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Taylor's University won more than RM8.5 Million in external research funds. Research & Enterprise is investing more over the next 5 years solely on research. Would you like to be a part of it?

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With Key Research Areas, there are different Grants provided. We are recruiting graduate research students immediately for the following projects:

FACULTY OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY

School of Computing and IT

Profiling of Pornography Addiction among Children using Neuro-Physiological Computational Model (NCM)
  1. Grant Holder: Dini Oktarina Dwi Handayani

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/ICT02/TAYLOR/03/1

  3. Project End Date: August 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
A framework for automated cancer cells detection using computer vision and deep learning algorithms
  1. Grant Holder: Sophea Prum

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/ICT02/TAYLOR/02/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
     

School of Engineering

Insights into mechanism of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) synthesis from crude glycerol: dynamics of microbial community, characterization of PHA and kinetic study
  1. Grant Holder: Yoon Li Wan

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/TK02/TAYLOR/02/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Students

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
Correlating the Displacement Current to Output Power for Variable Charge Density Generators
  1. Grant Holder: Chockalingam Aravind Vaithilingam

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/TK10/TAYLOR/02/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Students

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my

School of Architecture, Building and Design

FACULTY OF HEALTH & MEDICAL SCIENCE

School of Bioscience

Unraveling the role of cellular senescence marker p16INK4a in atherosclerotic lesion fatty streaks foam cells formation
  1. Grant Holder: Yap Wei Hsum

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SKK08/TAYLOR/02/2

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
A novel approach of using mRNAs transcription factor in reprogramming human mesenchymal stem cells into insulin producing cells.
  1. Grant Holder: Adeline Chia Yoke Yin

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SKK08/TAYLOR/02/4

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 2 Master Students

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
A Novel Approach towards Public Health Salt Reduction Strategy Using Legume-Based Nutritionally Enhanced Reduced Sodium Seasoning with Potential Therapeutic Properties
  1. Grant Holder: Yan See Wan

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SKK06/TAYLOR/02/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
Synthesis, Molecular Docking and Structure-Activity Relationship Analysis of 3-Hydroxyxanthone-based Derivatives as Novel Cholinesterase and Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
  1. Grant Holder: Mah Siau Hui

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/STG01/TAYLOR/02/1 

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD and 2 Master Students

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
Antioxidative potential amphiphile-modified low molecular weight hyaluronic acid (LMWHA) loaded with kojic acid ester (KAE) nanoemulsion
  1. Grant Holder: Lai Zee Wei

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/STG05/TAYLOR/03/3

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
Interferon gamma in regulating Programmed Death-1 Ligand-1 (PD-L1): A prognostic marker in Malaysian non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC)
  1. Grant Holder: Tor Yin Sim

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SKK02/TAYLOR/03/2

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
Transcriptomics analysis of secondary metabolites biosynthesis pathways and phylogenomics study of selected Amomum Roxb.(Zingiberaceae) wild ginger species from Peninsular Malaysia
  1. Grant Holder: Tam Sheh May

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/WAB07/TAYLOR/02/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Phd and 1 Master Students

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
Preparation and evaluation of novel allicin-encapsulated 3-D printed microbots for targeting antimicrobial-resistant microbes
  1. Grant Holder: Chong Pei Pei

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SKK11/TAYLOR/01/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my

School of Medicine

A New Concept of Biodegradable Hybrid Microspheres Combining Both Chemotherapeutic and Radioactive Agents for Liver Cancer Treatment
  1. Grant Holder:  Yeong Chai Hong

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SKK06/TAYLOR/02/3

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my

School of Pharmacy

Targeting Alpha-Mannosidase II with Novel Swainsonine Analogues: Potential Anticancer Candidates Acting On Glycosylation Pathways
  1. Grant Holder: Foo Jhi Biau

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SKK08/TAYLOR/02/1

  3. Project End Date: Feb 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
Genotyping of SNPs Involved in Pain Control and Adverse Effects of Opioids among Cancer Pain Patients
  1. Grant Holder: Yow Hui Yin

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SKK09/TAYLOR/03/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
Synergistic antibacterial activity of novel exogenous metabolite-polymyxin combinations against Klebsiella pneumoniae
  1. Grant Holder: Nusaibah Abdul Rahim

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SKK11/TAYLOR/03/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
FACULTY OF BUSINESS & LAW

Taylor's Business School

The Sociology of Reading Among Malaysian Youths: Building a Culture of Reading to Enhance Environmental Knowledge and Awareness and Develop Human Capital with Pro-Environmental Behaviour
  1. Grant Holder: R Ratneswary A/P V Rasiah

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SS08/TAYLOR/02/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
Construction of framework for Sustainable Energy Security Practices and its effect on Users and Non-Users of Solar Energy among Landed property owners in Malaysia: A Collaborative Study in Malaysia, Germany, and South Korea.
  1. Grant Holder: Jayaraman Krishnaswamy

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SS01/TAYLOR/01/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND LEISURE MANAGEMENT

School of Media & Communication

Developing a Core-Peripheral Social Media Network Theory
  1. Grant Holder: Samsudin Abd Rahim

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SS09/TAYLOR/01/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
Developing Effective Health Communication Strategies on Childhood Obesity
  1. Grant Holder: Prasana Rosaline Fernandez

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/SS09/TAYLOR/02/2

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my

School of Hospitality, Tourism and Events

Characterisation of edible insect (black soldier flies) gelatine extracted by acid and alkali pretreatment and the application in the development of protein rich marshmallow.
  1. Grant Holder: Kuan Yau Hoong

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/WAB01/TAYLOR/03/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2022

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 PhD Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my
Developing and validating the Sustainable Tourism Index towards SDGs for City Tourism in Malaysia
  1. Grant Holder: Seyyed Mostafa Rasoolimanesh

  2. Project Code: FRGS/1/2019/WAB12/TAYLOR/02/1

  3. Project End Date: Aug 2021

  4. Number of Available Hire Position: 1 Master Student

  5. Person to contact: Ms Geetha Raani, GeethaRaani.Krishnapillai@taylors.edu.my

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