Workshop Outline

  • Introduction to system biology of microbial plastic production, i.e., PHA

  • Bioprocessing technology for efficient PHA production

  • Technological application of PHA

  • High-density cell culture system for upscaling PHA production using Pseudomonas spp.

  • Gas Chromotography-Mass spectrometry (GCMS)

  • Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy

  • View results of cell culture in bioreactor and PHA production analysis

  • Demo & Hands on 1 - Demonstration and hands-on session 1 (KAI): Step-by-step bioprocessing: from shake-flask scale to high density cell culture

  • Hands on 2 - Sample preparation: PHA extraction, purification, and methanolysis

  • Hands on 3 - Sample preparation (continue) and demonstration using GCMS and FTIR

  • Demo 2 - Chromatogram and spectroscopy results analysis

Who should attend

  • You're a researcher, academician, or student

Fees

Type
Rate
Individual
RM 750
Group of 3 & above
RM 600

Our Speaker

  • Dr. Khairul Anwar Ishak began his academic career soon after earning his doctorate at University of Malaya in 2017. His dissertation, "Preparation of medium-chain-length poly-3-hydroxyalkanoates-based polymeric nanoparticle using phase inversion emulsification and its apparent formation mechanism," is a combination of biotechnology and nanotechnology.

  • His research centers on utilizing biologically derived materials to fabricate nanomaterials and nanostructured materials with distinct properties. This allows for the exploration of their capabilities in the field of nanotechnology, involving a wide range of biotechnological and biomedical applications.

  • Please free to contact Dr. Khairul Anwar Ishak (ka.ishak@ukm.edu.my) for research and industrial projects collaboration.

Programme

21st October 2026 (Wednesday)

Time Activity Venue
8.30 am Registration Foyer
9.00 am Opening ceremony and introduction Seminar Hall
9.10 am Bioprocessing talk session I (KAI):
1. Introduction to system biology of microbial plastic production, i.e., PHA
2. Bioprocessing technology for efficient PHA production
3. Technological application of PHA		 Seminar Hall
10.30 am Coffee break Foyer
11.00 am Bioprocessing talk session II (KAI):
1. High-density cell culture system for upscaling PHA production using Pseudomonas spp.		 Seminar Hall
12.30 pm Lunch break Foyer
2.00 pm Demonstration and hands-on session 1 (KAI):
Step-by-step bioprocessing: from shake-flask scale to high density cell culture		 Genomics Lab
4.30 pm Summary, discussions and wrap-up Seminar Hall
5.00 pm Tea break Foyer
5.15 pm END OF DAY 1

22nd October 2026 (Thursday)

Time Activity Trainer
8.30 am Introduction to Day 2 Seminar Hall
9.00 am PHA characterization talk session (KAI)
1. Gas Chromotography-Mass spectrometry (GCMS)
2. Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy
3. View results of cell culture in bioreactor and PHA production analysis		 Seminar Hall
10.00 am Hands-on session 2 (KAI):
Sample preparation: PHA extraction, purification, and methanolysis		 Seminar Hall
10.30 am Coffee break Foyer
10.45 am Hands-on session 3 (KAI):
Sample preparation (continue) and demonstration using GCMS and FTIR		 Genomics Lab
12.15 pm Lunch break Foyer
2.30 pm Demonstration session 2 (KAI):
Chromatogram and spectroscopy results analysis		 Genomics Lab
3.30 pm Summary, discussions and wrap-up Seminar Hall
4.30 pm Closing speech and certificate presentation by INBIOSIS Director Seminar Hall
5.00 pm END OF DAY 2

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