Faculty of Applied Sciences

PROF. DR. LEE SU YIN

Designation:

Dean

Qualification:

PhD. in Molecular Biology (Disease Diagnosis) from Universiti Sains Malaysia (2008), B. Health Science (Hons) Biomedicine from Universiti Sains Malaysia (2003)

Research Interest:

• Molecular Diagnostics for Biomedical and Health Applications
• Medical / Health Biotechnology
• Electrochemical DNA biosensors
• Thermostabilized PCR

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MR. MAHESWARAN SOLAYAPPAN

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

BSc, MSc (Biotechnology)

Research Interests:

• Cancer Research & Biosensor

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DR. LIM HONG CHIUN

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

BSc (Hons) Bioinformatics (UKM)

MSc, PhD Biotechnology (USM)

Research Interests:

• Bioinformatics
• Molecular Systematics and Evolution
• Phylogenetics
• Population Genetics
• Phylogeography
• DNA barcoding

TS. MR. JEEVANDRAN SUNDARASEKAR

Head, Central Laboratory Management Unit

Qualification:

BSc Biotechnology(Hons) AIMST, MSc Biotechnology (USM)

Appointment Specification:

• AFSA Advisory Committee
• Marketing Committee Representative
• Research Committee

MR. MAHESWARAN SOLAYAPPAN

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

BSc, MSc (Biotechnology)

Research Interests:

• Cancer Research & Biosensor

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MR. KURUNATHAN SINNIAH

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

MSc. Medical Microbiology (Vaccinology), USM

Research Interests:

• Microbiology
• Vaccinology
• Phages

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DR. TEW HUI XIAN

DR. MOT YEE YIK

ASSOC. PROF. DR. HEERA RAJANDAS

Lecturer

Qualification:

BSc, MSc, PhD (Biotechnology, AIMST University, Malaysia)

Research Interests:

• NGS Data Analysis

SNR. ASSOC. PROF. DR. G. PRABHAKARAN

Senior Lecturer

Qualification:

MSc. Microbiology (Tamil Nadu Agricultural University), MBA (Anna University), PhD. (AIMST University)

Research Interest:

• Vaccines
• Industrial Enzymes
• Botanical APIs
• Veterinary Drug Formulations and Plant Tissue Culture

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SNR. ASSOC. PROF. KATHIRESAN SATHASIVAM

Associate Professor/Registrar

Qualification:

B.App.Sc Analy. Chem, MSc Pharmacy, PhD Chemistry (USM)

Research Interests:

• Fibers & Polymer Development
• Pharmacokinetics
• Waste Water Treatment
• Surface Modification of waste fiber-materials

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ASSOC. PROF. DR. SIVACHANDRAN PARIMANNAN

Postgraduate and R & D Coordinator/Lecturer

Qualification:

PhD Biotechnology

Research Interest:

• Genomics
• Metagenomics
• Metatranscriptomics
• Transcriptomics
• Biodiscovery
• Biodiversity
• Precision Agriculture
• Microbiology with Focus in the Area has Bacterial Genomics and Bacteriophages.

TS. DR. SUMITHA SAMUGGAM

Central Laboratory Management Unit

PROF. KALAI MATHEE

International Advisory Panel, AIMST University

Designations :

• Professor of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
• Florida International University, Miami, USA.
• Faculty.fiu.edu/~matheek

Qualifications :

• BSc (Honours), University of Malaya (Genetics)
• MSc, University of Malaya (Microbial Genetics)
• PhD, University of Tennessee-Memphis, USA (Microbiology & Immunology)
• MPH, Florida International University, USA (Health Policy and Management)

• Molecular Microbiology with emphasis on gene regulation 
• Microbiomics
• Antiquorum sensing
• Metagenomics
• Comparative transcriptomics

MS. KUMUTHA KANABADI

Administrative Officer