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SOA Malaysia Webinar
Wednesday May 20th at 10am (Malaysia) | Tuesday, May 19th at 7pm (Pacific Time)
Biotechnology is the broad area of biology which involves the living systems and organisms to develop or make products. Basically, biotechnology is the research and development in the laboratory using bioinformatics. The concept of biotechnology encompasses a wide range of procedure for modifying living organisms for human use or to use biotechnology to conserve the organism. The ocean is one of the marine environment and there are many things that we have discover in the ocean itself like biological, chemical and physical aspects. There are lots of things that we have not discover about the ocean and nowadays our ocean is sick and we have to maintain the ocean health. So, this topic will expose on how biotechnology will help restrain the ocean environment.
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Dr. Jasnizat Bin Saidin
Lecturer School of Marine & Environmental Sciences Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
My research interest is in searching for new chemical compounds for natural products from marine organisms by utilizing metagenomic and metabolomics approaches.
Email: ijaxzt@umt.edu.my
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kesaven Bhubalan
Deputy Dean (Academic & Student Affairs) School of Marine and Environmental Sciences Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Research interests have revolved around microbial-derived biomaterials. I am interested in studying the unique properties and applications of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) and rhamnolipid (RL). PHA is a biodegradable polymer with unique properties resembling plastics. My research uncovers new PHA producing bacteria from our diverse marine environment using a classic and metagenomic approach. The ability of the strains to produce PHA, its properties as well as potential applications are studied. Similar strategies are applied in the study of the well-known biosurfactant, RL. The similarities in metabolic pathways for the synthesis of both products served as an important factor for detailed research. My research on potential applications of PHA and RL encompasses various fields including aquaculture, agriculture, medical and pharmaceutical sciences. My most recent research involves studies on palm oil biodegradation in a tropical marine environment. The study includes a rate of degradation, toxicity evaluation and identification of microbial population through microbial metagenome.
Email: kesaven@umt.edu.my