dr. vanitha a/p mariappan

pensyarah universiti

pusat kajian toksikologi & risiko kesihatan (core)

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   Biografi/ Biography :

  • Dr. Vanitha Mariappan is an experienced researcher with a PhD (Distinction) in the field of Medical Microbiology (Bacterial Pathogenesis) from University of Malaya, Malaysia and recipient of the National Science Fellowship from Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), Malaysia. She has received several other prestigious awards, including the Merck Young Scientist Award 2010 (First Prize - Bioscience Category), Wellcome Trust Travel Grant for Young Investigator 2012 and Young Woman in Science 2018 (Venus Foundation, India). She also received several other fellowships including University of Malaya Bright Spark Fellowship, ASEAN-Republic of Korea Academic Exchange Programme 2014, and The Australia-APEC Women in Research Fellowship 2016. Published nearly 30 publications, which include reviews and research articles in mostly Tier 1 ISI journals. Co-investigator and research mentor for postgraduate students on several projects associated with Gram-negative bacterial pathogenesis (intracellular pathogens), cell biology, molecular biology, immunopathogenesis, proteomics, transcriptomic, metabolomic, epidemiology and bioinformatics. Currently, working on elucidating biofilm-associated antimicrobial resistance of intracellular Gram-negative bacteria. Currently, she is Senior Lecturer at Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, UKM

  • nur insyirah mohd razalan, vanitha mariappan, shanti krishnasamy, tang shirley gee hoon, kumutha malar vellasamy.  (2023).  identification of virulence genes and antimicrobial susceptibility of escherichia coli isolated from plaque psoriasis fecal samples.  - 13th malaysian symposium of biomedical science..  1. 

     

    khushairy zulpa, barathan muttiah, kumutha malar vellasamy, vanitha mariappan, jamuna vadivelu.  (2023).  dentatin triggers ros mediated apoptosis, g0/g1 cell cycle arrest and release of th1 related cytokines in colorectal carcinoma cells.  - journal of taibah university for science.  1-10. 

     

    yue-min lim; jamuna vadivelu; vanitha mariappan; gopinath venkatraman; kumutha malar vellasamy.  (2023).  effective therapeutic options for melioidosis: antibiotics versus phage therapy.  - pathogens.  1-22. 

     

    zainora mohammed, qiu-ting kee, norliza mohamad fadzil, mohd harimi abd rahman, normah che din, vanitha mariappan, suzana shahar.  (2023).  association between vision and cognitive function among community-dwelling older adults in selangor, malaysia.  - international journal of ophthalmology.  115-120. 

     

    lim yue min, jamuna vadivelu, vanitha mariappan, kumutha malar vellasamy.  (2022).  preparation of a high titre phage lysate: an alternative approach.  - antimicrobial resistant: combating the silent pandemic mini-symposium.  21. 

     

    khushairy zulpa, barathan muttiah, kumutha malar vellasamy, vanitha mariappan, jamuna vadivelu.  (2023).  dentatin triggers ros mediated apoptosis, g0/g1 cell cycle arrest and release of th1 related cytokines in colorectal carcinoma cells.  - journal of taibah university for science.  1-10. 

     

    yue-min lim; jamuna vadivelu; vanitha mariappan; gopinath venkatraman; kumutha malar vellasamy.  (2023).  effective therapeutic options for melioidosis: antibiotics versus phage therapy.  - pathogens.  1-22. 

     

    ganesh pitchaipillai, veena krishnamurthy, senthil renganathan, iswamy koneti, ponmalar esaki muthu, vanitha mariappan, girija a. s. smiline, jamuna vadivelu, samuthira nagarajan, dinakar challabathula, shankar esaki.  (2022).  biofilm-associated agr and sar quorum sensing systems of staphylococcus aureus are inhibited by 3 hydroxybenzoic acid derived from illicium verum.  - acs omega.  14653-14665. 

     

    pavallekoodi gnasekaran, zuraida abdul rahman, bee lynn chew, jasim uddain, vanitha mariappan, suganthi appalasamy, sreeramanan subramaniam.  (2022).  regulation of chloroplast ultrastructure, adventitious bud anatomy and clonal fidelity of in vitro zingiber officinale var. rubrum theilade plantlets in response to led spectral quality.  - industrial crops & products.  1-12. 

     

    suvaiyarasan suvaithenamudhan, sivapunniyam ananth, vanitha mariappan, victor violet dhayabaran, subbiah parthasarathy, pitchaipillai sankar ganesh, esaki muthu shankar.  (2022).  in silico evaluation of bioactive compounds of artemisia pallens targeting the efflux protein of multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumannii (lac-4 strain).  - molecules.  1-17. 

     

    zainora mohammed, qiu-ting kee, norliza mohamad fadzil, mohd harimi abd rahman, normah che din, vanitha mariappan, suzana shahar.  (2023).  association between vision and cognitive function among community-dwelling older adults in selangor, malaysia.  - international journal of ophthalmology.  115-120. 

     

    vanitha mariappan, soo tein ngoi, yvonne ai lian lim, romano ngui, kek heng chua, syazwani romeli, cindy shuan ju teh.  (2022).  genotypic and phenotypic characterization of escherichia coli isolated from indigenous individuals in malaysia.  - iranian journal of basic medical sciences.  468-473. 

     

    syaifuzah sapian, siti balkis budin, izatus shima taib, vanitha mariappan, satirah zainalabidin, kok yong chin.  (2022).  role of polyphenol in regulating oxidative stress, inflammation, fibrosis, and apoptosis in diabetic nephropathy.  - endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders - drug targets.  453-470. 

     

    muttiah barathan, kumutha malar vellasamy, zaridatul aini ibrahim, vanitha mariappan, see mee hoong, jamuna vadivelu.  (2021).  zerumbone mediates apoptosis and induces secretion of proinflammatory cytokines in breast carcinoma cell culture.  - iranian journal of basic medical sciences.  1538-1545. 

     

    muttiah barathan, ahmad khusairy zulpa, kumutha malar vellasamy, vanitha mariappan, naveen kumar hawala shivashekaregowda, zaridatul aini ibrahim & jamuna vadivelu.  (2021).  cytotoxic activity of isoniazid derivative on human breast cancer cells.  - in vivo.  2675-2685. 

     

    zainora mohammed, qiu-ting kee, norliza mohamad fadzil, mohd harimi abd rahman, normah che din, vanitha mariappan, suzana shahar.  (2023).  association between vision and cognitive function among community-dwelling older adults in selangor, malaysia.  - international journal of ophthalmology.  115-120. 

     

    yue-min lim; jamuna vadivelu; vanitha mariappan; gopinath venkatraman; kumutha malar vellasamy.  (2023).  effective therapeutic options for melioidosis: antibiotics versus phage therapy.  - pathogens.  1-22. 

     

    hazirah burkhan, kirutika selva rajan, suganthi appalasamy, ranjetta poobathy, bee lynn chew, vanitha mariappan, sreeramanan subramaniam.  (2022).  effect of cryopreservation method supported with biochemical analyses in the axillary bud of jewel orchid, ludisia discolor.  - plants.  1-16. 

     

    syaifuzah sapian, siti balkis budin, izatus shima taib, vanitha mariappan, satirah zainalabidin, kok yong chin.  (2022).  role of polyphenol in regulating oxidative stress, inflammation, fibrosis, and apoptosis in diabetic nephropathy.  - endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders - drug targets.  453-470. 

     

    suvaiyarasan suvaithenamudhan, sivapunniyam ananth, vanitha mariappan, victor violet dhayabaran, subbiah parthasarathy, pitchaipillai sankar ganesh, esaki muthu shankar.  (2022).  in silico evaluation of bioactive compounds of artemisia pallens targeting the efflux protein of multi-drug resistant acinetobacter baumannii (lac-4 strain).  - molecules.  1-17. 

     

    nur insyirah mohd razalan, vanitha mariappan, shanti krishnasamy, tang shirley gee hoon, kumutha malar vellasamy.  (2023).  identification of virulence genes and antimicrobial susceptibility of escherichia coli isolated from plaque psoriasis fecal samples.  - 13th malaysian symposium of biomedical science..  1. 

     

    dhiya nortaufiqillah binti abdul wahab, vanitha mariappan, siti fathiah masre, hemabarathy bharatham.  (2022).  a preliminary study on preparation and evaluation of medicago sativa plant extract based antioxidant cream.  - 13th international symposium of health sciences 2022.  147-148. 

     

    nurul syafiqah farhani zulkafli , vanitha mariappan, ismarulyusda ishak, kumutha malar vellasamy, sheila nathan.  (2022).  development, validation and reliability of knowledge, attitude and practice (kap) questionnaire on melioidosis among paddy farmers and officers.  - 13th international symposium of health sciences (i-sihat 2022).  115-116. 

     

    bashobhini suresh kumar, vanitha mariappan, yanti rosli, hemabarathy bharatham.  (2022).  formulation and evaluation of fenugreek essential oil enriched antioxidant cosmeceutical skin cream.  - the 13th international symposium of health sciences 2022.  148. 

     

    nur hanisah binti mohamed haris,santhi krishnasamy, mohan arumugan and vanitha mariappan.  (2022).  anthropometry, physical activity, and mental health status of psoriasis patients.  - 13th international symposium of health sciences 2022.  103.