dr. sylvia chieng

pensyarah universiti

jabatan sains biologi & bioteknologi

 sylvia@ukm.edu.my



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



  •    Biografi/ Biography :

  • PENSYARAH UNIVERSITI

  • amatul hamizah ali, rini retnosari, siti nur hidayah jamil, nur aqilah zahirah norazmi, nabel darwish zuhaidi, su datt lam, sylvia chieng, hani kartini agustar, kuhan chandru, nurhezreen md iqbal, lau yee ling, jalifah latip.  (2026).  thymol derivatives as antimalarial agents: synthesis, activity against plasmodium falciparum, admet profiling, and molecular docking insights.  - biomedicines.  1 - 18. 

     

    nurul azirah mohd nawi, hazrina hazni, khalijah awang, sook yee liew, syazreen nadia sulaiman, fatimah salim, nur vicky bihud, sheila nathan, sylvia chieng, marc litaudon, séverine derbré, muhamad aqmal othman, azeana zahari.  (2026).  targeted isolation and identification of isoquinoline alkaloids from xylopia ferruginea bark with anti aß-induced paralysis activity.  - fitoterapia.  1 - 10. 

     

    maryam shawkee ashraf, shu sian how, sylvia chieng.  (2025).  transcriptomic analysis reveals a novel lysr regulator's role in burkholderia pseudomallei host-pathogen interaction.  - microbial pathogenesis.  1 - 7. 

     

    hishotra a/p chandran, monisha a/p rajamohan, kuan seng how, sylvia chieng.  (2025).  removal of iron impurities from kaolin using bacillus cereus siderophores.  - 2nd international science, engineering and technology colloquium (isetc 2025).  6 - 10. 

     

    monisha rajamohan, sylvia chieng, steven lim, chong kok keong, kuan seng how.  (2025).  comparative study of fe (iii) reduction in kaolin using individual and consortium of indigenous bacillus species.  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate symposium 2025. 

     

    amatul hamizah ali, rini retnosari, siti nur hidayah jamil, nur aqilah zahirah norazmi, nabel darwish zuhaidi, su datt lam, sylvia chieng, hani kartini agustar, kuhan chandru, nurhezreen md iqbal, lau yee ling, jalifah latip.  (2026).  thymol derivatives as antimalarial agents: synthesis, activity against plasmodium falciparum, admet profiling, and molecular docking insights.  - biomedicines.  1 - 18. 

     

    maryam shawkee ashraf, shu sian how, sylvia chieng.  (2025).  transcriptomic analysis reveals a novel lysr regulator's role in burkholderia pseudomallei host-pathogen interaction.  - microbial pathogenesis.  1 - 7. 

     

    how shu sian, sylvia chieng, sheila nathan, lam su datt.  (2025).  atp-binding cassette (abc) transporters: structures and roles in bacterial pathogenesis.  - journal of zhejiang university-science b.  1 - 18. 

     

    danish sanuri, ahmad al-khdhairawi, rahmad akbar, su datt lam, shobana sugumar, nazlina ibrahim, sylvia chieng, fareed sairi.  (2023).  machine learning and molecular simulation ascertain antimicrobial peptide against klebsiella pneumoniae from public database.  - computational biology and chemistry.  1-13. 

     

    yong shih nee, lee wei sheong, sylvia chieng, steven lim, kuan seng how.  (2023).  impact of bacillus species on fe reduction of kaolin in bioleaching: surface, structural, and chemical studies.  - applied microbiology and biotechnology.  4789-4801. 

     

    nurul azirah mohd nawi, hazrina hazni, khalijah awang, sook yee liew, syazreen nadia sulaiman, fatimah salim, nur vicky bihud, sheila nathan, sylvia chieng, marc litaudon, séverine derbré, muhamad aqmal othman, azeana zahari.  (2026).  targeted isolation and identification of isoquinoline alkaloids from xylopia ferruginea bark with anti aß-induced paralysis activity.  - fitoterapia.  1 - 10. 

     

    mohd firdaus ma’as , hasanah m. ghazali, sylvia chieng.  (2024).  bioethanol production from brewer’s rice by saccharomyces cerevisiae and zymomonas mobilis: evaluation of process kinetics and performance.  - energy sources, part a: recovery, utilization, and environmental effects.  5787 - 5800. 

     

    husna alya mohd rani, adnan azmi, muhammad ahmad zan, monisha rajamohan, kuan seng how, sylvia chieng.  (2024).  larut-lesap biologi kaolin menggunakan siderofor daripada bacillus aryabhattai dan bacillus megaterium.  - sains malaysiana.  1777 - 1785. 

     

    asqwin uthaya kumar, muhammad ahmad zan, chyan-leong ng, sylvia chieng, sheila nathan.  (2024).  diabetes and infectious diseases with a focus on melioidosis.  - current microbiology.  1-14. 

     

    lee shin yin, yong shih nee, kuan seng how, sylvia chieng.  (2022).  perbandingan penghasilan siderofor daripada bacillus aryabhattai, bacillus megaterium dan bacillus cereus.  - sains malaysiana.  3069-3079. 

     

    amatul hamizah ali, rini retnosari, siti nur hidayah jamil, nur aqilah zahirah norazmi, nabel darwish zuhaidi, su datt lam, sylvia chieng, hani kartini agustar, kuhan chandru, nurhezreen md iqbal, lau yee ling, jalifah latip.  (2026).  thymol derivatives as antimalarial agents: synthesis, activity against plasmodium falciparum, admet profiling, and molecular docking insights.  - biomedicines.  1 - 18. 

     

    nurul azirah mohd nawi, hazrina hazni, khalijah awang, sook yee liew, syazreen nadia sulaiman, fatimah salim, nur vicky bihud, sheila nathan, sylvia chieng, marc litaudon, séverine derbré, muhamad aqmal othman, azeana zahari.  (2026).  targeted isolation and identification of isoquinoline alkaloids from xylopia ferruginea bark with anti aß-induced paralysis activity.  - fitoterapia.  1 - 10. 

     

    maryam shawkee ashraf, shu sian how, sylvia chieng.  (2025).  transcriptomic analysis reveals a novel lysr regulator's role in burkholderia pseudomallei host-pathogen interaction.  - microbial pathogenesis.  1 - 7. 

     

    how shu sian, sylvia chieng, sheila nathan, lam su datt.  (2025).  atp-binding cassette (abc) transporters: structures and roles in bacterial pathogenesis.  - journal of zhejiang university-science b.  1 - 18. 

     

    monisha rajamohan, sylvia chieng, steven lim, kok keong chong, seng how kuan.  (2025).  morphological, structural and chemical analysis of bioleached kaolin by bacillus species.  - materials science forum.  65 - 70. 

     

    kuan seng how, yong shih nee, sylvia chieng.  (2023).  enhancing the value of kaolin using microorganisms: the past, present and future of iron removal from kaolin through bioleaching.  - 103-124. 

     

    kuan seng how, sylvia chieng.  (2019).  heavy metals biosorption with pseudomonas aeruginosa.  - bacteriology research developments.  129-188. 

     

    sheila nathan, sylvia chieng, paul vijay kingsley, anand mohan, yuwana podin, mong-how ooi, vanitha mariappan, kumutha malar vellasamy, jamuna vadivelu, sylvia daim, soon-hin how.  (2019).  melioidosis in malaysia: incidence, clinical challenges, and advances in understanding pathogenesis.  - 109-127. 

     

    nabila umairah binti isham alwady, leviyashini g subashandar, how shu sian & sylvia chieng.  (2025).  penilaian semula ubat untuk pengenalpastian agen anti- jangkitan pseudomonas aeruginosa dan staphylococcus aureus.  - undergraduate research journal for biological sciences and biotechnology.  36 - 44. 

     

    lee jia qi, how shu sian, sylvia chieng.  (2025).  ramalan struktur dan pendokkan molekul protein pengawalatur transkripsi lysr bpss2276 burkholderia pseudomallei.  - prosiding simposium prasiswazah 2025 fakulti sains dan teknologi: gugusan sains biologi dan bioteknologi.  40 - 44. 

     

    husna alya mohd rani, adnan azmi, muhammad ahmad zan, monisha rajamohan, kuan seng how, sylvia chieng.  (2024).  larut-lesap biologi kaolin menggunakan siderofor daripada bacillus aryabhattai dan bacillus megaterium.  - sains malaysiana.  1777 - 1785. 

     

    su datt lam, sylvia chieng dan hui-min neoh.  (2024).  peningkatan kes bakteria pemakan daging (fleshing-eating bacteria) di jepun: punca dan penyebaran.  - majalah sains. 

     

    seow yi wan, tan zhi yun, sylvia chieng.  (2022).  analisis in silico peptida berasaskan epitop daripada protein-protein imunogen burkholderia pseudomallei.  - malaysian applied biology.  237 - 247. 

     

    fareed sairi, nazlina ibrahim, lam su datt, sylvia chieng, rahmad akbar, ahmad ayad qatran al-khdhairawi, muhamed danish sanuri, siti mariani mhd marzuki, shatiya shri muralidaran, nur farihah iskandar, narin shan, muhammad ziyad ismail, nurul hanisah latzfi, hidayatulhusna hanipah, nurul farah ainaa md piah, tan zi shen, megat arief afrizal adam, muhammad amirul aiman khairul izhar, puteri nur badrina nor md. rihan, nik hanan nashuha zulkifli hamid, noramirah syazwani ramli.  (2025).  machine learning prediction of antimicrobial cryptic peptides (cryptides amp) for targeted therapeutics against human pathogens.  - global health science conference 2025. 

     

    monisha rajamohan, sylvia chieng, steven lim, chong kok keong, kuan seng how.  (2025).  comparative study of fe (iii) reduction in kaolin using individual and consortium of indigenous bacillus species.  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate symposium 2025. 

     

    lam su datt dan sylvia chieng.  (2025).  how malaysian researchers use alphafold to fight deadly melioidosis.  -

     

    sylvia chieng.  (2025).  human activities big 'contributor' to infections.  - new straits times. 

     

    sylvia chieng.  (2025).  melioidosis: the 'great mimicker' and silent killer lurking in malaysia's soil, water.  - new straits times. 

     

    MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Molecular diagnostic, bacterial pathogenesis, host-pathogen interaction
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    BIOTECHNOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
    Bacterial genomics, molecular biology, microbiology
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)