Biography:

Senior Lecturer from Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

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Research themes:

Pathogen Biology and Evolution:

Understanding the pathogenesis of Human Rhinovirus C using infectious clone.

Genetic diversity of dengue viruses and Human Rhinovirus C.

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Host-Pathogen Interactions:

Identify the interacting proteins on various susceptible cells during dengue virus infection.

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Drugs and Vaccines:

Screening of chemically synthesized Schiff bases, extracts of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Plants (TCM) and carica papaya leaf as potential anti-dengue drug.

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Technology for Infectious Diseases:

Developing LAMP system to detect dengue virus, Human Rhinovirus and Leptospiral. Interested to explore the potential of Nucleic Acids Biosensor as point-of-care for leptospirosis.

 

Virology:

Working on dengue virus and Human Rhinovirus C

 

Connections in Asia:

The Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Malaysia

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