pensyarah universiti
institut biologi sistem (inbiosis)
hamidun.bunawan@ukm.edu.my
Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
Sumber Lestari, Alam Sekitar dan Kehidupan Pintar,
Biografi/ Biography :
Hamidun Bunawan is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, and a dedicated Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Biosciences, Taylor`s University. His research program stands at the vibrant intersection of microbial and plant bioengineering fuelled by a commitment to developing sustainable solutions that address pressing challenges in agriculture and biomedicine. Dr. Hamidun is a recognized expert in synthetic biology and bioengineering, consistently pushing boundaries with pioneering investigations. He has engineered synthetic Rice Tungro viruses, providing unprecedented insights into viral mechanisms and paving the way for innovative disease control strategies. His expertise extends to metabolic engineering, where he expertly leverages yeast to synthesize high-value plant-derived compounds like anthocyanins. Furthermore, he is at the forefront of genetically modifying microorganisms such as Lactobacillus and Trichoderma, unlocking their potential for enhanced antibiotic production and diverse biomedical applications. Dr. Hamidun`s research excellence is underscored by substantial funding from highly competitive sources, including a prestigious international grant from Nagao Natural Environment Foundation (NEF). His findings are disseminated through a prolific body of high-impact, peer-reviewed publications, reflecting his dedication to advancing scientific frontiers and contributing to global well-being.
syazwani basir, noraini talip, ahmad fitri zohari, hamidun bunawan. (2026). floral structures and volatile metabolites of hoya mcgregorii schltr.: revealing structural complexity and metabolite distribution. - sains malaysiana. 375 - 383.
syazwani basir, ruzi abdul rahman, ahmad zaki zaini, ahmad fitri zohari, noraini talip, hamidun bunawan. (2026). floral trichomes micromorphology of selected hoya r. br. species (apocynaceae) in peninsular malaysia. - malaysia applied biology. 76 - 85.
hamidun bunawan, maathavi kannan, mohd faiz mat saad. (2025). yeast homologous recombination-based cloning: an efficient method for constructing infectious clones of tungro viruses . - asia-pacific journal of molecular biology and biotechnology (apjmbb). 57 - 57.
syazwani basir, noraini talip, hamidun bunawan. (2025). tumbuhan hoya r.br. si cantik yang wangi. - majalah sains. .
maryam, z. , syazwani, b. , salsabiela, h. , adilah aiman, z.k. , ahmad fitri, z. , ruzi, a.r. , hamidun, b. zulhazman h. , norhazlini m.z. & noraini, t.. (2025). ciri anatomi struktur rembes pada tetingkap dan ramenta rafflesia kerrii meijer (rafflesiaceae) . - 11th national biology symposium. .
suhad a. a. al-salihi, kathryn l. ford, murnita m. mahyudin, hamidun bunawan. (2025). synthetic biology: pioneering the next bio revolution for a sustainable planet. - journal of applied microbiology. 1 - 21.
mohamad hazwan fikri khairi, nor azlan nor muhammad, hamidun bunawan, kauthar mohd daud, suhaila sulaiman, zeti-azura mohamed-hussein, mui-yun wong, ahmad bazli ramzi. (2024). current progress on the computational methods for prediction of host-pathogen protein-protein interaction in the ganoderma boninense-oil palm pathosystem. - physiological and molecular plant pathology. 1-11.
nur aisyah khairul annuar, ummi kalthum azlan, ahmed mediani, xiaohui tong, rongchun han, ebtesam al-olayan, syarul nataqain baharum, hamidun bunawan, murni nazira sarian, hamizah shahirah hamezah, ibrahim jantan. (2024). an insight review on the neuropharmacological effects, mechanisms of action, pharmacokinetics and toxicity of mitragynine. - biomedicine & pharmacotherapy. 1-16.
hazlam shamin ahmad shaberi, hamidun bunawan, sean craig, samantha j. bryan, ahmad bazli ramzi. (2024). advancing plastics bio-upcycling with photosynthetic microorganisms using bioengineering and bioconversion strategies. - algal research. 1 - 15.
mohd shakir mohamad yusop, normawati lanisa, noraini talip, mohd faiz mat saad, azlan abas, murni nazira sarian, hamizah shahirah hamezah, sarahani harun, hamidun bunawan. (2023). the complete genome sequence, molecular detection, and anatomical analysis of hibiscus chlorotic ringspot virus infecting hibiscus rosa-sinensis in peninsular malaysia. - horticulturae. 1-17.
syazwani basir, noraini talip, ahmad fitri zohari, hamidun bunawan. (2026). floral structures and volatile metabolites of hoya mcgregorii schltr.: revealing structural complexity and metabolite distribution. - sains malaysiana. 375 - 383.
noraini talip, raj kumar, hamidun bunawan, mohamad ruzi abdul rahman, nordahlia abdullah siam, syazwani basir. (2024). kesan jangkitan virus sauropus yellowing (sayv) kepada anatomi daun sauropus androgynus (l.) merr.. - sains malaysiana. 2045 - 2055.
noraini talip, che nurul aini che amri, mohamad ruzi abdul rahman, muhammad amirul aiman ahmad juhari, mohd. norfaizal ghazalli, ahmad fitri zohari and hamidun bunawan. (2023). taxonomic significance of pollen, anatomical and morphological characteristics of red and green leaves christia vespertilionis (l.f.) bakh. f. (fabaceae). - pakistan journal of botany. 1-9.
muhammad nasir dzulhelmi, ahmad r. norhisham, mamat nur-syahirah, nursyereen nasir, su suriyanti, farah nadiah rosli, madihah halim, wan nurul ain wan mohd nor, siti asmah muslim, salmah yaakop, hamidun bunawan. (2023). morphometric analysis, feeding capacity and proteobacteria wolbachia screening in the yellow-assassin bug cosmolestes picticeps. - sains malaysiana. 2733-2745.
tiew yik ting, yadong li, hamidun bunawan, ahmad bazli ramzi, hoe han goh. (2023). current advancements in systems and synthetic biology studies of saccharomyces cerevisiae. - journal of bioscience and bioengineering. 259-265.
syazwani basir, noraini talip, ahmad fitri zohari, hamidun bunawan. (2026). floral structures and volatile metabolites of hoya mcgregorii schltr.: revealing structural complexity and metabolite distribution. - sains malaysiana. 375 - 383.
syazwani basir, ruzi abdul rahman, ahmad zaki zaini, ahmad fitri zohari, noraini talip, hamidun bunawan. (2026). floral trichomes micromorphology of selected hoya r. br. species (apocynaceae) in peninsular malaysia. - malaysia applied biology. 76 - 85.
suhad a. a. al-salihi, kathryn l. ford, murnita m. mahyudin, hamidun bunawan. (2025). synthetic biology: pioneering the next bio revolution for a sustainable planet. - journal of applied microbiology. 1 - 21.
hamidun bunawan, maathavi kannan, mohd faiz mat saad. (2025). yeast homologous recombination-based cloning: an efficient method for constructing infectious clones of tungro viruses . - asia-pacific journal of molecular biology and biotechnology (apjmbb). 57 - 57.
noraini talip, mohamad ruzi abdul rahman, nur ain salsabiela hussain, maryam zulkarnain, nur syazwani mohamad basir, hamidun bunawan. (2025). anatomical and micromorphological characteristics of leaf epidermis of selected species of hoya r.br. (apocynaceae) in peninsular malaysia. - malaysian journal of microscopy. 173 - 182.
noor zarina abd wahab, hamidun bunawan, and nazlina ibrahim. (2015). cytotoxicity and antiviral activity of methanol extract from polygonum minus. - the 2015 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium. 030036-1-030036-4.
hamidun bunawan & syarul nataqain baharum. (2016). single-cell metabolomics. - series in bioengineering. 303-323.
hamidun bunawan, mohd shakir mohamad yusop, syazwani basir . (2025). ancaman virus terhadap bunga kebangsaan malaysia. - dewan kosmik . .
hamidun bunawan, syazwani basir . (2025). sejarah penemuan rafflesia: persilangan biologi, politik dan simbolisme budaya. - kolumnis awani . .
hamidun bunawan, mohd faiz mat saad, muhamad afiq akbar. (2025). biosintesis saksitoksin dalam dinoflagelat bertoksik alexandrium minutum. - . .
syazwani basir, noraini talip, hamidun bunawan. (2025). tumbuhan hoya r.br. si cantik yang wangi. - majalah sains. .
maryam, z. , syazwani, b. , salsabiela, h. , adilah aiman, z.k. , ahmad fitri, z. , ruzi, a.r. , hamidun, b. zulhazman h. , norhazlini m.z. & noraini, t.. (2025). ciri anatomi struktur rembes pada tetingkap dan ramenta rafflesia kerrii meijer (rafflesiaceae) . - 11th national biology symposium. .
maryam, z. , syazwani, b. , salsabiela, h. , adilah aiman, z.k. , ahmad fitri, z. , ruzi, a.r. , hamidun, b. zulhazman h. , norhazlini m.z. & noraini, t.. (2025). ciri anatomi struktur rembes pada tetingkap dan ramenta rafflesia kerrii meijer (rafflesiaceae) . - 11th national biology symposium. .
hamidun bunawan, noraini talip, syazwani basir, mohd faiz mat saad . (2025). novel insights into rice tungro disease: developing infectious clones and investigating host resistance mechanisms. - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate symposium 2025 (msmps 2025). 36 - 36.
hamidun bunawan. (2025). omics strategies for unraveling and engineering the anthocyanin biosynthesis pathway in cosmos caudatus and sauropus androgynus. - 11th national biology symposium 2025. .
hamidun bunawan, mohd faiz mat saad, syazwani basir. (2025). genetic insights for conservation and sustainable exploitation of polygonum minus huds. in peninsular malaysia. - simposium kebangsaan kepelbagaian biologi dan persekitaran tanah tinggi 2025 (skebot 2025). 11 - 11.
hamidun bunawan. (2025). construction of infectious clones for rice tungro disease: a rapid tool for virus characterization and resistance screening. - international symposium on life sciences and education . .
| Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VOLATILE PROFILE AND LOCALIZATION OF FLORAL SCENT EMISSION OF RAFFLESIA AZLANII LATIFF & M.WONG: UNDERSTANDING OF MALAYSIA`S NATIONAL TREASURE FOR ITS SUSTAINABILITY | institut penyelidikan perhutanan malaysia (frim) | 84.6% (2024-08-01 sehingga 2026-07-31) |
| CHARACTERISATION OF SILENCING SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN IN HIBISCUS CHLOROTIC RINGSPOT VIRUS TO DEVELOP A RESISTANCE STRATEGY THROUGH CRISPR/CAS STRATEGY THROUGH CRISPR/CAS | institut penyelidikan dan kemajuan pertanian malaysia (mardi) | 84.2% (2023-10-01 sehingga 2026-09-30) |
| NEXT GENERATION SUSTAINABLE FUNGICIDES FOR NATURAL RUBBER PRODUCTION BOOST | forest research institute malaysia (frim) | 85.3% (2024-01-01 sehingga 2026-08-31) |
| NEXT GENERATION SUSTAINABLE FUNGICIDES FOR NATURAL RUBBER PRODUCTION BOOST | lembaga getah malaysia | 85.3% (2024-01-01 sehingga 2026-08-31) |
| NEXT GENERATION SUSTAINABLE FUNGICIDES FOR NATURAL RUBBER PRODUCTION BOOST | lembaga getah malaysia | 85.3% (2024-01-01 sehingga 2026-08-31) |
| ELUCIDATING THE EFFICACY OF A NOVEL SUPPLEMENT CONTAINING STANDARDIZED COSMOS CAUDATUS EXTRACT FOR MENTAL WELL-BEING IN THE AGING POPULATION. | aurora health sdn. bhd. | 85.3%(2025-04-01 sehingga 2028-03-31) |
| ENCAPSULATED LACTOBACILLUS PLANTARUM F25 UKM AS A NEW TOPICAL INGREDIENT FOR ATOPIC DEMATITIS: A PROOF OF CONCEPT CLINICAL STUDY | saduland agro farm | 85.3%(2025-12-01 sehingga 2027-05-31) |
BIOTECHNOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
Synthetic Biology; Molecular Plant Pathology
Pengalaman / Experience : 10 tahun/years(s)
BIOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
Plant Development, Plant Physiology, Functional Genomics, Plant Molecular Biology, Systems Biology
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)
BIOTECHNOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
Systems Biology, Functional Genomics, Genetic engineering
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)
AGRICULTURE :NATURAL DAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
Genetics, Synthetic Biology
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)