PROF. DR. YEONG YIK SUNG

PROF. DR. YEONG YIK SUNG

CONTACT

Office    : +609-668 5019

Mobile  : +6019-478 6381

Fax        : +609-

Email    : yeong@umt.edu.my

FIELD

Fisheries

EXPERTISE

Aquaculture biotechnology

SPECIALISATION

  • Immunology
  • Stress protein

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PROF. DR. YEONG YIK SUNG

EDUCATION

BSc. (UPM) Malaysia
MSc. (KUSTEM) Malaysia
Phd. (UGENT) Belgium

RESEARCH INTEREST

My research centres on studying the relationship between heat shock proteins (Hsps), pathogen resistances and the immune system in aquatic organism, with application of new tools and existing molecular methodologies to dissect their complex integration . Other than  Hsps, my work Focuses on the detection of hormone peptides for sex identification in arowana, an important and valuable ornamental fish species

RESEARCH CONTRIBUTION & ACHIEVEMENT

POSITION

IN-CHARGE SCOPE

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

  • ASEAN Fisheries Education Network
  • World Aquaculture Society (Asian Pacific Chapter)
  • Malaysia Fisheries Society

NETWORKING & RESEARCH COLLABORATION

  • Tianjin Agricultural University, China
  • Laboratary of Aquaculture & Artemia References Center, Ghent University , Belgium
  • Tianjin University of Science and Technology, China
  • Ocean University of China, China
  • Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
  • University of Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Cantho University, Vietnam
  • Nong Lam University, Vietnam
  • Kasetsart University, Thailand
  • Universitas Air Langga, Indonesia

EDITORIAL / ASSOCIATE EDITORIAL MEMBERSHIP

  • Journal of Songklanakarin of Science and Technology
  • Jurnal Biosains
  • Journal of Coastal Development

ACADEMIC RECOGNITION

  • Adjunct Professor to the Universitas Air Langga, Indonesia
  • Visiting Professor to the Ocean University of China
  • Visiting Professor to the Tianjin Agricultural University, China
  • Visiting Professor Kagoshima University, Japan

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