prof. dr. badrul munir bin md zain

pensyarah universiti

jabatan sains biologi & bioteknologi

 abgbadd@ukm.edu.my



   Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
  • Sumber Lestari, Alam Sekitar dan Kehidupan Pintar,



  •    Biografi/ Biography :

  • Badrul Munir Md Zain, PhD, merupakan profesor di Jabatan Sains Biologi dan Bioteknologi, Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Beliau merupakan di antara pakar primat terkenal di Malaysia. Mempunyai kepakaran 31 tahun dalam bidang sistematik molekul dan primatologi. Graduan PhD dari Columbia University, New York, USA dan alumni New York Consortium of Evolutionary Primatology. Merupakan salah seorang dari ahli pemegang amanah Yayasan Pulau Orang Utan Bukit Merah

  • badrul munir md zain, mohd ridwan abd rahman, shuhainor abdullah.  (2025).  american museum of natural history: bukan sekadar muzium.  - majalah scitech. 

     

    hidayah haris, nursyuhada othman, nur hartini sariyati, nurfatiha akmal fawwazah abdullahfauzi, farah farhana ramli, muhammad faudzir najmuddin, badrul munir md-zain, salim aman, muhammad abu bakar abdul-latiff.  (2025).  survey of primate species in panti forest reserve, johor: significance for conservation and ecotourism opportunities.  - the malaysian forester.  224 - 237. 

     

    mohammad noor-faezah, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, nur-aizatul tukiman, roberta chaya tawie tingga, mohamad fhaizal mohamad bukhori, badrul munir md-zain.  (2025).  first dietary study of the critically endangered black morph bornean banded langur (presbytis chrysomelas chrysomelas) using dna metabarcoding.  - biodiversity data journal.  1 - 13. 

     

    hidayah haris, nursyuhada othman, nur hartini sariyati, nurfatiha akmal fawwazah abdullah-fauzi, farah farhana ramli, muhammad faudzir najmuddin, badrul munir md-zain, salim aman, muhammad abu bakar abdul-latiff.  (2025).  survey of primate species in panti forest reserve, johor: significance for conservation and ecotourism opportunities.  - the malaysian forester.  224 - 237. 

     

    fatin qurratu’aini zaini, danial hariz zainal abidin, nor rahman aifat, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, badrul munir md-zain.  (2025).  molecular fish species identification of commercial traditional seafood products in the malaysian market.  - malaysian applied biology.  89 - 98. 

     

    hidayah haris, nursyuhada othman, munian kaviarasu, muhammad faudzir najmuddin, nurfatiha akmal fawwazah abdullah-fauzi, farah farhana ramli, nur hartini sariyati, mohd lokman ilham-norhakim, badrul munir md-zain, muhammad abu bakar abdul-latiff.  (2024).  ethnoprimatology reveals new extended distribution of critically endangered banded langur presbytis femoralis (martin, 1838) in pahang, malaysia: insights from indigenous traditional knowledge and molecular analysis.  - american journal of primatology.  1 - 16. 

     

    tingga, roberta chaya tawie; gani, millawati; mohd-ridwan, abd rahman; aifat, nor rahman; matsuda, ikki; md-zain, badrul munir.  (2024).  gut microbial assessment among hylobatidae at the national wildlife rescue centre, peninsular malaysia.  - journal of veterinary science.  1 - 11. 

     

    nursyuhada othman, kaviarasu munian, hidayah haris, nur hartini sariyati, nurfatiha akmal fawwazah abdullah-fauzi, mohd lokman ilham-norhakim, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, nor rahman aifat, pazil abdul-patah, hiroshi sasaki, daisuke waku, md nor shukor, badrul munir md-zain, muhammad abu bakar abdul-latiff.  (2024).  dna metabarcoding reveals the dietary composition for smooth-coated otter (lutrogale perspicillata) and asian small-clawed otter (aonyx cinereus) in malaysia.  - aquatic conservation: marine and freshwater ecosystems.  1 - 10. 

     

    mary e. blair, giang t. h. cao, elora h. lópez-nandam, daniel a. veronese-paniagua, mark g.birchette, marina kenyon, badrul m. md-zain, rachel a. munds, k. anne-isola nekaris, vincent nijman, christian roos, hoàng m. thach, eleanor j. sterling, minh d.le.  (2024).  correction: blair et al. molecular phylogenetic relationships and unveiling novel genetic diversity among slow and pygmy lorises, including resurrection of xanthonycticebus intermedius. genes 2023, 14, 643.  - genes.  1 - 2. 

     

    millawati gani, abd rahman mohd ridwan frankie thomas sitam, zubaidah kamarudin, siti suzana selamat, nik mohd zamani awang, kayal vizi karuppannan, badrul munir md zain.  (2024).  habitat shapes the gut microbiome diversity of malayan tigers (panthera tigris jacksoni) as revealed through metabarcoding 16s rrna profiling.  - world journal of microbiology and biotechnology.  1-17. 

     

    roberta chaya tawie tingga, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, azroie denel, badrul munir md-zain.  (2025).  profiling the gut microbiome of hylobatidae and cercopithecinae: insights into the health of primates in captivity.  - journal of medical primatology.  1 - 9. 

     

    badrul munir md-zain, wan ainin sofiya wan-mustafa, roberta chaya tawie tingga, millawati gani, abd rahman mohd-ridwan.  (2025).  high-throughput dna metabarcoding for the gut microbiome assessment of captive white-handed gibbon and siamang.  - journal of medical primatology.  1 - 8. 

     

    mohammad noor-faezah, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, nur-aizatul tukiman, roberta chaya tawie tingga, mohamad fhaizal mohamad bukhori, badrul munir md-zain.  (2025).  first dietary study of the critically endangered black morph bornean banded langur (presbytis chrysomelas chrysomelas) using dna metabarcoding.  - biodiversity data journal.  1 - 13. 

     

    tukiman nur-aizatul, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, mohammad noor-faezah, roberta chaya tawie tingga, mohamad fhaizal mohamad bukhori, jayasilan mohd-azlan, azroie denel, muhammad abu bakar abdul-latiff, badrul munir md-zain.  (2025).  seasonal variation in activity budgets of critically endangered bornean banded langur, presbytis chrysomelas chrysomelas in malaysian borneo.  - biodiversity data journal.  1 - 16. 

     

    millawati gani, frankie t sitam, zubaidah kamarudin, siti suzana selamat, nik m zamani awang, hn muhd sahimi, michael wong, baharim selat, nfka abdullah halim, lim shu yong, ling fong yoke, salmah yaakop, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, badrul munir md zain.  (2024).  unveiling prey preferences of endangered wild malayan tiger, panthera tigris jacksoni, in peninsular malaysia through scat analysis via coi dna metabarcoding.  - nature conservation.  249-268. 

     

    roberta chaya tawie tingga, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, azroie denel, badrul munir md-zain.  (2025).  profiling the gut microbiome of hylobatidae and cercopithecinae: insights into the health of primates in captivity.  - journal of medical primatology.  1 - 9. 

     

    badrul munir md-zain, wan ainin sofiya wan-mustafa, roberta chaya tawie tingga, millawati gani, abd rahman mohd-ridwan.  (2025).  high-throughput dna metabarcoding for the gut microbiome assessment of captive white-handed gibbon and siamang.  - journal of medical primatology.  1 - 8. 

     

    hidayah haris, nursyuhada othman, nur hartini sariyati, nurfatiha akmal fawwazah abdullahfauzi, farah farhana ramli, muhammad faudzir najmuddin, badrul munir md-zain, salim aman, muhammad abu bakar abdul-latiff.  (2025).  survey of primate species in panti forest reserve, johor: significance for conservation and ecotourism opportunities.  - the malaysian forester.  224 - 237. 

     

    mohammad noor-faezah, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, nur-aizatul tukiman, roberta chaya tawie tingga, mohamad fhaizal mohamad bukhori, badrul munir md-zain.  (2025).  first dietary study of the critically endangered black morph bornean banded langur (presbytis chrysomelas chrysomelas) using dna metabarcoding.  - biodiversity data journal.  1 - 13. 

     

    fatin qurratu’aini zaini, danial hariz zainal abidin, nor rahman aifat, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, badrul munir md-zain.  (2025).  molecular fish species identification of commercial traditional seafood products in the malaysian market.  - malaysian applied biology.  89 - 98. 

     

    hidayah haris, nur hartini sariyati, farah farhana ramli, nurfatiha akmal fawwazah abdullah-fauzi, suliadi firdaus sufahani, badrul munir md-zain, salmah yaakop, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, nor rahman aifat, ibnu maryanto, muhammad abu bakar abd-latiff.  (2024).  assessing methodological variability in gut microbiome studies: lessons from southeast asian for effective conservation strategies.  - the 8th international conference on biological sciences leveraging biodiversity to support green economy and climate resilience (icbs 2023) bio web of conferences.  01005. 

     

    nursyuhada othman, hidayah haris, mohd faudzir najmuddin, nur hartini sariyati, farah farhana ramli, suliadi firdaus sufahani, badrul munir md-zain, salmah yaakop, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, nor rahman aifat, ibnu maryanto, muhammad abu bakar abd latiff.  (2024).  application of next-generation sequencing technology in southeast asia: a practical framework for advancing wildlife conservation.  - the 8th international conference on biological sciences leveraging biodiversity to support green economy and climate resilience (icbs 2023) bio web of conference.  01004. 

     

    nur hartini sariyati, hidayah haris, farah farhana ramli, suliadi firdaus sufahani badrul munir md-zain, salmah yaakop, abd rahman mohd-ridwan, nor rahman aifat, mohd sanusi mohamed, ibnu maryanto, muhammad abu bakar abdul-latiff.  (2024).  comparison of metabarcoding techniques for dietary assessment in herbivores and omnivores.  - the 8th international conference on biological sciences leveraging biodiversity to support green economy and climate resilience (icbs 2023) bio web of conference.  01002. 

     

    kayal vizi karuppannan, khairul amirin mohamed, charles keliang, nurul azura mohd naim, mohd firdaus ariff abdul razak, salmah yaakop, jesús e maldonado, badrul munir md zain.  (2019).  sex determination among elephas maximus faecal samples collected from selected sampling plots in taman negara national parks, peninsular malaysia.  - the 2018 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceedings.  60021-60028. 

     

    nur syafika mohd-yusof, juliana senawi, jeffrine japning rovie-ryan, shukor md nor, badrul munir md-zain.  (2019).  phylogenetic relationships of island flying fox, pteropus hypomelanus (chiroptera: pteropodidae) along the east and west coast of peninsular malaysia based on cytochrome b sequences.  - the 2018 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceedings.  1-7. 

     

    muhammad abu bakar abdul-latiff, mohd ayub afqah, fatin zahari, nursyuhada othman, hidayah haris, mohd faudzir najmuddin, badrul munir md-zain.  (2021).  the ethnozoology, wildlife utilisation and hunting practices of the semoq beri tribe in pahang.  - 109-136. 

     

    muhammad abdul latiff abu bakar, mohd ridwan abd. rahman, badrul munir md. zain, izfa riza hazmi, salmah yaakop.  (2020).  application of dna barcoding.  - 74-96. 

     

    farhani ruslin, mohd asrol azmi, badrul munir md zain.  (2018).  primates.  - 154-162. 

     

    siti taurina tamrin, sharifah zulaikha syed ahmad, badrul munir md. zain & salmah yaakop.  (2017).  variasi genetik spesies oryzaephius surinamensis (coleooptera: silvanidae) di semenanjung malaysia silvanidae) di semenanjung malaysia.  - 515-518. 

     

    khairul syaadah mohhoyua, nor aifat rahman, ahmad ampeng, salmah yaakop & badrul munir md-zain.  (2017).  pengoptimuman pcr dalam genus nycticebus di malaysia berdasarkan tiga lokus mtdna terpilih.  - 511-514. 

     

    badrul munir md zain, mohd ridwan abd rahman, shuhainor abdullah.  (2025).  american museum of natural history: bukan sekadar muzium.  - majalah scitech. 

     

    nur nasyuhaa azwa zakariya, badrul munir md-zain.  (2024).  kelakuan postur dan lokomotor ungka tangan putih (hylobates lar) di pusat menyelamat hidupan liar kebangsaan.  - sains malaysiana.  3289 - 3299. 

     

    nazlina ibrahim, badrul munir md zain, haja maideen kader maideen, nik norhazrina nik mohd kamil, nur farah ain zainee, noraini talip, wan kiew lian.  (2024).  modul bengkel penulisan buku daripada tesis jilid 2.  - 1-131. 

     

    nazlina ibrahim, badrul munir md zain, haja maideen kader maideen noraini talip, nik nor hazrina nik mohd, wan kiew lian.  (2022).  modul bengkel penulisan buku daripada tesis.  - 1-112. 

     

    badrul munir md zain, muhammad abdul latiff abu bakar, mohd ridwan abd rahman, mohd faudzir najmuddin.  (2022).  primat semenanjung malaysia.  - 172. 

     

    badrul munir md zain, mohd ridwan abd rahman, shuhainor abdullah.  (2025).  american museum of natural history: bukan sekadar muzium.  - majalah scitech. 

     

    nazlina ibrahim, badrul munir md zain, haja maideen kader maideen, nik norhazrina nik mohd kamil, nur farah ain zainee, noraini talip, wan kiew lian.  (2024).  modul bengkel penulisan buku daripada tesis jilid 2.  - 1-131. 

     

    nadiatur akmar zulkifli arnida hani teh, noor soffalina sofian seng, badrul munir md zain, sharifah salmah syed hussain.  (2024).  detection of single nucleotide polymorphism (snp) of a1 and a2 beta-casein alleles in malaysian dairy cattle for healthier milk option.  - 1-8. 

     

    hani kartini binti agustar;badrul munir bin md. zain.  (2022).  leptospirosis : penyakit berjangkit dalam hidupan liar dan manusia.  -

     

    badrul munir bin md. zain;zaidi bin isa;salmah binti yaakop.  (2022).  penilaian status terkini populasi kera di ukm dan penentuan kepelbagaian diet melalui kaedah metagenomik.  -

     

    BIODIVERSITY :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
    molecular systematics and primatology
    Pengalaman / Experience : 31 tahun/years(s)

    BIODIVERSITY :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
    Molecular systematics and Primatology
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    BIODIVERSITY :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
    Molecular systematics and Primatology
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    BIODIVERSITY :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
    molecular systematics and primatology
    Pengalaman / Experience : 31 tahun/years(s)