Highest Degree
Doctor of Philosophy Aquatic Science
Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
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Activities
My research interest is morphological and molecular characterization and toxicology of the toxic marine microalgae in Malaysia. The genus Pseudo-nitzchia is a group of pennate chain-forming diatoms, which produce the toxin domoic acid, responsible for amnesic shellfish poisoning. I had published some of the Pseudo-nitzschia papers during my master and Ph.D study ongoing now. The first toxic species of Pseudo-nitzschia had been reported recently in one my publication (“Pseudo-nitzschia kodamae sp. nov. (Bacillariophyceae), a toxigenic species from Strait of Malacca, Malaysia”). Besides the diatom, I also assisted on the ongoing harmful algae project in lab such as the fish kill (“ A bloom of Karlodinium australe (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae) associated with mass mortality of cage-cultured fishes in West Johor strait, Malaysia”), shellfish poisoning and potential blooming algae.
Skills
a. Phycology, Diatom, Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs).
b. Zooplankton.
c. Physical oceanography.
