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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Clinical Research
Monash Malaysia is fortunate to have excellent clinical and lab-based skills and capabilities in Johor Bahru in the south of the country. The
Clinical Research Cluster is a new cluster set up in 2017 that seeks to enhance the research capability of the entire campus by harnessing
the research potential in JB.
Overview of Activities
Clinical School Johor Bahru (CSJB) received Tropical Medicine & Biology (TMB) support for its annual Research Week held from 4 to 8
September 2017. This fifth edition of the Research Week saw the participation of a total of 28 research projects from teams that combined
academic staff and students. The submissions were divided into two categories; the Completed Project which had 13 entries and the
Research Idea for the remaining 15 entries. It was encouraging to see the wide range of research domains covered; which included Research
Ethics, Psychology, Women’s and Children’s Health, Cardiometabolic Health, Orang Asli Community Health, Surgery, Radiology and
Molecule Discovery. Besides presentation of research projects, there were also formal Research Skills educational activities like workshops
on Systematic Review, Research Methodology and SPSS.
Following the daily afternoon poster presentations from 4 to 7 September, the Research Week culminated with the Oral Presentations
on 8 September 2017. The judges for the oral presentation were fellow academic staff from from the Sunway campus, ensuring a richer
experience for all the participants. The results are as follows:
Research Idea Category
Status Cash Prize (RM) Presenter Other Team Members Supervisor Project Title
Winner 1,000 • Shindupriya
Periasamy • Rohadarshine
Mahentiran • Dr T.V. Jayanthi
• Dr J. Ravichandran
• Dr Nisha A Dominic Obesity and Fetal Abnormalities -
a Malaysian Perspective
1st
runner
up 750 • Chee Yong
Huey - • Dr Choon Siew Eng,
• Dr Nalini Nanu A Retrospective Study On Clinical Profile
Of Patients With Syphilis In Hospital
Sultanah Aminah Johor Bahru, Malaysia
1st
runner
up 750 • Nehru
Nagalingam • Thee Li Jing
• Cheong Anderson
• Alex Oh Keng Yew • Dr Sivakumar
Thurairajasingam
• Dr Haslina Yusof Role of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current
Stimulation (tDCS) in the Treatment of
Nicotine Addiction: A Pilot Study
Completed Project Category
Status Cash Prize (RM) Presenter Other Team Members Supervisor Project Title
Winner 1,500 • Yeo Li-Fang - • Professor Maude
E. Phipps
• Professor Sunil
K. Lal The Anthropometrics, Cardio-Metabolic
Health and Oral Microbiomes of an
Indigenous Tribe
1st
runner
up 1,000 • Teo Yue Xin • Tan Qian Ying
• Joyce Cheh Mei Hwei
• Ng Zxai Ching • Dr Amutha Ramadas Facilitating Factors, Barriers and
• Ms Anita Ramadas Limitations of Mobile Technology Use
Among Medical Students In Clinical
Settings
2nd
runner
up 750 • Arun
Mahendan - • Dr Christina
Gertrude Yap
• Professor Anuar
Zaini Md Zain
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Endogenous Molecules as Candidate Early
Indicator for Type-2 Diabetes