Professor Madya Dr.
Kenneth Francis Rodrigues
INFORMATION
| | Academic Department Institut Penyelidikan Bioteknologi, UMS |
| | Appointed Department Institut Penyelidikan Bioteknologi, UMS |
| | kennethr@ums.edu.my |
EDUCATION
Education History
| Doctor of Philosophy (Molecular Genetics), Universiti Malaysia Sabah , 2009 | |
| B.Sc. Degree, Lain-lain , 1992 | |
| M.Sc. Marine Biotechnology, Lain-lain , 1991 |
SCOPUS METRICS
| Documents | : | 73 |
| H-Index | : | 16 |
| Citations | : | 1624 |
| Affiliation | : | Universiti Malaysia Sabah |
NOTE : N/A : Data not available, 0 : Data not completed
RESEARCH PROJECT
48
PUBLICATION
174
RESEARCH GRANT (MYR)
4,252,235.00
RESEARCH INTEREST
My primary area of research is Molecular Genetics and the relationship between genes and their respective functions. My current research projects focus on the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of extremophilic microbes associated with Mamut Copper Mine.,
CATEGORY | AREA | |
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| 1. | Biological Sciences | Molecular Genetics |
| 2. | Biotechnology | Risk Assessment |
| 3. | Biotechnology | Gene Isolation |
| 1. | discovering potential bioactive compounds through an integrative approach: biotransformation of medicinal plant extracts and bioactivity evaluation in animal models Member , 01-06-2025 until 31-05-2027 |
| 2. | phylogeographic analysis and antiviral studies of mung bean seed coat protein extracts against newcastle disease virus from sabah Leader , 14-04-2023 until 13-04-2026 |
| 3. | bri living lab at balung plantations:
translating bioresources for the benefit of society
Member , 01-04-2023 until 31-03-2025 |
| 4. | accelerating digital transformation for higher education institutions in southest asia erasmus-edu-2022-cbhe-strand-2 Member , 01-01-2023 until 31-12-2026 |
| 5. | sars-cov-2 genomic sureveillance phase 2 expansion to wastewater Member , 01-01-2023 until 01-01-2025 |
| 6. | the correlation between global warming and xylogenesis in tropical bamboo gigantochloa levis Member , 01-11-2020 until 01-11-2024 |
| 7. | development of tissue culture system for in vitro propagation of commercially important bamboo species (dendrocalamus asper)
Member , 01-10-2020 until 02-08-2022 |
| 8. | characterization and selection of covid-19 protein coding genes for the development of dna vaccines via a synthetic biology approach Leader , 01-09-2020 until 02-09-2023 |
| 9. | development of hybrid strains of seaweed by protoplast fusion Member , 01-09-2020 until 02-12-2022 |
| 10. | characterization and modelling of soil microbial diversity, soil nutrient and agronomic practices in managing basal stem rot disease of oil palm Member , 01-08-2020 until 31-10-2022 |
| 11. | identification and selection of endemic bamboo varieties of sabah for mass propagation using tissue culture. Leader , 01-08-2020 until 31-10-2022 |
| 12. | production of kappalec© with therapeutic potential against coronavirus
Member , 01-07-2020 until 01-04-2023 |
| 13. | study of small peptide inhibitors targeting spike protein of 2019-ncov Member , 01-07-2020 until 01-04-2023 |
| 14. | development of a prototype hatchery for seedling production of kappaphycus seaweeds Member , 01-12-2019 until 30-11-2021 |
| 15. | transcriptome profiling of first-line antibiotic resistant mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical strains isolated in sabah, malaysia Member , 01-09-2019 until 30-11-2022 |
| 16. | development of molecular markers for specific traits in kappaphycus seaweed and micropropagation Member , 27-09-2018 until 26-09-2019 |
| 17. | commercial viability of precision farming for bio-entrepreneurs in sabah Leader , 01-04-2018 until 30-09-2020 |
| 18. | implementing technology - enabled learning at universiti malaysia sabah (phase 1) Member , 25-01-2018 until 30-06-2018 |
| 19. | mitochondrial and microsatellite dna diversity of tor douronensis from sabah, malaysia Leader , 01-11-2017 until 01-02-2022 |
| 20. | early environmental detection system of toxic harmful algae blooms for the coastal waters of southeast asia
Member , 15-08-2017 until 14-08-2019 |
| 21. | molecular dynamics of harmful algal blooms: a case study based on cochlodinium polykrikoides Member , 15-08-2017 until 14-02-2020 |
| 22. | genotyping of salmonella serovars prevalent in sabah using molecular method
Leader , 01-02-2017 until 01-02-2019 |
| 23. | empowerment of tuberculosis control through genomic epidemiology database in sabah. Member , 01-12-2016 until 29-02-2020 |
| 24. | dna characterization of 5 butterfly families from entopia (penang butterfly farm sdn. bhd) and its evluation and application for conservation purposes.
Member , 01-09-2016 until 01-09-2018 |
| 25. | molecular characterization of the bacterial and archaeal diversity of mamut copper mine using high throughput dna sequencing
Leader , 01-08-2016 until 31-07-2019 |
| 26. | characterization of the saxitoxin biosynthetic precursor gene, sxta, in the toxic dinoflagellate, pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum and its associated bacteria
Member , 01-05-2016 until 31-10-2017 |
| 27. | the hepatoprotective mechanism of clidemia hirta and lygodium circinnatum as evinced by differential gene expression Member , 02-11-2015 until 01-05-2018 |
| 28. | production of recombinant antigens for detection of leptospira-specific antibodies in human serum samples Member , 01-08-2015 until 30-07-2016 |
| 29. | mass spectrometry based metabolomicsevaluation of the toxicity of quinolone based antibiotics to aquatic organism – artemia salina as a model Member , 01-07-2015 until 01-12-2016 |
| 30. | health and safety : water borne diseases detection of leptospira-specific antibodies in flood victims with acute febrile illness using recombinant antigen lipl32. Leader , 04-01-2015 until 30-03-2016 |
| 31. | application of mitochondrial dna (mtdna) haplotypes for the evaluation of the conservation status of commercially exploited reef fishes in two marine protected areas (mpas) in sabah Member , 01-01-2015 until 01-04-2016 |
| 32. | application of mitochondrial dna (mtdna) haplotypes for the evaluation of the conservation status of commercially exploited reef fishes in two marine protected areas (mpas) in sabah. Member , 12-01-2014 until 31-05-2017 |
| 33. | molecular characterization of mycobacterium tuberculosis isolated from cerebrospinal fluids (csf) of patients with tuberculous meningitis (tbm) Member , 03-01-2014 until 01-02-2016 |
| 34. | transcriptomic and carrageenan analyses of micropropagated kappaphycus and eucheuma seaweeds under different light regimes and carbon dioxide concentrations Leader , 01-01-2014 until 31-03-2016 |
| 35. | transcriptome sequencing of the toxic harmful algal species, pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum Member , 01-09-2013 until 31-08-2016 |
| 36. | possibility of sexual maturation and backcross breeding for tiger grouper epinephelus fuscoguttatus x giant grouper e. lanceolatus (tggg) hybrid grouper Member , 01-03-2013 until 01-08-2015 |
| 37. | development of a scalable system for the production of grouper's iridovirus plasmid-based vaccine: a whole system approach Member , 01-02-2013 until 31-07-2015 |
| 38. | comparative study on duration of cage isolation toward purification process and organoleptic attributes of poultry meats fed with pig (sus sp.) offal Member , 11-01-2013 until 30-09-2016 |
| 39. | development of controlled mixing and heating strategies in exothermic monolithic adsorbent preparation Member , 11-01-2013 until 01-05-2015 |
| 40. | molecular and serological detection of leptospira and rickettsia in patients with acute febrile illness Member , 10-01-2013 until 01-09-2014 |
| 41. | evaluation of two candidate recombinant proteins as vaccines against grouper iridovirus and grouper nervous necrosis virus. Leader , 09-01-2013 until 01-08-2014 |
| 42. | charaterization of bacterial communities associated with toxic and non-toxic dinoflagellates: pyrodinium bahamense var. compressum and cochlodinium polykrikoides Member , 07-01-2013 until 30-06-2016 |
| 43. | selection of local microalgae for biofuel production on the basis of their fatty acid profiles Member , 04-01-2013 until 31-03-2016 |
| 44. | development and application of genomic molecular markers for the characterization of grouper hybrids Leader , 01-01-2011 until 01-12-2012 |
| 45. | development of dna molecular markers for the varietal identification of euchema, an economically important seaweed species from sabah, malaysia Member , 07-01-2010 until 30-06-2012 |
| 46. | de novo sequencing of the ganoderma sp. genome causing basal stem rot (bsr) in oil palm (elaeis guineensis) in sabah Member , 04-01-2010 until 01-03-2012 |
| 47. | comparative genomics of cochlodinium and other marine dinoflagellates as inferred from genome sequence analysis Member , 01-01-2010 until 31-12-2011 |
| 48. | development of a biosensor for the detectiion of saxitoxin in pyrodinium bahamense var compressum, a harmful algae Member , 01-12-2006 until 01-11-2008 |
NOTE : PUBLICATION DATA FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS WILL BE DISPLAYED
| 1. | Mohamad Asrol Bin Kalam , Candyrine Su Chui Len , Md Safiul Alam Bhuiyan , Mohammad Mijanur Rahman , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2025), Polymorphism Analysis Of Gdf9 And Bmp15 Genes And Their Association With Litter Size In Crossbreed Goats In Malaysia
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| 2. | Koh Wee Yin , Wilson Yong Thau Lym , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Teoh Peik Lin , Mailin Binti Misson (2025), Analysis Of The Binding Specificity Of N-acetylgalactosamine (galnac)-binding Lectin Isolated From Kappaphycus Alvarezii To Sars-cov-2 Sugar Moieties
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| 3. | Julian Ransangan , Wahidatul Husna Zuldin , Norfazreena Binti Mohd Faudzi , Nur Nashyiroh Izayati Binti Mastor , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2025), Fish Hybridization: Enhancing Genetic Potential, Ecological Implications And Ethical Perspectives
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| 4. | Wilson Yong Thau Lym , Harry Chong Lye Hin , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Grace Joy Chin Wei Lie , Nur Athirah Binti Yusof , Mailin Binti Misson (2024), Seaweed: A Bioindustrial Game-changer For The Green Revolution
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| 5. | Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Clemente Michael Wong Vui Ling , Cahyo Budiman , Teoh Chui Peng (2024), Complete Genome Sequence Data Of An Antarctic Bacterium Arthrobacter Sp. Em1 From The Freshwater Lake Of The King George Island
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| 6. | Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2024), Microbial Diversity And Nitrogen Cycling In Peat And Marine Soils: A Review
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| 7. | Sabrina Binti Soloi , Collin Glen Joseph A/l Anthony Joseph , Mohd Hafiz Bin Abd. Majid , Teo Siow Hwa , Farm Yan Yan , Newati Wid , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2024), Sonophotocatalytic Degradation Of reactive Black 5 In simulated Dye Wastewater Using Zno And activated Red Mud Sonophotocatalyst
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| 8. | Wilson Yong Thau Lym , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2024), Dna Barcoding Using Chloroplast Matk And Rbcl Regions For The Identification Of Bamboo Species In Sabah
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| 9. | Collin Glen Joseph A/l Anthony Joseph , Tan Wei Hsiang , S.m. Anisuzzaman , Jahimin Bin Asik @ Abd. Rashid , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2024), In-situ Removal Of Residual Antibiotics (tetracycline) In A Recirculating Aquaculture System Using A Photolysis Treatment Process
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| 10. | Grace Joy Chin Wei Lie , Ching Fui Fui @ Faihana Ching Abdullah , Rafidah Binti Othman , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2024), First Report Of Mass Mortality In Hatchery-reared Sabah Pelian (tor Sp.) Attributed To Aeromonas Veronii In Sabah, Malaysia
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| 11. | Md Safiul Alam Bhuiyan , Zarina Binti Amin , Suryani Binti Saallah , Md. Shafiquzzaman Siddiquee , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2024), Seroprevalence And Molecular Characterisation Of Infectious Bronchitis Virus (ibv) In Broiler Farms In Sabah, Malaysia
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| 12. | Mohd Hafiz Bin Abd. Majid , Collin Glen Joseph A/l Anthony Joseph , Newati Wid , Sabrina Binti Soloi , Farm Yan Yan , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Teo Siow Hwa (2024), Sonophotocatalytic Degradation Of Reactive Black 5 In Simulated Dye Wastewater Using Zno And Activated Red Mud Sonophotocatalyst
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| 13. | Chin Kai Ling , Nornazirah Binti Azizan , Zainal Arifin Bin Mustapha , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Jaeyres Bin Jani (2023), Small Rna Datasets Of Drug-susceptible Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Strains From Sabah, Malaysia
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| 14. | Nur Athirah Binti Yusof , Wilson Yong Thau Lym , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Harry Chong Lye Hin (2023), Characterization Of Persistent Marine Bacterial Community Profiles Isolated From Long-term Kappaphycus Alvarezii Cultures In A Closed Cultivation System Using 16s Rdna Analysis
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| 15. | Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Wilson Yong Thau Lym , Julius Kulip (2023), Establishment Of An In Itvro Mass Propagation System For Dendrocalamus Asper.
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| 16. | Lee Ping Chin , Yew Chee Wei , Syavia Daim @ Sylvia Jerome Daim , Nurul Elyani Bt Mohamad , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Eric Chong Tzyy Jiann (2023), Timeline Of Sars-cov-2 Transmission In Sabah, Malaysia: Tracking The Molecular Evolution
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| 17. | Collin Glen Joseph A/l Anthony Joseph , Grace Joy Chin Wei Lie , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2023), The Effect Of Simulated Copper Stress On Genes Associated With The Metabolism Of Polyphosphates And Polyhydroxyalkanoates In Bacillus Thuringiensis Y1
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| 18. | Md Safiul Alam Bhuiyan , Suryani Binti Saallah , Zarina Binti Amin , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Md. Shafiquzzaman Siddiquee (2023), Infectious Bronchitis Virus (gammacoronavirus) In Poultry: Genomic Architecture, Post-translational Modifications, And Structural Motifs
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| 19. | Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2023), Gc-ms Olfactometry Reveals Sesquiterpenes A-humulene And D-cadinene Significantly Influence The Aroma Of Treated Aquilaria Malaccensis Essential Oil
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| 20. | Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2023), Cloning, Expression And Functional Characterization Of A Novel A-humulene Synthase, Responsible For The Formation Of Sesquiterpene In Agarwood Originating From Aquilaria Malaccensis
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| 21. | Grace Joy Chin Wei Lie , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Jaeyres Bin Jani (2023), Whole Genome Sequence Data Of A Marine Bacterium, Marinobacter Adhaerens Pbvc038, Associated With Toxic Harmful Algal Bloom
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| 22. | Grace Joy Chin Wei Lie , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2023), Amplification Of Genes Associated With Saxitoxin Biosynthesis In Bacteria Associated With Pyrodinium Bahamense Var. Compressum Using Primers Designed From Other Saxitoxin-producing Organisms
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| 1. | Vijay Kumar A/l Subbiah , Cahyo Budiman , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2024), Whole Genome Sequence Of Meat-derived Lactobacillus Paracasei Iia And Recombinant Production Of Its Protease
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| 2. | Grace Joy Chin Wei Lie , Ching Fui Fui @ Faihana Ching Abdullah , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Rafidah Binti Othman (2024), Molecular Characterization Of Sabah Pelian (tor Sp.) Using Four Mitochondrial Dna Markers
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| 3. | Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Wilson Yong Thau Lym (2023), Establishment Of Tissue Culture Platforms For Decoding The Bamboo Transcriptome In Response To Environmental Stress
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| 4. | Jidon @ Adrian Bin Janaun , Wilson Yong Thau Lym , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2023), Empowering Food Security Through Improved Kappaphycus Seedling Production In Sustainable Seaweed Farming
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| 5. | Wilson Yong Thau Lym , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2023), Rna Sequencing And Analysis Of Gigantochloa Levis Tissues
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| 6. | Teoh Peik Lin , Mohammad Iqbal , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2023), Hepatoprotective Effect Of Ficus Lepicarpa Against Carbon Tetrachloride Induced Oxidative Stress In Rats: Rna Extraction And Rt-qpcr Condition Optimatization
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| 7. | Mohammad Iqbal , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Teoh Peik Lin (2023), Hepatoprotective Activity Of Ficus Lepicarpa (moraceae) On Carbon Tetrachloride (ccl4)-intoxicated Rats
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| 8. | Wilson Yong Thau Lym , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2023), Establishment Of An In Vitro Mass Propagation System For Dendrocalamus Asper
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| 9. | Wilson Yong Thau Lym , Harry Chong Lye Hin , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2023), Persistent Marine Bacteria Isolated From A Closed Cultivation System In A Culture Of Kappaphycus Alvarezii
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| 10. | Mohammad Iqbal , Teoh Peik Lin , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2023), Hepatoprotective Effect Of Ficus Lepicarpa Against Carbon Tetrachloride Induced Oxidative Stress In Rats: Rt-qpcr
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| 11. | Wilson Yong Thau Lym , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues (2023), Species Identification Of Economically Important Bamboo Varieties And Assessment Of Genetic Stability Of In Vitro Cultured Dendrocalamus Asper Using Issr Markers
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| 1. | Rafidah Binti Othman , Lim Leong Seng , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Noora Barzkar (2024), Biosecurity In Aquaculture: Nurturing Health And Ensuring Sustainability
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| 2. | Rafidah Binti Othman , Kenneth Francis Rodrigues , Wilson Yong Thau Lym , Ching Fui Fui @ Faihana Ching Abdullah , Grace Joy Chin Wei Lie (2023), The Application Of Molecular Markers In Fish Breeding And Aquaculture
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