Biography:
Nurshafika Mohd Sakeh was born on December 24th, 1989 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She received her early education at Sekolah Kebangsaan Dato’ Demang Hussin and attended Sekolah Menengah Sains Muar for her secondary education. She completed her matriculation level at Kolej Matrikulasi Perak (KMPK) before graduating her tertiary level with Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry (Hons.) at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). During her degree study, she was nationally awarded with Best Thesis and Best Final Year Project in Biochemistry for her final year project entitled the “Development of An Inhibitive Enzyme Assay For Heavy Metals Using Plant Protease” by both Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences (FBSB), UPM and Malaysian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (MSBMB). In 2011, she was awarded with two scholarships, Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) by UPM as well as MyBrain15 by Ministry of Education to pursue her Master’s degree in Animal Cell Biotechnology at FBSB, UPM. She is currently enrolling her Ph.D programme in Plant Pathology under MyPhD scholarship by Ministry of Education, Malaysia.
Title : Characterization of transcription factors involved in early defense response during interaction of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) with Ganoderma boninense.