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Chiew Foan Chin

Professor of Plant Biotechnology,

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  • workRoom B1A14 Block B1
    Malaysia Campus
    Jalan Broga
    43500 Semenyih
    Selangor Darul Ehsan
    Malaysia
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Biography

Chiew Foan Chin is a Professor in Plant Biotechnology at the University of Nottingham Malaysia. Prof Chin is currently the co-director of Research Center of Excellence Future Food Malaysia and Director of Research at the School of Biosciences. She is the Founder and President of Malaysian Agricultural Proteomics Society (2016-2020) and currently a council member of Asia Oceania Agricultural Proteomics Organisation (AOAPO). Prof Chin has been the Chair of several international conferences and workshops including EMBL-EBI MAPS workshop 2015, International Proteomics Conference 2017 and Food Security on Small Island and Developing States 2020 & 2022. She has been in the panel of grant evaluation for FRGS, eScience and Human Life Advancement Foundation. In addition, Prof Chin has been the newsletter editor for AOAPO (2015-2020) and currently an editorial board member for Frontier in Plant Science in Plant Proteomics section. Prof Chin is also a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in UK since 2010.

Teaching Summary

I am the convener for the following teaching modules:

Current Issues in Biotechnology; Basic Introduction to Omics Technologies; Advanced Molecular Techniques in Biotechnology; Applied Genetics; Biochemistry

Research Summary

My research focuses on plant molecular and developmental biology. I use advanced technology and computing to analyse molecular mechanisms underpinning the development of plant cells and secondary… read more

Selected Publications

Current Research

My research focuses on plant molecular and developmental biology. I use advanced technology and computing to analyse molecular mechanisms underpinning the development of plant cells and secondary metabolites production in plants. My research interests also involve improvement of food crops using omics technology particularly proteomics.

  • NAGAPPAN J, OOI SE, CHAN KL, KADRI F, NURAZAH Z, HALIM MAA, ANGEL LPL, SUNDRAM S, CHIN CF, MAY ST and LOW ETL, 2024. Transcriptional efects of carbon and nitrogen starvation on Ganoderma boninense, an oil palm phytopathogen Mol Biol Rep. 51(1), 212
  • LI CHIN CHAI, PETER G. ALDERSON and CHIEW FOAN CHIN, 2024. Exogenous cytokinin induces callus and protocorm-like-bodies (PLBs) formation in in vitro root tips of Vanilla planifolia Andrews Tropical Life Sciences Research. 35(1), 231-254
  • CHIN CF, GOH EV, CLARKE AC, ANG MLE, SHOW PL, SUPRAMANIAM CV, ALI A, AZAM-ALI S, BEYER R, CULABA A, MUNAWAROH HSH, KAIRO K, KHOO KS, KHOO GC, MATANJUN P, MASSAWE F, LIM MH, SANKARAN R, SRIARIYANUN M, MEMBREBE BNQ, NOY P and LECHNER AM, 2024. Transforming food systems in Maritime Southeast Asia and Pacific Small Island Developing States to support food security and sustainable healthy diets Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 8, 1304317
  • KAM MYY and CHIN CF, 2024. Micropropagation of the Ornamental Aquatic Plant, Aponogeton ulvaceus, from Immature Tuber Explants. In: LOYOLA-VARGAS, V. and OCHOA-ALEJO, N., eds., Plant Cell Culture Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology 2827. Humana, New York, NY.
  • BIN BREAK, MOHAMMED KHALED, CHIANG, MICHELLE, WIART, CHRISTOPHE, CHIN, CHIEW-FOAN, KHOO, ALAN SOO BENG and KHOO, TENG-JIN, 2021. Cytotoxic Activity ofBoesenbergia rotundaExtracts against Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells (HK1). Cardamonin, aBoesenbergia rotundaConstituent, Inhibits Growth and Migration of HK1 Cells by Inducing Caspase-Dependent Apoptosis and G2/M-Phase Arrest NUTRITION AND CANCER-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL. 73(3), 473-483
  • TAN, WEI HARN, HII, ADELINE, SOLANA-MENA, ALICIA, WONG, EE PHIN, LOKE, VIVIENNE P. W., TAN, ANGE S. L., KROMANN-CLAUSEN, ANDERS, HII, NING, BIN PURA, PARAM, BIN TUNIL, MUHAMAD TAUHID, A L DIN, SUDIN, CHIN, CHIEW FOAN and CAMPOS-ARCEIZ, AHIMSA, 2021. Long-term monitoring of seed dispersal by Asian elephants in a Sundaland rainforest BIOTROPICA. 53(2), 453-465
  • TAN, CHENG-YAU, DODD, IAN CHARLES, CHEN, JIT ERN, PHANG, SIEW-MOI, CHIN, CHIEW FOAN, YOW, YOON-YEN and RATNAYEKE, SHYAMALA, 2021. Regulation of algal and cyanobacterial auxin production, physiology, and application in agriculture: an overview JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY. 33(5), 2995-3023
  • NAGAPPAN, J., KADRI, F., CHIN, C.F., COOPER, R.M., MAY, S.T., SEMAN, I.A., LOW, E.T.L, 2021. A rapid and efficient DNA extraction protocol for Ganoderma zonatum, a basal and upper stem rot pathogen of oil palm in Malaysia Journal Of Oil Palm Research. 33(1), 12-20
  • LAWSON, T., LYCETT, G.W., MAYES, S., HO, W.K. and CHIN, C.F., 2020. Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of the Rab GTPase family in mango. Molecular Biology Reports. 47(6), 4183-4197
  • KENG, ZI XIANG, CHONG, SIEWHUI, NG, CHEE GUAN, RIDZUAN, NUR IZZATI, HANSON, SVENJA, PAN, GUAN-TING, LAU, PHEI LI, SUPRAMANIAM, CHRISTINA VIMALA, SINGH, AJIT, CHIN, CHIEW FOAN and LAM, HON LOONG, 2020. Community-scale composting for food waste: A life-cycle assessment-supported case study JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION. 261,
  • LAWSON, TAMUNONENGIYEOFORI, LYCETT, GRANTLEY W., MAYES, SEAN, HO, WAI KUAN and CHIN, CHIEW FOAN, 2020. Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of the Rab GTPase family in mango MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS. 47(6), 4183-4197
  • CHIN, CHIEW FOAN, 2020. The impact of food supply chain disruptions amidst COVID-19 in Malaysia JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE FOOD SYSTEMS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 9(4), 161-163
  • TAN, WEI HARN, CHAI, LI CHIN and CHIN, CHIEW FOAN, 2020. Efficacy of DNA barcode internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS 2) in phylogenetic study of Alpinia species from Peninsular Malaysia PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS. 26(9), 1889-1896
  • LAWSON, TAMUNONENGIYEOFORI, LYCETT, GRANTLEY W., ALI, ASGAR and CHIN, CHIEW FOAN, 2019. Characterization of Southeast Asia mangoes (Mangifera indica L) according to their physicochemical attributes SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE. 243, 189-196
  • CHIN, CHIEW FOAN, TEOH, EE YANG, CHEE, MARCUS JENN YANG, AL-OBAIDI, JAMEEL R., RAHMAD, NORASFALIZA and LAWSON, TAMUNONENGIYEOFORI, 2019. Comparative Proteomic Analysis on Fruit Ripening Processes in Two Varieties of Tropical Mango (Mangifera indica) PROTEIN JOURNAL. 38(6), 704-715
  • LAWSON, T., MAYES, S., LYCETT, G.W. and CHIN, C.F., 2018. Plant Rabs and the role in fruit ripening Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews. 34(2), 181-197
  • CHEE, MARCUS JENN YANG, LYCETT, GRANTLEY W. and CHIN, CHIEW FOAN, 2018. Development of a direct transformation method by GFP screening and in vitro whole plant regeneration of Capsicum frutescens L. ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY. 34, 51-58
  • NAGAPPAN, JAYANTHI, CHIN, CHIEW FOAN, ANGEL, LEE PEI LEE, COOPER, RICHARD M., MAY, SEAN T. and LOW, ENG-TI LESLIE, 2018. Improved nucleic acid extraction protocols for Ganoderma boninense, G-miniatocinctum and G-tornatum BIOTECHNOLOGY LETTERS. 40(11-12), 1541-1550
  • CHEE, M.J.Y., LYCETT, G.W., KHOO, T-J. and CHIN, C.F., 2017. Bioengineering of the plant culture of Capsicum frutescens with vanillin synthase gene for the production of vanillin. Molecular Biotechnology. 59(1), 1-8
  • TAN, HOOI SIN, JACOBY, RICHARD P., ONG-ABDULLAH, MEILINA, TAYLOR, NICOLAS L., LIDDELL, SUSAN, CHEE, WONG WEI and CHIN, CHIEW FOAN, 2017. Proteomic profiling of mature leaves from oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) ELECTROPHORESIS. 38(8), 1147-1153
  • TAN HOOI SIN, SUSAN LIDDELL, MEILINA ONG ABDULLAH, WONG WEI CHEE and CHIN CHIEW FOAN, 2016. Differential proteomic analysis of embryogenic lines in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) Journal of Proteomics. 143, 334-345
  • KAM, MELISSA YIT YEE, CHAI, LI CHIN and CHIN, CHIEW FOAN, 2016. The biology and in vitro propagation of the ornamental aquatic plant, Aponogeton ulvaceus. SpringerPlus. 5(1), 1657
  • CHIEW FOAN CHIN, 2016. The Proteome of Orchids. In: GHASEM HOSSEINI SALEKDEH, ed., Agricultural Proteomics: Crops, Horticulture, Farm Animals, Food, Insect and Microorganisms Springer. 117-127
  • TAN B.C. and CHIN C.F., 2015. Vanilla planifolia: An economically important orchid and its propagation Minerva Biotechnologica. 27(2), 107-116
  • SUBHRA CHAKRABORTY, GHASEM HOSSEINI SALEKDEH, PINGFANG YANG, SUN-HEE WOO, CHIEW FOAN CHIN, CHRIS GEHRING, PAUL A. HAYNES, MEHDI MIRZAEI and SETSUKO KOMATSU, 2015. Proteomics of Important Food Crops in the Asia Oceania Region: Current Status and Future Perspectives Journal of Proteome Research. 14(7), 2723−2744
  • JENN YANG CHEE and CHIEW FOAN CHIN, 2015. Gateway Cloning Technology: Advantages And Drawbacks Journal of Cloning & Transgenesis. 4, 1-3
  • CHIN CHIEW FOAN, 2015. Rapid development of genic microsatellite markers for the endemic Elettariopsis species using next generation sequencing technology In: International Conference on Crop Improvement, UPM, Selangor.
  • CHIN CHIEW FOAN, 2015. Proteogenomic analysis of oil palm In: Proceeding of the 7th International Symposium on Frontier in Agriculture Proteome Research, Korea.
  • TAN B.C., CHIN C.F., LIDDELL S. and ALDERSON P., 2014. Protein extraction for callus and node cultures of Vanilla planifolia Andrews Minerva Biotechnologica. 26(3), 115-126
  • TAN B.C., CHIN C.F., LIDDELL S. and ALDERSON P., 2013. Proteomic Analysis of Callus Development in Vanilla planifolia Andrews Plant Molecular Biology Reporter. 31(6), 1220-1229
  • BOON CHIN TAN, CHIEW FOAN CHIN and PETER ALDERSON, 2013. Effects of sodium nitroprusside on shoot multiplication and regeneration of Vanilla planifolia Andrews In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.—Plant. 49(5), 626-630
  • HO W.K., OOI S.E., MAYES S., NAMASIVAYAM P., ONG-ABDULLAH M. and CHIN C.F., 2013. Methylation levels of a novel genetic element, EgNB3 as a candidate biomarker associated with the embryogenic competency of oil palm Tree Genetics and Genomes. 9(4), 1099-1107
  • CHIN CHIEW FOAN, LEE Y.W., TAN J.S. and SHARIFAH SHAHRUL RABIAH SYED ALWEE, 2012. Amplification and sequencing of partial-length disease resistance gene homologues coding for NBS-LRR proteins in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. 20(1), 25-31
  • LE VINH THUC, NORASHIKIN SARPAN, HUYNH KY, SIEW-ENG OOI, SUHAIMI NAPIS, CHAI-LING HO, MEILINA ONG-ABDULLAH, CHIEW FOAN CHIN, PARAMESWARI NAMASIVAYAM, 2011. A novel transcript of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.), Eg707, is specifically upregulated in tissues related to totipotency Molecular Biotechnology. 48(2), 156-164
  • BOON CHIN TAN, CHIEW FOAN CHIN and PETER ALDERSON, 2011. Optimisation of plantlet regeneration from leaf and nodal derived callus of Vanilla planifolia Andrews Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culure. 105, 457-463
  • BOON CHIN TAN, CHIEW FOAN CHIN, PETER ALDERSON, 2011. An improved plant regeneration of Vanilla planifolia Andrews Plant Tissue Culture & Biotechnology. 21(1), 27-33
  • TAN HOOI SIN, MEILINA ONG ABDULLAH, CHOO CHIN NEE, WONG WEI CHEE, SUSAN LIDDELL, CHIN CHIEW FOAN, 2011. Optimisation of protein extraction methods for 2DE proteomic analysis using oil palm leaves In: The MPOB International Palm Oil Congress.
  • TAN HOOI SIN, MEILINA ONG ABDULLAH, WONG WEI CHEE, SUSAN LIDDELL, CHIN CHIEW FOAN, 2011. Proteomic Analysis of Callus Proliferation Rate in Tissue Culture of Oil Palm In: Proceedings of International Symposium “Frontier in Agriculture Proteome Research: Contribution of proteomics technology in agricultural sciences”.
  • YAP CHENG LOCK, TAN HOOI SIN, TAN BOON CHIN, WONG WEI CHEE, CHIN CHIEW FOAN, 2011. Proteomic analysis of callus culture in oil palm In: Proceedings of International symposium on functional genomics and structural biology.
  • CHIN CF, HO WK, ONG-ABDULLAH M, OOI SE, MAYES S AND NAMASIVAYAM P, 2010. Development of biomarkers for screening oil palm tissue culture clones In: Paper presented at ISOPB, Yogjakarta, Indonesia.
  • TAN, B. C, LINH T. L. T and ALDERSON, P. G. AND CHIN, C. F., 2009. In vitro Plant Regeneration via Indirect Shoot Organogenesis and Optimisation of Genetic Transformation in Vanilla planifolia In: Proceedings of 18th MSMBB Scientific Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • SEAN MAYES, FLORIAN STADLER, GRACIA RIBAS-VARGAS, SHRAVANI BASU, FESTO MASSAWE,, 2009. Marker-assisted breeding in crops?: wheat and bambara groundnut as two contrasting examples of progress In: ISOPB, KLCC, Malaysia.
  • LINH THUY LE THI, BOON CHIN TAN, KOK SONG LAI AND CHIEW FOAN CHIN, 2009. Optimization of particle bombardment parameters in Vanilla planifolia axillary bud culture In: Proceedings of 9th Interantional Congress of Plant and Molecular Biology. St Louis, Missouri, USA.
  • TAN JOON SHEONG, CHIN CHIEW FOAN, FESTO MASSAWE, SEAN MAYES AND, 2009. Identification of Ganoderma bonensis resistance/tolerance genes by NBS profiling method In: Proceedings of The MPOB International Palm Oil Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • HO WK, CHIN, CF, OOI SE, MAYES S, MEILINA O-B AND NAMASIVAYAM P, 2008. Candidate Molecular Markers Associated With Prolific Clones of Oil Palm In: 17th MSMBB Scientific Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • NORASHIKIN S, NAMASIVAYAM P, OOI SE, ONG-ABDULLAH M, HO CL AND CHIN CF, 2008. Validation of Potential Oil Palm Biomarkers for Oil Palm Tissue Culture Industry In: 17th MSMBB Scientific Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • CHIN CF AND ROFINA YASMIN O, 2006. In vitro direct shoot organogenesis and regeneration of plantlets from leaf explants of Sentang (Azadirachta excelsa) Biotechnology. 5(3), 337-340
  • CL HO, K HARIKRISHNA, KI KANDASAMY, CF CHIN AND SS ABDUL RAHMAN, 2003. Variation in turfgrasses demonstrated by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. 11(1), 51-55
  • PT SEE, SS ABDUL RAHMAN, CF CHIN AND K HARIKRISHNA, 2003. Identification of differentially expressed genes during somatic embryogenesis of Axonopus compressus by restriction fragment differential display-coupled FSD Asia Pacific Journal of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. 11(2), 21-25
  • CHIN CF, S AZIZ, HARIKRISHNA JA AND KANDASAMY KI, 1999. An estimation of relatedness of Nepenthes spe-cies in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technology In: Poster presentation at Symposium on Genetic Resources of Borneo, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
  • NORAINI S AND CHIN CF, 1997. Higher content of Azadirachtin detected in in vitro culture of Sentang (Azadirachta excelsa) than the natural stand trees UPM Research newsletter. 1(15),
  • CHIN CF AND LEUNG DWM, 1997. Seed as potential source of explants for in vitro shoot culture of Taxus baccata L In: Oral presentation at 12th Biennnial Conference of the New Zealand branch of the International Association for Plant Tissue Culture.

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