Dr.ThilahgavaniNagappan

B.Sc.(Hons.)ConservationBiology,2009,UniversitiMalaysiaSabahPh.DNaturalProductChemistry,2014,UniversityMalaysiaSabahContactDetailsLevel5,SchoolofMarineSciencesandEnvironment21030KualaNerus,TerengganuTel:+609–6683149ext3713Fax:+609–6683193E-mail:thila.vani@umt.edu.my/thila_vani@yahoo.comFieldofInterest

• AdvancementofBiodiversity• NaturalProductChemistry• EcologicalChemistry

ResearchInterestMy research interest involves (i) Understanding the ecological chemistry of plants whichinfluence the presence of chemotaxonomical markers, (ii) Isolation and elucidation ofcompoundsfrommarineandterrestrialresourcesand(iii)Discoveryofbioactivecompoundsthru various screening platform.With rapid urbanization, I strongly believe the need forsustainable biodiversity resources for the benefit of humankind. Thus, I focus on lookingback tonature fordiscoveryofnewcompounds thatcanbedeveloped intodrugs to fightantibioticresistance,infectiousdiseaseandcancer.

CurrentProject(s)Title :Microalgae Antioxidant as Alternative Source for Nutraceutical and PharmaceuticalApplications.Position:PrincipleInvestigatorGrant name & amount received: Science and Technology Research Partnership forSustainable Development-Japan Science and Technology Agency (SATREPS-JST); RM 2million.ProjectPeriod:1/9/2016→1/12/2021Title : Species Identification, Nutritional Properties and Ethnomycological Aspects ofWildEdibleBoleteMushroomFoundinGelamForestsinTerengganu.Position:Co-researcherGrant name & amount received: Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS); RM69,000.00ProjectPeriod:1/08/2016→31/07/2018Title :Mechanismof Cell DeathAgainstHumanBreast Cancer (MCF-7) Cells fromCoastalPlantsofTerengganuPosition:PrincipleInvestigatorGrant name & amount received: Research Acculturation Grant Scheme (RAGS); RM32,000.00ProjectPeriod:1/12/2015→1/08/2017Title:ChemicalCompositionandNutritionalPropertiesofPlantMaterialsUsedasFeedforSumatranRhino(Dicerorhinussumatrensis)InCaptivityinSabah.Position:Co-researcher Grantname&amountreceived:YayasanSimeDarby(YSD);RM92,000.00ProjectPeriod:1/2/2013→1/2/2014SpecialInterestGroup(SIG)MarineBiodiversityandResources(ClusterMarineBiotechnology&Biomaterials)Biomaterials(ClusterMarineBiotechnology&Biomaterials)KenyirGeoparkResearch(ClusterLakeEcosystemandTropicalBiodiversity)ExpertLinkages• UniversitiMalaysiaSabah• UniversitiMalaysiaKelantan• InstituteofOceanandEarthSciences,UniversitiofMalaya• TheUniversityofTokyo,Japan• UniversityofSoka,Japan• Shimadzu(M)Sdn.Bhd

CourseTaughtConservationBiology,BDV3700/2015/2016,(Undergraduate),UMTAnimalDiversity&Biology,BDV3002/2016,(Undergraduate),UMTPlantDiversity&Biology,BIO3002/2016,(Undergraduate),UMTAnimalDiversity,BIO3002/2017,(Undergraduate),UMTProjekIlmiahTahunAkhir,BDV4999/2015/2016/2017,(Undergraduate),UMTGraduateStudentsPostgraduates:

• IRENETIONGKAIRUI,MasterinMarineBiotechnology.CharacterisationofBioactiveCompundsfromPotentialMicroalgaewithAntioxidantProperties forPharmceuticalandNutraceuticalApplication.(2017-Present)

• LEESHYENYEE,Master inEcology(Co-SV).EdibleGelamMushroominTerengganu:Biology,Ecology,LocalKnowledgeandItsNutritionalValues.(2017-Present)

• YANNICK TATIN, Master in Ecology. Diversity and Pharmacology Study of SelectedZingiberaceaeofPeninsularMalaysia).(TROPIMUNDO-2016).

Undergraduates:

July2015/2016(Allcompleted)

• SiauYinFui.BioactivePotentialofSelectedCoastalPlants fromTerengganu. (2015-2016).

• Amy Alia bt. Zakaria. Nutrient components in non-commercial wild ediblemushroomsofTerengganu:Apreliminaryinvestigation.(2015-2016).

July2016/2017(AllCompleted)

• Vanishri Kaly sitthan. Chemical Profiling and Bioactive Potential of Liverworts fromCameronHighlands.(2016-2017).

• Muniswary Subramaniyan. Bioactive Potentials of Selected Traditional Herbs fromKedah.(2016-2017).

• Nitya Ganeshwari Raja Gopal. Chemical Profiling and Bioactive Potentials of Citrusspp.fromPerak.(2016-2017).

• NurunNajihahbt.AbdulLatiff.DistributionofMangroveAssociatedLichensatSetiuWetlands,Terengganu.(2016-2017).

• Nur Rasyidah BtMohammad Hatta. Profiling of VolatileMetabolites and BioactivePotentialofEtlingerasp.fromKenyirLake,Terengganu.(2016-2017).

• Siti Rahkinah Bt. Ahmad. Antioxidant capacity of roots, leaves and shoots ofRhizophoraspp.fromSetiuwetlands.(2016-2017).

• NorHafizahbt.NorAzman.HepatoprotectivepropertiesofBrugeiracylindricafruitsextractonrats.(2016-2017).

• NurulSharifahbt.Adnan.Profilingofvolatilemetabolitesandbioactivepotentialof

Etlingerasp.fromSekayuWaterfall,Terengganu.(2016-2017).• Lim Sin Yee. Screening of antioxidant activities in wild edible mushroom

(Schizophyllumcommune)andcommercialmushrooms.(2016-2017).Publications:

Year2017

• Nagappan,T.,Yatau,M.H.,Salim,J.M.&Vairappan,C.S.(2017).DiversityinVolatileChemicals and Antibacterial Activity Among Selected Genus of Cinnammomum,Etlingera and Schizostachyum from Sabah. Journal of Sustainable Science andManagement,12(2):26-33.

• Baharuddin, N, Martin, M. B., Nagappan, T., & Borkhanuddin, M. H. Checklist ofmangrove snails (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Setiu Wetlands. In: Prosiding SeminarEkspedisiSaintifikTanahBencahSetiu2016.Abdullah,D.M.,Nasir,M.Z.,Mazlan,N.M.,andJusoh,W.F.A.W.(eds.)WWFMalaysiaPublisher,2017.

• Nagappan, T., Tatin, Y. & Skornickova, J.L. (2017). Preliminary Investigation on

Bioactive Potential of Selected Wild Ginger, Genus Etlingera from Tasik Kenyir inGreater Kenyir: Landscapes, Social development & EnvironmentalSustainability.Fromridgetoreef,(UnderReview).

Year2016

• Baharuddin,N.,Martin,M.B.,Nagappan,T.&Borkhanuddin,H. (2016).ChecklistofGastropods (Phylum Mollusca) In Mangrove Forests of Setiu Wetlands., ProvidingSeminar Ekspedisi Saintifik TanahBench Setiu 2016, 13/10/2016, Auditorium INOS,UMT.

Year2015

• Vairappan,C.S.,Nagappan,T.,TingHui,L.,Kulip,J.(2015).ChemicalConstituentsandBiological Activities of Essential Oils from Four Species of Bamboo GenusSchizostachyum.JournalofTropicalBiologyandConservation(12):127-136.

Year2014• Vairappan,C.SandNagappan,T. (2014).Majorvolatilehydrocarbonsof ricepaddy

herb,LimnophilaaromaticaLam.Merraspossiblechemotaxonomymarker. JournalofTropicalBiology&Conservation(11):41-48

• Nagappan, T. and Vairappan, C.S., (2014). Nutritional and Bioactive Properties ofThree Edible Species of Green Algae, Genus Caulerpa (Caulerpaceae). Journal ofAppliedPhycology,26:1019-1027

• Vairappan, C.S., Nagappan, T., Kulip, J. (2014) The Essential Oil Profiles and

Antibacterial Activity of Six Wild Cinnamomum species. Natural ProductCommunications,9(9):1387-1390.

Year2012• Nagappan, T., Ramasamy, P., Vairappan, C.S. (2012) Chemotaxonomicalmarkers in

essential oils of Murraya koenigii.Natural Products Communications, 7(10): 1375-1378.

• Nagappan, T., Ramasamy, P., Wahid, M.E.A., Chandrasegaran, T., Vairappan, C.S.(2012).EfficacyofCarbazoleAlkaloids,EssentialOilandExtractofMurrayakoenigiiinEnhancingSubcutaneousWoundHealinginRats.Molecules,17(12):1449-1463.

• Vairappan, C.S., Nagappan, T., Palaniveloo, K. (2012) Essential oil composition,anticancerandantibacterialactivitiesoffivegingersgenusEtlingerafromtheIslandofBorneo.NaturalProductsCommunications7(2):239-242.

• Vairappan, C.S., Nagappan, T., Ong, J.B., Gobilik, J., Ramachandram, T., (2012).EssentialoilprofilesofmajorpopulationsZingiberofficinaleRosc.utilizedinMalaysiafortraditionalmedicine.JournalofTropicalBiology&Conservation,9(2):206-213.

Year2011• Nagappan, T., Ramasamy, P., Wahid, M.E.A., Chandrasegaran, T., Vairappan, C.S.

(2011)BiologicalActivityofCarbazoleAlkaloidsandEssentialOilofMurrayakoenigiiAgainst Antibiotic Resistant Microbes and Cancer Cell Lines.Molecules, 16: 9651-9664