A GLOBAL PLAYER IN FOOD SECURITY

1. Aquaculture Management and Innovation

Lead UDRP: Prof. Dr. Murni Marlina Abd Karim
Email: murnimarlina@upm.edu.my
Focus Area:

• Sustainable Aquaculture Systems
• Precision Nutrition & Feed Development
• Aquatic Health & Disease Management
• Smart Aquaculture & Digital Innovation
• Genetic Improvement & Breeding Technologies

 

2. Algae Advances

Lead UDRP: Dr. Nur Leena Wong Wai Sin
Email: nurleena@upm.edu.my
Focus Area:

• Food & Nutraceuticals
• Pharmaceuticals & Cosmeceuticals
• Bioenergy
• Aquaculture & Environmental Applications
• Algae Waste Biomass

 

3. Coconut (COCORES)

Lead UDRP: Prof. Dr. Uma Rani Sinniah
Email: umarani@upm.edu.my
Focus Area:

• Agronomy and Plant Breeding
• Mechanization and IoT
• Product and Byproduct Development
• Economic and Socio-Cultural Impact

 

4. Agriculture Transgenics (Resilient Crop Design)

Lead UDRP: Prof. Madya Dr. Noor Baity Saidi
Email: norbaity@upm.edu.my
Focus Area:

• Development of Resilient Crops
• Yield Improvement
• Genetic Enhancement
• Food Security
• Agricultural Innovation

 

5. PUTRA-SHAPE (Strategic Health & Advanced Prevention for Excess Weight & Obesity)

Lead UDRP: Prof. Madya Dr. Chin Yit Siew
Email: chinys@upm.edu.my
Focus Area:

• Obesity Prevention
• Nutrigenomics & Gut Microbiota
• Food Innovation & Functional Foods
• Digital Health & AI
• Precision Health Strategies

 

6. Food Safety

Lead UDRP: Prof. Madya Dr. Nor Khaizura Mahmud @ Ab Rashid
Email: norkhaizura@upm.edu.my
Focus Area:

• Microbiological Food Safety
• Chemical Food Safety
• Predictive Microbiology
• Risk Assessment
• Food Safety Culture

 

7. Smart Farming

Lead UDRP: Prof. Ts. Dr. Siti Khairuniniza Bejo
Email: skbejo@upm.edu.my
Focus Area:

• Robotics and Automation
• Sensor Technology
• Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
• Digital Farm Infrastructure

 

8. Functional Food Development & Future Food

Lead UDRP: Prof. Dr. Anis Shobirin Meor Hussin
Email: shobirin@upm.edu.my
Focus Area:

• Functional Food Development
• Future Food Innovation
• Nutritional Science
• Food Accessibility

 

9. Vaccine and Therapeutics

Lead UDRP: Prof. Dr. Zunita Zakaria
Email: zunita@upm.edu.my
Focus Area:

• Vaccine Development
• Emerging & Re-emerging Diseases
• One Health Approach
• Technology Transfer

 

10. Animal Feed and Production

Lead UDRP: Prof. Dr. Anjas Asmara Samsudin
Email: anjas@upm.edu.my
Focus Area:

• Sustainable Livestock Feed
• Waste-to-Feed Technology
• Circular Economy in Animal Nutrition
• Food Security Enhancement

 

11. Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Crop Productivity

Lead UDRP: Prof. Madya Dr. Susilawati Kasim
Email: susilawati@upm.edu.my
Focus Area:

• Biofertilizer
• Biostimulants
• Biopesticides
• Sustainable Agriculture Technologies

Updated:: 08/06/2026 [syafiqahfirdaus]