Benjamin Lau Yii Chung

@mpob.gov.my

Advanced Biotechnology and Breeding Centre
Malaysian Palm Oil Board

Benjamin completed his Bachelor's and Master’s Degrees with the National University of Malaysia from 1999 – 2006. He started his career with the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB) in 2007 as a research scientist for the then Biochemistry Group. From 2007-2011, he was tasked with setting up the first proteomics-based core facility in MPOB and trained personnel in proteomics-based research. Towards the end of 2011, Benjamin was awarded a scholarship under Malaysian Plan (RMK) for a Ph.D. program at Lincoln University – AgResearch, Christchurch, New Zealand. He completed his Ph.D. in Biochemistry, specializing in plant proteomics, in June 2015. Thereafter, he continues his position as a research scientist at Proteomics and Metabolomics Unit, MPOB, until today. He is currently the Principal Research Scientist and Group Leader for Proteomics.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. (Biochemistry), New Zealand

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Mechanism of fatty acid production in oil palm using the proteomics approach and industrial-related problems such as oil palm disease and the production of bioactive compounds from industrial waste.
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Scopus Publications

304

Scholar Citations

11

Scholar h-index

16

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Effects of organic acids dietary supplementation in soybean meal-based diets on growth performance and nutrient utilization in hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus x E …
    ASKY Dayang Nur Jazlyn Abang Zamhari, Rossita Shapawi, Leong Seng Lim ...
    Aquaculture Reports 42, 102823 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 2
  • Gel-free Proteomic Analysis of Rice Planted in Acid Sulfate Soil with different Soil Amendments
    N Sa’adah, A Halim, R Abdullah, SA Karsani, BLY Chung, JS Yaacob, ...
    Malaysian Journal of Soil Science 29, 469-481 , 2025
    2025
  • Proteomic and Morphological Analysis of Bone and Articular Cartilage Changes in Osteoarthritic Rabbits Supplemented with Edible Bird’s Nest (EBN)
    SZS Sulaiman, NSS Umran, S Mohamed, J Abu, AMH Ng, BYC Lau, ...
    Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences 20 (6), 1274-1287 , 2024
    2024
  • Geographical Diversity of Proteomic Responses to Cold Stress in the Fungal Genus Pseudogymnoascus
    N Abu Bakar, BYC Lau, M González-Aravena, J Smykla, B Krzewicka, ...
    Microbial Ecology 87 (1), 11 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Integrative tissue-resolved proteomics and metabolomics analysis of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) fruit provides insights into stilbenoid biosynthesis at the interface of …
    H Hassan, NI Tahir, NL Rozali, BYC Lau, A Othman, W Weckwerth, ...
    Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 60, 103308 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 12
  • Proteomic characterization of Pseudogymnoascus spp. isolates from polar and temperate regions
    SAA Nurlizah Abu Bakar, Benjamin Lau Yii Chung, Jerzy Smykla, Saiful Anuar ...
    Mycologia , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Enhanced azadirachtin production in neem (Azadirachta indica) callus through NaCl elicitation: Insights into differential protein regulation via shotgun proteomics
    SA Omar, S Ashokhan, NA Majid, SA Karsani, BYC Lau, JS Yaacob
    Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 199, 105778 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • A Study on the Effect of Administration of 500mg/kg Tocotrienol-Rich Fraction (TRF) on Liver Membrane Protein Expression in Mice Using Label-Free Quantitative Proteomics
    MK Md. Yusof, MF Rusli, B Yii Chung Lau, NA Mohd Fahami, ...
    Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences 20, 76 , 2024
    2024
  • Comparative proteomic and metabolomic studies between partial resistant and susceptible oil palm reveal the molecular mechanism associated with Ganoderma boninense infection
    A Othman, BYC Lau, Z Nurazah, S Shahwan, MH Rusli, R Singh, ...
    Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 129, 102198 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6
  • Quantitative proteomics analysis of permethrin and temephos-resistant Ae . aegypti revealed diverse differentially expressed proteins associated with insecticide …
    A Shettima, IH Ishak, B Lau, H Abu Hasan, N Miswan, N Othman
    PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 17 (9), e0011604 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 15
  • Understanding the effects of carbon and nitrogen starvation on the comparative secretomes of Ganoderma boninense and Ganoderma tornatum
    SB Dzulkafli, A Othman, BYC Lau, Z Nurazah, J Nagappan, US Ramli, ...
    Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 127, 102084 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 10
  • Cross-reactivity analysis of milk proteins from different goat breeds with cow’s milk allergens using a proteomic approach
    M Mansor, JR Al-Obaidi, IH Ismail, MAZ Abidin, AF Zakaria, BYC Lau, ...
    Molecular Immunology 155, 44-57 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 19
  • Skin Mucus Proteome Analysis Reveals Disease-Resistant Biomarker Signatures in Hybrid Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × Epinephelus lanceolatus ♂) against Vibrio …
    LCF Nurhikmah Abu Aziz, Annie Christianus, Wan Mohd Syazwan Wan Solahudin ...
    Fishes 7 (5), 278 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 5
  • Higher resolution protein band visualisation via improvement of colloidal CBB‑G staining by gel fixation
    NR Nikson Fatt‑Ming Chong, Hasnain Hussain, Nur Ezzati Hamdin, David Hong ...
    Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture 9 (32) , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 10
  • Analysis of Pseudomonas sp. polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons degradation proteins by LC-MS/MS
    BYCL Suzana Adenan, Chee Fah Wong, Saripah Salbiah Syed Abdul Azziz, Som Cit ...
    Malaysian Journal of Microscopy 18 (1), 66-76 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 1
  • Protein homeostasis, regulation of energy production and activation of DNA damage‐repair pathways are involved in the heat stress response of Pseudogymnoascus spp.
    N Abu Bakar, BYC Lau, J Smykla, SA Karsani, SA Alias
    Environmental Microbiology 24 (4), 1849-1864 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 7
  • Antifungal and antioxidant peptides from oil palm mesocarps
    L Benjamin Yii Chung, A Othman, US Ramli
    Journal of Oil Palm Research 34 (3), 453-464 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 3
  • Omics platform technologies for discovery and understanding the systems biology of oil palm
    NAM Ishak, MA Abd Manaf, S Shahwan, O Abd Rasid, A Othman, ...
    Journal of Oil Palm Research (Malaysia) , 2022
    2022
  • Computationally Designed Anti-LuxP DNA Aptamer Suppressed Flagellar Assembly- and Quorum Sensing-Related Gene Expression in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
    LCF Nur Afiqah Md Yusof, Siti Aisyah Razali, Azyyati Mohd Padzil, Benjamin ...
    Biology 11 (11), 1600 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 10
  • Comparative proteome analysis of mycelial proteins from G. boninense vs G. tornatum: Identification of proteins potentially involved in the pathogenicity of G. boninense
    SB Dzulkafli, A Othman, BYC Lau, US Ramli, SA Karsani
    Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 117, 101736 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 4

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Evaluation of sodium deoxycholate as solubilization buffer for oil palm proteomics analysis
    A Lau, Benjamin Yii Chung, Othman
    PLoS ONE 14 (8), e0221052 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 31
  • Cross-reactivity analysis of milk proteins from different goat breeds with cow’s milk allergens using a proteomic approach
    M Mansor, JR Al-Obaidi, IH Ismail, MAZ Abidin, AF Zakaria, BYC Lau, ...
    Molecular Immunology 155, 44-57 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 19
  • Method developments to extract proteins from oil palm chromoplast for proteomic analysis
    BYC Lau, S Deb-Choudhury, JD Morton, S Clerens, JM Dyer, US Ramli
    Springerplus 4 (1), 791 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 19
  • The oil palm genome
    M Ithnin, A Kushairi
    Springer , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 18
  • Transcriptomic and proteomic profiling revealed reprogramming of carbon metabolism in acetate-grown human pathogen Candida glabrata
    LTLT Shu Yih Chew, Alistair J. P. Brown, Benjamin Yii Chung Lau, Yoke Kqueen ...
    Journal of Biomedical Science 28 (1) , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 17
  • Combination of acid labile detergent and C18 Empore™ disks for improved identification and sequence coverage of in-gel digested proteins
    H Koehn, B Lau, S Clerens, JE Plowman, JM Dyer, US Ramli, ...
    Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 400 (2), 415-421 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 17
  • Quantitative proteomics analysis of permethrin and temephos-resistant Ae . aegypti revealed diverse differentially expressed proteins associated with insecticide …
    A Shettima, IH Ishak, B Lau, H Abu Hasan, N Miswan, N Othman
    PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 17 (9), e0011604 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 15
  • Application of a mass spectrometric approach to detect the presence of fatty acid biosynthetic phosphopeptides
    BYC Lau, S Clerens, JD Morton, JM Dyer, S Deb-Choudhury, US Ramli
    The Protein Journal 35 (2), 163-170 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 14
  • Optimization of protein extraction for proteomic analyses of fresh and frozen “musang king” durian pulps
    T Xue Yi, A Misran, LDJ Daim, BYC Lau
    Food Chemistry , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 13
  • Integrative tissue-resolved proteomics and metabolomics analysis of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) fruit provides insights into stilbenoid biosynthesis at the interface of …
    H Hassan, NI Tahir, NL Rozali, BYC Lau, A Othman, W Weckwerth, ...
    Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 60, 103308 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 12
  • Application of proteomics technologies in oil palm research
    BYC Lau, A Othman, US Ramli
    The protein journal 37 (6), 473-499 , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 12
  • Geographical Diversity of Proteomic Responses to Cold Stress in the Fungal Genus Pseudogymnoascus
    N Abu Bakar, BYC Lau, M González-Aravena, J Smykla, B Krzewicka, ...
    Microbial Ecology 87 (1), 11 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Enhanced azadirachtin production in neem (Azadirachta indica) callus through NaCl elicitation: Insights into differential protein regulation via shotgun proteomics
    SA Omar, S Ashokhan, NA Majid, SA Karsani, BYC Lau, JS Yaacob
    Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 199, 105778 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 11
  • Understanding the effects of carbon and nitrogen starvation on the comparative secretomes of Ganoderma boninense and Ganoderma tornatum
    SB Dzulkafli, A Othman, BYC Lau, Z Nurazah, J Nagappan, US Ramli, ...
    Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 127, 102084 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 10
  • Higher resolution protein band visualisation via improvement of colloidal CBB‑G staining by gel fixation
    NR Nikson Fatt‑Ming Chong, Hasnain Hussain, Nur Ezzati Hamdin, David Hong ...
    Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture 9 (32) , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 10
  • Computationally Designed Anti-LuxP DNA Aptamer Suppressed Flagellar Assembly- and Quorum Sensing-Related Gene Expression in Vibrio parahaemolyticus
    LCF Nur Afiqah Md Yusof, Siti Aisyah Razali, Azyyati Mohd Padzil, Benjamin ...
    Biology 11 (11), 1600 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 10
  • Protein homeostasis, regulation of energy production and activation of DNA damage‐repair pathways are involved in the heat stress response of Pseudogymnoascus spp.
    N Abu Bakar, BYC Lau, J Smykla, SA Karsani, SA Alias
    Environmental Microbiology 24 (4), 1849-1864 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 7
  • Proteomics analysis on lipid metabolism in Elaeis guineensis and Elaeis oleifera
    A Lau, Benjamin Yii Chung, Amiruddin, Mohd Din, Othman
    Data in Brief , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 7
  • Extraction Methods for Analysis of Oil Palm Leaf and Root Proteins By Two-Dimensional Gel Electrophoresis
    US Hassan Hasliza, Lau, Benjamin Yii Chung, Ramli
    Journal of Oil Palm Research 26 (1), 54-61 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 7
  • Comparative proteomic and metabolomic studies between partial resistant and susceptible oil palm reveal the molecular mechanism associated with Ganoderma boninense infection
    A Othman, BYC Lau, Z Nurazah, S Shahwan, MH Rusli, R Singh, ...
    Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 129, 102198 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6