Personal Details/Awards/Publications: Dr. Wong Wei Chee (WWC)
Personal Details
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DR. WONG WEI CHEE (WWC) |
Education
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University of Malaya (UM)
B.Sc. (Hons) in Industrial Biotechnology, 2002University of Malaya (UM) Ph.D. in Plant Biotechnology, 2008 |
Job experience
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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) |
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Professional activities and societies
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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
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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AAR Internal Seminars and Field Days (Published)
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