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Benjamin Lau Yii Chung

Advanced Biotechnology and Breeding Centre · Malaysian Palm Oil Board

https://researchid.co/benjaminlau
@mpob.gov.my
31Scopus Publications
304Google Scholar Citations
11Google Scholar h-index
16Google Scholar i10-index

Research Interests

Mechanism of fatty acid production in oil palm using the proteomics approach and industrial-related problems such as oil palm disease and the production of bioactive compounds from industrial waste.

Biography

Benjamin completed his Bachelor's and Master’s Degrees with the National University of Malaysia from 1999 – 2006. He started his career with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) in 2007 as a research scientist for the then Biochemistry Group. From 2007-2011, he was tasked with setting up the first proteomics-based core facility in MPOB and trained personnel in proteomics-based research. Towards the end of 2011, Benjamin was awarded a scholarship under Malaysian Plan (RMK) for a Ph.D. program at Lincoln University – AgResearch, Christchurch, New Zealand. He completed his Ph.D. in Biochemistry, specializing in plant proteomics, in June 2015. Thereafter, he continues his position as a research scientist at Proteomics and Metabolomics Unit, MPOB, until today. He is currently the Principal Research Scientist and Group Leader for Proteomics.

Education

Ph.D. (Biochemistry), New Zealand

Recent Scopus Publications

  1. Metabolic Response of Extremophile Halochlorella Rubescens on Carbohydrate Biosynthesis Cultivated Under High Carbon-Rich Condition
    Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology, 2026
  2. Post-Genomics Technologies Boost Efforts at Designing Oil Palm of the Future
    Smart Technology for Oil Palm Plantation the Malaysian Experience, 2025
  3. Effects of organic acids dietary supplementation in soybean meal-based diets on growth performance and nutrient utilization in hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus x E. lanceolatus) juveniles
    Aquaculture Reports, 2025
  4. Gel-free Proteomic Analysis of Rice Planted in Acid Sulfate Soil with different Soil Amendments
    Malaysian Journal of Soil Science, 2025
  5. Geographical Diversity of Proteomic Responses to Cold Stress in the Fungal Genus Pseudogymnoascus
    Microbial Ecology, 2024

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