ASSOCIATE PROF. TS. DR. WAN ABD AL-QADR IMAD BIN WAN MOHTAR
Institute of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Science
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Dr. Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-Mohtar is an Associate Professor and fermentation technologist at the University of Malaya's Functional Omics and Bioprocess Development Laboratory, located in the Faculty of Science, Institute of Biological Sciences. Professor Brian McNeil, a fungal fermentation expert, and Professor Linda Harvey, author of Practical Fermentation Technology (John Wiley & Sons), supervised him at Glasgow's Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Wan-Mohtar's research focuses on extended liquid fermentation and mushroom microbiology. He holds a BSc in Microbiology (Local Basidiomycetes), an MSc in Food Biotechnology (Bioprocessing), and a PhD in Fermentation Technology (Ganoderma lucidum). He applies his mushroom liquid growing skills to extract mushroom colours, protein, polysaccharides, and oil for SDG2 Zero Hunger, SDG6 Clean Water and Sanitation, and SDG7 Affordable and Clean Energy. He represented Malaysia among nineteen international scientists on food security post-2050 at the ''Innovative, sustainable, and circular agricultural systems for the future" utilising mushrooms in Morocco in 2019 and Korea in 2023. At the age of 36, he has 87 high-quality research articles and has been appointed as a Visiting Research Fellow at Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest in Ireland through 2024. He has also been appointed to the Young Scientist Network (YSN)-Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM) till 2024, the Asian Federation of Biotechnology Malaysia (2023-2024), the Solar Research Institute (SRI) UiTM, and the CESPRO UKM Research Fellow (2021-2023). He recently published a chapter on Cultivation Strategies of Medicinal Mushrooms in Submerged-liquid Fermentation (SLF) (2019) and Ganoderma in Traditional Culture (2024) with Taylor & Francis. He will take a sabbatical break at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) in 2024-2025 as part of the Asian University Alliances (AUA) Award. Current niche area: Mycoremediation using Ganoderma Future and Functional foods Fungal Oils |
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Testing Of Different Blends Of Microalgae Waste Powders For Aquatic Applications |
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Isolation And Characterization Of Clostridium Spp. Producing Biobutanol From Soil |
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Advanced Landless Biodoesel From Oleaginous Microorganism Biomass (albomb) |
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Mycoremediation of Industrial Textile Wastewater Using Ganoderma lucidum Pellets and Activated Dolomite in Batch Bioreactor
Simultaneous enhanced removal of pharmaceuticals and hormone from wastewaters using series combinations of ultra-violet irradiation, bioremediation, and adsorption technologies
Water Quality Assessment and Decolourisation of Contaminated Ex-Mining Lake Water Using Bioreactor Dye-Eating Fungus (BioDeF) System: A Real Case Study
Removal of pharmaceutical compounds and toxicology study in wastewater using Malaysian fungal Ganoderma lucidum
Assessing the effects of coffee roasting conditions on sensory preferences: A narrative review
Forest fungi from the jungle to the factory: Recent biofuel developments
Building Soil Biological Ecosystem to Restore Soil Microbial Population Through Regenerative Crop Management Practices
Ganoderma in Traditional Culture
School-Scale Microbe Bioreactor Kit: Introducing Fermentation Technology To The Secondary Schools