{"id":1414,"date":"2025-01-01T11:55:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T11:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/?p=1414"},"modified":"2025-01-16T01:45:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T01:45:25","slug":"utm-biosciences-secures-prestigious-imap-3-research-grant-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/2025\/01\/01\/utm-biosciences-secures-prestigious-imap-3-research-grant-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"UTM Biosciences Secures Prestigious IMAP 3 Research Grant 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Johor Bahru, January 2025<\/strong> \u2013 The Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), proudly congratulates <strong>Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norahim Ibrahim<\/strong> from the Department of Biosciences for securing the <strong>Industry Matching Programme (IMAP 3) Research Grant 2024<\/strong>. The grant, awarded by the <strong>Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia<\/strong>, amounts to <strong>RM208,000<\/strong> and will support research from <strong>1 January 2025 to 30 June 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dr. Norahim, alongside team members <strong>Assoc. Prof. ChM. Dr. Mohd Firdaus Abdul Wahab<\/strong>, <strong>Dr. Fazilah Abd Manan<\/strong>, and <strong>Dr. Nazrin Abdul Aziz<\/strong>, will lead the project titled:<br \/><strong>&#8220;Sustainable Cultivation and Yield Enhancement of Durio zibethinus (Durian) using Effective Microorganism-Based Fertilizer Supplemented with Nitrogen-fixing Bacteria.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">This project aims to revolutionize durian cultivation, focusing on sustainable practices and enhanced yield through innovative biotechnological approaches. The grant showcases UTM\u2019s leadership in impactful research addressing agricultural sustainability and food security.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Faculty of Science extends its warmest congratulations to Dr. Norahim and his team for their remarkable achievement, reinforcing UTM\u2019s commitment to excellence in research and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;http:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/642\/2025\/01\/Norahim.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Norahim&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johor Bahru, January 2025 \u2013 The Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), proudly congratulates Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norahim Ibrahim from the Department of Biosciences for securing the Industry Matching Programme (IMAP 3) Research Grant 2024. The grant, awarded by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, amounts to RM208,000 and will support research from 1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":390,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards-achievements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/390"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1414"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1419,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414\/revisions\/1419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.utm.my\/utmfsresearch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}