About
Professional SummaryAlina Wagiran is a senior lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She is currently teaching undergraduate students in Biotechnology Programme at Faculty of Biosciences & Medical Engineering.She is currently looking into new niche area such as DNA barcoding and authentication tools in medicinal herbal product especially in Malaysia market.Apart from this, she also conducted research for rice tissue culture and genetic modification. Until now she has published more than 20 research papers.She has served as a member for Royal Society of Biology.
Education
Academic Background-
Ph.D. National University of Malaysia, Malaysia Biochemistry | Completed: 2011
Publications (21)
Selected Scholarly Contributions
Improvement of efficient in vitro regeneration potential of mature callus induced from Malaysian upland rice seed (Oryza sativa cv. Panderas).
Alina Binti Wagiran
2016
Evaluation of three RNA extraction methods from three cultivars of Malaysian upland rice.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2016
Plant genomic dna extraction for selected herbs and sequencing their internal transcribed spacer regions amplified by specific primers.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2016
Stakeholders perception and acceptance towards application of biotechnology in agriculture based industries in Malaysia.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2015
Molecular cloning and characterization of a cDNA encoding a polyketide synthase from Melastoma decemfidum.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2014
Isolation of high quality of RNA from plant rich in flavanoids, Melastoma decemfidum Roxb ex Jack.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2013
Potential of tissue cultured medicinal plants in Malaysia.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2013
Biosynthesis of very long polyunsaturated Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids in transgenic Japonica rice (Oryza sativa L).
Alina Binti Wagiran
2013
Effect of 2,4-D on embryogenic callus induction of Malaysian indica rice, MR123 and MR127.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2013
Molecular cloning and bioinformatic analysis of endosperm specific promoter, &alpha:-globulin (AsGlo1).
Alina Binti Wagiran
2013
Molecular identification of Malaysian pineapple cultivar based on internal transcribe spacer region.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2012
Studies to investigate the interactions of genotypes, culture media and culture temperatures on androgenesis in recalcitrant Indica Rice (Oryza Sativa L.).
Alina Binti Wagiran
2012
Improvement of shoot regeneration of potentially medicinal plant Melaleuca alternifolia Via axillary shoot.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2012
Potential use of partial desiccation treatment for regeneration system of Malaysian indica rice (O. Sativa L.).
Alina Binti Wagiran
2012
Identification of QTLs for morph-physiological traits related to salinity tolerance at seedling stage in Indica rice.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2011
Biolistic transformation of Citrullus vulgaris Schrad (Watermelon).
Alina Binti Wagiran
2010
Cotyledon with hypocotyl segment as an explant for the production of transgenic Citrullus vulgaris Schrad (Watermelon) mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2010
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of the sopentenyltransferase gene in japonica rice suspension cell culture.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2010
Optimization and transformation of garden balsam, Impatiens balsamina, mediated by microprojectile bombardment.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2009
In vitro regeneration of garden balsam, Impatiens balsamina using cotyledons derived from seedlings.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2009
Improvement of plant regeneration from embryogenic suspension cell culture of japonica rice.
Alina Binti Wagiran
2008