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Principal
No. Research Title NMRR investigator/
Number Co-principal
investigator (Co-PI)
9 Development of multiplex real-time PCR NMRR-21- Mohd Adilin Yaacob
assays for detection and identification of the 1162-60367
human and zoonotic malarial parasites in
Malaysia

10 Elucidating the protein interaction network Collaboration Dr. Noor Azian Md
of Plasmodium falciparum kelch-13 protein with UiTM Yusuf
and its role in antimalarial drug resistance

11 Molecular epidemiology of asymptomatic NMRR-19- Adela Ida Jiram
submicroscopic malaria in Malaysia 470-47341

12 Confirmation, validation and characterisation NMRR -19- Noor Azian Md Yusuf
of antimalarial drug (artemisinin) K13 gene on 466-47199
Plasmodium falciparum in Malaysian isolates
13 Detection of Orientia tsutsugamushi in NMRR-21- Suhaili Zainal Abidin
chiggers and small mammals in scrub typhus 1923-60512
cases areas in Sabah

14 Development of DNA aptamer targeting NMRR ID-21- Nik Abdul Aziz Nik
Borrelia afzelii outer surface protein a (OspA) 02063-AVY Kamarudin
for direct detection of Lyme disease

15 Development of a reverse transcription NMRR-20- Dr. Foo Phiaw Chong
loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT- 1423-55724
LAMP) assay for rapid diagnosis of COVID-19

16 Establishment of the experimental NMRR-19- Dr. Christina Injan
procedures for detecting and isolating 2864-51091
antimicrobial peptide(s) from the brown dog
tick, Rhipicephalus sanguineus

17 Development of a self-stable point-of-care NMRR-19- Dr. Foo Phiaw Chong
duplex LAMP assay for detection of Lyme 2548-50647
disease and spotted fever group rickettsioses
pathogens in local ticks

18 Deciphering seroreactivity of novel peptides NMRR-19- Dr. Siti Roszilawati
biomarkers of acute leptospirosis using 2718-50163 Ramli
lateral flow immunoassay
19 Identification of potential biomarkers NMRR-19- Revathy Arushothy
from differentially expressed genes during 3071-51503
Burkholderia pseudomallei infection NMRR-19- Dr. Nur Asyura Nor
Infectious Diseases Research Centre (IDRC) outcomes of methicillin-resistant 3141-51622 Amdan
20
Molecular characterisation and clinical
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) circulating in
two major hospitals in Klang valley

NMRR-19-
In vitro pharmacodynamics examination of
21
clinical attainable antibiotic concentrations
against different Malaysian strains of 3938-45763 Hana Farizah Zamri
Burkholderia pseudomallei
22 Identification and characterisation of NMRR-20- Dr. Azura Mohd Nor
mycobacterial LysM domains towards the 533-53776
development of novel anti-TB drugs