Wai |  Faculty of Applied Sciences

Congratulations to Associate Professor Dr Ivan Ho Chun Wai for the recent publication entitled 'Studies on the storage stability of betacyanins from fermented red dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) drink imparted by xanthan gum and carboxymethyl cellulose' in the Food Chemistry journal (Impact Factor 2022 = 9.231, Q1 Tier 1) ranking it at 8 out of 143 in Food Science & Technology.

BEST PAPER AWARD

Assistant Professor Dr Eaw Hooi Cheng |  Head of Department, Accounting and Finance

Received the Best Paper Award with the selected presentation entitled, "Intention to Invest in Green Stock among Malaysian Working Adults" at the 1st International Conference Symposium on Green Sustainable Technology and Management ICGSTM 2022 on 12 & 11 June 2022.

BEST PAPER AWARD

Assistant Professor Dr Dazmin Daud |  Faculty of Business and Management

Won Best Paper Award for his paper entitled, "Mediating Effect of Goal Acquisition on the Relationship Between Personal Factor and Self-Directed Learning" at the International Academic Symposium of Social Science 2022 on 5 July 2022.

GREEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND GREEN FINANCE PRACTICES: AVENUE FOR SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS STARTUPS IN ASIA

Assistant Professor Dr Hafiz Muhammad Ali |  Head of Praxis, Industry and Community Engagement

Launched a book as an editor in collaboration with Emerald Publishing entitled, “Green Entrepreneurship and Green Finance Practices: Avenue for Sustainable Business Startups in Asia”.

EFFECT OF RICE (ORYZA SATIVA L.) CERAMIDES SUPPLEMENTATION ON IMPROVING SKIN BARRIER FUNCTIONS AND DEPIGMENTATION: AN OPEN-LABEL PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Assistant Professor Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat |  Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Ts Dr Tan Chung Keat for his recent publication entitled, ‘Effect of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Ceramides Supplementation on Improving Skin Barrier Functions and Depigmentation: An Open-Label Prospective Study’ in Nutrients (Impact Factor 2021 = 6.706, Tier 1 Journal in Nutrition and Dietetics) in collaboration with Nexus Wise Sdn. Bhd.

BEST INNOVATION & COMMERCIALIZATION AWARD

Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences team |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FPS) team led by Assoc Prof. Dr Mogana Sundari Rajagopal, Assoc Prof Dr Palanirajan Vijayaraj Kumar and Mr Hardave Singh Bhall, won the Best Innovation & Commercialization Award  for their invention (Pharmcare Sanitizer Spray). The team developed a skin friendly, moisturising sanitiser spray with 99.9% antiseptic properties. The product was commercialised through the Laurent Bleu Medical Clinic, whereby the feedback and response of the product was overwhelming. 

AWARDED WITH PROFESSIONAL TECHNOLOGIST

Ts Chan Chiew Chuen |  Lecturer

Awarded with Professional Technologist by the Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT) on on 29 June 2022.

SOCIAL MEDIA CO-CREATION ACTIVITIES AMONG ELDERLY CONSUMERS: AN INNOVATION RESISTANCE PERSPECTIVE

Senior Professor Dr Ooi Keng Boon, Associate Professor Dr Cham Tat Huei, Professor Dr Garry Tan Wei Han and Assistant Professor Dr Eugene Aw Cheng Xi |  UCSI Graduate Business School

Received Best Paper Award for their research entitled, "Social Media Co-creation Activities among Elderly Consumers: An Innovation Resistance Perspective" which was presented in the International Conference on Information Systems and Intelligent Applications (ICISIA 2022) on 1 & 2 July 2022.  

APPOINTED AS THE EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD & MEMBER OF THE ASSESSOR PANEL

Associate Professor Dr Cham Tat Huei |  Deputy Dean, UCSI Graduate Business School

Appointed as the Editorial Advisory Board & Member of the Assessor Panel for Institut Koperasi Malaysia (IKM).