Research & Development
Annual Report 2018

Secured research grant from MTSF

Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science (LKC FES) lecturer Dr Mok Siew Ying was awarded the Science and Technology Research Grant amounting RM20,000 at the Malaysia Toray Science Foundation (MTSF) Prize Presentation Ceremony. The ceremony was held at InterContinental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 29 November 2018.

Dr Mok and her co-researcher Centre for Healthcare Science and Technology Chairperson Assoc Prof Dr Tang Pek Yee’s research on ‘A Zebrafish Model of the Schizophrenia-Drug Addiction Association’ aim to study how electrophysiological activity changes in response to morphine and MK-801 which is an NMDAR antagonist which has been used to mimic the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. The findings will help enhance the ability to identify the underlying pathophysiology and mechanisms that are relevant to schizophrenia and drug addiction, and further lead to positive therapeutic strategies to manage the two morbidities.

Dr Mok (far right) receiving the award