List of Full Members

Dr. Chew Choy Hoong


Associate Professor

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Antimicrobial Antibiotic-Resistance Pattern from Human Isolates, Eukaryotic Gene Expression Studies, Molecular Mechanisms of Disease during Pathophysiological Conditions, Signal Transduction

E-mail: chewch@utar.edu.my

Dr. Annaletchumy a/p Loganathan


Assistant Professor

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Fall Prevention Education Interventions for Older People, Use of Crude Herbs among Patients with CD, Qualitative & Quantitative Methodology

E-mail: annal@utar.edu.my

Dr. Anto Cordelia Tanislaus Antony Dhanapal

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemical Science

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Antioxidant Properties of Local Plants, Community Nutrition, Functional Foods & Nutraceuticals, Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles & Their Antimicrobial Activities, Sports Nutrition

E-mail: antoc@utar.edu.my

Dr. Choo Quok Cheong


Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Science

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Molecular Biology

E-mail: chooqc@utar.edu.my

Dr. Eddy Cheah Seong Guan


Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Science

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Medical Microbiology, Mycobacteriology, Tuberculosis Research (Aerosol Sampling & Diagnosis), Microbial Diagnostics, Antimicrobial Studies

E-mail: cheahsg@utar.edu.my

Dr. Alicia Ho Lai Yee


Assistant Professor

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Medical Entomology, Natural Products

E-mail: holy@utar.edu.my

Dr. Kho Chiew Ling


Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Science

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Gene Cloning & Protein Expression, Protein-Protein Interaction

E-mail: khocl@utar.edu.my

Dr. Loo Keat Wei


Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Science

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computational Biology, Epigenetics, Genetic Testing, Ischemic Stroke, Meta-Analysis

E-mail: lookw@utar.edu.my

Dr Loshini a/p Thiruchelvam

Dr. Loshini a/p Thiruchelvam


Assistant Professor

Department of Physical and Mathematical Science 

Faculty of Science


Research Areas


E-mail: loshini@utar.edu.my

Dr. Sangeetha a/p Arullappan


Lecturer

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Cancer Research, Microbiology, Natural Products & Medicinal Chemistry

E-mail: sangeetha@utar.edu.my

Dr. Sharmela a/p Sahathevan


Assistant Professor

Department of Allied Health Sciences 

Faculty of Science


Research Areas


E-mail: sharmelas@utar.edu.my

Dr. Shit Chong Seng


Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Science

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Oral Microbiology, Soil Microbiology

E-mail: scseng@utar.edu.my

Dr. Sinouvassane Djearamane


Assistant Professor

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Antimicrobial and Anticancer Properties of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles, Environmental Screening for Metallic Nanoparticles, Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles using Medicinal Plants, Impact of Metallic Nanoparticles on Nutritional Values of Microalgae

E-mail: sinouvassane@utar.edu.my

Dr. Sit Nam Weng


Assistant Professor

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Natural Products, Pharmacology, Tropical Diseases

E-mail: sitnw@utar.edu.my

Dr. Tan Gim Cheong


Assistant Professor

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Medical Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Vaccinology

E-mail: tangc@utar.edu.my

Dr. Teh Lai Kuan


Assistant Professor

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Chinese Medicine Diagnosis & Treatment, G6PD Deficiency, Medicinal Herbs, Molecular Medicine, Red Cell Disorder, Thalassaemia

E-mail: tehlk@utar.edu.my

Dr. Woo Kwan Kit


Assistant Professor

Department of Chemical Engineering

Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science


Research Areas

Extraction of Collagen & Pectin from Waste to Produce Value Added Product, Fabrication of Biomaterials from Fish Skin Collagen & Polysaccharides, Food Technology-related Field, Protein & Enzyme Purification and Characterisation

E-mail: wookk@utar.edu.my

Dr. Yap Moh Lan


Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Science

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Structural Biology, Virology



E-mail: ymlan@utar.edu.my

Mr. Cheah Kang Jin

Lecturer

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas


E-mail: cheahkj@utar.edu.my

Mr. Ng Wen Jie


Senior Lecturer

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Apicultural Research (Honey Research), Pharmacognostic Study (Natural Products Research), Physicochemical Analysis (Food Products Study)

E-mail: ngwj@utar.edu.my

Mr. Ho Wai Yew


Lecturer

Department of Science and Engineering

Centre for Foundation Studies


Research Areas

Microbiology

E-mail: howyh@utar.edu.my

Ms. Kokila a/p Thiagarajah


Lecturer

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Molecular Oncology, Clinical Nutrition

E-mail: kokila@utar.edu.my

Ms. Lau Zhi Ch'ng


Lecturer

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas


E-mail: lauzc@utar.edu.my

En. Muhammad Zulhusni bin Suhaimi


Lecturer

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Nutrition for Stroke 

E-mail: zulhusni@utar.edu.my

Puan Norliza binti Shah Jehan Muttiah


Lecturer

Department of Biological Science

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Neurogenetics & Behavioural Science, Molecular Oncology, Natural Product Chemistry

E-mail: norliza@utar.edu.my

Cik Nurul Aimi binti AB Kadir


Lecturer

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Nutrition Status of Non-Communicable Disease, Physical Activity, Weight Management

E-mail: aimi@utar.edu.my

Mr. Yuen Hawk Leong


Lecturer

Department of Allied Health Sciences

Faculty of Science


Research Areas

Bacteriology, Antibacterial Peptides, Phage Displayed-Peptide Technology, ELISA, Antibiotics, Immunology

E-mail: yuenhl@utar.edu.my