Summary: Dr. Wong Wei Chee (WWC)
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DR. WONG WEI CHEE (WWC)
Contact Details : Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd., AAR-UNMC Biotechnology Research Centre, Jalan Broga, 43500 Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia. Tel : 6-03-87273275 Fax : – Email : wongwc@aarsb.com.my Personal Web Page : – |
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Education
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2002
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B.Sc. (Hons) in Industrial Biotechnology
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University of Malaya (UM)
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2008
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Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology
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University of Malaya (UM)
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Career Outline |
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2007 – 2009
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Assistant Research Officer 1
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Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.
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2009 – 2010
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Assistant Research Officer 2
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Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.
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2011 – Present
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Research Officer
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Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.
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Job Description |
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Research Officer. Biotechnologist based in AAR-UNMC Biotechnology Research Centre, a joint research centre between Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn Bhd (AAR) and University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC). Her key role is to provide knowledge and resources that plant breeders, tissue culturists and agronomists can use to improve the oil palm breeding selection and sustainability of production.
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Key Research Interests |
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Active research interests include: (1) Using microsatellite (SSR) for genotyping AAR’s planting materials, as well as identity checking analysis. (2) Understanding the processes and genes that control agronomic trait variation which allow more efficient oil palm breeding, assessment of mineral nutrient uptake and pathogen/disease control strategies. (3) Developing molecular tools to facilitate the screening of oil palm tissue culture amenabilities (embryogenesis) and somaclonal variant/abnormalities |
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Discoveries
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Products
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Have led or directly involved in the development of the following products:
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