Young Researcher Award Presenters

YRA1: A keystone gut bacterium Christensenella minuta—A potential biotherapeutic agent for obesity and associated metabolic diseases

Presenter: Ms. Ang Wei Shan

Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia

YRA2: Gentamicin-Nigella sativa L. oil encapsulated poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-caprolactone) beads for osteomyelitis treatment: an in vitro and in vivo study

Presenter: Dr. MD. Sanower Hossain

Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Pahang, Malaysia

YRA3: Malaysia's breakthrough in Modern Actinobacteria (MOD-ACTINO) drug discovery research

Presenter: Ms. Angel Thye Yun Kuan

Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia

YRA4: Prospective approach of Swietenia Macrophylla as a neuroprotective agent for Alzheimer's disease: Emphasis on ameliorative mechanism

Presenter: Mr. Imrana Jazuli 

Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia

YRA5: Microbial Allies: Streptomyces in the fight against vibrios

Presenter: Ms. Loo Ke Yan

Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia

YRA6: The emerging role of MMP12 in the oral environment

Presenter: Dr Lin Bing Peng

Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia

YRA7: Potential roles of selectins in periodontal diseases and associated systemic diseases: Could they be targets for immunotherapy?

Presenter: Dr Zhong Mei

Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia

YRA8: Carbapenem resistance in Vibrio: Solving the scientific puzzle

Presenter: Ms Joanna Goh Xuan Hui

Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia

YRA9: Bacterial microbiome of faecal samples of naked mole‑rat collected from the toilet chamber

Presenter: Dr Chua Kah Ooi

Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture, University of Malaya, Malaysia

YRA10: Epitope mapping for Nipah virus preparedness

Presenter: Dr Yvonne Liew Jing Mei 

Deputy Vice Chancellor’s Office (Research & Innovation), Universiti Malaya, Malaysia