Nama : RABIATUL ADAWIAH ZAINAL ABIDIN, Ph.D
Bidang Ilmu : Bioinformatika dan Molecular Biology
Email : rabiatul.adawiah83@gmail.com
Keterangan : A Senior Research Officer at the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) with more than 10 years’ experience in the agriculture bioinformatics research. Highly-skilled in using bioinformatics and omics approaches to unlock the wealth of information of local crops. A doctorate graduate in Computational Systems Biology at the Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), UKM, analysing multi-omics data using computational approaches. Possesses good communication, time management, networking, leadership, research management and organisational skills. Dr. Rabiatul uses bioinformatics approaches and omics technologies to unlock the wealth of information of local crops, such as rice, papaya, banana and durian. Sometimes, she has been invited as a guest lecture in university to share her experiences for using bioinformatics in agricultural research. She loves data and enjoys research and science environment, especially in agricultural bioinformatics. She strongly hoped that the visibility of female in STEM would be increasing.
Detail Informasi
QUALIFICATIONS AND ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Ph.D in Systems Biology
Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Thesis Title: Identification of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and transcription factors related to flavonoid and folate nutritional traits from genome and transcriptomic data of six Malaysian rice varieties
Funded by: MARDI
MSc. Molecular Biology
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Thesis Title: Identification of functional residue and active site based on 3D motif from Chromodomain family
BSc. Bioinformatics
Universiti Malaya
Thesis Title: Development of reticular groups of the brainstem database
Aptech Certificate Computer Professional (ACCP) Aptech-PSMB programme
INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE
MARDI
Senior Research Officer
Managing bioinformatics research projects
Ensuring the assigned research projects are undertaken to the specification, standard and
timescales required as agreed with the manager
Strategising way-forward of bioinformatics research in the department
Designing bioinformatics analysis workflow
Performing bioinformatics tools installation and bioinformatics analyses
Designing and implementing custom analyses that require scripting/programming support
2016 - 2020
2013
2006
2007
Oct 2016 – Present
Developing biological database for in-house use
Communicating research through conference, seminar and scientific publications
Providing service, training and consultation related to bioinformatics analysis to internal and
external research collaborator
Supervising assistant research officers and junior research officers
Organising conference, seminar and workshop
Research Officer
Designing bioinformatics analysis workflow
Performing bioinformatics analyses
Developing biological database
Managing and performing bioinformatics tools installation
Communicating research through conference,
seminar and scientific publications
Assisting conference, seminar and workshop
Bioinfomatician, Canada
Acquired and shared knowledge through Transfer of Technology
Performed bioinformatics analyses
Developed biological database for in-house use
Bioinfomatician, Quantum Beez Sdn Bhd
Performed bioinformatics installation and workflows
Training and consultation
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Dec 2009 – Sep 2016
Apr – Oct 2010
Feb – April 2007
Won Silver under Knowledge category in The MARDI Science & Technology Exhibition 2021 (MSTE)
Project title: MyNutRiceBase and CpEDb: An integrated omics resource for new knowledge discovery in local rice and papaya varieties
Won Best Oral Presentation in The INBIOSIS Research Progress Report Seminar 2019
Won Best Oral Presentation in The International Conference on Bioscience, Biochemistry 2018 and Bioinformatics
Won Bronze under Innovation category in The MARDI Science & Technology Exhibition 2015 (MSTE)
Project title: MARKERMART@CMDV, a repository of genomics and genetics information
from crops, livestock and aquaculture
Won Bronze under Knowledge category in The MARDI Science & Technology Exhibition 2013 (MSTE)
Project title: WikiBook: A quick manual to SNP & SSR discovery and validation
Awarded MARDI Excellent Award Services 2014
Awarded MARDI Monthly Excellent Award Services
Secured bench & travel fee funded by the Japan Student Services Organisation (JASSO) 2019
Secured course & travel fee in the EMBO Practical Courses on Plant Bioinformatics 2012 Going OMICS, co-funded by the ESF-ENSS research networking programme
Nov 2014
Invited speaker, Industry Guest Lecture (Contemporary Issues in Biology), Universiti 2021 Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Kuala Nerus, Terengganu
Invited speaker, Alumni & Industry Guest Lectures in Teaching & Learning, Universiti 2020 Malaya
Invited speaker, Seminar Alumni & Industri, Program Haluansiswa, Institut Sains Biologi 2018 (ISB), Universiti Malaya
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Genome-wide variant analysis of Malaysian hybrid rice towards agronomic traits improvement in hybrid rice breeding (Principal Investigator)
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Pembangunan Inovasi Bioteknologi Tepat dan Termaju Bagi Peningkatan Hasil dan Kualiti Tanaman (Collaborator)
Unlocking hub genes and key pathways associated with combined abiotic and biotic stresses using modular co- expression network analysis in rice (Oryza sativa L.). (Collaborator)
A machine learning framework for the prioritization of genes and SNPs associated with abiotic and biotic stress- resistant traits in rice
Construction of species-specific cyanogenic glycoside biosynthetic pathways in local crops (Collaborator)
Kajian omiks dan kefungsian gen untuk penambahbaikan varieti dan pengawalan penyakit kritikal buah premium terpilih (Collaborator)
Peningkatan Hasil dan Kualiti Padi Melalui Bioteknologi Pendahulu (Collaborator)
Kajian penanda molekul, agrigenomik dan kejuruteraan genetik padi (Collaborator)
DNA Fingerprinting of Pineapple Commercial Varieties in Malaysia (Collaborator)
MARDI (NKEA) 2020-current
MARDI (NKEA) 2014-2015
MARDI (NKEA) 2012-2013 MARDI (WRM) 2011-2012
MARDI (RMK12) 2021
UKM-GUP 2021
UM-FRGS 2021
UKM-GUPM 2020 MARDI (RMK11) 2020
MARDI (RMK11) 2019 MARDI (RMK11) 2016
MARDI (NKEA) 2016-2017
Development of genomics and genetics database for crops, livestock and aquaculture using knowledge based
approach
Assembly of papaya genome for the identification of
potential SNP markers
Discovery of Rice Drought Tolerance SNP Marker
Between Aeron1 and MR219 Using Bioinformatics
Identification and functional characterization of rice cystatin genes via transcriptomic profiling analysis (Collaborator)
Development of SNP markers for dairy cattle in Sahiwal and its cross breed (Collaborator)
Development of SNPs panel for MAS application in cattle and goat breeding (Collaborator)
Genotyping using rice SNP panel on selected germplasm accessions, released and selected advance breeding lines (Collaborator)
Domain Identification of Eucheuma denticulatum and the development of EuDBase database.
PUBLICATIONS
FRGS
MARDI (NKEA) MARDI (NKEA) MARDI (NKEA)
UKM
2014-2016
2013-2015 2012-2013 2011-2012
2007
Zainal-Abidin R-A, Ruhaizat-Ooi I-H, Harun S. (2021). A Review of Omics Technologies and Bioinformatics to Accelerate Improvement of Papaya Traits. Agronomy, 11(7), 1356. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy11071356.
Ismail, S. N., Ghani, N., Ab Razak, S. F., Abidin, R., Mohd Yusof, M. F., Zubir, M. N., & Zainol, R. (2020). Genetic Diversity of Pineapple (Ananas comosus) Germplasm in Malaysia Using Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Markers. Tropical life sciences research, 31(3), 15–27. https://doi.org/10.21315/tlsr2020.31.3.2
Sew, Y. S., Aizat, W. M., Razak, M., Zainal-Abidin, R. A., Simoh, S., & Abu-Bakar, N. (2020). Comprehensive proteomics data on whole rice grain of selected pigmented and non-pigmented rice varieties using SWATH- MS approach. Data in brief, 31, 105927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105927
Zainal-Abidin, R. A., Zainal, Z., Mohamed-Hussein, Z. A., Sew, Y. S., Simoh, S., Ab Razak, S., & Abu-Bakar, N. (2020). Data on genome resequencing of pigmented and non-pigmented Malaysian rice varieties. Data in brief, 31, 105806. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105806
Zainal-Abidin, R. A., Zainal, Z., Mohamed-Hussein, Z. A., Abu-Bakar, N., Ab Razak, M., Simoh, S., & Sew, Y. S. (2020). RNA-seq data from whole rice grains of pigmented and non-pigmented Malaysian rice varieties. Data in brief, 30, 105432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105432
Zainal-Abidin, R. A., Abu-Bakar, N., Sew, Y. S., Simoh, S., & Mohamed-Hussein, Z. A. (2019). Discovery of Functional SNPs via Genome-Wide Exploration of Malaysian Pigmented Rice Varieties. International journal of genomics, 2019, 4168045. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/4168045
Zainal-Abidin, R.-A. and Abu-Bakar, N. and Shin, S.Y. and Simoh, S. (2018). Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) related databases for the advancement of rice breeding. Malaysian Journal of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology., 21(3), 37-44.
Othman, T., Bakar, N.T., Abidin, R.Z., Mahmood, M., Binti, N.B., Saidi, & Shaharuddin, N.A. (2018). Transcriptomic Profiling of Malaysia Rice Cultivars (Oryza sativa L.) Under Effect of Osmotic Stress Induced by PEG 6000. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 21(2):375-384.
Mohamad-Fauzi, N., Zainal-Abidin, R., Zaidan, M., Simoh, S., Zainal, A., & Mohamed-Hussein, Z. (2018). Reconstruction of Curcuma aeruginosa secondary metabolite biosynthetic pathway using Omics data. Sains Malaysiana, 47, 2985-2992.
Abidin, R.Z., Seman, Z.A., Razak, S.A., Abdullah, N., & Bakar, U.A. (2015). Discovery of potential SSR markers through genome wide analysis of maize B73 genome. Jurnal Teknologi, 77 (24), 153-158.
Hussein, Z. A., Loke, K. K., Abidin, R. A., & Othman, R. (2011). EuDBase: An online resource for automated EST analysis pipeline (ESTFrontier) and database for red seaweed Eucheuma denticulatum. Bioinformation, 7(4), 157–162. https://doi.org/10.6026/97320630007157