Senior Lecturer and Year 1 Coordinator – Faculty of Medicine
Qualifications:
Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of completion |
Ph.D | Molecular Biology | Universiti Sains Malaysia | 2019 |
MSc | Science Biology | Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman | 2015 |
BSc (Hons) | Science Biology | Universiti Sains Malaysia | 2008 |
Teaching & Research Experience:
- Teaching Undergraduate Students Laboratory in Universiti Sains Malaysia (Subject: Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics)
Research Interest
- Calcite Forming Bacteria
- Phylogenetic Analysis of Cryptocoryne (Araceae) and Barclaya (Nymphaeceae)
- Parental identification of hybrids present in Cryptocoryne (Araceae)
- Phytochemical profiling and antioxidant activity of Barclaya (Nymphaeaceae)
Institution/Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
Universiti Sains Malaysia (Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory) | Research Officer | Plant Tissue Culture Research on Hevea brasiliensis Lab management, handling ordering and receiving chemicals in laboratory Managing grant | 1st July 2019 – 31st Dec 2019 |
Universiti Sains Malaysia (Molecular Biology) | Research Officer | Plant Molecular Biology on Forest Aquatic Plant Handling undergraduate laboratory classes Lab management, handling chemicals in laboratory Guiding the final year project students and industrial training students. | 23rd July 2014 – 30th September 2015 |
ITL Asia Pacific | Technical Officer | Preparing Design History File of Medical Device Prepare and manage Quality Management System Involved in testing of new medical device | 5th August 2013 = 26th July 2014 |
- Jacobsen, N., Bastmeijer, J.D., Ganapathy, H., Ipor, I., Jensen, K, R., Komala, T., Mangsor, K.N.A., Othman, A.S., Rosazlina, R., Siow J., & Ørgaard, M. (2020). Cryptocoryne hybrids (Araceae) 3: Hybrids between Cryptocoryne cordata and Cryptocoryne nurii from southern Peninsular Malaysia. Aroidenana, 43 (1 & 2), 255 – 284.
- Appalasamy, S., Arumugam, N., Nor Syahaiza, A.Z., Adibah Syahirah, M.M., Nurkhalisah, S., Borfatin Fazlyn, M.D., Salam, M.A., Suhana, Z., Subramaniam, S., and Komala, T. (2021). Morpho-anatomy features as potential identification characteristics of selected limestone gingers in Kelantan. International Conference on Bioengineering and Technology, 24th – 25th May 2021.
- T. Komala (2020). Application of Biotechnology in Plant Research: A Case Study on Current Research. Talks Series IFSSA 2020, 23rd December 2020, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK), Kelantan.
- Jacobsen, N., Bastmeijer, J., Bogner, J., Budianto, H., Ganapathy, H., Idei, T., Ipor, I., Komala, T., Othman, A., Rosazlina, R., Siow, J., Wongso, S., & Orgaard, M. (2016, November 16). Hybrids and the Flora of Thailand revisited: Hybridization in the South-East Asian genus Cryptocoryne (Araceae). Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany), 44(1), 53-73. (Indexed by Science Citation Index, Impact Factor 0.14).
- Komala, T. & Tan C. Khun (2014). Biological Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Potential of Bacillus pumilus isolated from Gua Tempurung, Malaysia. Sains Malaysiana, 43(8), 1149 – 1156. (Indexed by Science Index, Impact Factor 0.446).
- Komala, T. & Tan C. Khun (2013). Calcite-Forming Bacteria Located in Limestone Area of Malaysia. Journal of Asian Scientific Research, 3(5), 471-484 (Indexed by Scopus)
