| NO | PROJECT LEADER | FACULTY | PROJECT TITLE | GRANT NAME | SPONSOR | SPONSOR CATEGORY | APPROVED AMOUNT(RM) | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saraswathi Simansalam | Faculty of Pharmacy | Cultivation using organic methods and greenhouse smart farming in semeling area | Industry Driven Research | Persatuan Promosi Matlamat Pembangunan Lestari | Industry | 40,000.00 | Completed |
| GRAND TOTAL (RM) | 40,000.00 | |||||||
| NO | PROJECT LEADER | FACULTY | PROJECT TITLE | GRANT NAME | SPONSOR | SPONSOR CATEGORY | APPROVED AMOUNT(RM) | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Yukgehnaish Kumarasan | Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio) | Phage therapy in aquaculture : Combating Aeromonas Infections in Red Hybrid Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) with Targeted Phage Cocktails | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 171,950.00 | Active |
| 2 | Dr. Pandian Paneerselvam | Faculty of Medicine | Unveil the therapeutic potential effect of hesperidin bioflavonoid on varicocele-associated male infertility in male Sprague Dawley rats | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 130,700.00 | Active |
| 3 | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saraswathi Simansalam | Faculty of Pharmacy | Cultivation of vegetable and fruit plants using organic methods in Semeling area involving adult/elderly participants | Industry Driven Research | Persatuan Promosi Matlamat Pembangunan Lestari | Industry | 40,000.00 | Completed |
| GRAND TOTAL (RM) | 302,650.00 | |||||||
| NO | PROJECT LEADER | FACULTY | PROJECT TITLE | GRANT NAME | SPONSOR | SPONSOR CATEGORY | APPROVED AMOUNT(RM) | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof.Veerasamy Ravichandran |
Faculty of Pharmacy | Unravelling the Phytochemical Profile and Elucidating the Antiepileptic Potential of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Sarawak Native Fruit - Dabai (Canarium odontophyllum Miq) using In-vivo and In-silico Studies | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 160,750.00 | Active (On-going) |
| 2 | Dr. Chuah Candy |
Faculty of Medicine | Deciphering the immunomodulatory roles of THP-1-derived human macrophages in response to Giardia intestinalis infection: Targeting macrophages for therapeutic intervention in giardiasis | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 140,000.00 | Active (On-going) |
| 3 | Dr. Thenmoly K Damodaran |
Faculty of Dentistry | Pharmacological investigation of palm oil-derived tocotrienol-rich fraction in Parkinson's disease associated neurobehavioral improvement via gut microbiota-brain interactions in zebrafish animal model | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 160,500.00 | Active (On-going) |
| 4 | Dr. Tew Hui Xian |
Faculty of Applied Sciences | Evaluation of the Cross Protection of O1 and O139 Cholera Vaccines in Different Animal Models Challenged with Serogroup-specific Vibrio cholerae Toxigenic Strains for the Development of a Dual-Purpose Vaccine | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 146,500.00 | Active (On-going) |
| 5 | Dr. Shandra Devi Balasubramaniam |
Faculty of Medicine | Elucidating the Immunopotency of CRISPR-Derived Stable Live-Attenuated Dengue Strain as a Promising Vaccine Candidate in Combating Dengue Fever | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 156,100.00 | Active (On-going) |
| 6 | Dr. Heera Rajandas (AIMST Lead) |
Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio) | Securing the Resiliency and Sustainability of Royal Belum Forest Against the Impact of Climate Change (AIMST Portion) | EU GRANT | European Union | International | 660,499.40 | Active (On-going) |
| GRAND TOTAL (RM) | 1,424,349.40 | |||||||
| NO | PROJECT LEADER | FACULTY | PROJECT TITLE | GRANT NAME | SPONSOR | SPONSOR CATEGORY | APPROVED AMOUNT(RM) | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Tahmina Afrose Keya |
Faculty of Medicine | Geographic information system-Based Hybrid Computational Models for Flood Susceptibility Prediction and Flood Risk Assessment in Peninsular Malaysia | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 87,650.00 | Completed |
| 2 | Dr.Rusnifaezah Binti Musa |
Faculty of Business Management | A New Brico-Preneur Model of Malaysian B40 Youth for Sustainable Economic Wellbeing | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 82,960.00 | Completed |
| 3 | Dr. Sivachandran Parimannan |
Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio) | Evaluation of efficacy and safety of phage cocktails in Salmonella-infected animal model and human cell line | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 155,500 | Active (On-going) |
| 4 | Dr. Saravana Selvan Dheena Dhayalan |
Faculty of Engineering | Molybdenum Telluride Based Dielectric Modulated Tunnel Field Effect Transistor for Detection of Various Biomolecules | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 137,000.00 | Completed |
| 5 | Dr. Sivachandran Parimannan |
Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio) | Artificial Intelligence (AI) based image recognition system for monitoring endangered mammals | Natural Resource Conservation Trust Fund (NCTF) | Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources | National | 229,000 | Completed |
| GRAND TOTAL (RM) | 692,110.00 | |||||||
| NO | PROJECT LEADER | FACULTY | PROJECT TITLE | GRANT NAME | SPONSOR | SPONSOR CATEGORY | APPROVED AMOUNT(RM) | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Heera Rajandas |
Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio), Faculty of Applied Sciences | Malaysian Ai & Bioinformatic- Driven Computational Biodiscovery (MACBio) | Konsortium Kecemerlangan Penyelidikan | Ministry of Education | National | 500,000.00 | Completed |
| 2 | Prof. Dr. Yu Chye Wah |
Allied Health Professions | Umbilical Cord Care in Term Neonates: The Revolutionized Role of Wondaleaf Adhesive Pouch (WLAP) in the Prevention of Neonatal Sepsis | Industry Driven Research | Twin Catalyst Sdn Bhd | Industry | 80,000.00 | Completed |
| 3 | Dr. Heera Rajandas |
Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio), Faculty of Applied Sciences | Opening the blackbox of phage diversity in Belum rainforest to combat antimicrobial resistant infections | International Grant | GCRF, U.K. | International | 114,000.00 (£ 20,000.00) |
Completed |
| 4 | Mr. Aswinprakash Subramanian |
Faculty of Medicine | Pharmacological evaluation of palm oil mill effluent derived beta-carotene and astaxanthin in experimental models of diabetic retinopathy | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 163,500.00 | Completed |
| 5 | Dr. Ng Chin Theng |
Faculty of Medicine | Investigation of roles of RhoA and ROCK as potential therapeutic targets in Interferon-γ-induced disruption of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) barrier function | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 144,850 | Completed |
| 6 | Ms. Sasireigga Jaya Jothi |
Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio), Faculty of Applied Sciences | Characterization and formulation of stable phage cocktail for agriculture applicationsEvaluate Revision | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 182,500 | Completed |
| 7 | Snr.Prof Dr.M.Ravichandran |
Faculty of Applied Sciences | Development of a pan-coronavirus subunit vaccine | Strategic Research Fund | Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | National | 1,788,000 | Completed |
| 8 | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lee Su Yin |
Faculty of Applied Sciences | Development of an oral vaccine against COVID-19, using an attenuated Vibrio cholerae strain | Strategic Research Fund | Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | National | 1,057,000 | Completed |
| GRAND TOTAL (RM) | 3,974,450.00 | |||||||
| NO | PROJECT LEADER | FACULTY | PROJECT TITLE | GRANT NAME | SPONSOR | SPONSOR CATEGORY | APPROVED AMOUNT(RM) | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. Dr. Martha Clokie(University of Leicester) Co-Applicant: Dr.Sivachandran (AIMST University) |
Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio), Faculty of Applied Sciences | Scientific Training in Southeast Asia: Phages as Antibacterial Tools to Combat Antibiotic Resistance | BBSRC GCRF Strategic Training Awards for Research Skills (GCRF-STARS) | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, UK | International | ~165,763.81
(£30,460.00) |
Completed |
| 2 | Dr. Heera Rajandas | Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio), Faculty of Applied Sciences | Deciphering Paddy Probiotics: A Precision Agricultural ‘moonshot’ for Rice cultivation | CREST Targetted R&D Fund | Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science and Technology Centre (CREST) | Industry | 1,436,252.00 | Completed |
| 3 | Snr. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Subhash | Applied Sciences | Evaluation of Fertilizer produced from waste | Industry Driven Research | Meridian Recycling Sdn Bhd | Industry | 20,000.00 | Completed |
| 4 | Prof. Dr. Thomas Sicheritz Ponten & Dr. Heera Rajandas |
Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio), Faculty of Applied Sciences | Omics driven Computational Biodiscovery in the field of venomics | AIMST Matching Grant | AIMST University | Matching Funding | 50,000.00 | Completed |
| 5 | Snr. Prof. Dr. M. Ravichandran ( 2020 Onwards) |
Applied Sciences | Synthesis and evaluation of Novel Chromone Analogues potential against Corona Virus | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 150,200.00 | Completed |
| 6 | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shivkanya Fuloria |
Pharmacy | Establishment of TOP-1 and EGFR inhibition mechanism of insilico docked and synthesized novel CPT-11 analogues in oral squamous cell carcinoma. | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 117,000.00 | Completed |
| 7 | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Theingi Maung Maung |
Medicine | Depression and quality of life among older adults residing at old age homes and assessment after the exercise | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 51,900.00 | Completed |
| GRAND TOTAL (RM) | 1,991,115.81 | |||||||
| NO | PROJECT LEADER | FACULTY | PROJECT TITLE | GRANT NAME | SPONSOR | SPONSOR CATEGORY | APPROVED AMOUNT(RM) | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. A.Muthuraman | Pharmacy | Investigations on potential and possible mechanisms of palm oil mill effluent based beta-carotene in experimental models of vascular dementia | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 189,800 | Completed |
| 2 | Mr. S.Maheswaran | Applied Sciences | Studying the differential expression of Tribbles Pseudokinase genes (TRIB1, TRIB2 and TRIB3) and exploring their potential knockdown through CRISPR in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 118,000.00 | Completed |
| 3 | Assc. Prof. Dr. G.Prabhakaran | Applied Sciences | ICH GLP-Compliant Pre-Clinical Safety Studies to Support the Licensure of Prototype Cholera Vaccine for Clinical Development | Prototype Development Research Grant (PRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 479,000.00 | Completed |
| 4 | Dr. Heera Rajandas | Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio), Faculty of Applied Sciences | The Bioactive Compounds and Genetic Blueprint of Acmella Uliginosa (Family: Asteraceae), Myrmecodia Tuberosa (Family: Rubiaceae) and Hydnophytum Formicarum (Family: Rubiaceae) Plant Using A Multi-Omics Driven Approach | UMK Matching Grant Scheme | Universiti Malaysia Kelantan & AIMST University | National | 100,000.00 | Completed |
| 5 | Dr. P. Sivachandran & Prof. Dr. M. Ravichandran |
Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio), Faculty of Applied Sciences | Exploring New Collaboration In Malaysia With The View To Developing Novel Phage Products | International Research Development Fund-Global Challenges Research Fund | Official Development Assistance Programme, UK Government | International | 11,666.80 (£ 2,236.00) |
Completed |
| 6 | Prof. K.Marimuthu | Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio), Faculty of Applied Sciences | Production of Fertilizer Using Food Waste | Industry Driven Research | Fairy Food Industries Sdn Bhd | Industry | 20,000.00 | Completed |
| 7 | Assc. Prof. Dr.S.Kathiresan | Applied Sciences | Assessment of Chicken Eggshell Profile and Its Industrial Applications | Industry Driven Research | Fairy Food Industries Sdn Bhd | Industry | 30,000.00 | Completed |
| 8 | Mr. S.Maheswaran | Applied Sciences | Isolation of Mesenchymal stem cells isolated from Adipose and Wharton’s jelly tissues and their interleukins activities in preclinical safety assessment. | Industry Driven Research | Meluha Life Sciences Sdn. Bhd | Industry | 20,000.00 | Completed |
| 9 | Mr. S.Kurunathan | Applied Sciences | Differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) into neural stem | Industry Driven Research | Meluha Life Sciences Sdn. Bhd | Industry | 20,000.00 | Completed |
| GRAND TOTAL (RM) | 976,800.00 | |||||||
| NO | PROJECT LEADER | FACULTY | PROJECT TITLE | GRANTS NAME | SPONSOR | SPONSOR CATEGORY | APPROVED AMOUNT(RM) | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assoc. Prof. Dr.K.M.Sundram |
Pharmacy | Design and synthesis of new 6-Azauridine nucleoside analogues against DENV-2 virus NGC strain: A molecular docking, 3D-QSAR and in vitro C6/36 cell line | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 147,800.00 | Completed |
| 2 | Dr.Heera Rajandas | Biotechnology | Understanding the role of oral and gut microbiome's functional signatures in relation to Schizophrenia | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 200,700.00 | Completed |
| 3 | Assc. Prof. Dr.G.Prabhakaran |
Biotechnology | Evaluation of Prototype Cold Chain Free Live Attenuated Oral Cholera Vaccine for its Cross-Protective Immunity against Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli (ETEC) as a Dual-Use Vaccine for Diarrheal diseaseactivity based anti-dengue study | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 185,200.00 | Completed |
| 4 | Prof. Dr.P.Lalitha |
Medicine | Discovery of novel benzamidine analogues based silver nanoformulation for treatment of periodontitis due to P. gingivalis: A study that encompasses molecular docking, 3D-QSAR analysis, synthesis and silver nano-formulation of benzamidine analogues accompanied by toxicity analysis, in-vitro and in-vivo (egg model) evaluation against gingipain. | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 140,800.00 | Completed |
| 5 | Dr. K.Priyadarshini | Dentistry | Characterization of transformed salivary microbiota in the Malaysian Children Population who experience Environmental Tobacco Smoke exposure based on metagenomic and metatranscriptomic sequencing. | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 190,400.00 | Completed |
| 6 | Assc. Prof. Dr. Venkata Suresh | Biotechnology | Elucidating the role of non-protein coding RNAs in the regulation of virulence factors associated with fimbriae and flagella in Proteus mirabilis through gene knock-out studies | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 147,100.00 | Completed |
| 7 | Assc. Prof. Dr. Gokul Shankar Sabesan | Medicine | Gene knock-out studies of non-protein coding RNAs as potential candidates in regulation of biofilm formation in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 80,800.00 | Completed |
| 8 | Dr. Sridevi Visvanathan | Medicine | Identification and Characterization of Novel non-protein coding RNAs (npcRNAs)binding with Global Transcriptional Regulator Hfq, in Pathogenic Bacteria | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 112,200.00 | Completed |
| 9 | Assc. Prof. Dr.Lee Su Yin |
Biotechnology | Stemming the Rot from Within: Effect of lytic bacteriophage application on macergens causing soft rot diseasesactivity based anti-dengue study | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 122,200.00 | Completed |
| 10 | Assc. Prof.Dr. Krishnamoorthy Venkateskumar | Pharmacy | An Investigation on Male Contraception Activity of Extracts of Hibiscus Species- Mechanistic Studies | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 112,200.00 | Completed |
| 11 | Dr. P.Sivachandran | Biotechnology | Deciphering the Genetic Blueprint of Endangered Indigenous Plants and their Associated Microbiome using a Multi-omics approach | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 142,000.00 | Completed |
| 12 | Dr. P.Sivachandran | Engineering | T19C3-14 "Intelligent algorithm based remote Aedes aegypti mosquito and post-dengue patient monitoring, reporting and preventing solution for Dengue outbreak in Malaysia | CREST Targetted R&D Fund | Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science and Technology Centre (CREST) | Industry | Amount Approved : RM 599,000.00 Currentyear Drawdown : RM 60,000.00 |
Completed |
| GRAND TOTAL (RM) | 1,641,400.00 | |||||||
| NO | PROJECT LEADER | FACULTY | PROJECT TITLE | GRANTS NAME | SPONSOR | SPONSOR CATEGORY | APPROVED AMOUNT(RM) | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assc.Prof.Dr. Varatharajan | Pharmacy | A study on targeting and inhibiting triple negative breast cancer cells using siRNA-nanobioconjugated mAbs | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 168,000.00 | Completed |
| 2 | Mr. B.Siventhiran |
Biotechnology | Assembly and annotation of genome and transcriptome of Malaysian Medicinal Leech, Hirudinaria javanica and Hirudinaria manillensis | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 72,200.00 | Completed |
| 3 | Assc. Prof. Dr. Arun Kumar Adhikary | Medicine | Small inhibitory RNA (siRNA) based silencing of structural gene mRNA in the inhibition of human adenovirus type 3 replication | Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | Ministry of Education | National | 99,400.00 | Completed |
| 4 | Dr. P.Sivachandran | Engineering | T19C3-14 "Intelligent algorithm based remote Aedes aegypti mosquito and post-dengue patient monitoring, reporting and preventing solution for Dengue outbreak in Malaysia | CREST Targetted R&D Fund | Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science and Technology Centre (CREST) | Industry | Amount Approved : RM 599,000.00 Current Year Drawdown : RM 126,500.00 |
Completed |
| GRAND TOTAL (RM) | 466,100.00 | |||||||