13.3.2026 – UMBI Research Updates Series (RUS) in Molecular Medicine

13 March 2026 – ð”ðŒððˆ ð‘ðžð¬ðžðšð«ðœð¡ ð”ð©ððšð­ðž ð’ðžð«ð¢ðžð¬ ð¢ð§ ðŒð¨ð¥ðžðœð®ð¥ðšð« ðŒðžðð¢ðœð¢ð§ðž ðð¨.ðŸ–/ðŸðŸŽðŸðŸ” featured two UMBI Research Fellows presenting their latest research in cancer biology and infectious disease genomics earlier this morning.
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ðƒð«. ð„ð³ðšð§ðžðž ð€ð³ð¥ð¢ð§ðš ðŒð¨ð¡ð ð‡ðšð§ð¢ðŸ presented a talk titled “ð…ð«ð¨ð¦ ð‘ðžð›ð®ð­ð­ðšð¥ ð­ð¨ ð‘ðžð¬ð¨ð¥ð®ð­ð¢ð¨ð§: ð”ð§ðœð¨ð¯ðžð«ð¢ð§ð  ðˆð§ð­ð«ðš-ð“ð®ð¦ð¨ð«ðšð¥ ð“ð†ð…β ðˆð¬ð¨ðŸð¨ð«ð¦ ðƒð²ð§ðšð¦ð¢ðœð¬ ð¢ð§ ð“ððð‚.†Her presentation explored the complex regulatory roles of transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) isoforms within the tumour microenvironment of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). She highlighted how the dynamic interplay of TGFβ isoforms contributes to tumour progression and therapeutic response, offering insights that may inform future strategies for targeted treatment in aggressive breast cancer subtypes.
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ðƒð«. ðð¨ð« ð€ð³ð¢ð¥ðš ðŒð®ð¡ðšð¦ð¦ðšð ð€ð³ðšð¦ð¢ delivered a presentation titled “ððšð¬ðžð¥ð¢ð§ðž ð‚ð¨ð¡ð¨ð«ð­ ðð«ð¨ðŸð¢ð¥ðž: ð‚ð¥ð¢ð§ð¢ðœðšð¥ ðšð§ð ðŒð¨ð¥ðžðœð®ð¥ðšð« ð‚ð¡ðšð«ðšðœð­ðžð«ð¢ð¬ðšð­ð¢ð¨ð§ ð¨ðŸ ð’ð€ð‘ð’-ð‚ð¨ð•-ðŸ ðˆð§ðŸðžðœð­ðžð ððšð­ð¢ðžð§ð­ð¬ ð‘ðžðœð«ð®ð¢ð­ðžð ð¢ð§ð­ð¨ ðš ð‹ð¨ð§ð ð¢ð­ð®ðð¢ð§ðšð¥ ð‚ðŽð•ðˆðƒ-ðŸðŸ— ð‚ð¨ð¡ð¨ð«ð­ ð’ð­ð®ðð² (ð‚ðŽð•ð†ð„ð) ð¢ð§ ðŒðšð¥ðšð²ð¬ð¢ðš.†She presented findings from the COVGEN study, focusing on risk factors associated with disease outcomes, symptom prevalence, and odds ratios among SARS-CoV-2 infected patients. The presentation also highlighted the attrition rate observed in the longitudinal cohort, providing important context for understanding patient follow-up and data retention in long-term COVID-19 research in Malaysia.
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Overall, the session provided valuable insights into ongoing research at UMBI and fostered meaningful knowledge exchange among the research community. ð”ðŒððˆ ðžð±ð­ðžð§ðð¬ ð¢ð­ð¬ ðšð©ð©ð«ðžðœð¢ðšð­ð¢ð¨ð§ ð­ð¨ ðšð¥ð¥ ð©ðšð«ð­ð¢ðœð¢ð©ðšð§ð­ð¬ ðŸð¨ð« ð­ð¡ðžð¢ð« ðšð­ð­ðžð§ððšð§ðœðž ðšð§ð ðšðœð­ð¢ð¯ðž ðžð§ð ðšð ðžð¦ðžð§ð­ ð­ð¡ð«ð¨ð®ð ð¡ð¨ð®ð­ ð­ð¡ðž ð¬ðžð¬ð¬ð¢ð¨ð§.

 

 

 

 

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