RNA-Bio Research Group

Dr. Ch'ng attended the XXXI International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology and the 28th Congress of the European Society of Pathology jointly sponsored by the ESP and the German Division of the IAP, from 25 - 29 September 2016, Congress-Centrum Ost Kölnmesse, Cologne, Germany.

On 4-5 August 2016, our trip to Centre for Marine & Coastal Studies (CEMACS), Muka Head was successfully held.                                                                  

On 29 July 2016, the Professorial Public Lecture delivered by  Prof. Dr. Tang Thean Hock ( Non protein-coding RNA: identification, function and applications ) was successfully held at the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC), Kepala Batas (Penang). The event started at 9.00 am with a welcoming speech given by the Director of AMDI, Dr. Norehan Mokhtar . Prior to delivering his public lecture, Prof. Tang was specially introduced by  Prof. Datuk Dr. Omar Shawkataly . 

We are pleased to announce The Professorial Public Lecture of Prof. Dr. Tang Thean Hock Non protein-coding RNA (sRNA): identification, function and applications The lecture is open to the public and held at the Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC) , Kepala Batas (Penang) on Friday (29 July 2016) beginning at 9.00 am .

Recently, our group has published a book chapter in  Contemporary Issues and Development in the Global Halal Industry entitled " A Combined Rapid DNA Extraction and Multiplex PCR for the Detection of Porcine DNA in Raw and Processed Food ". This study has been previously presented at the  International Halal Conference in 2014. Abstract:

We would like to extend our heartiest congratulation to one of our members, Lee Li Pin, for successfully defending her doctorate thesis entitled "Mapping transcriptional start site and identification of novel sRNA in Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv" at a viva voce.

On April 20-22, 2016, two of RNA-Bio Research Group's members: Ang Kai Cheen and  Bakhtiar Affendi Bin Bukari  attended the 3rd Regional Conference on Biosensor, Biodiagnostics, Biochips and Biotechnology 2016 ( 3rdRC4Bs-2016 ) organized by the AIMST University (Malaysia) in collaboration  with King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (Thailand),  Universiti Malaysia Perlis (Malaysia) and Universiti Teknologi MARA  (Malaysia).