Dear all,
Tomorrow 13 May 2009, 3.30pm - 4 pm, ITBC meeting room,
Tseu Siau Chin will be presenting her findings on:
"Molecular and morphological investigation on two polytypic (Musci) mosses: Dicranoloma braunii and D. brevisetum at Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah."
Host: Dr. Monica.
see you there!!!
3Ts admin
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
Etlingera balalongensis and Etlingera velutina: antioxidant and anticanser potential from Borneo;s biodiversity
Today, 8 May 2009 Friday, there will be a talk by Farahwati Sabli on:
Etlingera balalongensis and Etlingera velutina: antioxidant and anticanser potential from Borneo;s biodiversity.
Time: 2.30 - 3pm. Meeting room at Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, UMS.
After that 3 - 4 pm, we will continue with our journal club. This week we will discuss issues regarding to:
(1) how to find a good paper?
(2) How to differentiate between good paper(or journal) and no so good paper(or journal)?
(3) How to track the reputation/publication record of a person?
etc.. .
Etlingera balalongensis and Etlingera velutina: antioxidant and anticanser potential from Borneo;s biodiversity.
Time: 2.30 - 3pm. Meeting room at Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, UMS.
After that 3 - 4 pm, we will continue with our journal club. This week we will discuss issues regarding to:
(1) how to find a good paper?
(2) How to differentiate between good paper(or journal) and no so good paper(or journal)?
(3) How to track the reputation/publication record of a person?
etc.. .
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Journal Club
Dear all,
As suggested by Haslinda and with the supports from postgrad. students during the statistic course, we are going to have a journal club every Friday (2.30 - 4.30 pm) from 8th May onwards. In fact, we had this kind of journal club long time ago in ITBC, but journal club rarely been active since Menno Schilthuizen left ITBC.
Dr. Mon and Dr. Hamid had raised the issue regarding to the woefully usage of UMS journal database (in particular web of science). Also, our discussion in journal club will be based on the journal/papers. Thus, it is essential for all member in the club to know:
(1) how to find a good paper?
(2) How to differentiate between good paper(or journal) and no so good paper(or journal)?
(3) How to track the reputation/publication record of a person etc.. .
In view of that, we are going to start with some introductory exercise on the above listed questions on 8 May 2009
Lau Foo Chwang and Haslinda voluntary to present this two papers on 15 May.
If you have suggestion or need more information, please do send me an email.
best
Liew/ on behalf of 3Ts admin
As suggested by Haslinda and with the supports from postgrad. students during the statistic course, we are going to have a journal club every Friday (2.30 - 4.30 pm) from 8th May onwards. In fact, we had this kind of journal club long time ago in ITBC, but journal club rarely been active since Menno Schilthuizen left ITBC.
Dr. Mon and Dr. Hamid had raised the issue regarding to the woefully usage of UMS journal database (in particular web of science). Also, our discussion in journal club will be based on the journal/papers. Thus, it is essential for all member in the club to know:
(1) how to find a good paper?
(2) How to differentiate between good paper(or journal) and no so good paper(or journal)?
(3) How to track the reputation/publication record of a person etc.. .
In view of that, we are going to start with some introductory exercise on the above listed questions on 8 May 2009
Lau Foo Chwang and Haslinda voluntary to present this two papers on 15 May.
If you have suggestion or need more information, please do send me an email.
best
Liew/ on behalf of 3Ts admin
Talk by Dr. Charles SV and Dr. Takahiro Ishii
Dear all,
Please to announce that two talks by
on 29 April 2009, Wednesday, 3 - 4 pm,
Venue: meeting room at Institute for Tropical BIology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
see you there!!!
best,
3Ts admin
Please to announce that two talks by
1) A/P Dr. Charles S. Vairappan - Eco-chemical relationship between red algae genus Laurencia and seahare.
2) Dr. Takahiro Ishii - Secondary metabolites from Bornean soft corals, Nephthea spp. (Nephtheidae)
on 29 April 2009, Wednesday, 3 - 4 pm,
Venue: meeting room at Institute for Tropical BIology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah
see you there!!!
best,
3Ts admin
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
small mammals, proboscis monkey and wild cats
Dear all,
Dr. Henry and his group members are going to give a several presentations about their projects in Sabah, which included small mammals, proboscis monkey and wild cats
Monday (16/02/2009)
afternoon (2.30pm - 5.00pm)
Tentative schedule
2.30 - 3.00pm Henry Bernard " Klias proboscis monkey project"
3.00 - 3.30pm Azlan Bin Mohamed "Effect of different forest management strategies of felid and viverrid populations in Sabah"
3.30 - 4.00pm Daniel Pamin "Distribution, population Status and conservation of threatened and endangered Bornean wild cats in Sabah, Malaysia"
4.00 - 4.30pm Donna Christine Simon "The value of primary, secondary and oil palm plantation for biodiversity conservation in and around Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Lahad Datu, Sabah.
4.30 - 5.00pm Esther Lonnie Baking "The effect of oil palm plantation development on small to medium sized mammals in North Borneo"
See you there!!!
3Ts admin
Dr. Henry and his group members are going to give a several presentations about their projects in Sabah, which included small mammals, proboscis monkey and wild cats
Monday (16/02/2009)
afternoon (2.30pm - 5.00pm)
Tentative schedule
2.30 - 3.00pm Henry Bernard " Klias proboscis monkey project"
3.00 - 3.30pm Azlan Bin Mohamed "Effect of different forest management strategies of felid and viverrid populations in Sabah"
3.30 - 4.00pm Daniel Pamin "Distribution, population Status and conservation of threatened and endangered Bornean wild cats in Sabah, Malaysia"
4.00 - 4.30pm Donna Christine Simon "The value of primary, secondary and oil palm plantation for biodiversity conservation in and around Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Lahad Datu, Sabah.
4.30 - 5.00pm Esther Lonnie Baking "The effect of oil palm plantation development on small to medium sized mammals in North Borneo"
See you there!!!
3Ts admin
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Lanjak-Entimau Expedition Seminar (part 1)
Dear all,Tomorrow, 21 Jan 2009, there will a few presentations about the output of Lanjak-Entimau Expedition (part 1).
10 am, Seminar Room ITBC
Monica and her team will be talking about mosses, snails, among others from Lanjak-Entimau
Friday, January 9, 2009
Books of 2008 (liew's choice)
Liew suggested a few books that you might also find interested.
he has learned a lot from reading these 4 books last year, and would like to share with you all...
1) Guns, Germs and Steel.
It is a very good book about human history. The author opened topics with some very interesting questions:
e.g. "how to make an almond?", "how china became chinese" , "how africa became black"
Do you know the answer?
Look for the answers in this book!
This is a good book for those who want to know not only about human history, but also how the distribution of life on earth (Biogeography) determined what and where we are today.
Few chapters in the book illustrated some interesting cases of 'biogeography' and thus might be useful as teaching materials for conserv. biol. students.
2) the last lecture
all lecturers and students must read this book:
or watch the lecture at here:
video link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
An inspirational lecture that was given by Randy Paush.
He reminded us how we should lead our life as a lecturer, student and...... as a human being.....
3) How to do ecology
the contents in the book are more complex than what the title suggests.
there are a few chapters in this book that discuss about the experimental design and provide some tips on ecological research setups.
In addition, the remaining chapters provide vital information and guidance regarding the communication of research in terms of powerpoint presentations, posters, manuscripts, etc.
This book will be very useful for both undergraduate and postgraduate students for improving their knowledge on "HOW TO DO RESEARCH"
4) The loom of life, unravelling ecosystems
Menno always makes things easy for other people.
This time, he summarized some classical and pretty complicated ecological theories/stories in a simple and readable manner.
he has learned a lot from reading these 4 books last year, and would like to share with you all...
1) Guns, Germs and Steel.It is a very good book about human history. The author opened topics with some very interesting questions:
e.g. "how to make an almond?", "how china became chinese" , "how africa became black"
Do you know the answer?
Look for the answers in this book!
This is a good book for those who want to know not only about human history, but also how the distribution of life on earth (Biogeography) determined what and where we are today.
Few chapters in the book illustrated some interesting cases of 'biogeography' and thus might be useful as teaching materials for conserv. biol. students.
2) the last lecture
all lecturers and students must read this book:
or watch the lecture at here:
video link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo
An inspirational lecture that was given by Randy Paush.
He reminded us how we should lead our life as a lecturer, student and...... as a human being.....
3) How to do ecologythe contents in the book are more complex than what the title suggests.
there are a few chapters in this book that discuss about the experimental design and provide some tips on ecological research setups.
In addition, the remaining chapters provide vital information and guidance regarding the communication of research in terms of powerpoint presentations, posters, manuscripts, etc.
This book will be very useful for both undergraduate and postgraduate students for improving their knowledge on "HOW TO DO RESEARCH"
4) The loom of life, unravelling ecosystemsMenno always makes things easy for other people.
This time, he summarized some classical and pretty complicated ecological theories/stories in a simple and readable manner.
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