About Me

I have interests in environmental and molecular biochemistry, specifically the biochemistry of heat shock protein 47 (HSP47), biorenewable energy, and biodegradation of pollutants. My laboratory also characterises industrially-relevant microbiomes using metagenomics methods.

Current Positions
1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, UTM.
2. Group Member, Environmental Biotechnology Research Group (EnVBiotech), UTM.
3. Assistant Dean (External and Global Engagement), Faculty of Science, UTM.
4. Associate Fellow, Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Research Institute for Sustainable Environment (RISE), UTM.

Past Positions
1. Post-doctoral visiting scientist, Swarup Lab (https://smbl.nus.edu.sg/index.html), part of the NUS Environmental Research Institute (NERI), National University of Singapore. Duration:  January 2019-January 2021.
Work scope: Culturomics of plant-associated microbiomes, focusing on green leafy vegetables. Read about it here.

Contact Details

Mailing Address

ChM. Dr. Mohd Firdaus Abdul Wahab,
Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science,
Building T02,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 UTM Skudai,
Johor, Malaysia.
Email: firdausw@utm.my

Laboratories

Proteomics Laboratory,
Room 02-14-01, Building T02,
Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 UTM Skudai,
Johor, Malaysia.

Environmental Bioengineering Laboratory,
Room 01-46-01, Building T02,
Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science,
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 UTM Skudai,
Johor, Malaysia.

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