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Biography
Dr Uma Palanisamy is Associate Professor in Biochemistry at the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia. Dr Uma completed her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and furthered to obtain an MPhil from the University of Malaya. She pursued her PhD at Cambridge on a project designing affinity ligands for the selective binding of the glycoprotein pharmaceuticals. She presented her work orally at the 12th International Conference on Affinity Techniques in Kalmar, Sweden in 1997 and was awarded First Prize in the Young Scientists section. Prior to joining Monash, Dr Uma was in SIRIM for a period of 17 years, where she has carried out extensive work to aid natural product research in Malaysia. Her research expertise are in screening local natural resources for its cosmeceutical, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical content and to develop medium-throughput screening techniques particularly to identify antioxidants, antipsoriatics, antiarthritics, antiglycemic, antifungals - to name a few. She was also attached to a Japanese Pharmaceutical company for a period of six months where she purified antifungals and immunomodulant bioactives from soil microorganisms. Dr Uma has to her name a number of innovation awards, four patents and a number of publications.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis in Diet-induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance and the Prebiotic Potential of Geraniin-enriched Extract
Palanisamy, U., Marino Moreno, E., Chua, K. H. & Kadir, K.
Project: Research
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Investigating the mechanism of action of the anti-aging ability of Geraniin nano-phytosome.
Sundralingam, U., Palanisamy, U., Subramaniam, T. & Sivasothy, Y.
1/11/20 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
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Could tropical fruit rind treat hypertension by ameliorating endothelial dysfunction?
Tan Ban Lee, J., Ting, K. N., Palanisamy, U. & Kadir, K.
1/09/19 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Diet gut microbiota axis in pregnancy: A systematic review of recent evidence
Kunasegaran, T., Balasubramaniam, V. R. M. T., Arasoo, V. J. T., Palanisamy, U. D. & Ramadas, A., Mar 2023, In: Current Nutrition Reports. 12, 1, p. 203-214 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Myricetin derivative-rich fraction from Syzygium malaccense prevents high-fat diet-induced obesity, glucose intolerance and oxidative stress in C57BL/6J mice
Nallappan, D., Ong, K. C., Palanisamy, U. D., Chua, K. H. & Kuppusamy, U. R., 2 Jan 2023, In: Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry. 129, 1, p. 186-197 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Communication methods between physicians and Deaf patients: A scoping review
Yet, A. X. J., Hapuhinne, V., Eu, W., Chong, E. Y-C. & Palanisamy, U. D., Sep 2022, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 105, 9, p. 2841-2849 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Dietary Intervention to Reduce Salt Intake and Increase High-Nitrate Vegetable Consumption in Malaysian Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Elevated Blood Pressure: Findings from the DePEC-Nutrition Trial
Lee, S. S., McGrattan, A., Soh, Y. C., Alawad, M., Su, T. T., Palanisamy, U. D., Hussin, A. M., Kassim, Z. B., Mohd Ghazali, A. N. B., Christa Maree Stephan, B., Allotey, P., Reidpath, D. D., Robinson, L., Mohan, D. & Siervo, M., Feb 2022, In: Nutrients. 14, 3, 23 p., 430.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Health care needs of deaf signers: The case for culturally competent health care providers
Jacob, S. A., Palanisamy, U. D., Napier, J., Verstegen, D., Dhanoa, A. & Chong, E. Y-C., Mar 2022, In: Academic Medicine. 97, 3, p. 335-340 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Gut Microbiota Profile of Malaysian Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Ramadas, Amutha (Recipient), Balasubramaniam, Vinod (Recipient), Palanisamy, UD (Recipient) & Jayanthi, T (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Other distinction
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Nutrition-gut microbiota interactions in Malaysian Malay women with gestational diabetes mellitus
Ramadas, Amutha (Recipient), Palanisamy, UD (Recipient), Balasubramaniam, Vinod (Recipient) & Jayanthi, T (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Other distinction