Faculty of Applied Sciences

PROF. DR. LEE SU YIN

Designation:

Dean

Qualification:

PhD. in Molecular Biology (Disease Diagnosis) from Universiti Sains Malaysia (2008), B. Health Science (Hons) Biomedicine from Universiti Sains Malaysia (2003)

Research Interest:

• Molecular Diagnostics for Biomedical and Health Applications
• Medical / Health Biotechnology
• Electrochemical DNA biosensors
• Thermostabilized PCR

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ASST. PROF. MR. MAHESWARAN SOLAYAPPAN

Deputy Dean

Programme Coordinator (Postgraduate Programmes)

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

BSc, MSc (Biotechnology)

Research Interests:

• Cancer Research & Biosensor

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ASST. PROF. MR. KURUNATHAN SINNIAH

Programme Coordinator (BSc (Hons) Biotechnology)

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

MSc. Medical Microbiology (Vaccinology), USM

Research Interests:

• Microbiology
• Vaccinology
• Phages

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ASST. PROF. DR. LIM HONG CHIUN

Programme Coordinator (BSc (Hons) Bioinformatics)

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

BSc (Hons) Bioinformatics (UKM)

MSc, PhD Biotechnology (USM)

Research Interests:

• Bioinformatics
• Molecular Systematics and Evolution
• Phylogenetics
• Population Genetics
• Phylogeography
• DNA barcoding

ASST. PROF. MR. MAHESWARAN SOLAYAPPAN

Deputy Dean

Programme Coordinator (Postgraduate Programmes)

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

BSc, MSc (Biotechnology)

Research Interests:

• Cancer Research & Biosensor

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TS. DR. SUMITHA SAMUGGAM

Programme Coordinator (Diploma in Biotechnology)

Central Laboratory Management Unit

MR. DHEVESH CHANDRA MOHAN

Central Laboratory Management Unit

MS. KIRUTIKA SELVA RAJAN

DR. TEW HUI XIAN

DR. MOT YEE YIK

TS. MR. JEEVANDRAN SUNDARASEKAR

Qualification:

BSc Biotechnology(Hons) AIMST, MSc Biotechnology (USM)

Appointment Specification:

• AFSA Advisory Committee
• Marketing Committee Representative
• Research Committee

ASST. PROF. MR. KURUNATHAN SINNIAH

Programme Coordinator (BSc (Hons) Biotechnology)

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

MSc. Medical Microbiology (Vaccinology), USM

Research Interests:

• Microbiology
• Vaccinology
• Phages

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ASST. PROF. DR. LIM HONG CHIUN

Programme Coordinator (BSc (Hons) Bioinformatics)

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

BSc (Hons) Bioinformatics (UKM)

MSc, PhD Biotechnology (USM)

Research Interests:

• Bioinformatics
• Molecular Systematics and Evolution
• Phylogenetics
• Population Genetics
• Phylogeography
• DNA barcoding

ASST. PROF. MR. MAHESWARAN SOLAYAPPAN

Deputy Dean

Programme Coordinator (Postgraduate Programmes)

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

BSc, MSc (Biotechnology)

Research Interests:

• Cancer Research & Biosensor

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ASSOC. PROF. DR. HEERA RAJANDAS

Lecturer

Qualification:

BSc, MSc, PhD (Biotechnology, AIMST University, Malaysia)

Research Interests:

• NGS Data Analysis

SNR. ASSOC. PROF. DR. G. PRABHAKARAN

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

MSc. Microbiology (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University), MBA (Anna University), PhD. (AIMST University)

Research Interest:

• Vaccines
• Industrial Enzymes
• Botanical APIs
• Veterinary Drug Formulations and Plant Tissue Culture

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ASSOC. PROF. DR. SIVACHANDRAN PARIMANNAN

Postgraduate and R & D Coordinator/Lecturer

Qualification:

PhD Biotechnology

Research Interest:

• Genomics
• Metagenomics
• Metatranscriptomics
• Transcriptomics
• Biodiscovery
• Biodiversity
• Precision Agriculture
• Microbiology with Focus in the Area has Bacterial Genomics and Bacteriophages.

TS. DR. SUMITHA SAMUGGAM

Programme Coordinator (Diploma in Biotechnology)

Central Laboratory Management Unit

PROF. KALAI MATHEE

International Advisory Panel, AIMST University

Designations :

• Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
• Florida International University, Miami, USA.
• Faculty.fiu.edu/~matheek

Qualifications :

• BSc (Honours), University of Malaya (Genetics)
• MSc, University of Malaya (Microbial Genetics)
• PhD, University of Tennessee-Memphis, USA (Microbiology & Immunology)
• MPH, Florida International University, USA (Health Policy and Management)

• Molecular Microbiology with emphasis on gene regulation 
• Microbiomics
• Antiquorum sensing
• Metagenomics
• Comparative transcriptomics

MS. KUMUTHA KANABADI

Administrative Officer