2001: B.Sc. (Industrial Biology) Hons I University of Technology Malaysia
2003: M.Phil. (Algal Biotechnology) with Distinction University of Malaya
2008: Ph.D. (Genomics and Computational Biology) The University of Queensland
- Comparative genomics
- Molecular evolution and phylogenetics
- Functional genomics of prokaryotes and early eukaryotes
- Running, Powerwalking, Rogaining, Singing, Dancing, Music, Piano, Beach Volleyball, Chinese Calligraphy
- Queensland University Musical Society (QUMS), 2003-2008
- Camerata Singers, University of Iowa, Sep 2008 - May 2009
- Rutgers University Choir, Sep 2009 - present
RNA extraction from extremely recalcitrant species; basic techniques in molecular biology, enzymology and medical bacteriology.
UNIX, PBS, PERL scripting, HTML/CSS/PHP, mySQL, LaTeX, R, BibTeX, EndNote, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator; web design and maintenance.
- Associate Faculty Member, Faculty of 1000 (F1000) Biology
- Reviewer for Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Genome Biology, Genome Biology and Evolution, Genome Informatics, Marine Biology, and Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences
- Webmaster, Wiki-site and internal data service site for the Research Co-ordination Network of the Porphyra Genome Project
- Native: Cantonese, Mandarin
- Competent: English, Malay
- Elementary: French
- Beginner: Japanese
Current: Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers University
Genomic analysis of unicellular eukaryotes and the red seaweed Porphyra.
2008-09: Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Department of Biology, The University of Iowa
Molecular evolution of simple eukaryotes.
2007-08: Postdoctoral Research Officer, ARC Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, The University of Queensland, Oct 2007 - Apr 2008
Units of genetic transfer in prokaryotes, within single- and multi-copy gene families.
2003-07: Ph.D. project, Inst. Mol. Biosci., The University of Queensland, Jul 2003 - Sep 2007
Detecting recombination in biological sequences; units of genetic transfer among microbial genomes.
2003: Research assistant, Fac. Food Sci. Technol., Universiti Putra Malaysia, Apr-Jun
RNA extraction from protoplast; protoplast culture of red seaweed.
2001-03: M.Phil. Project, Inst. Postgrad. Stud., University of Malaya
Functional genomic study of the red seaweed Gracilaria changii using expressed sequence tag approach.
2001: Research Assistant, Inst. Biol. Sci., University of Malaya, Jul-Dec
Extraction of RNA from seaweeds; sampling of seaweeds in Morib, Port Dickson and Langkawi; maintenance of the University of Malaya seaweed herbarium.
2000/01: Honours Project, Biology Dept., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Biochemical study on enzymatic reactions in alkalophilic bacteria; bacterial genomic DNA extraction.
2000: Intern, Bacteriology Div., Institute for Medical Research Malaysia, Apr-Jun
Medical bacteriology and mycology: diagnosis of pertussis, tuberculosis, Salmonella and Shigella, melioidoisis and Ricketsial disease; computational data management of WHONet.
2000: Research Assistant, Dept. Bioprocess Eng., Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Apr-Jun
Gene cloning and transformation in bacteria for enhancing biotechnological potential of a gene coding for hemicellulose-degrading enzyme.
2009: Lecturer, Dept of Biology, University of Iowa, Spring
Co-teaching the graduate course of Molecular Phylogenetics on the subjects of maximum parsimony, molecular clocks and dating, and horizontal gene transfer.
2008: Lecturer, Dept of Biology, University of Iowa, Oct
Co-teaching the graduate course of Bioinformatics on the subject of sequence similarity search (BLAST).
2003, 2005-2008: Virtual Teaching Assistant, The S-Star Alliance http://www.s-star.org/
Introductory course to Bioinformatics pioneering online problem-based learning (PBL) approach.
2006: Project Leader, CSIRO Student Research Scheme, Jul
Supervised two senior high school students on a short two-week mini-project: Finding the odds in DNA sequences.
2005: Tutor, Sch. Biomol. Biomed. Sci., Griffith University, Jul-Oct
Subject: Molecular Genetics (2004BBS).
2005: Project Leader, CSIRO Student Research Scheme, Sep
Supervised two senior high school students on a short two-week mini-project: Molecular evolution study on prokaryotic genes.
2004-05: Tutor, Sch. Mol. Microb. Sci., The University of Queensland
Subjects: Genomics and Bioinformatics (BIOL3004), Molecular and Microbial Biology (BIOL1014) with elective module on protein structure and evolution.
2009: SMBE Postdoctoral Travel Award to attend the 13th SMBE Annual Meeting
2008: Student bursary scholarship from the organiser to attend the 19th International Conference on Genome Informatics (GIW)
2007: SMBE Graduate Travel Award to attend the 11th SMBE Annual Meeting
2004: Travel Scholarship Award from National Institute of Bioscience at ANU to attend the BioInfoSummer ICE-EM Summer Symposium in Bioinformatics
2004: Travel Fellowship Award from the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) to attend the International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB)
2003: International Postgraduate Research Scholarship award from the Commonwealth Government of Australia and the University of Queensland.
2002: Travel Grant Award from National University of Singapore to attend the 2nd International Conference on Structural Biology and Functional Genomics
2001: PASCA Postgraduate Fellowship Award from the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, Malaysia
2001: Outstanding Student Award from the Malaysian Senators Club
2001: The Royal Academic Award from the Malaysian Conference of Rulers
2002: Vote F Postgraduate Research Grant (F0131/2002A). Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, Malaysia.
- Phycological Society of America
- Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution
- International Society for Computational Biology
- Asia-Pacific Society for Applied Phycology
- Golden Key National Honour Society
I can provide my CV on request. Feel free to contact me via email.