CURRICULUM VITAE

PROF. HESHAM MAHYOUB SARHAN AL-MEKHLAFI

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Hesham Al-Mekhlafi has a PhD in public health (2008), master’s degrees in medical science (parasitology) (2004) and in applied statistics (2012) as well as a bachelor’s degree in medical laboratories (1997). Since early 2000s, he has been actively engaged in research on the molecular epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases including malaria, neglected tropical diseases, NTDs (such as soil-transmitted helminthiasis, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis and dengue fever), and waterborne parasites. He joined the department of parasitology, University of Malaya (a regional leading dept. in parasitology research) for seven years (2009–2016) as a senior lecturer and promoted to associate professor. In 2016, he joined Jazan University, Saudi Arabia and promoted to full professor in 2022. He re-joined Universiti Malaya in 2023. He has taught several courses in parasitology, epidemiology, biostatistics, and research methodology at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has established passionate research teams that involved diligent postgraduate students, enthusiastic colleagues, and inspiring national and international collaborators. The research dedicated to helping vulnerable rural and aboriginal communities in Malaysia and other countries including Yemen, Nigeria and Libya against the NTDs, malaria and other infectious diseases. He has published more than 150 articles in high-impact ISI & Scopus indexed journals; with h-index of 41 (WoS). Hesham has been a member of several academic, scientific and administrative councils and committees. He also enjoys reviewing scientific manuscripts, research proposals, plans and strategies, theses and reports, etc. He is a member of the editorial boards of several renowned journals, and a regular reviewer for many peer-reviewed journals as well as a panel member of assessors for various national and international research grant schemes and postgraduate programs.
PROFILE
Address
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine Office of The, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
umexpert.um.edu.my/halmekhlafi
CONTACT
Telephone
0379673789
Email
halmekhlafi
halmekhlafi
RESEARCH ID
QR Code
Orcid id
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2582-7410
Researcher id
R-3568-2016
Scopus id
8625547100
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Master Degree, Statistics, Universiti Malaya (UM), 2012
Doctoral Degree (Phd), Public Health, Universiti Malaya (UM), 2008
Master Degree, Medical Science, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 2004
Bachelor Degree, Medical Science, , 1997
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/ FELLOWSHIP
WORKING EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT
Research Areas
Epidemiology & prevention of infectious diseases, Malaria, Impact of infectious diseases on children's growth and learning, One Health, the intersection of human, animal, and environmental health, Neglected Tropical Diseases
H Index: 41.00
Total Journal Publication: 137
Sum of Citation: 23891.00
Books: 0
Proceedings: 0
Research Grants: More than RM Five hundred and twenty seven thousand twenty five