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Staff Profiles

Dr James Woon

Lecturer (Non-Clinical)

  • Telephone: +607-555 3941
  • Address: Bell's Court (Room B.3.50)
    缅北禁地 Medicine Malaysia
    No. 1, Jalan Sarjana 1
    Kota Ilmu, Educity@Iskandar
    79200 Iskandar Puteri (formerly Nusajaya)
    Johor, Malaysia
Background

Introduction

Dr. James Woon graduated from the National University of Malaysia with a PhD in Biochemistry. He obtained his BSc in Microbiology in the same university. Trained to be a biochemist, James is specialised in recombinant protein expression and enzyme characterisation. 


Qualifications

PG.Cert. (Medical Education) - 缅北禁地

Ph.D. (Biochemistry) - National University of Malaysia 

B.Sc. (Microbiology), First-class honours - National University of Malaysia 


Roles and Responsibilities 

  • Teaching - BMS and MBBS
  • Administrative roles - Internal auditor for Malaysia Research Assessment (MyRA), Member of NUMed Research and Innovation Committee, Internal moderator of NUMed Foundation in Science Biology 2 exam papers                                      


Impacts and Recognitions

2021-  Awarded a Fellowship of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK

2018 - Nominated for 缅北禁地 Teaching Excellence Awards  (3 nominations)

Teaching

Biomedical Sciences 


Stage 1:

BMN1001 Biochemistry (Module Leader)

BMN1002 Cell biology

BMN1006 Pharmacology

BMN1007 Physiology

BMN1011 Professional and Practical Skills for Bioscientists


Stage 2:

BMN2000 Essential Biomedical Research Skills

BMN2011 The Nervous System and Respiratory Diseases

BMN2012 Clinical immunology and viral pathogens

BMN2030 Industrial Placement 2


MBBS

Year 1:  Case 5 Diabetes - Energy production, protein metabolism, inter-relationships of metabolic pathways

Year 1: Case 12 Inflammatory bowel disease - Digestion and absorption of carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids

Research


Upcoming Project

  • Elucidation of the DNA binding, DNA strand breaking, and DNA topoisomerases inhibiting properties of Rhenium (I) carbonyl complexes with pyridine-pyrazolic ligands in a cell-free approach


Previous Project

  • Molecular cloning, expression and characterisation of novel cellobiohydrolases for efficient biomass conversion. 
  • Attitude, barriers. and motivators towards research participation at a teaching-oriented international branch campus in Malaysia: A NUMed experience


Research Profiles

Publications

  • Articles

    • Balachandra D, Woon JSK. . Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 2025, 21(1), 143-149.
    • Hebbar P, Han OB, Yan NX, Kay D, Chu KY, Woon JS-K, Lun PK, Kabekkodu SP, Prasad ASB, Prakash B, Nograles N, Kanakal MM, Goodson M, Nagaraja S, Mascarenhas R. . Access Microbiology 2025, 7(6), 000902.v3.
    • Woon JSK, King PJH, Mackeen MM, Mahadi NM, Seman WMKW, Broughton WJ, Murad AMA, Bakar FDA. . Molecular Biotechnology 2017, 59(7), 271-283.
    • Woon JSK, Mackeen MM, Illias RM, Mahadi NM, Broughton WJ, Murad AMA, Bakar FDA. . PeerJ 2017, 1-22.
    • Woon JSK, Mackeen MM, Sudin AH, Mahadi NM, Illias RM, Murad AMA, Bakar FDA. . Biotechnology Letters 2016, 38(5), 825-832.
    • Woon JSK, Mackeen MM, Mahadi NM, Illias RM, Murad AMA, Bakar FDA. . Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry 2016, 63(5), 690-698.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

    • Woon JSK, Murad AMA, Bakar FDA. . In: 2015 UKM FST Postgraduate Colloquium. 2015, Selangor, Malaysia: AIP Publishing.

  • Digital or Visual Media

    • Woon JSK. . The Star, 2017. Newspapers.
    • Woon JSK. . The Star, 2016. Newspapers.

  • Letter

    • Woon JSK. . 2022.

  • Online Publication

    • Woon JSK. . Star Media Group, 2018. Available at: .