Mervyn Liew Wing On
Senior Lecturer
Universiti Sains Malaysia
PhD, Chemical Engineering
Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology,
University of Queensland, Australia
BSc, Biotechnology
(First Class Honours)
University of Malaya
Contact email: mervynliew@usm.my
About me
Having graduated from my PhD at the Australian Institute for Bionengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), University of Queensland, Australia in 2012, I returned to the sunny island of Penang. Since then I have been leading a research group working on Bioprocess Development with a focus on solutions for upstream and downstream processing of recombinant proteins and also fundamental research work.
The lab has sucessfully secured international, national and university grants (JSPS-Core-to-Core B, E-Science, FRGS, RUI). The outcomes of which have been published in reputable journals such as Journal of Biotechnology, Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Process Biochemistry and Journal of Chromatography B. International and national patents have also been filed based on research outcomes from this laboratory.
Through strong collaborative links with researchers from Japan together with local government agencies and industry, students also have the opportunity to undergo research internships in international collaborative labs or industry, while pursuing their postgraduate study. The outcome of their training is a high success rate in securing international scholarships upon graduation (MEXT, IPA and IGP) and positions in cutting edge research laboratories.
Key Skills
Bioprocess Development for Biosimilars
Process Intensification
Baculovirus Expression Vector Systems
Prokaryotic Expression Systems
High Cell Density Cultivation
Protein Expression and Purification
Bioreactor Operation
Tangential Flow Filtration Systems
Biomolecule and Small Molecule Characterisation