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18. Characterization of Spesific microRNAs (has-mir-4301, has-mir-3183, has-mir-324-3p and
has-mir-1247-5p) in Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Healthcare Workers
19. Molecular Characterization Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern and Taxonomic Studies of
Uncommon Fungal Pathogens
20. Efficacy of Ethanolic Extract and Freeze Dried Eucheuma denticulatum on in vivo Glucose
Tolerance and Diet-Induced Obesity
21. Detection of pathogenic Leptospira spp. in Environment Samples (Water & Soil), Small
Mammals and Ticks Obtained from Selected Recreational Areas in Hulu Langat, Selangor
22. Evaluating Anti-Infective Compounds from the Extracts of Senna alata and Ocimum basilicum
Against Cutaneous Pathogenic Fungi
23. Determination of Biomarker for Meliodosis and Identification of Spesific Antigenic Protein for
Burkholderia pesudomallei
24. Effect of Fresh C. papaya Leaf Juice and Freeze-Dried C. papaya Leaf Juice in Activating
Early Response of Dendritic Cells and Immature T-Cells in Thymus and Spleen of Dengue
Virus Infected AG129 Mice

25. Immunological Risk Stratification Among Recipients of Renal Transplant in Malaysia
26. Genetic Profiling of P. knowlesi Using Antigenic Molecular Markers and To Study Anti-Malarial
Drug Resistance Markers in Human and Macaques Samples
27. Determination of Volatile and Non Volatile Nitrosamines and Related Compounds in Malaysian
Processed and Preserved Foods
28. Application of Fungal Beta D Glucan as Fungal Biomarker and the Fungal DNA Gene Chip for
Detection of Invasive Mycoses in Severely ill and Immunocompromised Hosts
29. Isolation and Characterisation of Pathogenic Leptospira from Human, Animals and Environment
in Various Localities in Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan
30. Characterisation of Monoclonal Antibodies Against Outer Membrane Proteins of Pathogenic
Leptospira as Early Biological Markers of Leptospirosis
31. Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Associations of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug
Induced Urticaria/ Angiodema
32. Proteomics and microRNA Profiling for Identification of Putative Biomarkers in Acute Myeloid
Leukemia (AML) Patients
33. Toxicology Profile of Dioscorea hispida in Rodent and Drug-Herb Interaction
34. Embryotoxicity Study of Labisia pumila var. alata Extracts in Post-Implantation of ex utero
Whole Embryo Culture (WEC) of Sprague Dawley Rats
35. Enhanced Diagnostic Tool for Diagnosis of Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases in Malaysia
36. Harnessing Whole Exome Sequencing Platform of Mutation Profiling of Cytogenetically Normal
Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (CN-AML) in Malaysian Population
37. Human Cosavirus Infections in Children Presented with Non-Polio Acute Flaccid Cases

38. Pre-Clinical Efficacy of Engineered Human Adult Stem Cells Expressing Anti-Tumour Agent
(TNF-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand/TRAIL) Against Lung Cancer
39. Assessing Tuberculosis Treatment Delay, Treatment Default, Transmission Dynamics and
Evaluation of the MyTB Test Kit
40. Molecular Epidemiological Study of Brucella melitensis Isolated from Human and Animal in
Outbreak and Sporadic Cases by Whole Genome Sequencing
41. The Association Between Human Leukocyte Antigen and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

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