BEST POSTER PRESENTATION AWARD AT THE 45TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE MALAYSIAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021

Chan Chong Joo |  Doctor of Philosophy (Science)

Chan Chong Joo, a PhD student from the Faculty of Applied Sciences was awarded the Best Poster Presentation Award out of 69 posters presented, at the 45^th Annual Conference of The Malaysian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in conjunction with the 2^nd International Health and Medical Science Conference, on 18 to 19 August 2021. This event was in collaboration with the Young Scientist Network Malaysia (YSN).

The title of his poster presentation was "Downregulation of Specific Immunoglobulins Responses in Mice Fed with Recombinant Lactococcus Lactis Harbouring Ara H 2.02b Peanut Allergen". His supervisor was Associate Professor Dr Renee Lim Lay Hong from the Faculty of Applied Sciences.

CONGRATULATIONS CHAI CHANG SHIA

Chai Chang Shia |  Bachelor of Optometry (Hons)

- Currently practising clinical optometry and attaching with one of the glaucoma specialists at a well-known eye specialist centre in Johor Bahru.

CONGRATULATIONS PRISCILLA CHUNG CHAI HSIA

Priscilla Chung Chai Hsia |  Bachelor of Optometry

- Employed by Eyesight Optic Sdn Bhd as an optometrist since 2021.
- Participated in the Refugees Volunteering Teaching Session under Hands of Hope (HOH).

CONGRATULATIONS LIM HWEI YEE

Lim Hwei Yee |  Bachelor of Optometry (Hons)

- UCSI University Trust Scholarship recipient.
- Employed by an eye specialist centre upon graduation.

CONGRATULATIONS THE HOUSE OF THEMIS FROM FACULTY OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT!

The House Of Themis |  Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Finance and Investment and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting in Finance

CONGRATULATIONS TO ASK J&C CONSULTANTS

ASK J&C Consultants

Congratulations to ASK J&C Consultants for winning the title 1st Runner Up at ASymposium Envisioning Actuarial Spectrum 2021 - Case Study Challenge. The team comprises five students from Bachelor of Science (Hons) Actuarial Science and Bachelor of Science (Hons) Actuarial Science and Finance.

BEST ORAL PRESENTATION

Janice Tay Ee Fang |  Student, Doctor of Philosophy (Science)

Congratulations to Janice Tay Ee Fang for winning the “Best Oral Presentation” in International Congress on Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome (ICOMES) 2021. The congress was hosted by KSSO between 2 and 4 September 2021. Her title of presentation was “Relationship Between Diet Quality with Weight Status Among Urban Poor Adolescents Living in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia”.

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).