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Biosafety Expert (EXP)
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published: 31 Dec 2014 last updated: 08 Feb 2019
General Information
Profile of the expert
Prof. Dr. Jothi Malar Panandam is a retired member of the Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). She specializes in genetics & animal breeding, focusing on small ruminant breeding and molecular marker technologies. She has been involved in a number of research projects funded by local and international organizations. She has over 225 publications, which includes journal and proceedings articles and chapters in books. She has also one of the editors of two books. She has been a member of the Genetic Modification Advisory Committee since 2010 and is a member of the Life Science Expert Working Group under the National Education and Science Council, Malaysia. She is a reviewer for a number of international and local journals. She has also held the positions of honourary treasurer for the Genetics Society of Malaysia and the auditor for the Malaysian Society of Animal Production and the Malaysian Society for Applied Biology.
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1957
  • Malaysian
Details of current employment
Retired)
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Other (Retired)
Retired
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2017-01
Retired
Retired, free-lance consultancy
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Employment history
  • Malaysia
Universiti Malaya (UM)
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Institute of Advanced Studies
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1991-01
1993-01
Academic or research institute
Teaching Research Methods & research in Genetics and Animal Breeding
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Post-secondary education A. Formal education
First Degree
BSc (Hons) (Genetics)
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Universiti Malaya
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1977-01
1981-01
Second Degree (e.g. M.Sc. in Microbiology)
MSc
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Universiti Malaya
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1982-01
1985-01
Third Degree (e.g. Ph.D. in Microbiology)
MSc
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Universiti Malaya
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1982-01
1985-01
Areas of expertise
  • Food safety
  • Environmental risk assessment
  • Risk management
Publications
  • Nikbin, S., J.M. Panandam, H. Yaakub, M. Murugaiyah and A.Q. Sazali, 2014.  Novel SNPs in heat shock protein 70 gene and their association with sperm quality traits of Boer goats and Boer crosses.  Animal Reproduction Science 146(3-4), 176-81.
  • Emad Omer Hama-Ali, Jothi Malar Panandam, Soon Guan Tan, Sharifah Rabiah Syed Alwee, Tan Joon Sheong, Ho Chai Ling, Parameswari Namasivayam and Ho Boon Peng, 2014.  Association of basal stem rot disease and simple sequence repeat markers in oil palm, Elaeis guineensis Jacq.  Euphytica DOI 10.1007/s10681-014-1270-6
  • Tohidi, R., I.B. Idris, J. Malar Panandam and M. Hair-Bejo, 2013.  Early immune gene expression responses to Salmonella enteritidis infection in indigenous chickens.  Journal of Applied Animal Research, DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2013.825619
Professional memberships
  • Genetics Society of Malaysia
  • Malaysian Society of Animal Production
  • Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
  • Genetic Modification Advisory Committee
  • Life Science Expert Working Group under the National Education and Science Council
  • Technical Sub-committee – Animal Genetic Resources, Malaysia
Language proficiency
  • Tamil
Language Level
English excellent
Malay excellent
Any other relevant information
Nomination Type
Roster of Experts
Birth Place
Malaysia
Other Publications

Emad Omer Hama-Ali, Sharifah Rabiah Syed Alwee, Soon Guan Tan, Jothi Malar Panandam, Ho Chai Ling, Parameswari Namasivayam and Ho Boon Peng, 2014.  Illegitimacy and sibship assignments in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) half-sib families using single locus DNA microsatellite markers.  Mol. Biol. DOI 10.1007/s1 1033-014-3829-7
Keong, Bun Poh, Siti Shapor Siraj, Siti Khalijah Daud, Jothi Malar Panandam and Arina Nadia Abdul Rahman, 2014. Identification of quantitative trait locus (QTL) linked to dorsal fin length from preliminary linkage map of molly fish, Poecilia sp.  Gene 536, 114–117
Moghim, M., M. Pourkazemi, S.G. Tan, S.S. Siraj, J.M. Panandam, D. Kor and M.J. Taghavi, 2013.  Development of disomic single-locus DNA microsatellite markers for Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) of the Caspian Sea.  Iranian Journal of Fisheries Science 12(2), 389-397
Tohidi, R., I.B. Idris, J. Malar Panandam and M. Hair-Bejo, 2013.  The effects of polymorphisms in 7 candidate genes on resistance to Salmonella Enteritidis in native chickens.  Poultry Science 92(4), 900-909
Leo, T.K., D.E. Leslie, S.S. Loo, M. Ebrahimi, Z.A. Aghwan, J.M. Panandam, A.R. Alimon, S.A. Karsani and A.Q. Sazili, 2012.  An evaluation on growth performance and carcass characteristics of integration (oil palm plantation) and feedlot finished Bali cattle.  Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances 11, 3427-3430
Relevant Awards

Gold Medal, Invention, Research and Innovation Exhibition, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2008
Silver Medal, Invention, Research and Innovation Exhibition 2007, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2007
Malaysian Genetic Society Merit Award (Animal Genetics Category) Award, Public Institutes of Higher Education Research and Development Exhibition 2002
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