Peter obtained his B.Sc (Hons) in Microbiology from University of Malaya in 1992 and a Doctor of Philosophy (D.Phil) in Biochemistry/Molecular Biology from Exeter College, University of Oxford in 1998. He was a Research Scientist, and Head of Microarray Group with A-Star Bioprocessing Technology Institute in Singapore (2001 to 2010) prior to joining the Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus. His areas of expertise are industrial and environmental microbiology, molecular and cellular biology, system biology and genomics with specialization in high throughput gene expression profiling using DNA microarray and Next-Gen sequencing technologies. He has a H-index of 16 and have published journal papers and book chapters, in the subject area of genomics and gene expression analysis. His current research interest is in biocontrol of animal and plant pathogens, as well as applications of Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) to potential road construction, in collaboration with School of Engineering.
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Current Research interest
Name | Degree | Area of Research | Start year | Role |
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Nurnajwanie Senian | PhD | Biocement | 2017 | Associate Supervisor |
Stanley Ho | MSc | Biofertilizers | 2016 | Associate Supervisor |
Wendy | MSc | Biofertilizers | 2016 | Associate Supervisor |
Alan Chua | MSc | Biofertilizers | 2014 | Associate Supervisor |
Kong Ee Ling | MSc | Cancer | 2014 | Associate Supervisor |
Lee Boon Kiat | MSc | Cancer | 2014 | Associate Supervisor |
Hasina Mkwata | MSc | Biocontrol | 2014 | Coordinating Supervisor |
Armstrong Ighodalo Omoregie | PhD | Biocements | 2017 | Coordinating Supervisor |
John Sabang | PhD | Fungi interactions in soil fertility | 2013 | Coordinating Supervisor |