• List of Grants

  • 2025
    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
  • 2024
    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
  • 2023
    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
  • 2022
    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
  • 2021
    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
  • 2020
    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
  • 2019
    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
  • 2018
    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
  • 2017
    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
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