Shamsiah

PART A: About Me

Name: Norsamsiah binti Muhamad @ Wahab

Age: 25 years old

Qualifications: Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Universiti

Teknologi Malaysia, 2007.

Job Title: Assistant Research Officer (ARO)

Employer: Research Management Center (RMC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Has been with this company for 2 months

What drives me in my work/research: I have experiences in research and development in PRSS during practical training. I learned lots of this field and drive me to know more about something research that reachable. I hope that I can create a lot of new things especially in Biotechnology.

3 things I can’t live without: Books, food and mobile phone.

Postgraduate study: I want to go further with my research, make a research approved widely and successful in Biomedical used.

PART B: My background, my research study and current job

Choosing this area of research study:

I have a higher expectation in research and development field. Knowledge makes someone look perfect and brilliant in sharing an idea. So I try to give a highly performance in this area to make research fully successful and can published to others benefits.

My research:

My research study is “Bio-Tribocorrosion Performance of High Carbon and Low Carbon Biomedical Grade CoCrMo alloys used as Endosteal Implant”. In new generation metal on metal (MoM) joint prostheses have been introduced as an effective alternative to metal on Polyethylene (MoP) bearings have been widely used to half a century. More and more hip replacements are requested for younger and more active patients, making it essential to understand and try to improve their long term durability of using CoCrMo alloys in hip joint replacement. The major concern about use of CoCrMo alloys is the toxicity of the released Co and Cr ions. If a large amount of metal ions released, it can be harmful for human health. So, for medical device use must be applying to biological evaluations. For the biological evaluations it needs for the tests that are cytotoxicity, sensitization, irritation, systemic toxicity, subchronic toxicity, genotoxicity, implantation and haemocompatibility.

The best bits:

This career meant lots for me. I have equipped office soft skills such as dealing with vendors/clients and office management different level of people. Gain a new knowledge and developed a skills in doing a research.

My work:

I am working as assistant research officer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai. I was assigned to assist research project related to biocompatibility studies and artificial bone environment.

Looking ahead/Life after postgraduate study:

I am excited in involving myself in research and development area, I try to make myself fully committed in my work as a researcher as I can. I also planning in pursue my studies in master also in PhD. I want to develop myself to be a knowledgeable in this field and can give a positive contribution to any organizations.

My advice:

For achieved a best performance in a career we must give a full effort to succeed. Gain more knowledge and pursue a best challenge in further higher educations. Believed in our self that everybody can be succeed with effervesce spirit and higher confidence level.

madihah abdul gani

PART A: About me

Name: Madihah binti Abdul Gani

Age: 24 years old

Qualifications: Bachelor in Science (Biology), National University of Malaysia (UKM). Currently pursuing Master in Bioprocess Engineering, University of Technology Malaysia.

Job Title: Research Assistant

Employer: Chemical Engineering Pilot Plant (CEPP), University of Technology Malaysia

Has been with this company for 1 year and 4 months

What drives me in my work/research: Science is the essence of technological excellence and an interesting field to explore.

3 things I can’t live without: Holy Quran, mobile phone and my green motorcycle.

Postgraduate study: This opportunity in pursuing my study in master will help my skills in doing the research and I want to achieve the targets to develop the high value products from local resources that give benefits to nation and fulfill the standard and requirement.

PART B: My background, my postgraduate study and current job

Choosing this area of research/postgraduate study:

This course give an opportunity for me to gain more knowledge in bioprocess engineering that focuses on developing products and research for the fine specialty chemical industry. This course offers a wide range of laboratory and pilot scale research capabilities. It assists in development of high value components and innovative processing technology for industries such as nutraceuticals, herbal, phytochemicals and flavour. The project also give strengthen the scientific knowledge base on needed to informe to use of natural plant resources in medical practice such as bromelain that is use as anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer agent. What I have been learned during the studies, I can implement it in developing a new research and can face the ever changing demands of process industry.

Starting postgraduate studies:

I started my postgraduate after a short course in ‘Herbal Plantation and Processing Technology’. I have taken a short course after finishing my bachelor in Science (Biology). This is the right timing for me to further my study in continuing the learning process, gain more knowledge and experiences and implement in research. Changing field from Science to Engineering, give me quite challenge, but nothing impossible right now to achieve the target if we work hard and smart.

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Mode of study:

I am taking master by research, a full time study. I can give full of commitment and focus on my study to ensure my schedule of work run smoothly and successfully. This type of mode is comfortable for me as I am still younger and have a lot of enthusiasm and chances to strengthen my skills and knowledge.

My research/postgraduate study:

My research study is “Study of Anti -inflammatory agent in bromelain”. The purpose of this study is to investigate and prove the efficacy of bromelain and its potential as anti cancer agent properties and therefore useful in promoting as a wound healing and other medical purposes. The challenge of this study is to purify enzyme from pineapple and to conduct the analysis using in vitro analysis. The useful medicinal properties from bromelain also will be applied in products formulation to produce natural finished products such as juice, capsules and cosmetics products. Hopefully this project will expand and develop the bromelain standard that reaches the requirement.

The best bits:

I am grateful to get the opportunity to further my study in postgraduate studies. I have learned a lot to build up self esteem, skills in doing research, spirit and knowledge. Most important thing not only learns how to apply knowledge in doing research but also learn how to market the products.

My work:

I am working at the same time as research assistant at Chemical Engineering Pilot Plant, UTM. I was assigned to assist research project related to tissue culture and nutraceutical.

The experiences and skills help me to develop my research.

Looking ahead/Life after postgraduate study:

My plan is to further my study on doctorate after completing my master. I would like to explore more exciting things in this area and intend to continue more research that give beneficial to nation.

My advice:

Grab opportunity to further the studies until doctorate. ‘Life is long learning’. We will upgrade our skills and knowledge. We will help to solve a lot of human’s problems from the beneficial research we developed. Take the challenge as an opportunity.

the sisterhood of TCERG

This picture was taken last year, before we were joined by two guys (ikram and hassan)

Cells Story

I started as humble hybridoma TC/C3.bcl-2. My parents are spleen cells and myeloma cells. I was born in Immunology department with the trait of expressing bcl-2 protein. The gene was isolated in Australia I was told and inserted to TB/C3 hybridoma by Immunology group in Birmingham Univ, UK way back in early 1990's.

People may underestimated my capability. I became a subject of study in Animal Cell Culture Group at BU ever since till MAR moved to UCD, Dublin. I was a hero to many including Rabinder, Nick and FAAM (to name a few) then. I secreted IgG1 which was an important material for FAAM study. She looked at the sugar structures attached to Fc region of IgG1 I secreted while growing in various culture systems.

In year 2000, I was flown to Malaysia (UTM) via normal mail. As I survived the hursh condition during a week travel, my control, TB/C3.pEF parished. I continued living for hundreds more passages. I had a chance to worked with Melissa, Taher, Rosmiyati in the early days in TCEL.

Where are other TB/C3 now? Thank you to my manipulators, to them I in debt. They made me so robust, adaptable and easy to handle living with minimal nutrients.

Tissue Culture Cell Research Member

For introductory, i would like to introduce our team member.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fadzilah Adibah Abdul Majid - Lead of Research Team

Rozi -Ms. Melanocyte
Ana - Ms. Adipocyte
Husna - Mrs. Keratinocyte
Azura - Ms. Cancerous Cell
Madihah - Ms.Cancerous Cell
Samsiah - Mrs. Lymphocyte

Anyone who are willing to share bout cells u are most welcome :)