Christina Vimala Supramaniam
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science
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Teaching Summary
Christina specializes in the teaching and learning of Introductory Plant Pathology, Molecular Plant Pathology, Microbial Biotechnology, Microbiology and Crop Protection. These courses provide… read more
Research Summary
Christina's research is in the understanding of the molecular plant-microbe interaction between basal stem rot (BSR) disease pathogen, Ganoderma boninense and Malaysian oil palm. The research… read more
Recent Publications
SIEW KIAN CHIN, CHUNG LAW LAW, CHRISTINA VIMALA SUPRAMANIAM, POH GUAT CHENG, ARUN MUJUMDAR, 2009. Thin layer drying characteristics and quality evaluation of air-dried Ganoderma tsugae Murrill.: Drying Technology (In Press.)
SIEW KIAN CHIN, CHUNG LAW LAW, CHRISTINA VIMALA SUPRAMANIAM, POH GUAT CHENG, ARUN MUJUMDAR, 2008. Convective drying of Ganoderma tsugae Murrill and effect of temperature on basidiospores. Drying Technology 26, 1524-1533 (In Press.)
CHRISTINA V.S ,, 2007. Preliminary study to determine the efficacy of chitosan as an antifungal agent against mycelia growth of Ganoderma boninense: Changing scenarios in fungal research and innovation In: Asian Mycology Congress and International Marine and Freshwater Mycology Symposium:. 266-6 (In Press.)
CHRISTINA V.S, MICROGREEN BIO-INDUSTRIAL SDN. BHD, 2005. Fungicidal composition and its said method Malaysian Patent PI2 01/01/1900 00:00:00 (In Press.)
Christina specializes in the teaching and learning of Introductory Plant Pathology, Molecular Plant Pathology, Microbial Biotechnology, Microbiology and Crop Protection. These courses provide knowledge about plant diseases and their causal agents, the epidemiology and disease cycles and effective control methods. In Microbial Physiology and Biotechnology, students are taught the various virus, bacteria and fungi present in the environment, their detection methods and characterization techniques. In Microbial Biotechnology, there is an emphasis on the use of microorganism in food, feed and textile industries. Christina also widely contributes in the teaching of Genetics and Cell Biology, Gene Regulation and Molecular Pharming
D212F7 Microbial Physiology
C12461 Microbial Biotechnology
C123P1 Introductory Plant Pathology
C135P2 Molecular Plant Pathology
D2DP01 Crop Protection
Current Research
Christina's research is in the understanding of the molecular plant-microbe interaction between basal stem rot (BSR) disease pathogen, Ganoderma boninense and Malaysian oil palm. The research approach includes several novel infection strategies to detect early pathogenesis signals. The research also forms a link between ligninase production and pathogenesis potential of virulent isolates of Ganoderma boninense . Other areas of research include epidemiology and diagnostic studies on diseases that affect tropical vegetables and fruits and the use of biocontrol agents to enhance disease resistance in plant. There are potential projects which incorporate multidisciplinary studies in biotechnology and engineering to elucidate metabolic activities in bacteria and fungi for use in agriculture and waste management industries.
Past Research
Efficacy of chitosan for the suppression of growth and the production of ligninases by Ganoderma boninense in vitro (Project Leader) MOA eScience Fund 2008-2010
Development of novel edible coatings from natural products for enhancing the storage life of tropical fruits (Co-researcher) MOA eScience Fund 2008-2010 Percutaneous permeation of palm oil using human skin (Co-researcher) MOSTI eScience Fund 2007-2009.
Drying techniques for mushrooms (Co-researcher) MOSTI eScience Fund 2007-2009.
Future Research
Whole transcriptome sequencing for the detection of disease signal during pathogenesis events
Micropropagation of underutilized plant species for antifungal potential, with special emphasis on rural vegetable plants
To set up a Tropical Plant Protection Centre at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus
SIEW KIAN CHIN, CHUNG LAW LAW, CHRISTINA VIMALA SUPRAMANIAM, POH GUAT CHENG, ARUN MUJUMDAR, 2009. Thin layer drying characteristics and quality evaluation of air-dried Ganoderma tsugae Murrill.: Drying Technology (In Press.)
SIEW KIAN CHIN, CHUNG LAW LAW, CHRISTINA VIMALA SUPRAMANIAM, POH GUAT CHENG, ARUN MUJUMDAR, 2008. Convective drying of Ganoderma tsugae Murrill and effect of temperature on basidiospores. Drying Technology 26, 1524-1533 (In Press.)
CHRISTINA V.S ,, 2007. Preliminary study to determine the efficacy of chitosan as an antifungal agent against mycelia growth of Ganoderma boninense: Changing scenarios in fungal research and innovation In: Asian Mycology Congress and International Marine and Freshwater Mycology Symposium:. 266-6 (In Press.)
CHRISTINA V.S, MICROGREEN BIO-INDUSTRIAL SDN. BHD, 2005. Fungicidal composition and its said method Malaysian Patent PI2 01/01/1900 00:00:00 (In Press.)
C.V. SUPRAMANIAM, G. R. RAHMAT ALI, R. A. RAHIM, N. M. SALEH., 2002. Plantaricin : natural and effective food preservative In: 25th Malaysian Microbiology Symposium and 5TH UNESCO National Workshop for the Promotion of Microbiology in Malaysia. (In Press.)
CHRISTINA V.S, SALEH, N.M and GULAM, R.A., 2001. Isolation of gene that encode for plantaricin in Lactobacillus plantarum In: 24th Malaysian Microbiology Society Symposium, New Horizons in Microbiology. 172-1775 (In Press.)