MUSHROOM SCIENCE VIRTUAL 2025
an event hosted by the Malaysian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology-Special Interest Group
29 - 30 October 2025 || 2.00PM - 5.00PM (GMT+8)

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SCHEDULE
Day 1 [29 October 2025]
Registration | Housekeeping Announcement
Welcome Remarks
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ng Chyan Leong
President
MALAYSIAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
​Plenary 1: AP. Dr. Bhushan Shrestha
Madan Bhandari University of Science & Technology (NEPAL)
ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF SOME NATIVE MUSHROOMS OF CHITLANG, NEPAL
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Oral 1: Thi Bee Kin
Forest Research Institute Malaysia (Malaysia)
MACROFUNGAL DIVERSITY OF ENDAU-ROMPIN JOHOR NATIONAL PARK, MALAYSIA
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Oral 2: Sachin Gupta
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (India)
GEOPORA MUSHROOM: DELICIOUS TREASURE OF NUTRITION FROM NORTH WESTERN HIMALAYAS
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Oral 3: Toga Pangihotan Napitupulu
National Research and Innovation Agency (Indonesia)
SPENT BROTH OF Micromonospora sp. TBJPDA3, A SPOROCARP BACTERIUM OF Calocybe indica, IMPROVED MUSHROOM SPAWNING IN SAWDUST SUBSTRATE
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Oral 4: Iwan Saskiawan
Brawijaya University (Indonesia)
ENHANCEMENT OF ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY IN BROWN OYSTER MUSHROOM (Pleurotus pulmonarius (FR.) Quel) THROUGH MEDIA MODIFICATION WITH SELENIUM ADDITION
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​Oral 5: Megha Abrol
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (India)
EDIBLE MUSHROOMS AS A SOURCE OF FUNCTIONAL MUCILAGE POLYSACCHARIDES
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Oral 6: Sakshi Sharma
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (India)
UTILIZATION OF SPENT MUSHROOM SUBSTRATE AS RUMINANT FEED
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Oral 7: Priti Sharma
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (India)
EFFECT OF MUTAGENESIS ON BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS OF Cordyceps militaris
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Oral 8: Priya Rajakumar
Universiti Malaya (Malaysia)
Lignosus cameronensis THROUGH THE OMICS LENSES
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Housekeeping |Reminders for Day 2
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​Registration | Housekeeping Announcement
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Plenary 2: Boey Tze Zhou
Fungitech Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia)
NAVIGATING THE MALAYSIAN MUSHROOM INDUSTRY: MARKET TRANDS, CHALLENGES & INNOVATION
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Oral 9: Se Thoe Ewen
Universiti Malaya (Malaysia)
A DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE-LIKE PROTEIN FROM Lignosus tigris: STRUCTURAL INSIGHTS TOWARDS ITS ANTICANCER EFFECTS
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Oral 10: Gouri Basak
University of Calcutta (India)
EXPLORING IN-VITRO ANTIOXIDATIVE AND IMMUNE-ENHANCING PROPERTIES OF A CRUDE POLYSACCHARIDE FROM A NEWLY DESCRIBED RUSSULA SPECIES
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Oral 11: Moni Gupta
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu (India)
NUTRACEUTICAL POTENTIAL OF Cordyceps militaris MYCELIUM AND FRUIT BODY
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Oral 12: Kamolporn Amornsupak
Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
IMMUNOMODULATORY ACTIVITY AND PREVENTIVE EFFECT OF Pleurotus pulmonarius CRUDE EXTRACT IN ENHANCING MONOCYTE RESPONSE AGAINST MICROBIAL INFECTION
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Oral 13: Siti Naqiuyah Tan Farrizam
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (Malaysia)
EVALUATION OF ANTIPARASITIC ACTIVITY OF Pleurotus-DERIVED METABOLITES USING A Caenorhabditis elegans BIOASSAY MODEL
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Oral 14: Madhumita Karkamar
Gauhati University (India)
A NOVEL SPECIES OF RUSSULA WITH PROMISING PHYTOCHEMICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES
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Oral 15: Tan Hao Dong
Universiti Malaya (Malaysia)
MODULATING INFLAMMATION IN RESPIRATORY DISORDERS: CLINICAL AND SAFETY EVIDENCE FOR TM02®
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Closing Ceremony
Prof. Dr. Fung Shin Yee
Chair
Mushroom Science Virtual 2025
MSBMB-Special Interest Group: Mushroom Science
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Day 2 [30 October 2025]
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