Enzyme & Microbial Technology Research Center - EMTech

We proudly congratulate all 8 postgraduate students who successfully presented their PhD/MSc research proposals and final seminars during the 44th Biotech Colloquium (Semester 1, 2025/2026). Your presentations reflected strong scientific rigor, innovation, and dedication. Well done to everyone involved! 👏✨

🔬 Presenters & Research Titles:

1. Nur Safiah Khairuddin
Structure Prediction, Expression and Biochemical Characterisation of a Putative Novel Carbonic Anhydrase from Bacillus anthracis S3WAHI
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mohd Shukuri Bin Mohamad Ali

2. Iman Imran Bin Hamzah
Enzymatic Defatting, Extraction and Purification of Type 1 Collagen Peptides from Seabass Scales
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mohd Shukuri Bin Mohamad Ali

3. Rishiganeshan A/L Gunasaigaran
Co-Immobilization of Multienzyme System for One-Pot Synthesis of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) and Sucrose Fatty Acid Ester (SFAE)
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mohd Shukuri Bin Mohamad Ali

4. Riem Elsir Ahmed Ali
Structure Determination and Mutagenesis of Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Anoxybacillus geothermalis D9
Supervisor: Dr. Nor Hafizah Ahmad Kamarudin

5. Pervin Rehana
Identification and Characterization of Calcium Carbonate Precipitating Bacteria for Self-Healing Concrete
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suriana Sabri

6. Nur Zulaikha Afrina Binti Shamsul Anuar
Production of Mozzarella Cheese Using Mutant Esterases Expressed in Recombinant Pichia pastoris
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Nurbaya Oslan

7. Yogaletchumy Seevanathan
Screening, Identification and Characterisation of Trehalulose-Producing Enzyme from Stingless Bee and Their Associated Microbes
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suriana Sabri

8. Marina Binthe Alam
Development of a Biosensor for Rapid and Dual Detection of Candida Species Merozymal guilliermondi and Candida albicans
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Nurbaya Oslan

Once again, congratulations to all presenters and supervisors for a successful colloquium. EMTech is proud of your achievements and looks forward to your continued research excellence! 🌱🔬💡