Contact Ms. Nurhayatie Sajali
Head of Bioresources Research Cluster
Email: nurhayatie@uts.edu.my
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Introduction
Welcome to the Centre for Research of Innovation & Sustainable Development (CRISD) Bioresources Cluster website. Sarawak is well known as a home of diverse natural resources and biodiversity. Established in 2019, the Bioresources cluster has commenced researches pertaining to innovative food products development from indigenous plants local to Sarawak. Besides, the cluster also focuses on research related to food technology, particularly food processing, food analysis, food preservation, prebiotic, halal food science and detection of genetically modified organisms (GMO).
Activities
The development of functional food ingredients is vital to meet the demand of the growing population. Indigenous plants such as ‘Dabai’ (Canarium odontophyllum), ‘Belimbing Hutan’ (Baccaurea angulate), ‘Sagu Lemantak’, ‘Chempedak’ (Artocarpus integer), ‘Nipah palm’ (Nypa fruticans) and ‘Bario rice’ have been utilized to develop food products such as cookies, ice-cream, snack bar and noodle. Analysis of the nutrients present in these indigenous plants is vital prior to food products development. This can be achieved by the utilization of the state-of-the-art equipment available in our laboratories.
In addition, an environmentally friendly ‘Pulut Panggang Electrical Grill Machine’ was developed by the Bioresources research team, which aim to lessen grilling time and reduce the amount of smoke released. Apart from food processing, research related to food preservation is also critical to prolong the food storage and ensure the edibility of the food consumed. Hence, optimization of various food preservation techniques has been conducted in our laboratories.
Future's prospect
Further exploration of various natural resources is warranted. In this regard, the Bioresources cluster will continue to strive in research and development through project collaboration and services to meet the growing population's demands, especially in Sarawak.
Members
| No. | Name | School | Position | Extension | Qualifications | |
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| 1) | ASSOC PROF DR MOHD ZAHID BIN ABIDIN | SET | 508 | zahidabidin | PhD Food Technology (UiTM), MSc Food Technology (USM), BSc Food Technology (USM) |
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| 2) | TS DR HII SIEW LING | SET | 511 | hiisl | PhD BioProcess Engineering / Fermentation Technology (UPM), MSc Environmental Engineering (UPM), BSc Biotechnology (UPM) |
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| 3) | MDM NORHASMILLAH BINTI ABU HASSAN | SET | 561 | norhasmillah | Master of Science Environmental Chemistry of UPM, Bachelor of Science (Hons) Industrial Chemistry, UPM |
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| 4) | MS NURHAYATIE BINTI SAJALI | SET | Head of Cluster | 553 | nurhayatie | Master of Science (Medical Microbiology) of Universiti Putra Malaysia, Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Sciences) of Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| 5) | MDM SUZY RINI ANAK GINDI | SET | 506 | suzy | MSc Aquaculture (National Taiwan Ocean Univ), BSc Food Technology & Bioprocess (UMS) |
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| 6) | MR KOH CHEN CHUNG | SET | 417 | koh.chenchung | Graduate Technologist (Malaysia Board of Technologists), M.Sc. (USM) Food Technology, B.Tech. (USM) Food Technology |
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| 7) | MR ASHRAF BIN A.RAZAK | SET | 418 | ashraf | MSc Advanced Chemical Engineering (Birmingham), B. Eng. in Chemical Engineering (Australia) | |
| 8) | MR ABDUL FATTAH BIN AB. RAZAK | SET | 480 | abdul.fattah | Master of Process Safety & Loss Prevention, UPM, Bachelor in Chemical Engineering (Hons) Food Technology, UniKL | |
| 9) | MDM CHING LEE FUNG | SET | 568 | chinglf | MSc Resource Chemistry (UNIMAS), BSc Analytical Chemistry (UNIMAS) |
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| 10) | MDM MASTURA BINTI SANI | SET | 550 | mastura | Master of Science in Biotechnology (UNIMAS), Bachelor Degree (Honors) Resource Biotechnology (UNIMAS) | |
| 11) | MR MOHD SYAFIQ BIN ABDULLAH | SET | 414 | mohdsyafiq | Bac in Food Science & Technology, UiTM, Master in Food Science, University Malaysia Terengganu |
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| 12) | MDM NASIHAH BINTI MOKHTAR | SET | 422 | nasihah | BSc. of Plant Resources Sc. and Management, UNIMAS, MSc. of Natural Resources, UMK | |
| 13) | MS FARAH SYAHIRAH BINTI ABDUL SYUKRI | SET | 581 | farah.syahirah | Master of Science (Food Technology) , Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Bachelor of Science, UPM |
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| 14) | MR MOHD HAFSANJANI BIN SALLEH | SET | 581 | mohd.hafsanjani | Master of Engineering (UCTS), Bachelor of Science with Honours (Biochemistry), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) |
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| 15) | MS NUR'AIN FARHAH BINTI SUHARDI | SET | nurainfarhah | Master of Food Technology (UPM), BSc (Hons) in Resource Chemistry (UNIMAS) |
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