Ahmad Sofiman Othman, Professor

Research background

Prof. Sofiman's research focus mainly on utilizing molecular markers in phylogenetics and genetic diversity studies of several plant families. His research includes genomics and transcriptomics in elucidation of gene functions. Research on two crop plants involved suggesting genes that contribute to yield increase and those confer to disease resistance.

Research focus
Plant Phylogenetics, Genetic Diversity, Evolutionary Genomics

Selected publications

1. Lau Nyok Sean, Emiko Okubo-kurihara, Yuko Makita, Fetrina Oktavia, Tomoko Kuriyama, Yukio Kurihara, Hidefumi Hamasaki, Yuki Nakamura, Mitsutaka Kadota, Osamu Nishimura, Shigehiro Kuraku, Ahmad Sofiman Bin Othman, Minami Matsui (2025). Comparative genomics and multiomics analyses reveal the evolution and physiological basis of rubber biosynthesis in Hevea species. GIGASCIENCE 14: 1 – 18.
2. Mohd Talkah N. S., Abdul Aziz, N. A. K. & Othman A. S. (2024). The chloroplast genome inheritance pattern of the Deli-Nigerian prospection material (NPM) × Yangambi population of Elaeis guineensis Jacq., PEERJ (12):1 - 16.
3. Nordin F.A., Saibeh,K., Go R., Mangsor K.N.A. and Othman, A.S. (2022). Molecular Phylogenetics of the Orchid Genus Spathoglottis (Orchidaceae: Collabieae) in Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. Forests 13, 2079. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13122079
   
4. Jacobsen N., Ganapathy H., Ipor I., Jensen K.R., Komala T., Mangsor K.N.A., Nordin F.A., Othman A.S., Rusly R., Siow J., Wongso S. and Ørgaard M. (2022). A reassessment of the genus Barclaya (Nymphaeaceae) including three new species. Nordic Journal of Botany. 2022: e03392 doi: 10.1111/njb.03392