Projects Undertaken/Done by Institute of High Learning (IHL) in Malaysia

a. Malaysian Institute For Nuclear Technology Research

Projects

Expected Finding/Results

1. Pharmaceutical Kits

Kits-MAG-3 ECD, DMS MIBI

2. Development of Radiotherapeutic substances

Radionuclid SM 153

b. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Bangi, Selangor.

Projects

Expected Finding/Results

1. Use of Polymerase Chain reaction for Tuberculosis and Malaria

Diagnostic Kit

2. Test of Fertility of Ova and Sperm of Unproductive Pairs

Diagnostic Kit

c. Institute of Medical Research (IMR)

Projects

Expected Finding/Results

1. Rapid Diagnosis Of Mycobacterium For Tuberculosis Infection

New Diagnostic Kits For Tuberculosis

2. Development Of An Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay For The Detection

Dengue Test Kit

3. Molecular Biology of Pathogenic And Non-Pathogenic Strains Of Entamoeba Histolytica

Development Of Immunodiagonstic Assays

4. Monoclonal Antibodies Against Excretory-Secretory Antigens Of Brugia Malyi

Production Of Monoclonal Antibodies

5. Development Of In-House Immuno-Diagnostic Techniques For Legionella Pneumophila

Production Of Monoclonal Antibodies

6. The Resistance Status Of Cockroaches To Commercial Insecticides Used In Malaysia

Commercial Insecticides

7. Biologically Active Plan Extracts For Control Of Insect Of public Health Importance

Insecticides Repellent Agents

8. Development Of New Diagnostic Method For Human Malaria Plasmodium Falciparum Using Reverse Transcriptease PCR

Diagnostic Of Malaria

9. Molecular And Immunobiology Of Pneumocystis Carinii (For Animals)

Diagnostic Kit

10. Development Of Diagnostic Kit For Plasmodium Falciparum Infection Based On Mitochondrial DNA Analysis

Diagnostic Kit

11. Development Of Rapid Diagnostic Kit For Diagnosis Of Meliodisis

Rapid Diagnostic Test

d. Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

Projects

Expected Finding/Results

1. Isolation and Structural elucidation of Normal Products from Malaysia Plants

New alkaloid compounds

2. Pharmacological evaluation of various Classes of compounds isolated from Malaysian Medical Plants

New pharmaceutical substances

3. Diarrhoeal Diseases of Infancy

Microbioassay for cytotoxin

4. Sea cucumber as a potential commercial source of analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent

Analgesic compounds

e. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Projects

Expected Finding/Results

1. Production Of Anti Thrombin Protein Throughyeast Fermentation

Natural Anticoagulant

f. Universiti Sains Malaysia

Projects

Expected Finding/Results

1. Characterisation And Production Of Antigen To Be Used In The Diagnosis And Vaccine Production Of Toxoplasmosis

New Diagnostic Method And Antigen As Vaccine To Toxoplasma

2. Rapid Diagnosis And Vaccine Production For Dengue And dengue Haemorrhagic Fever

Vaccine For Typhoid

3. Rapid Diagnosis For Typhoid Fever And Paratyphoid

Kit Dot EIA For Typhoid

4. Preparation And Evaluation Of Biomaterials For Safe Clinical Use

Amnion For Burn Cases

5. Cloning And Expression Of M Tuberculosis Repetitive DNA Sequences In Escherichia Coli

Rapid Diagnosis For Tuberculosis

6. Rapid Diagnosis For Campylobbacter Jejuni

Dot ECL C Jejuni

7. Production Of Kit/Assay Sensitive For Tumour Marking (Hepatoselkarsinoma)

Tumour Marker

8. Molecular Analysis On Markers Chromosome And Sex Determine Region (SRY) On Y Chromosome In Genital Ambiguity

Human Gene-Mapping Gene Therapy and Counseling

9. Syntesis Of Drugs With Pharma-Cological Activities

New Antihypertensive Agent

10. Study On Antimalarial Properties Of Synthetic And Plants

Anti-Malarial Drug

11. Formulation Of Oil From fish

New Formulation For Oil Stability

12. New Anti-Malarial For Resistant Cases-Application Of Biotechnological Techniques on Traditional Medicine

New Drug

13. Effects And Mechanisms Of Action Of Traditional Medicine For Swellings And Rheumatism

New Drug

14. Oral Vaccine For Dengue Virus And Cholera (Polypeptides)

New kit

15. Bioelectrode For Monitoring Pharmaceutical Matter

New Kit

g. Institut Penyelidikan Getah Malaysia

Project

Expected Findings/Results

Genetic transformation of hevea

Improvement of crop

Source : In IDS Project Report: Biotechnology Application in Sabah, April 1999