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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]

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