Graduated Students

 

 

(i)        Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D)

 

  1. Name: Ms. Normi Mohd. Yahaya

Year: 2006 (Graduated)

Title: Improvement of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase from Ralstonia eutropha by in vitro evolution

Involvement: Co-supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Amirul Al-Ashraf Abdullah

Year: 2008 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) copolymer from Cupriavidus sp. USMAA 1020

Involvement: Co-supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Chee Jiun Yee

Year: 2009 (Graduated)

Title: Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biosynthesis from local mixed cultures and Burkholderia sp. USM (JCM15050)

 Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Tang Hui Ying

Year: 2010 (Graduated)

Title: Electrospun bio-polyester scaffolds: In vitro and in vivo characterization, tissue response and bioabsorption

 Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Kesaven Bhubalan

Year: 2010 (Graduated)

Title: Development of fermentation processes for the production of PHA from palm oil

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Tan Yi Fen

Year: 2011 (Graduated)

Title: Regulation studies of polyhydroxyalkanoates synthase genes in Pseudomonas sp. USM 4-55

Involvement: Co-supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Nanthini Sridewi A/P Appan

Year: 2012 (Graduated)

Title: Fabrication, characterization and application of polyhydroxybutyrate-titanium dioxide nanocomposite materials

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Ooi Wei Yang

Year: 2012 (Graduated)

Title: Synthesis and characterization of thermoresponsive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-DNA bioconjugates

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Tan Liu Tzea

Year: 2012 (Graduated)

Title: Catalytic activity improvement of PHB depolymerase by directed evolutionary technique and assessment by cell surface display

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Chuah Jo-Ann

Year: 2012 (Graduated)

Title: Characterization and application of a highly active polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Yee Lian Ngit

Year: 2013 (Graduated)

Title: Metabolic engineering of phaZCO and phaCCO genes in Comamonas sp. EB172 for polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) production

Involvement: Co-supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Kunasundari A/P Balakrishnan

Year: 2014 (Graduated)

Title: Development of a novel and environmental friendly extraction method of polyhydroxyalkanoates from the biomass

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Koh Chik Boon

Year: 2014 (Graduated)

Title: Effects of dietery supplements on growth performance and gut microbial populations of tilapia

Involvement: Co-supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Lau Nyok Sean

Year: 2014 (Graduated)

Title: Studies on the ability of Burkholderia sp. JCM 15050 to synthesize a novel polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer containing 3-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Diana Ch’ng Hooi Ean

Year: 2014 (Graduated)

Title: Polyhydroxyalkanoate-based microassay for the determination of lipase depolymerizing activity

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Tan Hui Hui

Year: 2014 (Graduated)

Title: Spectroscopic evidence for the unusual stereochemical configuration of an endosome-speciafic lipid

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Yalda Davoudpour

Year: 2014 (Graduated)

Title: Development and characterization of nanofibers from kenaf bast to reinforce polymer composites

Involvement: Co-supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Hanisah Kamilah Binti Abd Razak

Year: 2015 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis and characterization of polyhydroxybutyrate [P(3HB)] produced by Cupriavidus necator H16 from waste cooking oil

Involvement: Co-supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Manoj Kumar Lakshmanan

Year: 2016 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis and characterization hybrid biopolymers

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Foong Choon Pin

Year: 2016 (Graduated)

Title: Cloning and expression of PHA biosynthesis genes from environmental resources

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Wankuson Chanasit

Year: 2016 (Graduated)

Title: Microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates using crude glycerol as a carbon source

Involvement: Co-supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Heng King Sern

Year: 2016 (Graduated)

Title: Hydrolysis of cellulosic material in rice husks for production of biopolymers

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Wong Yoke Ming

Year: 2016 (Graduated)

Title:  Design and evaluation of artificial catalysts that possess enzyme-like amidolytic catalysis

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Ong Wen Dee

Year: 2016 (Graduated)

Title: Identification of chemicals and cataloging of genes involved in the etiolation of Arabidopsis under continuous blue light

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Lee Yan Fen

Year: 2017 (Graduated)

Title: Utilizing hydrophobic probes to characterize lipid phase behavior

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Nanthini Jayaram

Year: 2017 (Graduated)

Title: Biodegradation of natural rubber products and characterization of related genes in Streptomyces sp. Strain CFMR 7 (JCM 30950

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Murugan Paramasivam

Year: 2017 (Graduated)

Title:Application of poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) in controlled release fertilizer for oil palm seedlings

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Marjan Ganjali Dashti

Year: 2017 (Graduated)

Title: Transcriptomic analysis of Salmonella enterica subspecies Enterica serovar Typhi biofilm formation in response to antibiotic treatments

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Khansaa Badie Jamil Alkaddo

Year: 2017 (Graduated)

Title: Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biosynthesis by wild type Burkholderia contaminans Kad1 and PHA-NYA synthase gene expression in Cupriavidus necator PHB-4

Involvement: Co-supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Ng Kiaw Kiaw

Year: 2017 (Graduated)

Title:  Development of a peptide-based system for delivery of Cas9:sgRNA complexes into Arabidopsis thaliana

Involvement: Co-supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Ong Su Yean

Year: 2018 (Graduated)

Title: Changes in microbial community and soil properties due to the degradation of PHA

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Mok Pei Shze

Year: 2019 (Graduated)

Title: Bioplastic from high-yielding Azotobacter vinelandii mutant

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Idris Zainab Ladidi

Year: 2019 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates from palm oil and its application

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Nazila Biglari

Year: 2019 (Graduated)

Title: Production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) with microorganisms from agricultural by products

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Vicinisvarri Inderan

Year: 2019 (Graduated)

Title: Doped tin oxide in polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) nanocomposites for gas sensor

Involvement: Co-supervisor

 

 

 

           

(ii)        Master

 

  1. Name: Ms. Jau Mei Hui

Year: 2005 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis and mobilization of poly(3- hydroxybutyrate) [P(3HB)] by Spirulina platensis

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Chang Choy Wan

Year: 2006 (Graduated)

Title: Cloning and characterization of the Ralstonia sp. USMAA2-4 polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase gene

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Lee Wing Hin

Year: August 2006 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate) with various compositions by Delftia acidovorans

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Yew Saw Peng

Year: 2008 (Graduated)

Title: Studies on the co-accumulation of polyhydroxybutyrate and starch-like granules in Spirulina platensis

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Judy Loo Ching Yee

 

Year: 2008 (Graduated)

Title: Synthesis and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) from palm oil products by Ralstonia eutropha PHB¯4 harboring the polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase gene of Aeromonas caviae

 Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Goh Lay Koon

Year: 2009 (Graduated)

Title: Polyhydroxyalkanoates as reserve materials for survival during nutrient starvation and enhanced tolerance towards oxidative stress

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Pamela Toh Shi Ying

Year: 2009 (Graduated)

Title: Phototactic motility of Synechocystis sp. UNIWG from brackish environment

 Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Kam Yew Chee

Year: 2009 (Graduated)

Title: Cloning and characterization of an unusual polyhydroxyalkanoate acid synthase (phaC) gene form a Chromobacterium sp. isolated locally

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Yong Kim Heok

Year: 2010 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis and characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoates by a locally isolated Chromobacterium sp. USM2

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

 

  1. Name: Mr. Kek Yik Kang

Year: 2010 (Graduated)

Title: Utilization of palm oil-based by-products and wastes as feedstock for polyhydroxyalkanoate biosynthesis

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Ooi Tin Fong

Year: 2011 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis and characterization of novel polyhydroxyalkanoate by Cupriavidus necator PHB¯4 transformant harbouring PHA synthase gene of Chromobacterium sp. USM2

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Ng Ko Sin

Year: 2011 (Graduated)

Title: Evaluation of jatropha oil to produce polyhydroxyalkanotes by Cupriavidus necator H16

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Ling Siew Chen

Year: 2012 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis of novel polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers by Chromobacterium violaceum

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Rathi Devi Nair A/P Gunasegavan

Year: 2012 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) from a moderately halophilic bacterium

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Chia Kim Hou

Year: 2013 (Graduated)

Title: Isolation and characterization of rubber-degrading bacteria from aged latex

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Pragya Chhajer

Year: 2013 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis and characterization of PHA terpolymers by genetically engineered bacterium

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Puvaneswary A/P Kaesavan

Year: 2014 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis of PHA using fish oil

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Tai Yen Teng

Year: 2015 (Graduated)

Title: Cloning and characterization of PHA biosynthesis genes from metagenomic samples

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Ng Lee Mei

Year: 2015 (Graduated)

Title: Characterization of novel (PHA) synthase from Aquitalea sp. USM4 (JCM19919)

Involvement: Main supervisor

           

  1. Name: Ms. Mok Pei Shze

Year: 2015 (Graduated)

Title: Characterization of the depolymerizing activity of commercial lipases and animal organ extracts using a simple polyhydroxyalkanoate-based microassay

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Saranpal Singh A/L Satinder Singh

Year: 2016 (Graduated)

Title: Structural studies on Small Rubber Particle Protein (SRPP) from Hevea brasiliensis

 Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Mohana Baskaran

Year: 2016 (Graduated)

Title: Characterization of oil palm trunk particleboard

Involvement: Co-supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Chung Corrine

Year: 2017 (Graduated)

Title: The purification and structural studies of rubber particle membrane proteins (REF and SRPP) in natural rubber biosynthesis

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Lee Joyyi

Year: 2017 (Graduated)

Title: Characterization and application of P(3HB-co-3HHx) and kenaf composite material

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Mr. Wong Yen Siang

Year: 2017 (Graduated)

Title: Growth promoting effect of oxidized glutathione (GSSG) in oil palm nursery

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Kavitha A/P Muniandy

Year: 2018 (Graduated)

Title:  Molecular weight profiling of natural rubber from selected Malaysian Hevea brasiliensis clones and its relationship with agroclimatic parameters

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Lim Hui

Year: 2019 (Graduated)

Title: Biosynthesis and characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoates using genetically modified bacterial strain

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

  1. Name: Ms. Ang Shaik Ling

Year: 2019 (Graduated)

Title: Fabrication of biomaterial scaffold using Bombyx mori silk fibroin and polyhydroxyalkanoate 

Involvement: Main supervisor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graduated Students

Ecobiomaterial Laboratory

Lab 409, G09A
School of Biological Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia
11800 USM Penang, Malaysia

E-mail: ksudesh@usm.my

Ecobiomaterial Laboratory

Lab 409, G09A
School of Biological Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia
11800 USM Penang, Malaysia

E-mail: ksudesh@usm.my

Graduated Students
Graduated Students
Graduated Students