19th – 21st December 2019, Universiti Malaya

PROGRAM
Date: 19 December 2019
Tentative: Day 1

Time Program Venue

0800 Registration Lobby

Opening Ceremony:
• Welcoming by Emcee
• Arrival of VIP
• National Anthem “Negaraku”
• UM Anthem
• Doa recitation
• Welcoming speech by Associate Professor
0900 Dr. Nurhayati Zainal Abidin, Head, Institute of Teratai Lecture Hall
Biological Sciences
• Opening Remarks and Officiate by Professor Dr.
Mohamad Suffian Mohamad Annuar, Deputy
Dean (Research), Faculty of Science
• Video BSGC, Token of appreciation
• Performance
• Opening Ceremony Ends
Keynote Lecture I: Professor Dr. Saiful Anuar bin
0945 Karsani, Universiti Malaya Teratai Lecture Hall
Proteomics : A Journey Through Time

1030 Break Foyer

Oral Presentation I
Theme 1: Applied Science & Biotechnology Teratai Lecture Hall
1045 Theme 2: Biochemistry & Physiology Vanda Lecture Hall
Theme 3: Biodiversity, Ecology & Systematics Cempaka Lecture Hall
Theme 4: Cell & Molecular Biology Ixora Lecture Hall

1230 Lunch Foyer

1330 Poster Presentation I Seminar Room 3,4,5,6

Keynote Lecture II: Assistant Professor Dr. Nalini

Puniamoorthy, National University of Singapore
1430 Teratai Lecture Hall
Horn, Balls & Worms: Reproductive Diversification in
Regional Dung Beetles.

1515 Poster Presentation II Seminar Room 3,4,5,6

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1615 Break Foyer

Oral Presentation II
Theme 1: Applied Science & Biotechnology Teratai Lecture Hall &
1630 Vanda Lecture Hall
Theme 3: Biodiversity, Ecology & Systematics Cempaka Lecture Hall
Theme 4: Cell & Molecular Biology Ixora Lecture Hall

1800 Session Ends

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Date: 20 December 2019

Tentative: Day 2

Time Program Venue

Keynote Lecture III: Professor Dr. S. Vikineswary
Sabaratnam, Universiti Malaya
0830 Teratai Lecture Hall
Exploring Nature's Give - The Mushrooms to Feed,
Fuel and Heal Humans and the World

0915 Poster Presentation III Seminar room 3,4,5,6

1030 Break Foyer

Oral Presentation III

Theme 1: Applied Science & Biotechnology Teratai Lecture Hall &
1045 Vanda Lecture Hall
Theme 3: Biodiversity, Ecology & Systematics Cempaka Lecture Hall
Theme 4: Cell & Molecular Biology Ixora Lecture Hall

1230 Lunch Foyer

Keynote Lecture IV: Associate Professor Dr. Suchana

1430 Apple Chavanich, Chulalongkorn University Teratai Lecture Hall
The Rise of Ocean Plastics: Is the Planet Overdosing?
1515 Poster Presentation IV Seminar room 3,4,5,6

Oral Presentation IV
Theme 1: Applied Science & Biotechnology Teratai Lecture Hall &
1630 Vanda Lecture Hall
Theme 3: Biodiversity, Ecology & Systematics Cempaka Lecture Hall
Theme 4: Cell & Molecular Biology Ixora Lecture Hall

1730 Session Ends

1900 Gala Dinner

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Date: 20 December 2019

Tentative: Gala Night Dinner

Venue: The Saddle Coffee House, Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort

Time Program Venue

1900 Arrival of Participants Lobby of
1945 Arrival of Guest of Honour The Saddle Coffee House
• Closing Remarks by Professor Dr.
Rofina Yasmin binti Othman,
Associate Vice Chancellor
(Industry and Community
Networks) of Universiti Malaya
• Speech by Mr. Muhammad Asyraf
bin Khairul Anuar, President of
2000 24th Biological Sciences Graduate The Saddle Coffee House,
- Congress Bukit Kiara Equestrian and
2300 • Doa Recitation and Dinner Country Resort
• Performances and Lucky Draw
• Awards for Poster and Oral
presentations
• Speech by Chaperones
• Baton passing from UM to NUS
• Group photo