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ASSOC. PROF. DR. VIJAY KUMAR
B.Sc.; M.Sc.; Ph.D (UPM)
   
Position
1. Deputy Director (Research & Development)  
2. Associate Professor  
Expertise
1. Molecular Genetics  
     
Current Research Projects
1. Development of expressed sequence tags for gene discovery, mapping and distribution during fruit ripening in pineapples
Sciencefund
2. Mechanism of gene regulation by microRNAs at different development stages of fruit ripening
FRGS
     
Current Postgraduate Students
1. KENNETH RODRIQUES (PhD) "The development and application of molecular markers for the conservation of Paphiopedilum rothschildianum and Phaleonopsis gigantia"
     
2. YEW CHEE WEI (MSc.) "Development of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) at various stages of fruit ripening"
     
3. ONG WEN DEE (MSc.) "Mechanism of genes regulation by microRNAs at different development stages of pineapple fruit ripening"
     
4. ERLE STANLEY HENRY (MSc) "Epidemiology analysis of Hepatitis B virus in Sabah based on serological and biochemical assays and nucleotide variation of the pre-S and S genes".
     
5. NOOR HYDAYATI MD. YUSUFF (MSc)
 "Mechanism of gene regulation by microRNAs at different stages of fruit ripening".
     
Academic Courses
1. SY 30803 - Genetic Engineering  
2. SY 10602 - Genetics  
3. SY 10801 - Amali Genetik  
4. SB 30303 - Biologi Molekul dan Pemuliharaan  
     
Publication (2003 - present)
Journal  
  • Rodrigues, K.F. and Kumar, S.V. 2008. Isolation and characterization of 24 microsatelite loci in Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, an endangered slipper orchid. Conservation Genetics. DOI 10.1107/s10592-008-9533-1.
  • Rodrigues, K.F. and Kumar, S.V. 2008. Isolation and characterization of microsatelite loci in Phalaenopsis gigantea. Conservation Genetics. DOI 10.1107/s10592-008-9569-2.
  • Kinsuat, M.J., and Kumar, S.V . 2007. Polymorphic microsatellite and cryptic simple repeat sequence markers in pineapples ( Ananas comosus var. comosus) . Molecular Ecology Notes. DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01764.
  • Rodrigues, K.F. and Kumar, S.V. 2006. Isolation of 43 microsatellite loci from Paphiopedilum rothschildianum , an endangered species of slipper orchid. Orchids (Lindleyana) 3: 448-451
  • Kumar, S.V., Saw, T.M., Tan, S.G., Quah, S.C. and Yusoff, K. 2003. Genetic variation of wild and domesticated mungbean as revealed by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA markers. Pertanika J. Tropical Agric. Sci. 26(2):45-54
Proceeding  
  • Rodrigues, K.F., Kumar, S.V ., Zaleha, A.A., Mariam, A.L., Ripin, R. and Nais, J. 2007. Molecular markers for the conservation of Paphiopedilum rothschildianum and Phalaenopsis gigantea , two endangered endemic orchids of Sabah , Malaysia . Paper to be presented at the Asia Pacific Conference on Plant Tissue Culture & Agribiotechnology, 17-21 June 2007, Kuala Lumpur
  • Kinsuat, M.J. and Kumar, S.V. 2006. A simple method for the development of (CT)n, (GA)n and (TG)n dinucleotide microsatellite markers in pineapples (Ananas comosus var. comosus). In: Proceedings of the KUSTEM 5 th Annual Seminar on Sustainability, Science and Management: Creating Wealth with Pristine Environment via Biotechnology, 2-3 May 2006, Kuala Terengganu. p. 254-257
  • Kinsuat, M.J. and Kumar, S.V. 2006. DNA profiling and determination of heterozygosity and Polymorphic Information Content in local pineapple populations. In: Proceedings of the 2 nd International UMS-GIST Colloquium, 6-7 February 2006, UMS, Kota Kinabalu. p. 42
  • Rodrigues, K.F. and Kumar, S.V . 2006. Application of molecular markers for the conservation of Paphiopedilum rothschildianum. Paper presented Malaysian Science and Technology Congress. 18-20 September, 2006. Kuala Lumpur . p.62
  • Rodrigues, K.F. and Kumar, S.V. 2006. Isolation and development of microsatellite markers in Phalaenopsis gigantea and screening for cross amplification in selected orchid species. In: Proceedings of the KUSTEM 5 th Annual Seminar on Sustainability, Science and Management: Creating Wealth with Pristine Environment via Biotechnology, 2-3 May 2006, Kuala Terengganu. p. 189-191
  • Rodrigues, K.F. and Kumar, S.V. 2006. Isolation of 43 microsatellite loci from Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, an endangered species of slipper orchid. Orchids (Lindleyana) 3: 448-451
  • Rodrigues, K.F. and Kumar, S.V. 2006. Molecular markers in the orchid breeding industry: Potential applications. In: Proceedings of the 2 nd International UMS-GIST Colloquium, 6-7 February 2006, UMS, Kota Kinabalu. p. 40
  • Thien, Y.N. and Kumar, S.V. 2006. Application of Amplified Differential Gene Expression (ADGE) to identify gene expression profiles in pineapples (Ananas comosus var. comosus). In: Proceedings of the 2 nd International UMS-GIST Colloquium, 6-7 February 2006, UMS, Kota Kinabalu. p. 41
  • Thien, Y.N. and Kumar, S.V. 2006. Isolation of RNA from plant samples with high polyphenols and polysaccharides contaminants such as pineapples. In: Proceedings of the KUSTEM 5 th Annual Seminar on Sustainability, Science and Management: Creating Wealth with Pristine Environment via Biotechnology, 2-3 May 2006, Kuala Terengganu. p. 233-236
  • Kinsuat, M.J. and Kumar, S.V. 2005. Isolation of di-, tri- and tetranucleotide microsatellite loci from pineapples (Ananas comosus var. comosus) using the 5' anchored PCR technique. In: Proceedings of the 6th National Congress on Genetics, 12-14 May 2005, Kuala Lumpur. p. 316-319
  • Rodrigues, K.F. and Kumar, S.V. 2005. Isolation of 43 microsatellite loci from Paphiopedilum rothschildianum, and endangered species of slipper orchid. In: Proceedings of the 6th National Congress on Genetics, 12-14 May 2005, Kuala Lumpur. p. 355-358
  • Thien, Y.N. and Kumar, S.V. 2005. Preliminary studies on Bulked Segregant Analysis for isolation and identification of sugar content linked markers in pineapple. In: Proceedings of the 6th National Congress on Genetics, 12-14 May 2005, Kuala Lumpur. p. 385-389
  • Teoh, P.L., Lojuti, S., Anton, A. and Kumar, S.V. 2004. Characterization of microalga genus Prorocentrum by using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. In: Proceedings of the 14th Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 19-21 July 2004. Malacca, Malaysia.
  • Kumar, S.V., Tan, S.G., Quah, S.C. and Yusoff, K. 2003. A rapid and effective method for isolating microsatellite loci in mungbean. In: Proceedings of the 13th Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 19-21 May 2003. Putrajaya, Malaysia. p. 78
  • Kumar, S.V., Tan, S.G., Quah, S.C. and Yusoff, K. 2003. Cross-species amplification of microsatellite loci in selected legumes. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Bioinformatics 2003, 8-10 September 2003, Penang, Malaysia. p. 114
  • Kumar, S.V., Tan, S.G., Quah, S.C. and Yusoff, K. 2003. Isolation and application of microsatellite markers for the genetic evaluation of mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) and selected legumes. In: Proceedings of the Seminar on Science and Technology 2003, 6-7 November 2003, University Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia. p. 24-29
     
Contact
     
E-mail : vijay@ums.edu.my
Tel. : +6088-320 000 ext. 5600
Fax : +6088-320993
     

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