LIST OF PROJECTS APPROVED UNDER RMK 8 FOR YEAR 2001

| Plant | Animal | Food | Medical |Biopharmacy | | Molecular | Environmental & Industrial |

 

 

PLANT BCC

No.	Project Number	Project Title	Lead Institution	Project Leader	Exe. Summary
1		Molecular Manipulation and Engineering of Rice for Resistance to diseases (Tungro and Sheath Blight)	MARDI	Dr. Hassan Mat Daud	Exe.summary
2		Improvement of Orchids and Tulips Through Genetic Engineering	UPM	Prof. Dr. Marziah Mahmood	Exe.summary
3		Detection and analysis of colourpigment from Pummelo peel fruit	MARDI	Dr. Marzhuki Hashim

 

 

 

ANIMAL BCC

No.	Project Number	Project Title	Lead Institution	Project Leader	Exe. Summary
1		Construction of Recombinant Bacteria for Vaccine Delivery	UPM	Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raha Abdul Rahim	Exe.summary
2		Development of DNA markers for identification of colour varieties and sex in tiger barbs	UPM	Dr. Patimah Ismail	Exe.summary
3		Investigation of the basic molecular biology properties of Nipah Virus	UM	Prof. Dr. Sazaly Abu Bakar
4		Application of molecular biotechnology to breeding and management of sea bass, Lates Calcarifer	UKM	Dr. Adura Mohd Adnan

FOOD BCC

No.	Project Number	Project Title	Lead Institution	Project Leader	Exe. Summary
1		Utilization of Microorganisms and enzymes for the production and improvement of starch-based foods and food ingredients.	MARDI	Mrs. Yeoh Quee Lan	Exe.summary
2		Application of Biotechnology for the production of flavour ingredients.	UPM	Prof. Dr. Hasanah Mohd Ghazali	Exe.summary

MEDICAL BCC

No.	Project Number	Project Title	Lead Institution	Project Leader	Exe. Summary
1		Molecular approaches to determination of biomakers for disease and disease suspectibility and development of appropriate tecghniques for diagnosis.	IMR & UNIMAS)	Dr. Patricia Lim Kim Chooi & Mary Jane Cardosa	Exe.summary
2		Interaction of tumor, host and virus factors in growth and progression of malignant lymphomas.			Exe.summary

BIOPHARMACY BCC

No.	Project Number	Project Title	Lead Institution	Project Leader	Exe. Summary
1		Development, enhancement and integration of cloned receptor-based, cell-based and biochemical based medium throughput assays to screen for potential	UM	Dr. Chung Lip Yong	Exe.summary

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY BCC

No.	Project Number	Project Title	Lead Institution	Project Leader	Exe. Summary
1		Exploration of gene function and organisation during developmental events.	UM	Dr. Amir Fiesal Merican	Exe.summary
2		Studies on gene structure and function: Cloning, sequencing, expression and modification of selected genes from bacteria and fungi	UKM	Prof. Madya Dr. Rahmah Mohamed	Exe.summary

ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL BCC

No.	Project Number	Project Title	Lead Institution	Project Leader	Exe. Summary
1		Production of sodium citrate by fermentation of Aspergillus niger using sago hydrolysste	SIRIM	Dr. Zainal Abidin Yusof	Exe.summary
2		Development of an integrated landfill treatment system using microbial processes.	SIRIM	Mr. Yeoh Bee Ghin	Exe.summary