UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIABioinformatics & computational structural biology

Learning & engagement

Research as a way
of learning.

Teaching and training connect molecular questions with computational methods, careful interpretation and independent scientific enquiry.

University teaching

Courses at UKM

Teaching areas represented in the 2026 academic record. Course materials, enrolment and schedules are managed through the university’s teaching systems.

STBC2012

Computational Molecular Biology

Undergraduate
STBC2023

Introduction to Bioinformatics

Undergraduate
STBC3023

Bioinformatics Tools

Undergraduate
STBC3223

Macromolecular Structure, Function and Evolution

Undergraduate
STBT2412

Communication for the Biotechnology Industry

Undergraduate
STBP6262

Bioinformatics

Postgraduate

Learning through discovery

From an unknown protein to a functional hypothesis.

The lab’s substructure-searching tools are used in the BASIL biochemistry curriculum, connecting protein structure analysis with research-based learning.

Students can use a structure to identify candidate motifs, inspect the matching residues and evaluate what the comparison does — and does not — imply about function.

Postgraduate research

Independent questions. Rigorous investigation.

Prospective students are welcome to enquire about projects related to the laboratory’s research themes. Include a brief description of your interests and relevant computational or experimental experience.

Selected public lectures

Explore the ideas behind the tools

Talks on structural comparisons, functional annotation and the growing opportunities in biological structure data.

ISCB 3DSIG · 2023

Substructural similarity searching: having more fun(ctions) with increasing biological structure data

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APBioNetTalks · 2021

3D substructure searching and comparisons: methods, applications and directions

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Wider engagement

Scientific approaches across disciplines

The laboratory’s engagement also includes AI training for anti-narcotics operations and interdisciplinary work linking molecular science, computational analysis and public-sector questions.

Discuss training or collaboration