Personal Details/Awards/Publications: Dr. Wong Wei Chee (WWC)

Personal Details

Name
 DR. WONG WEI CHEE (WWC)
Education
University of Malaya (UM)
B.Sc. (Hons) in Industrial Biotechnology, 2002University of Malaya (UM)
Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology, 2008
Job experience

Assistant Research Officer 1, Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.   (2007 – 2008)

Assistant Research Officer 2, Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.   (2009 – 2010)

Research Officer, Advanced Agriecological Research Sdn. Bhd.   (2011 – Present)
Specialty of work
  • Plant molecular biology and genetic engineering
Professional activities and societies

Member of International Association for Plant Biotechnology
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Awards

  • Recipient of Dean’s List Award (2000/2001- 2001/2002), Faculty of Science, University of Malaya
  • Recipient of Postgraduate Fellowship of University of Malaya, Malaysia, 2003/04-2006/07
  • Recipient of VOT F Short-term Research Grant (0165/2004A) from University of Malaya, 2004
  • Recipient of VOT F Short-term Research Grant (F0196/2005B) from University of Malaya, 2005
  • Recipient of PPP Short-term Research Grant (P0160/2006A) from University of Malaya, 2006
  • Recipient of Fellowship Award from The Asia Pacific Conference on Plant Tissue Culture & Agribiotechnology (APaCPA) 2007, 17-21 June 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • The invention/innovation of “Designer plants for agriculture” has been awarded the Gold Medal (Category of Sciences) at the 2004 Innovation and Research Expo of University of Malaya on 22-24 September 2004
  • The poster entitled “Biolistic-mediated transformation of cv. Mas with a transcription factor associated with early flowering” has been awarded Best Poster Award at the International Banana Congress 2004 on 6-9 July 2004, Penang, Malaysia
  • The invention of “Banana cell suspension produced through novel formulation” has been awarded the Silver Medal (Category of Agriculture) at the 15th International Invention Innovation Industrial Design & Technology Exhibition (I.TEX) 2004 organized by the Malaysian Invention and Design Society (MINDS) on 20-22 May 2004

 

Publications

Journal

Wong, W.C., Mahanom Jalil, Meilina Ong Abdullah, Rofina Yasmin Othman, Norzulaani Khalid. (2005). Comparison of b-glucuronidase expression and anatomical localization in bombarded immature embryos of banana cultivar Mas via biolistic transformation. Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology 13(1): 15-22.

Wong, W.C., Mahanom Jalil, Meilina Ong Abdullah, Rofina Yasmin Othman, Norzulaani Khalid. (2006). Enhancement of banana plant regeneration by incorporating a liquid-based embryo development medium for embryogenic cell suspension. The Journal of Horticultural Science & Biotechnology, 81(3), 385-390.

Wong, W.C., Othman, R.Y. & Khalid, N. (2008). Liquid-assisted Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of embryogenic cell suspension of banana cv. ‘Mas’. Transgenic Plant Journal, 2(1), 75-85.

Mahanom, J., Wong, W.C., Rofina, Y.O., & Norzulaani, K. (2008). Morphohistological examination on somatic embryogenesis of Musa acuminata cv. ‘Mas’ (AA). Scientia Horticulturae, 117(4): 335-340.

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