Dr Phoon Lee Quen
Funding in UTAR
  • the development of high-throughput molecular diagnostic tools for the specific detection of pathogens in pitaya (hylocereus sp.), MOHE FRGS, March 2011 - March 2012.
  • polygalacturonase inhibiting protein: isolation, cloning, characterization, and expression in dragon fruit., UTARRF, May 2011 - April 2012.
  • development of utar c4 land: construction of partial infrastructures and cultivation of plants of interest (herbs, orchids, rice, dragonfruit), UTARRF, February 2012 - January 2013.
  • de novo proteomics and transcriptome sequencing of resistance genes in hylocereus sp. part i: proteomics, UTARRF, February 2014 - January 2015.
  • isolation of extracellular phytase producing bacteria and production of extracellular phytase by locally isolated bacteria, UTARRF, August 2014 - July 2015.
  • de novo transcriptome analysis of resistance genes in hylocereus sp, UTARRF, August 2014 - July 2015.
  • upper respiratory carriage of streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae, and neisseria meningitidis: a survey on their prevalence and risk factors in the kampar district, malaysia, UTARRF, December 2017 - December 2018.
  • dna content analysis and expression of pathogenesis-related genes in dragon fruit (hylocereus spp.) during pathogen infection, UTARRF, December 2018 - December 2019.
  • developing the bioinformatics pipeline for computational epigenomic, transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of ischemic stroke, UTARRF, June 2019 - May 2020.
  • the effectiveness of neurofeedback training in social media addiction and its association with stress, anxiety and depression related genes among young adults., UTARRF, August 2020 - July 2021.
  • investigation of upper respiratory carriage of bacterial pathogens and their circulating genotypes and antibiotic susceptibility, MOHE FRGS, January 2019 - December 2021.
  • implementing nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics research and training unit (n2rtu) at universiti tunku abdul rahman (utar), malaysia, BC-REL GOING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS RESEARCH GRANT, February 2022 - January 2023.
  • malaysian obesity nutrigenetics environment study (money), UNIVERSITY OF READING, UK, October 2021 - April 2023.
  • malaysian obesity nutrigenetics environment study (money), UNIVERSITY OF READING, October 2021 - April 2023.
  • association between body composition, dietary intake, and physical activity on obesity risk in a multi-ethnic urban population of perak, UTARRF, July 2022 - June 2023.
  • a study of microbial community and dynamics of jiaosu fermentation 酵素发酵过程中微生物群落与动态之研究, PERSATUAN ENZIM ALAM SEKITAR JOHOR, January 2022 - December 2023.
  • production of single cell protein from palm decanter cake, EVOFOOD BIOTECH SDN. BHD., February 2023 - January 2024.
  • in-vivo protein digestibility, allergenicity and intiinflammatory potential to measure both the beneficial and the harmful effects of single cell protein (scp) diet in rodent models, EVOFOOD BIOTECH SDN. BHD., August 2023 - July 2024.
  • implementing n2rtu ? gene environment nutrition education for youth (geney) at secondary schools in kampar, perak., UTARRF, May 2024 - April 2025.
  • synthesis of novel chalcone mannich bases with potential acetycholinesterase inhibitory effects, UTARRF, June 2024 - May 2025.
  • antidepressant-like effects of a commercial mixed herbal extracts supplement on chemically induced perimenopause in mice, UTARRF, June 2024 - May 2025.
  • sustainable use of smart technology to improve quality and quantity of "bentong" ginger, UTARRF, October 2023 - September 2026.