Curriculum Vitae

DR. HII KIENG SOON

Research Officer
  • Marine Research Station
    Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences
  • hiiks
  • 6097785001

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Kieng Soon Hii is a Research Officer at the Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences (IOES), Universiti Malaya. Specializing in molecular genetics, his research is concentrated in protistology and phycology, particularly emphasising the study of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). Dr. Hii's research portfolio includes work in bioinformatics, molecular systematics, metabarcoding, comparative genetics, transcriptomics, and the toxigenesis of harmful algae.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • OTHER MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY
    Harmful Algal Blooms (Habs), bioinformatics and molecular genetic (molecular systematic and pjylogenetics, genetic comparative, transcriptome and molecular toxigenesis)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD(Marine Biotechnology)(2017), (MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY)
    Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas)
  • MSc (Marine Biotechnology), (MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY)
    Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas)
  • BSc (Hons)(Biotechnology), (BIOTEKNOLOGI SUMBER)
    Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas)
  • MATRIKULASI, (Sains Kajihayat)
    Kolej Matrikulasi Labuan

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Coordinator
    02 Jan 2023 - present (Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences)
  • Committee Members
    20 May 2022 - 17 Jun 2047 (University Malaya)
  • Committee Members
    21 Dec 2023 - 20 Dec 2025 (Institute of Ocean & Earth Sciences (Ioes), Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences)
  • Committee Members
    14 Dec 2023 - 13 Dec 2025 (Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences)
  • Coordinator
    15 Feb 2023 - 14 Feb 2025 (Institute of Ocean & Earth Sciences (Ioes), Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences)
  • Manager
    13 Mar 2023 - 31 Dec 2023 (Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences)
  • Coordinator
    03 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2022 (Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences)
  • Committee Members
    28 Sep 2022 - 29 Sep 2022 (Faculty)
  • Manager
    02 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 (Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences)
  • Committee Members
    01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020 (Institute of Ocean & Earth Sciences (Ioes), Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences)
  • Committee Members
    02 Jul 2018 - 01 Jul 2020 (Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences)
  • Ahli jawatankuasa pelupusan harta benda di BMRS IOES UM
    01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2019 (Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation))
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Penganjur (Teknikal)- The South China Sea Conference 2019 (SCS 2019)
    24 Jun 2019 - 28 Jun 2019 (International)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa bengkel Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network
    19 Jun 2019 - 21 Jun 2019 (International)
  • Committee Members
    02 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 (Marine Research Station, Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Penggubalan kurikulum Program Sains Marin dan Teknologi
    01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2018 (Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation))
  • Pencatat Kecemasan dan Pegawai Perundangan Awam Pengurusan Bencana Bangunan BMRS
    18 Dec 2017 - 17 Dec 2018 (Institute of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation))
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa penganjuran Bengkel Harmful Algal Blooms (2018)
    08 Jul 2018 - 14 Jul 2018 (International)
  • Techincal Committee member of the 5th China-Southeast Asian Countries Marine Cooperation Forum
    14 Nov 2017 - 17 Nov 2017 (International)
  • Secretariat HICoE Seminar
    12 Sep 2017 - 12 Sep 2017 (National)
  • Facilitator for Regional training Course on Specimen Preservation and its Application HAB monitoring
    10 Jul 2017 - 13 Jul 2017 (International)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • MATE DOMESTIC, LESS THAN 500GT, DOMESTIC TRADE VOYAGES (RESTRICTED), OTHERS
    2018 to 2023 (International)
  • MALAYSIAN NATURE SOCIETY, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    2019 to 2021 (International)
  • INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF HARMFUL ALGAE (ISSHA), MEMBERSHIP
    2018 to 2020 (International)
  • PERSATUAN GENETIK MALAYSIA, ORIDINARY MEMBER
    2010 to 2020 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY ASSICIATION, COMMITTEE MEMBERS
    2017 to 2019 (National)
  • JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE (JSPS)-COASTAL MARINE SCIENCE, LIFE MEMBER
    Since 2016 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • EXCELLENCE SERVICE AWARD
    University of Malaya, 2021 (University)
  • Invited as a collaborative research program on natural environmental sciences
    The University of Tokyo, 2019 (International)
  • Invited researcher in Third Institute of Oceanography, Xiamen, China
    Third Institute of Oceanography, Xiamen, China, 2019 (International)
  • Participation in the oceanographic cruise "MAREAR XI"
    Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2019 (International)
  • Invited lecture for the training course " The quantitative real-time PCR applications in the monitoring of marine species"
    INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, 2019 (International)
  • Invited researcher in Third Institute of Oceanography, Xiamen, China
    Third Institute of Oceanography, Xiamen, China, 2018 (International)
  • Invited Lecture for the training course "Applying molecule technique to identify marine species? .
    INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY, 2018 (International)
  • [Travel Support]: By JFIT-UNESCO. IOC/WESTPAC 9th International Scientific Symposium. Sheraton Hotel, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. (2014)
    By JFIT-UNESCO. IOC/WESTPAC 9th International Scientific Symposium., 2014 (International)
  • Best Oral Presenter, Bioinformatics. 12th Symposium of the Malaysia Society of Applied Biology 2012, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, 1-3 June 2012.
    12th Symposium of the Malaysia Society of Applied Biology 2012, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, 2012 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Hii, Kieng Soon; Manaff, Aini Hannani Naqiah Abdul; Gu, Haifeng; Lim, Po Teen; Leaw, Chui Pin (2024). A comparative analysis of real-time quantitative PCR and metabarcoding methods for eDNA-based detection of the toxic dinophyte Alexandrium tamiyavanichii (Dinophyceae), MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 199. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106593
  2. Lee, Li Keat; Neo, Mei Lin; Hii, Kieng Soon; Gu, Haifeng; Chen, Chaolun Allen; Lim, Po Teen; Leaw, Chui Pin (2024). Vanishing giants: An assessment on the population status of giant clams across Malaysia, REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE. 74. doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103546
  3. Li, Haiyan; Li, Renhui; Kang, Jianhua; Hii, Kieng Soon; Mohamed, Hala F.; Xu, Xinya; Luo, Zhaohe (2024). Okeanomitos corallinicola gen. and sp. nov. (Nostocales, Cyanobacteria), a new toxic marine heterocyte-forming Cyanobacterium from a coral reef, JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY. 60(4), 908-927. doi:10.1111/jpy.13473
  4. Luo, Zhaohe; Hii, Kieng Soon; Zhuang, Yanpei; Mohamed, Hala F. (2024). The response of microalgae and plankton to climate change and human activities, FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE. 11. doi:10.3389/fmars.2024.1366749
  5. Law, Ing Kuo; Hii, Kieng Soon; Lau, Winnie Lik Sing; Leaw, Chui Pin; Lim, Po Teen (2023). Coastal micro-phytoplankton community changes during the toxigenic Alexandrium minutum blooms in a semi-enclosed tropical coastal lagoon (Malaysia, South China Sea), REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE. 57. doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102733
  6. Manaff, Aini Hannani Naqiah Abdul; Hii, Kieng Soon; Luo, Zhaohe; Liu, Minlu; Law, Ing Kuo; Teng, Sing Tung; Akhir, Mohd Fadzil; Gu, Haifeng; Leaw, Chui Pin; Lim, Po Teen (2023). Mapping harmful microalgal species by eDNA monitoring: A large-scale survey across the southwestern South China Sea, HARMFUL ALGAE. 129. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2023.102515
  7. Lee, Li Keat; Leaw, Chui Pin; Lee, Li Chuen; Lim, Zhen Fei; Hii, Kieng Soon; Chan, Albert Apollo; Gu, Haifeng; Lim, Po Teen (2022). Molecular diversity and assemblages of coral symbionts (Symbiodiniaceae) in diverse scleractinian coral species, MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 179. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105706
  8. Lee, Li Keat; Neo, Mei Lin; Lim, Zhen Fei; Hii, Kieng Soon; Lim, Hong Chang; Chan, Albert Apollo; Gu, Haifeng; Lim, Po Teen; Leaw, Chui Pin (2022). Population status and genetic diversity of two endangered giant clams (Tridacna squamosa and Tridacna maxima) on the fringing reefs of Perhentian Islands, Malaysia, AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS. . doi:10.1002/aqc.3807
  9. Mohd-Din, Monaliza; Hii, Kieng Soon; Abdul-Wahab, Mohd Firdaus; Mohamad, Shaza Eva; Gu, Haifeng; Leaw, Chui Pin; Lim, Po Teen (2022). Spatial-temporal variability of microphytoplankton assemblages including harmful microalgae in a tropical semi-enclosed strait (Johor Strait, Malaysia), MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. 175. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105589
  10. Razali, Roziawati Mohd; Mustapa, Nurin Izzati; Yaacob, Ku Kassim ku; Yusof, Fadzilah; Teng, Sing Tung; Hanafiah, Afiqah Hamilton; Hii, Kieng Soon; Mohd-din, Monaliza; Gu, Haifeng; Leaw, Chui Pin; Lim, Po Teen (2022). Diversity of Heterocapsa (Dinophyceae) and the algal bloom event in the mariculture areas of Johor Strait, Malaysia, PLANKTON & BENTHOS RESEARCH. 17(3), 290-300. doi:10.3800/pbr.17.290
  11. Chai, X. J., Li, X. W., Hii, K. S., Zhang, Q., Deng, Q. H., Wan, L. L., . . . Cao, X. Y. (2021). Blooms of diatom and dinoflagellate associated with nutrient imbalance driven by cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus in anaerobic sediments in Johor Strait (Malaysia). Marine Environmental Research, 169, 12. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105398
  12. Hii, K. S., Mohd-Din, M., Luo, Z. H., Tan, S. N., Lim, Z. F., Lee, L., . . . Leaw, C. P. (2021). Diverse harmful microalgal community assemblages in the Johor Strait and the environmental effects on its community dynamics. Harmful Algae, 107, 14. doi: 10.1016/j.hal.2021.102077
  13. Mohd-Din, M., Abdul-Wahab, M. F., Mohamad, S. E., Jamaluddin, H., Shahir, S., Ibrahim, Z., . . . Lim, P. T. (2020). Prolonged high biomass diatom blooms induced formation of hypoxic-anoxic zones in the inner part of Johor Strait. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(34), 42948-42959. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-10184-6
  14. Hii, K. S., Lim, P. T., Kon, N. F., Usup, G., Gu, H. F., Leaw, C. P. (2019). Transcriptional and physiological responses to inorganic nutrition in a tropical Pacific strain of Alexandrium minutum: Implications for nutrient uptakes and assimilation. Gene, 711, 13. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2019.143950
  15. Hii, Kieng Soon; Lim, Po Teen; Kon, Nyuk Fong; Usup, Gires; Gu, Haifeng; Leaw, Chui Pin (2019). Transcriptional and physiological responses to inorganic nutrition in a tropical Pacific strain of Alexandrium minutum: Implications for nutrient uptakes and assimilation, GENE. 711. doi:10.1016/j.gene.2019.143950
  16. Lim, Zhen Fei; Luo, Zhaohe; Lee, Li Keat; Hii, Kieng Soon; Teng, Sing Tung; Chan, Leo Lai; Chomerat, Nicolas; Krock, Bernd; Gu, Haifeng; Lim, Po Teen; Leaw, Chui Pin (2019). Taxonomy and toxicity of Prorocentrum from Perhentian Islands (Malaysia), with a description of a non-toxigenic species Prorocentrum malayense sp. nov. (Dinophyceae), HARMFUL ALGAE. 83, 95-108. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2019.01.007
  17. Liow, G. R., Lau, W. L. S., Law, I. K., Hii, K. S., Noor, N. M., Leaw, C. P., Lim, P. T. (2019). Phytoplankton community changes in Kuantan Port (Malaysia), with emphasis on the paralytic-shellfish toxin-producing dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamiyavanichii. Regional Studies in Marine Science, 26, 10. doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100504
  18. Liow, Guat Ru; Lau, Winnie Lik Sing; Law, Ing Kuo; Hii, Kieng Soon; Noor, Normawaty Mohammad; Leaw, Chui Pin; Lim, Po Teen (2019). Phytoplankton community changes in Kuantan Port (Malaysia), with emphasis on the paralytic-shellfish toxin-producing dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamiyavanichii, REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE. 26. doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2019.100504
  19. Hernandez-Becerril, David U.; Lau, Winnie L. S.; Hii, Kieng S.; Leaw, Chui P.; Varona-Cordero, F.; Lim, Po T. (2018). Abundance and Distribution of the Potentially Toxic Thecate Dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamiyavanichii (Dinophyceae) in the Central Mexican Pacific, Using the Quantitative PCR Method, FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE. 5. doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00366
  20. Kon, Nyuk Fong; Lau, Winnie L. S.; Hii, Kieng Soon; Law, Ing Kuo; Teng, Sing Tung; Lim, Hong Chang; Takahashi, Kazuya; Gu, Haifeng; Lim, Po Teen; Leaw, Chui Pin (2017). Quantitative real-time PCR detection of a harmful unarmoured dinoflagellate, Karlodinium australe (Dinophyceae), PHYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH. 65(4), 291-298. doi:10.1111/pre.12186
  21. Lau, Winnie Lik Sing; Law, Ing Kuo; Liow, Guat Ru; Hii, Kieng Soon; Usup, Gires; Lim, Po Teen; Leaw, Chui Pin (2017). Life-history stages of natural bloom populations and the bloom dynamics of a tropical Asian ribotype of Alexandrium minuturn, HARMFUL ALGAE. 70, 52-63. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2017.10.006
  22. Hii, Kieng Soon; Lim, Po Teen; Kon, Nyuk Fong; Takata, Yoshinobu; Usup, Gires; Leaw, Chui Pin (2016). Physiological and transcriptional responses to inorganic nutrition in a tropical Pacific strain of Alexandrium minutum: Implications for the saxitoxin genes and toxin production, HARMFUL ALGAE. 56, 9-21. doi:10.1016/j.hal.2016.04.005
Scopus
  1. Lee L.K., Leaw C.P., Lee L.C., Lim Z.F., Hii K.S., Chan A.A., Gu H., Lim P.T. (2022). Molecular diversity and assemblages of coral symbionts (Symbiodiniaceae) in diverse scleractinian coral species, Marine Environmental Research. 179. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105706
  2. Lee L.K., Neo M.L., Lim Z.F., Hii K.S., Lim H.C., Chan A.A., Gu H., Lim P.T., Leaw C.P. (2022). Population status and genetic diversity of two endangered giant clams (Tridacna squamosa and Tridacna maxima) on the fringing reefs of Perhentian Islands, Malaysia, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 32(6), 1005-1021. doi:10.1002/aqc.3807
  3. Mohd-Din M., Hii K.S., Abdul-Wahab M.F., Mohamad S.E., Gu H., Leaw C.P., Lim P.T. (2022). Spatial-temporal variability of microphytoplankton assemblages including harmful microalgae in a tropical semi-enclosed strait (Johor Strait, Malaysia), Marine Environmental Research. 175. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105589
  4. Razali R.M., Mustapa N.I., Yaacob K.K.K., Yusof F., Teng S.T., Hanafiah A.H., Hii K.S., Mohd-Din M., Gu H., Leaw C.P., Lim P.T. (2022). Diversity of Heterocapsa (Dinophyceae) and the algal bloom event in the mariculture areas of Johor Strait, Malaysia, Plankton and Benthos Research. 17(3), 290-300. doi:10.3800/pbr.17.290
Others
  1. Chai, X., X. Li, K.S. Hii, Q. Zhang, Q. Deng, L. Wan, L. Zheng, P.T. Lim, S.N. Tan, M. Mohd-Din, C. Song, L. Song, Y. Zhou, and X. Cao, 2021, Blooms of diatom and dinoflagellate associated with nutrient imbalance driven by cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus in anaerobic sediments in Johor Strait (Malaysia). Marine Environmental Research. 169: p. 105398. doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105398
  2. Hii, K.S., Mohd-Din, M., Lim, Z.F., Tan, S.N.,Luo, Z., Gu, H., Lim, P.T., Leaw, C.P. 2020. Distribution of the fish-killing dinoflagellate Karlodinium (Dinophyceae) in the Johor Strait, Malaysia. Harmful algae News, 65, 14-16.
  3. Hii, K.S., Lim, Z.F., Lee, L.K., Tan, S.N., Abdul Manaff, A.H.N, Lim, P.T., Leaw, C.P. 2019. Massive fish mortality in Teluk Bahang, Penang, Malaysia caused by a hypoxia-inducing algal bloom. Harmful algae News, 63, 5.
  4. Liow GR, Lau WLS, Law IK, Hii KS, Mohammad Noor N, Leaw CP, Lim PT. 2019. Phytoplankton community changes in Kuantan Port (Malaysia), with emphasis on the paralytic-shellfish toxin-producing dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamiyavanichii, Regional Studies in Marine Science, 26: 100504
  5. Lim HC, Teng ST, Hii KS, Leaw CP, Lim PT. (2018) SEAFDEC-MFRD Regional Training Course on Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Studies. Harmful Algae News. 61, 22-23.
  6. Kon, N. F., Lau, W. L. S., Hii, K. S., Law, I. K., Teng, S. T., Lim, H. C., Takahashi, K., Gu, H., Lim, P. T. and Leaw, C. P. (2017), Quantitative real-time PCR detection of a harmful unarmoured dinoflagellate, Karlodinium australe (Dinophyceae). Phycological Research. doi:10.1111/pre.12186
  7. Lau, W.L.S., Law, I.K., Liow, G.R., Hii, K.S., Usup, G., Lim, P.T., & Leaw, C.P., 2017. Life-history stages of natural bloom populations and the bloom dynamics of a tropical Asian ribotype of Alexandrium minutum. Harmful Algae 70, 52-63.
  8. Hii, K.S., Lim, P.T., Kon, N.F., Takata, Y., Usup, G. (2016). Physiological and transcriptional responses to inorganic nutrition in a tropical Pacific strain of Alexandrium minutum: Implications for the saxitoxin genes and toxin production. Harmful Algae 56, 9-21.
  9. Kon, N.F., Teng, S.T., Hii, K.S.,Yek, L.H., Mujahid, A., Lim, H.C., Lim, P.T., Leaw, C.P. (2015). Spatial distribution of toxic Alexandrium tamiyavanichii (Dinophyceae) in the southeastern South China Sea-Sulu Sea: A molecular-based assessment using real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay. Harmful Algae 50, 8-20.
  10. Law, I. K., Hii, K. S., Takata, Y., Lim, P. T., Leaw C. P. (2014) Screening of O-carbomoyltransferase gene, A potential gene involved in the saxitoxin biosynthesis pathway of Alexandrium species (Dinophyceae). Malaysia Journal of Science 33 (2).
  11. Lim, H.C., Leaw, C.P., Tan, T.H., Kon, N.F., Yek, L.H., Hii, K.S., Teng, S.T., Razali, R.M., Usup, G., Iwataki, M., Lim, P.T., (2014). A bloom of Karlodinium australe (Gymnodiniales, Dinophyceae) associated with mass mortality of cage-cultured fishes in West Johor Strait, Malaysia. Harmful Algae 40, 51-62.
  12. Kon, N.F., Hii, K.S., Tan, T. H., Yek, L.H., Lim, P.T. & Leaw C.P. (2012). First Record of marine dinoflagellate, Alexandrium tamutum (Dinophyceae) from Malaysia. Malaysia Journal of Science. 32 (SCS Sp Issue):81-88.
  13. Yek, L.H., Hii, K.S., Tan, T.H., Lim, P.T. & Leaw, C.P. (2012). Rapid detection of toxic dinoflagellate, Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae) using whole-cell fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). Malaysia Journal of Science. 32 (SCS Sp Issue): 65-80.
Books
  1. Leaw, C.P., Lim, P. T., Chan, A.A., Hii, K.S., Gu, H. Lee., L.K., Lim, Z.F. 2019. Exploring the diversity of zooxanthellae associated with corals of Perhentian Islands Marine Park by deep sequencing approach. Marine Park and Resource Management Division, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, Putrajaya, Malaysia. p. 40.
Chapter in Books
  1. Hii K.S., Law I.K., Lau W.L.S., Leaw C.P., Lim P.T. 2019. Wide distribution of toxic marine dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamiyavanichii along the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia In: Mohd Akhir M.F. (ed.) National Scientific Cruise Expedition 2016-2017. UMT Press. pp. 138-153.
  2. Hii, K.S., Teng, S. T., Law, I.K., Lau, W.L. S., Adam, A., Mohammad Noor, N., Leaw, C. P., Lim, P.T. 2019. Phytoplankton composition of the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia with emphasis on several potential harmful species. In. Mohd Akhir M.F (eds.). National Scientific Cruise Expedition 2016-2017. UMT Press. pp. 109-137.
Article in Proceeding
  1. Hii KS, Law IK, Lau WLS, Lim ZF, Luo Z, Gu H, Leaw CP, Lim PT. (2019) Revealing the distribution and relative abundance of harmful algae species in the South China Sea using metagenomics analysis. 18th Proceeding of ICHA. Nantes, France.
  2. Lee LK, Lim PT, Neo ML, Lim ZF, Hii KS,Lim HC, Gu H, Leaw CP. (2018) TABURAN, KEPADATAN DAN STRUKTUR GENETIK POPULASI DUA SPESIES KIMA (CARDIIDAE: Tridacna) DARI TAMAN LAUT PULAU PERHENTIAN. Proceeding Jabatan Taman Laut Malaysia
  3. Hii, K.S., Lim, P.T., Tan, T.H. & Leaw, C.P. (2012). Characterization of the saxitoxin biosynthetic starting gene, sxtA in the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamiyavanichii. The Proceedings of the 12th Symposium of the Malaysia Society of Applied Biology, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, 1-3 June 2012. pp. 196-202. (Electronic Copy).
  4. Hii, K.S., Tan, T.H., Chai, H.C., Leaw, C.P., Along, N.Z., Lim, P.T. (2012). Occurrence of three Alexandrium species, A. affine, A. tamutum and A. tamiyavanichii kuching waters. The proccedings of 4th Regional Conference on Natural Resources in the Tropics (NTrop4), Kuching, 19-20 September 2012. pp. 165-171. (Electronic Copy)
  5. Tan, T.H., Leaw, C.P., Hii, K.S. & Lim, P.T. (2012). Morphology of two Harmful Procentrum (Dinophyceae) from Malaysian Bornea. The Proceedings of the 12th Symposium of the Malaysia Society of Applied Biology, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, 1-3 June 2012. pp. 294-300. (Electronic Copy).
Other Publications
  1. Lee LK, Lim PT, Neo ML, LIm ZF, Hii KS, Lim HC, Gu H, Leaw CP. (2018) Distribution and population structure of two giant clam species (Cardiidae: Tridacna) of Perhentian Islands Marine Park, Malaysia. 4th Asia Pacific Coral Reef Symposium. Cebu City, Philippines. - Extended Abstract

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2024 - 2026, MRUN
    Plankton And Harmful Algae Community Structure Prediction Through Machine Learning And Metabarcoding ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2019 - 2022, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Revealing The Genetic Connectivity Of Endangered Giant Clams Tridacna (cardiidae) In Malaysia For Transboundary Conservation ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2019 - 2022, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Genetic Diversity Of Coral Symbionts In Selected Scleractinian Corals At The Fringing Reefs Of The East Coast Of Peninsular Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2020 - 2022, RU Geran
    Ioes Peruntukan Universiti Penyelidikan 2020 ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2020 - 2021, RU Geran
    Exploring the Molecular Diversity of Phytoplankton Community Associated with Predator-prey Factors in Geting River, Kelantan ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  6. 2018 - 2020, RU Geran
    Ensuring Seafood Safety And Biosecurity Through Sustainable Mariculture And Fisheries ( Co-Researcher)
  7. 2018 - 2019, Government Agency
    Investigating The Coral Resilience In Perhentian Island Based On The Diversity Of Zooxanthellae Symbiodium Species (dinophyceae) ( Co-Researcher)
  8. 2018 - 2019, RU Geran
    Assessing Plankton Composition Shift In Sungai Geting, Tumpat In Relation To Harmful Algal Blooms Using Metagenomics ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  9. 2017 - 2018, RU Geran
    Distribution Of Toxic Dinoflagellate In East And West Coast Of Peninsular Malaysian Waters ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  10. 2020 - 2022, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Species diversity of ichthyotoxic Karlodinium (Dinophyceae) in Malaysia Waters and their toxicologic effects towards cultured fishes ( Consultant)
  11. 2012 - 2013, ScienceFund
    Quantitative and qualitative assessment of harmful algal blooms (HABs) species in ships ballast water using molecular tools ( Research Assistance )
  12. 2009 - 2011, ScienceFund
    Development of species specific microsatellite markers for species characterization Pseudo-nitzschia species ( Research Assistance)
International
  1. 2022 - 2024, International Funding
    Development Of A Machine-learning Model In Prediction Of Harmful Algal Blooms (habs) In Malaysia And China ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2022 - 2024, International Funding
    Implementation Of China-asean Countries Marine Technological -industrial Data Platform Construction Project ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2018 - 2023, International Funding
    Mechanisms Of Red Tides And Hypoxia As Ecological Marine Disasters And Technologies For Its Early Warning Along The Malaysian Waters, With Emphasis On Johor Strait ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2021 - 2023, International Funding
    Investigating Phytoplankton Community Assesblages For Assessment Of Sustainability Of Marine Ecosystems Of Malaysian Waters ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2022 - 2023, International Funding
    Investigating The Diversity Of Giant Clams (cardiidae) In Redang And Sibu-tinggi Islands Marine Parks By Field Survey And Molecular Tools ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 2018 - 2021, International Funding
    Mechanisms Of Red Tides And Hypoxia As Ecological Marine Disasters And Technologies For Its Early Warning Along The Malaysian Waters, With Emphasis On Johor Strait ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Abundance and distribution of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamiyavanichii in the central Mexican Pacific, 18th International Conference on Harmful Algae, ISSHA (International) (21 Oct 2018 - 26 Oct 2018)
  2. The role of nutrient-related genes in understanding the saxitoxin production of Alexandrium minutum, 18th International Conference on Harmful Algae, ISSHA (International) (21 Oct 2018 - 26 Oct 2018)
  3. Transcriptional responses of saxitoxin and nutrients genes in a tropical Pacific strain of Alexandrium minutum to excessive nitrate and ammonium concentrations , 10th WESTPAC International Scientific Conference, Advancing Ocean Knowledge, Fostering Sustainable Development From the Indo-Pacific to the Globe., WESTPAC  (International) (17 Apr 2017 - 20 Apr 2017)
  4. Influences of inorganic nitrogen and phosphorous on the transcriptional levels of nutrient transporters and genes in a tropical Pacific strain of Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae). , The Third Xiamen Symposium on Marine Environmental Sciences, Xiamen, China, Xiamen University (International) (09 Jan 2017 - 11 Jan 2017)
  5. Analysis of a putative saxitoxin biosynthetic gene, sxtI of Alexandrium minutum (Dinophyceae). , IOC/WESTPAC 9th International Scientific Symposium, IOC/WESTPAC (International) (22 Apr 2014 - 25 Apr 2014)
  6. Discovery of ammonium transporter in marine dinoflagellate based on whole-genome sequences. , International conference on sustainable development of tropical coastal zones, MOSTI, UPM (International) (05 Sep 2013 - 06 Sep 2013)
  7. Characterization and analysis of the paralytic shellfish toxin biosynthetic gene encoding an O-carbomoyltransferase in marine dinoflagelltes (Dinophyceae). , 9th Malaysia Genetics Congress (MGC9), University Malaysia Sarawak (National) (28 Sep 2011 - 30 Oct 2011)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Wide distribution of benthic diatom, Nitzschia navis-varingica (Bacillariophyceae) at mangrove forests along the strait of Malacca., 18th International conference on Harmful Algae, ISSHA (International) (21 Oct 2018 - 26 Oct 2018)
  2. Revealing the distribution and relative abundance of harmful algae species in South China Sea using metagenomic analysis, 18th International Conference on Harmful Algae, ISSHA (International) (21 Oct 2018 - 26 Oct 2018)
  3. Phylogeny of toxic dinoflagellates, Alexandrium (dinophyceae) based on ITS2 transcripts. , 2nd Conference for Regional Cooperation in Ocean and Earth Science Research In the South China Sea, University Malaya (National) (22 Oct 2012 - 26 Oct 2012)
PRESENTER
  1. Assessing the diversity of marine phytoplankton across the South China Sea and Malacca Strait using metabarcoding approach, GEOBON OPEN SCIENCE CONFERENCE AND HANDS MEETING 2020, GEOBON (International) (06 Jul 2020 - 09 Jul 2020)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2020) HARALG-D-19-00203R1, (Reviewer)
  2. (2020) TOXCON-D-20-00177 , (Reviewer)
  3. (2020) HARALG-D-20-00248, (Reviewer)
  4. (2020) JBBS-MS 58-20, (Reviewer)
  5. (2020) STOTEN-D-20-10652, (Reviewer)
  6. (2020) STOTEN-D-20-10652R1, (Reviewer)
  7. (2020) HARALG-D-20-00058, (Reviewer)
  8. (2020) HARALG-D-20-00058R1, (Reviewer)
  9. (2019) JOL-2019-Jun-0163, (Reviewer)
  10. (2019) AQUAColl 2019, (Reviewer)
  11. (2018) RSMA_2018_250 , (Reviewer)
  12. (2017) MS17-055 , (Reviewer)
  13. (2017) Ms 17-055, (Reviewer)

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Evaluation: Toxcon-D-20-00177: Effects of Saxitoxins Exposure On Oligodendrocyte Development in Mouse Neonates. (Toxicon), (12 Oct 2020 - 12 Oct 2020)
  • Evaluation:Haralg-D-20-00248: Acute Oral Toxicity and Tissue Residues of Saxitoxin in The Mallard (Anas Platyrhnchos) (Harmful Algae), (11 Oct 2020 - 11 Oct 2020)
  • Evaluation:Jbbs-Ms 58-20: Evaluation of Gapdh and Ef1a Genes as Reference Genes in Sailfin Molly Fish (Poecilia Latipinna) (Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences Research), (21 Jun 2020 - 21 Jun 2020)
  • Evaluation: Stoten-D-20-10652: Physiological and Transcriptomic Responses to N-Deficiency and Ammonium: Nitrate Shift in Fugacium Kawagutii (Symbiodiniaceae) (Science of The Total Environment), (03 Jun 2020 - 03 Jun 2020)
  • Evaluation: Haralg-D-20-00058: Alkaline Phosphatase Activity in a Dinoflagellate Bloom: Role On Phosphorus Regeneration (Harmful Algal), (09 Apr 2020 - 09 Apr 2020)
  • Evaluation: Haralg-D-19-00203r1: Distribution and Genetic Diversity of The Toxic Benthic Dinoflagellate Genus Ostreopsis in Korea (Harmful Algal), (22 Feb 2020 - 22 Feb 2020)
  • Evaluation: Aquacoll 2019: Phytoplankton Composition in Southern Coast of Sarawak, (20 Dec 2019 - 20 Dec 2019)
  • Evaluation: Jol-2019-Jun-0163: Determination of Phosphate Concentration, Accumulative Alkaline Phosphatase Activity and Regulation of Transcription of Novel Phod Gene Under Diverse Nutritional Conditions in Alexandrium Catenella. (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology), (08 Aug 2019 - 08 Aug 2019)
  • Evaluation: Rsma_2018_250: Rapid Profiling of Tropical Marine Cyanobacterial Communities. (Regional Studies in Marine Science), (19 Nov 2018 - 19 Nov 2018)
  • Evaluation: Toxicity and Protein Expression of Dinoflagellates Collected in The Philippine Seawaters. (Philippine Journal of Science), (20 Jun 2017 - 20 Jun 2017)