Professor Madya Dr. Jaya Seelan A/l Sathiya Seelan
Institut Biologi Tropika Dan Pemuliharaan, UMS
Dr. Jaya Seelan Sathiya Seelan completed his PhD. in year 2015 from Clark University (Boston, United States) under the supervision of World Famous leading Mycologist Prof David Hibbett. He is a trained mycologist in the field of mushroom systematic using traditional techniques and molecular biology. He joined the Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah as a Tutor in June 2008 and promoted to senior lecturer in August 2015. He is now the Principal Investigator in Mushroom Research at UMS. Dr Jaya's research interest is on the biodiversity of wild mushrooms mushroom with primary focus on phylogenetic systematics. He diversified his research into breeding and cultivation of edible mushrooms to warrant food and nutrition security and validating the bioactivity of traditional used mushrooms from Malaysia. Dr. Jaya has published over 30 papers in cited and refereed journals. Since 2015, he serves as the mushroom identification expert for JKNS in the cases of suspected mushroom poisoning. He is the lead mycologist contact on the Sabah Health Department (JKNS) for mushroom poisoning and took part in the “Guidelines on Public Health Management of Mushroom Poisoning in Malaysia”. Also, he is registered Mycologist under MYBIS. He has also received prestigious International recognition as KFAS and JICA Fellowship in 2015-2019. He has served as Managing editor for Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation since 2016-2018. Currently, he is the Chief-Editor for Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation. Dr. Jaya also an active member of Genetic Association of Malaysia (GAM) and Mushroom Association of Malaysia (MMRA).
Area of expertise
Mycology (Taxonomy, Systematics, Breeding; Cultivation, Poisonous Mushroom)
Phylogenetic and Evolution
Biodiversity and Conservation
Contact Information
Academic Department
Institut Biologi Tropika Dan Pemuliharaan, UMS
Appointed Department
Institut Biologi Tropika Dan Pemuliharaan, UMS
Education
Phd
Clark Univeristy, Worcester, Mass
2015
Bachelor Of Science With Honours Plant Resource Science And Management
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
2004
Research Collaborators
Research
Projects
41
Active
9
Grants
RM 4,268,842.00
Research Interests & Expertise
Biological Sciences - Mycology
Publications
Total Publications by Year
Scopus Metrics
Scopus ProfileDocuments
58
H-Index
16
Citations
730
Affiliation
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Research listing
Current Research Projects
A multi-dimensional computational model for plant electrophysiological response classification in fungal colonies
Member
2025 - 2028
Microforest: leveraging sabah's microbial riches for enhanced oil palm resilience and basal stem rot control for biofertilizer development
Member
2025 - 2026
Inovasi percambahan dan pemindahan teknologi pertumbuhan dan penghasilan kulat liar: lignosus sp., amouroderma sp. dan pleurotus tuber-regim
Leader
2024 - 2026
Kajian borneon native mushroom cultivation technique development with agrowaste di kawasan pemuliharaan hutan infapro, sabah
Leader
2024 - 2026
Systematics study and conservation status of ardisia subgenus pyrgus (primulaceae) in sabah, borneo
Member
2024 - 2026
Spatial diversity and phylogenetics of bornean praying mantises (insecta: mantodea) in sabah, malaysia
Member
2023 - 2026
Characterization of the physical and chemical properties, and meaty flavour of protein hydrolysate from native hericium erinaceus and laetiporus sulphureus mushrooms by enzyme-assisted ultrasound.
Member
2023 - 2027
Anti-parasitic effects of bornean oyster mushrooms in caenorhabditis elegans integrating transcriptomic analysis
Member
2023 - 2026
Do entomopathogenic fungi drive arthropod diversity gradiants via host negative density dependence?
Leader
2021 - 2024
Publications listing
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Nor Azizun Binti Rusdi , Jualang @azlan Abdullah Bin Gansau , Jaya Seelan A/l Sathiya Seelan (2024), A Review: Molecular Identification Of Orchid Mycorrhiza
Jaya Seelan A/l Sathiya Seelan (2024), Rna Interference: A Promising Biotechnological Approach To Combat Plant Pathogens, Mechanism And Future Prospects
Jaya Seelan A/l Sathiya Seelan (2024), Innovative Strategies For Characterizing And Managing Huanglongbing In Citrus
Jaya Seelan A/l Sathiya Seelan (2024), Taxonomic Revision Of Cantharellus Cuticulatus Corner (cantharellaceae,basidiomycota) From Sabah (north Borneo), Malaysia
Jaya Seelan A/l Sathiya Seelan , Praneetha Palasuberniam , Christophe Patrice Andie Wiart (2024), Entomopathogenic Fungi In Crops Protection With An Emphasis On Bioactive Metabolites And Biological Activities
Jaya Seelan A/l Sathiya Seelan (2024), Discovery Of A Rare Medicinal Mushroom, Lignosus Hainanensis (polyporaceae, Basidiomycota) In Sabah (northern Borneo), Malaysia
Jaya Seelan A/l Sathiya Seelan (2024), Introducing A Global Database Of Entomopathogenic Fungi And Their Host Associations
Muhammad Dawood Shah , Praneetha Palasuberniam , Jaya Seelan A/l Sathiya Seelan (2024), Lc-ms/ms Profiling Of The Poisonous Wild Mushroom, Entoloma Mastoideum, (entolomataceae, Basidiomycota) In Sabah (northern Borneo), Malaysia
Jaya Seelan A/l Sathiya Seelan (2024), Fungal Community Composition In Arthropogenically-active And Non-active Northern Borneo Caves
Jaya Seelan A/l Sathiya Seelan (2024), Deciphering Fungicide Resistance In Phytophthora: Mechanisms, Prevalence, And Sustainable Management Approaches.