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PROFILE
UPM's Staff Profile
DR. CHRISTINA YONG SEOK YIEN
SENIOR LECTURER
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
chrisyong@upm.edu.my
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PROFILE
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PROFESSIONAL

NAME :
(Dr.) CHRISTINA YONG SEOK YIEN
POST :
SENIOR LECTURER
ENTITY :
FACULTY OF SCIENCE

FIELD OF SUPERVISION
AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY / AGRICULTURE GENOMICS / BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES / GENETICS / PLANT SCIENCE
EDUCATION
PHD
UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA, BANGI, SELANGOR
Graduated : 2008
BACELOR SAINS (KEPUJIAN) BIOLOGI
UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA, SERDANG, SELANGOR
Graduated : 2003
BOOK PUBLICATION
1. Profesor Cilik Terokai Biologi
    ISPN: 9789833175031
2. NOTABLE PLANTS OF MALAYSIA Vol. I
    ISPN: 9788967091491
JOURNAL PUBLICATION
1. Cloning and comparative protein modelling of two MADS-box genes, HsMADS1 and HsMADS2 isolated from Hibiscus sabdariffa L. var. UMKL (roselle)
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
2. Isolation and Characterization of Full-Length Cellulose Synthase Gene (HsCesA1) from Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L. var. UMKL)
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
3. Molecular characterization of a cellulose synthase gene (AaxmCesA1) isolated from an Acacia auriculiformis x Acacia mangium hybrid
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
4. Isolation of HsCesA1 full-length gene, a key gene involved in the biosynthesis of cellulose in Hibiscus sabdariffa L var. UMKL
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
5. A Glimpse into the Genomic Outlook of the Long-Tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
6. Discovery of novel genic-SSR markers from transcriptome dataset of an important non-human primate, Macaca fascicularis
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
7. Efficient and high-quality RNA isolation from metabolite-rich tissues of Stevia rebaudiana, an important commercial crop
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
8. RNA sequencing of kidney and liver transcriptome obtained from wild cynomolgus macaque (Macaca fascicularis) originating from Peninsular Malaysia
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
9. Extraction of High-quality RNA from Metabolite and Pectin Rich Recalcitrant Calyx Tissue of Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
10. Isolation and molecular identification of a siderophore producing bacterium and its antagonistic effect against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
11. Identification and characterization of genic simple sequence repeats from the leaf and stem transcriptomes of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - Science Citation Index (JCR)
12. The first transcriptome dataset of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) calyces during maturation
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed - Scopus
13. The first transcriptome dataset of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) calyces during maturation.
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ESCI
14. Transcriptome-wide Identification of Nine Tandem Repeat Protein Families in Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.)
    Journal type: Citation-Indexed Journal - ESCI
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2009
PhD (Plant Molecular Genetics), UKM
2003
Bachelor of Science (Bio),UPM
WORKING EXPERIENCE
2010
Tutor (UPM)
2010
Lecturer(UPM)
2004
Tutor (UPM)
PROJECT
2010
Isolation and charaterization of Cellulose synthase genes from Hibiscus sabdariffa
2010
Population genetic study of the Macaca fasciculris in Peninsular Malaysia
PUBLICATION
2025
Effects of organic acids dietary supplementation in soybean meal-based diets on growth performance and nutrient utilization in hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus x E. lanceolatus) juveniles
2022
Identification and characterization of genic simple sequence repeats from the leaf and stem transcriptomes of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni
2022
The first transcriptome dataset of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) calyces during maturation
2021
Isolation and molecular identification of a siderophore producing bacterium and its antagonistic effect against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4
2020
Extraction of High-quality RNA from Metabolite and Pectin Rich Recalcitrant Calyx Tissue of Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
2019
Efficient and high-quality RNA isolation from metabolite-rich tissues of Stevia rebaudiana, an important commercial crop
2019
Discovery of novel genic-SSR markers from transcriptome dataset of an important non-human primate, Macaca fascicularis
2018
RNA sequencing of kidney and liver transcriptome obtained from wild cynomolgus macaque (Macaca fascicularis) originating from Peninsular Malaysia
2018
Efficient and high-quality RNA isolation from metabolite-rich tissues of Stevia rebaudiana, an important commercial crop
2018
Discovery of novel genic-SSR markers from transcriptome dataset of an important non-human primate, Macaca fascicularis
2017
A Glimpse into the Genomic Outlook of the Long-Tailed Macaque (Macaca fascicularis)
2016
Isolation of HsCesA1 full-length gene, a key gene involved in the biosynthesis of cellulose in Hibiscus sabdariffa L var. UMKL
2016
Cloning and comparative protein modelling of two MADS-box genes, HsMADS1 and HsMADS2 isolated from Hibiscus sabdariffa L. var. UMKL (roselle)
2016
Isolation and Characterization of Full-Length Cellulose Synthase Gene (HsCesA1) from Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L. var. UMKL)
2014
Isolation of HsCesA1 full-length gene, a key gene involved in the biosynthesis of cellulose in Hibiscus sabdariffa L var. UMKL
2012
Molecular characterization of a cellulose synthase gene (AaxmCesA1) isolated from an Acacia auriculiformis x Acacia mangium hybrid