{"id":83,"date":"2012-09-25T20:37:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-25T12:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comp.utm.my\/azman\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:58:21","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2026\/03\/Mohd-Firdaus-Abdul-Wahab_HalfCrop-scaled.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1556 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2026\/03\/Mohd-Firdaus-Abdul-Wahab_HalfCrop-260x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2026\/03\/Mohd-Firdaus-Abdul-Wahab_HalfCrop-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2026\/03\/Mohd-Firdaus-Abdul-Wahab_HalfCrop-888x1024.png 888w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2026\/03\/Mohd-Firdaus-Abdul-Wahab_HalfCrop-768x885.png 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2026\/03\/Mohd-Firdaus-Abdul-Wahab_HalfCrop-1333x1536.png 1333w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2026\/03\/Mohd-Firdaus-Abdul-Wahab_HalfCrop-1777x2048.png 1777w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2026\/03\/Mohd-Firdaus-Abdul-Wahab_HalfCrop-624x719.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nI have interests in molecular biochemistry and microbiomes, with applications in enviromental sciences and renewable energy generation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Current Positions<\/b><br \/>\n1. Associate Professor, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, UTM.<br \/>\n2. Group Member, Environmental Biotechnology Research Group (EnVBiotech), UTM.<br \/>\n3. Manager (External and Global Engagement), Faculty of Science, UTM.<br \/>\n4. Associate Fellow, Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Research Institute for Sustainable Environment (RISE), UTM.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Past Positions<br \/>\n<\/strong>1. Post-doctoral visiting scientist, Swarup Lab (<a href=\"https:\/\/smbl.nus.edu.sg\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/smbl.nus.edu.sg\/index.html<\/a>), part of the NUS Environmental Research Institute (NERI), National University of Singapore. Duration:\u00a0 January 2019-January 2021.<br \/>\nWork scope: Culturomics of plant-associated microbiomes, focusing on green leafy vegetables. Read about it <a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/2019\/08\/21\/understanding-the-microbiomes-of-green-leafy-vegetables-using-multi-omics-approaches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Contact Details<\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>Mailing Address<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. Mohd Firdaus Abdul Wahab,<br \/>\nDepartment of Biosciences, Faculty of Science,<br \/>\nBuilding T02,<br \/>\nUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia,<br \/>\n81310 UTM Skudai,<br \/>\nJohor, Malaysia.<br \/>\nEmail: firdausw@utm.my<\/p>\n<p><em>Laboratories<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Proteomics Laboratory,<br \/>\nRoom 02-14-01, Building T02,<br \/>\nDepartment of Biosciences, Faculty of Science,<br \/>\nUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia,<br \/>\n81310 UTM Skudai,<br \/>\nJohor, Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p>Check out my LinkedIn, ResearchGate, and ORCID profiles at the links below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mohd-firdaus-abdul-wahab-032a2088\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-704\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2012\/09\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"68\" height=\"68\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2012\/09\/unnamed.png 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2012\/09\/unnamed-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 68px) 100vw, 68px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Mohd_Firdaus_Abdul-Wahab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-706\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2012\/09\/ResearchGate_Logo-300x94.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2012\/09\/ResearchGate_Logo-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/firdausw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/811\/2012\/09\/ResearchGate_Logo.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<div><a style=\"vertical-align: top\" href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4023-0762\" target=\"orcid.widget\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 1em;margin-right: .5em\" src=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/orcid_16x16.png\" alt=\"ORCID iD icon\" \/>orcid.org\/0000-0002-4023-0762<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have interests in molecular biochemistry and microbiomes, with applications in enviromental sciences and renewable energy generation. Current Positions 1. Associate Professor, Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, UTM. 2. Group Member, Environmental Biotechnology Research Group (EnVBiotech), UTM. 3. Manager (External and Global Engagement), Faculty of Science, UTM. 4. 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