prof. madya dr. hamidun bin bunawan

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.

  • 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. 

     

    puteri elysa alia mohd badri, nor syaidatul akmal mohd yousof, maizatul hasyima omar, nurkhalida kamal, rafidah ahmad, ahmed mediani, hamidun bunawan, syarul nataqain baharum and habsah aziz .  (2025).  lc-ms/ms profiling and molecular docking of polygonum minus bioactive compounds targeting key receptors in acute myeloid leukemia.  - asian regional conference on systems biology 2025 (arcsb2025) and international conference on natural products 2025 (icnp2025). 

     

    habsah aziz, puteri elysa alia mohd badri, nor syaidatul akmal mohd yousof, nurkhalida kamal, huong t. pham, kyo bin kang, ahmed mediani, hamidun bunawan, syarul nataqain baharum .  (2025).  comparative profiling of the phytochemical landscape in polygonum minus using lc-ms/ms and molecular networking.  - asian regional conference on systems biology 2025 (arcsb2025) and international conference on natural products 2025 (icnp2025). 

     

    hamidun bunawan, mohd faiz mat saad, syazwani basir.  (2025).  design to discovery: foundations of research methodology.  -

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    nabilah zulkefli, che nur mazadillina che zahari, nor hafiza sayuti, ammar akram kamarudin, norazalina saad, hamizah shahirah hamezah, hamidun bunawan, syarul nataqain baharum, ahmed mediani, qamar uddin ahmed, ahmad fahmi harun ismail, murni nazira.  (2023).  flavonoids as potential wound-healing molecules: emphasis on pathways perspective.  - international journal of molecular sciences.  1-29. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    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. 

     

    syarul nataqain baharum, yosmetha mayalvanan, maya erna natnan, kamalrul azlan azizan, hamidun bunawan, nik raikhan nik him, chen fei low, chou min chong.  (2022).  lc-qtof-ms analysis of fish immune organs reveals the distribution of amino acids in response to metabolic adaptation of the survival phenotype in grouper against vibrio infection.  - 3 biotech.  1-16. 

     

    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, syazwani basir, che nurul aini che amri, mohd norfaizal ghazalli, ahmad fitri zohari, muhammad amirul aiman ahmad juhari, mohamad ruzi abdul rahman, hamidun bunawan.  (2025).  taxonomic significant of leaf anatomical characteristics of selected globba l. (zingiberaceae) species in peninsular malaysia.  - tropical life sciences research.  59 - 82. 

     

    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. 

     

    darvien gunasekaran, syazwani basir, noraini talip, ahmad bazli ramzi, syarul nataqain baharum, hamidun bunawan.  (2025).  integrated transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling of breynia androgyna (l.) tissues.  - bmc research notes.  1 - 5. 

     

    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 . 

     

    syazwani basir, noraini talip, hamidun bunawan.  (2025).  tumbuhan hoya r.br. si cantik yang wangi.  - majalah sains. 

     

    hamidun bunawan, mohd faiz mat saad, muhamad afiq akbar.  (2025).  biosintesis saksitoksin dalam dinoflagelat bertoksik alexandrium minutum.  -

     

    noraini talip, jayasrie eyamalay, mohamad ruzi abdul rahman, mohd nizam mohd said, haja maideen kader maideen, nik norhazrina nik mohd kamil, nur aqilah mustafa bakray, shamsul khamis, ahmad fitri zohari, nur farah ain zainee, hamidun bunawan.  (2024).  ciri adaptasi anatomi daun bougainvillea spectabilis w. yang dijangkiti virus bougainvillea chlorotic vein-banding.  - malaysian applied biology.  43-54. 

     

    habsah aziz, puteri elysa alia mohd badri, nor syaidatul akmal mohd yousof, nurkhalida kamal, huong t. pham, kyo bin kang, ahmed mediani, hamidun bunawan, syarul nataqain baharum .  (2025).  comparative profiling of the phytochemical landscape in polygonum minus using lc-ms/ms and molecular networking.  - asian regional conference on systems biology 2025 (arcsb2025) and international conference on natural products 2025 (icnp2025). 

     

    habsah aziz, puteri elysa alia mohd badri, nor syaidatul akmal mohd yousof, nurkhalida kamal, kyo bin kang, huong t. pham, hamidun bunawan, syarul nataqain baharum.  (2025).  comprehensive phytochemical profiling of polygonum minus extracts for natural product discovery via uplc-esi-ms/ms and molecular networking.  - international symposium on life sciences and education (ilise) 2025. 

     

    puteri elysa alia mohd badri, nor syaidatul akmal mohd yousof, nurkhalida kamal, rafidah ahmad, hamidun bunawan, syarul nataqain baharum, and habsah aziz.  (2025).  lc-ms/ms-based metabolomic profiling and docking studies of polygonum minus metabolites against aml-associated receptors.  - international symposium on life sciences and education (ilise) 2025. 

     

    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 . 

     

    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)