ABPA INCREASES GLUCOSE UPTAKE IN L6 SKELETAL MUSCLE CELLS VIA THE ACTIVATION OF P38 MAPK-GLUT4 PATHWAY

Abbirami Balachandran |  Student, Doctor of Philosophy (Science)

for winning the Best Presentation Award out of the 52 posters presented at Asian Symposium of Medicinal Plants and Spices XVII (2021) held on the 18 and 19 August 2021. The title of her poster presentation was “ABPA Increases Glucose Uptake in L6 Skeletal Muscle Cells via The Activation of p38 MAPK-GLUT4 Pathway”.

The event was organised by Malaysian Natural Products Society (MNPS) along with c-organisers such as Institut Kimia Malaysia (KM), Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Phytochemical Society of Asia (PSA) and Japan Analytical Industry Co., Ltd. (JAI).

STORAGE STABILITY OF RECOMBINANT LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS NZ3900 IN FERMENTED MILK

How Yu Hsuan |  Student, Doctor of Philosophy (Science)

For being awarded Champion in the Postgraduate Research Paper Competition – Poster at the 12^th Malaysian Institute of Food Technology (MIFT) National Food Science and Technology Competition held on 4-5 August 2021. The title of her poster presentation was “Storage stability of recombinant Lactococcus lactis NZ3900 in fermented milk”.

BRONZE PRIZE AT THE 2021 SEOUL INTERNATIONAL INVENTION FAIR (SIIF 2021)

Goh Xin Yi & Ong Khai Yee |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Congratulations to the team for winning Bronze Prize at the 2021 Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF 2021), Seoul, Korea. 1 – 4 December 2021

For their invention Chocolate-based drug delivery for Tetrahydrocurcumin (Fast Melting Tablets).

MPS DUOPHARMA BIOTECH GOLD MEDAL AWARD 2020

Ms Tan Puay Luan |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Congratulations Ms Tan Puay Luan, B- Pharm batch 2020, PhD candidate, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University on winning the MPS DUOPHARMA BIOTECH GOLD MEDAL AWARD 2020 at MPS National Pharmacists Convention 2021 which was held from 8^th to 11^th July 2021.

DOUBLE AWARD AT MONASH INITIATE 2021

Chu Chee Chin |  Doctor of Philosophy (Science)

Chu Chee Chin was awarded the Best Presentation in Drug Delivery and Nanotechnology Award and the Second Prize Award for the Best Oral Presentation at the Inaugural Monash International Health Science and Technology Conference (MONASH INITITIATE 2021) on 16 – 17 June. Her supervisor is Associate Professor Dr Nyam Kar Lin, Head of Research and Postgraduate Studies of FAS.

The title of her research presentation was “Antiaging Potential of Sunscreen Formulated from Nanostructured Lipid Carrier and Palm Oil Tocotrienol-rich Fraction”.

ADVANCING RESEARCH IN PREGNANCY

Teoh Ai Ni |  Doctor of Philosophy (Science)

Teoh Ai Ni was selected by the American Society of Nutrition (ASN) to present her research at the ASN Nutrition 2021 Live Online conference (ASN Nutrition 2021) on 7 – 10 June. Her research was selected by the committee from ASN Nutrition 2021 to be featured in the media. Her supervisor is Assistant Professor Dr Satvinder Kaur from the Faculty of Applied Sciences.

The title of her research presentation is “When you eat could affect how well you sleep while pregnant”.

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SPORTS

Job Tan XI Jay |  Foundation Studies (Arts)

- Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) in Accounting and Finance

- Received a total of 18 Gold Medals, 7 Silver Medals, and 7 Bronze Medals in five Malaysian swimming competitions between 2019 and 2020.

CONGRATULATIONS TO SOBITHA LUXSHMI A/P MOGAN

Sobitha Luxshmi A/P Mogan |  Doctor of Medicine

THE ONLY MALAYSIAN TEAM IN THE TOP THREE

Chai Weng Yan, Lee Pei Shan, Teh Xin Ee |  Bachelor of Hospitality Administration

The team won third place at the Hotel and Tourism Management Institute (HTMi) Global student Forum 2021 Innovation Challenge. They are the only Malaysian team to be named among the top three winners in this global contest.

APPLICATION OF KENAF SEED OIL-NANOSTRUCTURED LIPID CARRIERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL PHOTOPROTECTIVE COSMETIC FORMULATION

Chu Chee Chin |  Student, Doctor of Philosophy (Science)

For her recent impactful article under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr Nyam Kar Lin, Head of Research and Postgraduate Studies (FOAS), titled “Application of Kenaf Seed Oil-Nanostructured Lipid Carriers in the Development of Multifunctional Photoprotective Cosmetic Formulation”, in The Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society (JAOCS).