Experience

SIRIM Industrial Research

• Malaysia
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Researcher

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia At Environmental Technology Research Centre Team lead (Toxicology) -also study director for OECD GLP compliant studies, according to OECD test methods, at ISO17025-accredited lab. -oversee testing for genotoxicity & mutagenicity & skin toxicity. -seeking to develop R&D projects...



Universiti Teknologi MARA

• Malaysia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

  Selangor, Malaysia At the Faculty of Pharmacy, Research (profiling blood biomarkers): -managed a project of biomarker study for age-related cognitive decline. -planned experiments & prepared budget & liaised with suppliers. -introduced the approach of examining extra-cellular vesicle (exosome). -isolated brain-related exosome subpopulation from human blood. -detected the presence of exosome. -prepared exosome RNA to send out for Next-Gen Sequencing.



Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

• Japan
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Scholar

  • Feb 2017 - Mar 2019

  Okinawa, Japan Research (understanding biology of animal social group behavior): -set up a basic approach to study zebrafish group/shoal behavior. -showed sensory influence on fish social behavior by using chemically ablated and genetic models. -wrote computer scripts for doing basic data analysis and visualization. -bred and maintained zebrafish mutants (from baby to adult). -worked on a collaborative project with international experts in computation and biophysics. -presented a poster at… Show more Research (understanding biology of animal social group behavior): -set up a basic approach to study zebrafish group/shoal behavior. -showed sensory influence on fish social behavior by using chemically ablated and genetic models. -wrote computer scripts for doing basic data analysis and visualization. -bred and maintained zebrafish mutants (from baby to adult). -worked on a collaborative project with international experts in computation and biophysics. -presented a poster at the International Zebrafish Conference 2018 in USA. Teaching: -assisted as facilitator/demonstrator in a Developmental Neurobiology summer course in 2017. -guided a first-year PhD student in completing a rotation project (behavior study). Extra-curriculum: -trained Aikido (Martial Art), assisted in teaching, and received 3rd-Degree BlackBelt. -self-taught computer language Python for Data Science (up to junior intermediate level). -learned Japanese language (up to basic level). Show less



Monash University Malaysia

• Malaysia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2012 - Sep 2012

  Selangor, Malaysia At the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Research: -cloned and sequenced several non-visual opsin genes isolated from the brain of medaka fish. -bred and maintained medaka fish (from baby to adult).



Monash University Malaysia

• Malaysia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2007 - Apr 2008

  Selangor, Malaysia At the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Research: -stained target RNA or proteins in tissues for localization/mapping of related neurons in the brain. -worked with the brain of tilapia fish.



Universiti Putra Malaysia

• Malaysia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Demonstrator

  • Jul 2006 - Apr 2007

  At the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Teaching: -prepared and conducted practical classes on Medical Biochemistry. -demonstrated the use of laboratory devices and tools. -guided undergraduate students in practical exercises and lab report.