Curriculum Vitae

PROF. DR. JAMAL I-CHING SAM

Professor
  • Department of Medical Microbiology
    Faculty of Medicine
  • jicsam
  • 79492184

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Sam is a medical graduate from the University of Nottingham in the UK, and completed his postgraduate training in Medical Microbiology in London. He joined the University of Malaya in 2005. He is head of the diagnostic virology and advanced (molecular) diagnostics units in the University of Malaya Medical Centre, a 1000-bed tertiary referral centre. His clinical diagnostic work includes expanding molecular diagnostic services and involvement in hospital responses to emerging infectious diseases such as COVID-19. He teaches both undergraduates and postgraduates. His research interests cover clinical, epidemiological, diagnostic and pathogenesis aspects of chikungunya virus and other arboviruses, respiratory viruses (including influenza and SARS-CoV-2), and enterovirus A71, and he has held several national and international grants.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • VIROLOGY
    Clinical virology, Chikungunya, enterovirus, respiratory virus infections, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
  • MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY
    Medical Microbiology, bacteriology and infectious diseases, Virology, Epidemiology, Melioidosis

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • Certificate, (Malay Languages)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MRCPATH(UK), (Medical Microbiology)
    Royal College of Pathologist, UK
  • MSC(LONDON), (CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY)
    Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London
  • MRCP(UK), (Internal Medicine)
    Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • MBBS (NOTTINGHAM), (Medicine and Surgery)
    University of Nottingham
  • BMEDSC(HONS) (NOTTINGHAM), (Medical Science)
    University of Nottingham

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Course Coordinator
    14 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2026 (Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Departmental coordinator, Problem-based learning (Phase 2, MBBS)
    28 Oct 2008 - present (Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Wakil tetap Jabatan Mikrobiologi Perubatan, Jawatankuasa Kawalan Jangkitan Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya
    28 Mar 2006 - present (Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Committee Member, Jawatankuasa antara Kementerian bagi Kawalan Penyakit Zoonotik
    18 Jul 2011 - present (National)
  • Head of Department
    12 Aug 2022 - 01 Dec 2023 (University Malaya)
  • Head of Unit
    01 Jul 2017 - 01 Aug 2023 (University Malaya)
  • Head of Unit
    01 Jul 2017 - 01 Aug 2023 (University Malaya)
  • Head of Department
    12 Aug 2020 - 11 Aug 2022 (University Malaya)
  • Member of UMMC COVID-19 Task Force
    21 Mar 2020 - 20 Mar 2022 (University Malaya)
  • Head of Diagnostic Virology Unit
    01 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2020 (Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Organizer, BIOSAFETY WORKSHOP FOR CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORIES
    24 Oct 2018 - 25 Oct 2018 (National)
  • Head of Department
    01 Aug 2014 - 31 Jul 2016 (Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Scientific Subcommittee (Medical Microbiology), 15th Annual Scientific Meeting, College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia
    03 Jun 2016 - 05 Jun 2016 (National)
  • Committee Members
    23 Sep 2014 - 22 Sep 2015 (Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Committee member, Jawatankuasa Penyelidikan Pusat Perubatan (MCRC) Fakulti Perubatan
    19 Jul 2010 - 18 Jul 2013 (Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Head of Department
    09 Jul 2011 - 30 Nov 2011 (Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Head of Department
    25 Oct 2010 - 30 Sep 2011 (Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Head of Department
    01 Jul 2011 - 08 Jul 2011 (Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Committee member, Organising committee of 'UK-Malaysia Symposium on Current Strategies in Antimicrobial Therapies'
    18 Mar 2009 - 19 Mar 2009 (International)
  • Committee member, Organising committee of 'Nipah Virus Colloquium 2008'
    20 Oct 2008 - 21 Oct 2008 (International)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • ASIA-PACIFIC ALLIANCE FOR THE CONTROL OF INFLUENZA, MEMBER
    Since 2018 (International)
  • NATIONAL SPECIALIST REGISTER, MINISTRY OF HEALTH & ACADEMY OF MEDICINE OF MALAYSIA, REGISTERED MEMBER
    Since 2010 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND CHEMOTHERAPY, MEMBER
    Since 2007 (National)
  • ASIA PACIFIC SOCIETY FOR MEDICAL VIROLOGY, MEMBER
    Since 2006 (International)
  • MALAYSIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, MEMBER
    Since 2006 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN MEDICAL COUNCIL, REGISTERED MEMBER
    Since 2005 (National)
  • ROYAL COLLEGE OF PATHOLOGISTS (UK), FELLOW
    Since 2004 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • FOM Best Basic Neuroscience Publication Award 2021 for Lee et al. Vaccine 2021;39:1708.
    Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, 2024 (University)
  • Global Health Travel Award (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) to attend Keystone Symposium: HIV and (Re)Emerging Viruses: Aligning Lessons across Pandemics, Hannover, Germany, April 8-11, 2024.
    Keystone Symposia, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, 2023 (International)
  • UM Faculty of Medicine Best Basic Neuroscience Paper 2019 for Tee HK, et al. PLoS Pathogen 15(11): e1007863.
    UM Faculty of Medicine, 2021 (University)
  • UM Faculty of Medicine Best Clinical Neuroscience Paper 2019 Tan CY, Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 2019 Nov;90(11):1298-1300.)
    UM Faculty of Medicine, 2021 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2021 (University)
  • Faculty of Medicine Award for Best Publication in Basic Neuroscience published in 2017.
    University Malaya, 2019 (University)
  • EXCELLENCE SERVICE AWARD
    University of Malaya, 2019 (University)
  • Keystone Symposia Scholarship Travel Award
    Keystone Symposia, USA, 2018 (International)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2017 (University)
  • Award to attend Commonwealth Science Conference 2017, Singapore (Established Scientists round)
    The Royal Society and the National Research Foundation of Singapore, 2017 (International)
  • Endeavour Executive Fellowship
    Australian Government Department of Education and Training, 2016 (International)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2014 (University)
  • Sijil Penhargaan atas sumbangan dan kerjasama yang diberikan dalam memacu agenda kecemerlangan penyelidikan negara
    Ministry of Education, Malaysia, 2014 (Government)
  • Best Poster for Jeffrey Lai (Lai JKF, Sam IC, Chan YF. 2BC and 3A non-structural proteins of enterovirus A71 are involved in the formation of acidic autolysosomes. International Congress of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2013, Langkawi, 12-15 December 2013)
    Malaysian Society for Microbiology, 2013 (International)
  • 2nd prize, Oral Scientific Presentation Award for Rakhee Yadav (Yadav R, de Bruyne J, Nathan AM, Sam JIC. Viruses in children with acute exacerbation of bronchial asthma among children seen in UMMC.) Malaysian Thoracic Society Annual Congress, Hilton Kuala Lumpur, 14-16 June 2013
    Malaysian Thoracic Society, 2013 (National)
  • 1st prize Postgraduate Research Award for Molecular Biology (PhD) for Tan Chee Wah (Tan Chee Wah, Poh CL, Sam IC, Chan YF. Enterovirus 71 uses cell surface heparan sulfate as an attachment receptor) Postgraduate Awards, 19th Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
    Malaysian Society of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, 2012 (International)
  • 3rd Prize for Poster presentation: "In vitro and in vivo Chikungunya virus replication kinetics in Aedes albopictus"
    Organising Committee, Colloquium on Updates on Dengue and Arbovirus Research in Malaysia, 2010 (International)
  • EXCELLENCE SERVICE AWARD
    University of Malaya, 2009 (University)
  • Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang 2008
    University Malaya, 2009 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2006 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2005 (University)
  • Young Investigator's Award
    British Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2000 (National)
  • Medical Defence Union Travel Elective Bursary
    Medical Defence Union, 1995 (National)
  • Nottingham Medico-Chirurgical Society Elective Prize
    Nottingham Medico-Chirurgical Society, 1995 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Sulaiman, Noor Yuhyi; Anuar, Nur Adila; Arshad, Normala; Cheong, Chin Sum; Liong, Chee Chiat; Khairullah, Shasha; Chin, Edmund Fui Min; Bee, Ping Chong; Sam, I. Ching; Iyadorai, Thevambiga; Gan, Gin Gin (2024). CMV Infection Post Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in a Resource Limited Country, INDIAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY AND BLOOD TRANSFUSION. . doi:10.1007/s12288-023-01655-0
  2. Fu, Jolene Yin Ling; Chua, Chong Long; Abu Bakar, Athirah Shafiqah; Vythilingam, Indra; Sulaiman, Wan Yusoff Wan; Alphey, Luke; Chan, Yoke Fun; Sam, I-Ching (2023). Susceptibility of Aedes albopictus, Ae. aegypti and human populations to Ross River virus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES. 17(6). doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0011423
  3. Fu, Jolene Yin Ling; Pukhari, Muhammad Harith; Bador, Maria Kahar; Sam, I-Ching; Chan, Yoke Fun (2023). Humoral and T Cell Immune Responses against SARS-CoV-2 after Primary and Homologous or Heterologous Booster Vaccinations and Breakthrough Infection: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Malaysia, VIRUSES-BASEL. 15(4). doi:10.3390/v15040844
  4. Lau, Joanne Zhi Han; Chua, Chong Long; Chan, Yoke Fun; Nadarajan, Veera Sekaran; Lee, Christina Lai Ling; Sam, I. Ching (2023). Replication and innate immune responses of two chikungunya virus genotypes in human monocyte- derived macrophages, JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY. 104(4). doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001842
  5. Tee, Kok Keng; Chan, Po Qhuan; Loh, Alson Mun-Khin; Singh, Sarbhan; Teo, Chee How; Iyadorai, Thevambiga; Chook, Jack Bee; Ng, Kim Tien; Takebe, Yutaka; Chan, Kok Gan; Sam, I-Ching; Voon, Kenny (2023). Surveillance, isolation and genomic characterization of Pteropine orthoreovirus of probable bat origin among patients with acute respiratory infection in Malaysia, JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. 95(2). doi:10.1002/jmv.28520
  6. Wong, Meng Li; Zulzahrin, Zulhisham; Vythilingam, Indra; Lau, Yee Ling; Sam, I-Ching; Fong, Mun Yik; Lee, Wenn-Chyau (2023). Perspectives of vector management in the control and elimination of vector-borne zoonoses, FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY. 14. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1135977
  7. Azami, Nor Azila Muhammad; Perera, David; Thayan, Ravindran; AbuBakar, Sazaly; Sam, I. -Ching; Salleh, Mohd Zaki; Isa, Mohd Noor Mat; Ab Mutalib, Nurul Syakima; Aik, Wong Kiing; Suppiah, Jeyanthi; Tan, Kim -Kee; Chan, Yoke Fun; Teh, Lay Kek; Azzam, Ghows; Rasheed, Zahirrah Begam Mohamed; Chan, Jonathan Chia Jui; Kamel, Khayri Azizi; Tan, Jia-Yi; Rahman, Omar Khalilur; Lim, Wai Feng; Johari, Nor Azfa; Ishak, Muhiddin; Yunos, Ryia Illani Mohd; Anasir, Mohd Ishtiaq; Wong, Jo-Ern; Fu, Jolene Yin Ling; Noorizhab, Mohd Nur Fakhruzzaman; Sapian, Irni Suhayu; Mokhtar, Mira Farzana Mohamad; Shahri, Nur Alyaa Afifah Md; Ghafar, Khairun; Yusuf, Siti Nur Hasanah Mohd; Noor, Yusuf Muhammad; Jamal, Rahman (2022). SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance in Malaysia: displacement of B.1.617.2 with AY lineages as the dominant Delta variants and the introduction of Omicron during the fourth epidemic wave, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 125, 216-226. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2022.10.044
  8. Chan, P. Q.; Chook, J. B.; Sam, I. C.; Chan, K. G.; Voon, K.; Tee, K. K. (2022). Pteropine orthoreovirus of Bat Origin: An Emerging Pathogen Associated with Cases of Acute Respiratory Infections, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 116, S90-S90. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2021.12.213
  9. Chan, Yoke Fun; Sam, I-Ching; Nayan, Elena; Tan, Xiu Hui; Yogarajah, Thinesshwary (2022). Seroepidemiology of enterovirus D68 infection in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 2013 and 2015, JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. . doi:10.1002/jmv.27381
  10. Chee, Yun Shan; Fouzi, Nadiah Ahamad; Chong, Yoong Min; Sam, I-Ching; Chan, Yoke Fun; Chua, Chong Long; Wang, Qi Yuee (2022). Chikungunya encephalopathy and pneumonia in a young infant presenting with septic shock, JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRICS AND CHILD HEALTH. . doi:10.1111/jpc.15858
  11. Chong, Yoong Min; Chan, Yoke Fun; Jamaluddin, Mohamad Fadhil Hadi; Hasan, M. Shahnaz; Pang, Yong Kek; Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela; Syed Omar, Sharifah Faridah; Sam, I-Ching (2022). Rhinovirus/enterovirus was the most common respiratory virus detected in adults with severe acute respiratory infections pre-COVID-19 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysiae, PLOS ONE. 17(9). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0273697
  12. Fu, Jolene Yin Ling; Chong, Yoong Min; Sam, I-Ching; Chan, Yoke Fun (2022). SARS-CoV-2 multiplex RT-PCR to detect variants of concern (VOCs) in Malaysia, between January and May 2021 (vol 301, 114462, 2022), JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS. 309. doi:10.1016/j.jviromet.2022.114596
  13. Fu, Jolene Yin Ling; Chong, Yoong Min; Sam, I-Ching; Chan, Yoke Fun (2022). SARS-CoV-2 multiplex RT-PCR to detect variants of concern (VOCs) in Malaysia, between January to May 2021, JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS. 301. doi:10.1016/j.jviromet.2022.114462
  14. Sam, I-Ching; Chong, Yoong Min; Abdullah, Azwani; Fu, Jolene Yin Ling; Hasan, M. Shahnaz; Jamaluddin, Fadhil Hadi; Kamarulzaman, Adeeba; Lim, Koo Koon; Nor, Mohd Afiq Mohd; Pang, Yong Kek; Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela; Shahib, Muhammad Fadzil; Omar, Sharifah Faridah Syed; Chan, Jonathan Chia Jui; Perera, David; Chan, Yoke Fun (2022). Changing predominant SARS-CoV-2 lineages drives successive COVID-19 waves in Malaysia, February 2020 to March 2021, JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. . doi:10.1002/jmv.27441
  15. Sam, I. C.; Chong, Y. M.; Abdullah, A. (2022). Changing predominant SARS-CoV-2 lineages drives successive COVID-19 waves in Malaysia February 2020 to March 2021 (vol 94, pg 1146, 2022), JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. 94(11), 5603-5603. doi:10.1002/jmv.28046
  16. Tan, Maw Pin; Leong, Chee Loon; Pang, Yong Kek; Razali, Rizah Mazzuin; Ismail, Ahmad Izuanuddin; Sam, I-Ching; Abdul Rani, Rosilawati; Chong, Jennifer; Mohd Zim, Mohd Arif; Musa, Aisya Natasya; Leong, Jia Hui; Idris, Salmah; Khor, Jean; Cheong, Adelina; El Guerche-Seblain, Clotilde; Hasmukharay, Kejal; Arumugam, Minalosani; Khalid, Khairil Erwan; Ismail, Ismaliza; Cheah, Wee Kooi (2022). Dearth of influenza among older adults admitted with respiratory symptoms in Malaysia during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in 2021, FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE. 9. doi:10.3389/fmed.2022.977614
  17. Chong, Diane Woei-Quan; Jayaraj, Vivek Jason; Ng, Chiu-Wan; Sam, I-Ching; Said, Mas Ayu; Ahmad Zaki, Rafdzah; Hairi, Noran Naqiah; Nik Farid, Nik Daliana; Hoe, Victor Chee-Wai; Isahak, Marzuki; Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela; Syed Omar, Sharifah Faridah; Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul Bahyah; Ong, Hang-Cheng; Hasmukharay, Kejal; Hasnan, Nazirah; Kamarulzaman, Adeeba; Chan, Yoke Fun; Chong, Yoong Min; Rampal, Sanjay (2021). Propagation of a hospital-associated cluster of COVID-19 in Malaysia, BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 21(1). doi:10.1186/s12879-021-06894-y
  18. Chong, Y. M., Chan, Y. F., Jamaluddin, M. F. H., Hasan, M. S., Pang, Y. K., Ponnampalavanar, S., . . . Sam, I. C. (2021). Detection of respiratory viruses in adults with suspected COVID-19 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Journal of Clinical Virology, 145, 8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2021.105000
  19. Dass, S., Ngui, R., Gill, B. S., Chan, Y. F., Sulaiman, W. Y. W., Lim, Y. A. L., . . . Sam, I. C. (2021). Spatiotemporal spread of chikungunya virus in Sarawak, Malaysia. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 115(8), 922-931. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trab053
  20. Lee, M. H. P., Chong, Y. M., Tay, C. G., Koh, M. T., Chem, Y. K., Noordin, N., . . . Chan, Y. F. (2021). Detection of enteroviruses during a 2018 hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak in Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 38(1), 150-153. doi: 10.47665/tb.38.1.026
  21. Lee, M. H. P., Tan, C. W., Tee, H. K., Ong, K. C., Sam, I. C., & Chan, Y. F. (2021). Vaccine candidates generated by codon and codon pair deoptimization of enterovirus A71 protect against lethal challenge in mice. Vaccine, 39(12), 1708-1720. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.02.024
  22. Mazur, N. I., Lowensteyn, Y. N., Willemsen, J. E., Gill, C. J., Forman, L., Mwananyanda, L. M., . . . Grp, R. G. S. (2021). Global Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Related Infant Community Deaths. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73, S229-S237. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab528
  23. Pang, Y. K., Ismail, A. I., Chan, Y. K. F., Cheong, A., Chong, Y. M., Doshi, P., . . . Taurel, A. F. (2021). Influenza in Malaysian adult patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma: a multicenter, active surveillance study. Bmc Infectious Diseases, 21(1), 14. doi: 10.1186/s12879-021-06360-9
  24. Sam, I-Ching; Chong, Yoong Min; Tan, Chee Wah; Chan, Yoke Fun (2021). Low postpandemic wave SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia, JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. 93(2), 647-648. doi:10.1002/jmv.26426
  25. Sam, I. C., Jaafar, N. A., Wong, L. P., Nathan, A. M., de Bruyne, J. A., & Chan, Y. F. (2021). Socioeconomic costs of children <5 years hospitalised with acute respiratory infections in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vaccine, 39(22), 2983-2988. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.04.010
  26. Tee, H. K., Zainol, M. I., Sam, I. C., & Chan, Y. F. (2021). Recent advances in the understanding of enterovirus A71 infection: a focus on neuropathogenesis. Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy, 19(6), 733-747. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2021.1851194
  27. Chong, Diane Woei-Quan; Jayaraj, Vivek Jason; Rampal, Sanjay; Said, Mas Ayu; Farid, Nik Daliana Nik; Zaki, Rafdzah Ahmad; Hairi, Noran Naqiah; Hoe, Victor Chee-Wai; Isahak, Marzuki; Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela; Omar, Sharifah Faridah Syed; Sam, I-Ching; Hasnan, Nazirah; Ong, Hang-Cheng; Kamarulzaman, Adeeba; Ng, Chiu-Wan (2020). Establishment of a hospital-based health care workers surveillance programme to keep them safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, JOURNAL OF GLOBAL HEALTH. 10(2). doi:10.7189/jogh.10.0203100
  28. Chong, Y. M., Sam, I. C., Chong, J. N., Bador, M. K., Ponnampalavanar, S., Omar, S. F. S., . . . Chan, Y. F. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.6 was the major contributor to early pandemic transmission in Malaysia. PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 14(11), 12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008744
  29. Lau, Yee Ling; Ismail, Ilyiana; Mustapa, Nur Izati; Lai, Meng Yee; Soh, Tuan Suhaila Tuan; Hassan, Afifah; Peariasamy, Kalaiarasu M.; Lee, Yee Leng; Chong, Yoong Min; Sam, I-Ching; Goh, Pik Pin (2020). Real-time reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2, PEERJ. 8. doi:10.7717/peerj.9278
  30. Ong, N. H., Chua, C. L., Liew, J. W. K., Sulaiman, W. Y. W., Chan, Y. F., Sam, I. C., & Vythilingam, I. (2020). Vector competence of Malaysian Aedes aegypti to Zika virus and impact of sequential arbovirus infections. Acta Tropica, 208, 6. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105472
  31. Sam, I. C., Chong, J., Kamarudin, R., Jafar, F. L., Lee, L. M., Bador, M. K., . . . Chan, Y. F. (2020). Providing a laboratory diagnostic service for pandemic SARS-CoV-2 in a developing country. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 114(8), 553-555. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/traa037
  32. Subakir, H., Chong, Y. M., Chan, Y. F., Hasan, M. S., Jamaluddin, M. F. H., Pang, Y. K., . . . Sam, I. C. (2020). Selective media and real-time PCR improves diagnosis of melioidosis in community-acquired pneumonia in a low-incidence setting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 69(1), 49-51. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001108
  33. Subakir, Haida; Chong, Yoong Min; Chan, Yoke Fun; Hasan, M. Shahnaz; Jamaluddin, Mohamad Fadhil Hadi; Pang, Yong Kek; Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela; Omar, Sharifah Faridah Syed; Sam, I-Ching (2020). Selective media and real-time PCR improves diagnosis of melioidosis in community-acquired pneumonia in a low-incidence setting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, JOURNAL OF MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY. 69(1), 49-51. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.001108
  34. Aw-Yong, K. L., NikNadia, N. M. N., Tan, C. W., Sam, I. C., Chan, Y. F. Immune responses against enterovirus A71 infection: Implications for vaccine success. Reviews in Medical Virology, 20. doi:10.1002/rmv.2073
  35. Fu, J. Y. L., Chua, C. L., Vythilingam, I., Sulaiman, W. Y. W., Wong, H. V., Chan, Y. F., Sam, I. C. (2019). An amino acid change in nsP4 of chikungunya virus confers fitness advantage in human cell lines rather than in Aedes albopictus. Journal of General Virology, 100(11), 1541-1553. doi:10.1099/jgv.0.001338
  36. Sam, I. C., Montoya, M., Chua, C. L., Chan, Y. F., Pastor, A., Harris, E. (2019). Low seroprevalence rates of Zika virus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 113(11), 678-684. doi:10.1093/trstmh/trz056
  37. Tan, C. W., Hor, C. H. H., Kwek, S. S., Tee, H. K., Sam, I. C., Goh, E. L. K., . . . Wang, L. F. (2019). Cell surface alpha 2,3-linked sialic acid facilitates Zika virus internalization. Emerging Microbes Infections, 8(1), 426-437. doi:10.1080/22221751.2019.1590130
  38. Wong, L. P., Alias, H., Sam, I. C., Zimet, G. D. (2019). A Nationwide Study Comparing Knowledge and Beliefs about HPV among Female Students before and after HPV Vaccination. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 32(2), 158-164. doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2018.10.010
  39. Wong, L. P., Alias, H., Yusoff, R., Sam, I. C., Zimet, G. D. (2019). Are Boys Ready for Human Papillomavirus Vaccine? A National Study of Boys in Malaysia. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 46(9), 617-624. doi:10.1097/olq.0000000000001024
  40. Aw-Yong, K. L., Sam, I. C., Koh, M. T., Chan, Y. F. (2017). Causative agents of hand, foot and mouth disease in University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2012-2013. Tropical Biomedicine, 34(1), 240-248.
  41. Wong, L. P., Edib, Z., Alias, H., Shakir, S. M. M., Yusoff, R., Sam, I. C., Zimet, G. D. (2017). A study of physicians experiences with recommending HPV vaccines to adolescent boys. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 37(7), 937-943. doi: 10.1080/01443615.2017.1317239
ESCI
  1. Woon, Y. L., Lee, Y. L., Chong, Y. M., Ayub, N. A., Krishnabahawan, S. L., Lau, J. F. W., . . . Goh, P. P. (2021). Serology surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies among healthcare workers in COVID-19 designated facilities in Malaysia. Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific, 9, 9. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100123
Others
  1. Chong YM, Chan YF, Jamaluddin MFH, Hasan MS, Pang YK, Ponnampalavanar S, Syed Omar SF, Voon KGL, Sam IC. Detection of respiratory viruses in adults with suspected COVID-19 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Journal of Clinical Virology 2021; 145: 10500.
  2. Dass S, Ngui R, Gill BS, Chan YF, Wan Sulaiman WY, Lim YAL, Mudin RN, Chong CK, Sulaiman LH, Sam IC. Spatio-temporal spread of chikungunya virus in Sarawak, Malaysia. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2021; 2021; 115: 922-931. doi: 10.1093/trstmh/trab053
  3. Sam IC, Chong YM, Tan CW, Chan YF. Low post-pandemic wave SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, Malaysia. Journal of Medical Virology 2021; 93: 647-648. doi: 10.1002/jmv.26426.
  4. Chong YM, Sam IC, Ponnampalavanar S, Syed Omar SF, Kamarulzaman A, Munusamy V, Wong CK, Jamaluddin FH, Gan HM, Chong J, Teh C, Chan YF. Complete genome sequences of SARS-CoV-2 detected in Malaysia. Microbiology Resource Announcements 2020; 9: e00383-20.
  5. Lau YL, Ismail I, Mustapa NI, Lai MY, Tuan Soh TS, Hassan AH, Peariasamy KM, Lee YL, Chong YM, Sam IC, Goh PP. Real-time reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification for rapid detection of SARS-CoV2. Peer Journal 2020; 8: e9278. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9278
  6. Chong YM, Tan XH, Hooi PS, Lee LM, Sam IC, Chan YF. Evaluation of rapid influenza diagnostic tests for influenza A and B in the tropics. Journal of Medical Virology 2019; 91(8): 1562-1565. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25495.
  7. Chua CL, Chan YF, Soh Andu ESG, Rovie-Ryan JJ, Sitam FT, Verasahib K, Sam IC. Little evidence of Zika virus infection in wild long-tailed macaques, Peninsular Malaysia. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2019; 25(2): 374-376.
  8. Fu JYL, Chua CL, Vythilingam I, Wan Sulaiman WY, Wong HV, Chan YF, Sam IC. An amino acid change in nsP4 of chikungunya virus confers fitness advantage in human cell lines rather than in Aedes albopictus. Journal of General Virology 2019; 100(11): 1541-1553. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001338
  9. Sam IC, Noraini W, Singh Sandhu S, Norizah I, Selvanesan S, Thayan R, Yusof MA, Hassan A, Jafar FL, Chan YF. Seasonal influenza activity based on laboratory surveillance in Malaysia, 2011-2016. Journal of Medical Virology 2019;91(3):498-502. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25313.
  10. Subakir H, Chong YM, Chan YF, Hasan MS, Jamaluddin MFH, Pang YK Ponnampalavanar3 S, Syed Omar SF, Sam IC. (2019). Selective media and real-time PCR improves diagnosis of melioidosis in community-acquired pneumonia in a low-incidence setting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Journal of Medical Microbiology. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.001108.
  11. Tan CW, Hor C, Kwek SS, Tee HK, Sam IC, Goh E, Ooi EE, Chan YF, Wang LF. Cell surface 2,3-linked sialic acid facilitates Zika virus internalization. Emerging Microbes & Infections 2019;8(1):426-437. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1590130.
  12. Tan CY, Razali SNO, Goh KJ, Sam IC, Shahrizaila N. The association of dengue infection and Guillain-Barre syndrome in Malaysia. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 2019; 90(11): 1298-1300. doi:10.1136/jnnp-2019-320756
  13. Tee HK, Tan CW, Yogarajah T, Lee MHP, Chai HJ, Hanapi NA, Yusof SR, Ong KC, Lee VS, Sam IC, Chan YF. Electrostatic interactions at the five-fold axis alter heparin-binding phenotype and drive EV-A71 virulence in mice. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15(11): e1007863. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007863.
  14. Tee HK, Tan CW, Yogarajah T, Lee MHP, Chai HJ, Hanapi NA, Yusof SR, Ong KC, Lee VS, Sam IC, Chan YF. Electrostatic interactions at the five-fold axis alter heparin-binding phenotype and drive enterovirus A71 virulence in mice. PLoS Pathog 2019;15(11):e1007863. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007863.
  15. Wong LP, Alias H, Yusoff RNARM, Sam IC, Zimet GD. Are boys ready for human papillomavirus vaccine? A national study of boys in Malaysia. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2019;46(9):617-624.
  16. Lim LM, Woo YY, de Bruyne JA, Nathan AM, Kee SY, Chan YF, Chiam CW, Eg KP, Thavagnanam S, Sam IC. Epidemiology, clinical presentation and respiratory sequelae of adenovirus pneumonia in children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. PLoS One 2018; 13: e0205795.
  17. NikNadia N, Tan CW, Ong KC, Sam IC, Chan YF. Identification and characterization of neutralization epitopes at VP2 and VP1 of enterovirus A71. Journal of Medical Virology 2018; 90(6): 1164-1167. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25061.
  18. Sam JIC. The Asia-Pacific origins of the current outbreaks of Zika virus. Microbiology Australia 2018; 39(2): 91-92. doi: 10.1071/MA18026
  19. Chua CL, Sam IC, Chiam CW, Chan YF. The neutralizing role of IgM during early Chikungunya virus infection. PLoS ONE 2017; 12(2): e0171989. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0171989
  20. Oong XY, Ng KT, Tan JL, Chan KG, Kamarulzaman A, Chan YF, Sam IC, Tee KK. Whole-genome phylogenetic analysis of influenza B/Phuket/3073/2013-like viruses and unique reassortants detected in Malaysia between 2012 and 2014. PLoS One 2017;12(1):e0170610.
  21. Sit PS, Teh CS, Idris N, Sam IC, Syed Omar SF, Sulaiman H, Thong KL, Kamarulzaman A, Ponnampalavanar S. Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection and the molecular characteristics of MRSA bacteraemia over a two-year period in a tertiary teaching hospital in Malaysia. BMC Infectious Diseases 2017; 17(1): 274.
  22. Tan CW, Sam IC, Chong WL, Lee VS, Chan YF. Polysulfonate suramin inhibits Zika virus infection. Antiviral Research 2017; 143: 186-194.
  23. Tan CW, Sam IC, Lee VS, Wong HV, Chan YF. 2017. VP1 residues around the five-fold axis of enterovirus A71 mediate heparan sulfate interaction. Virology; 501: 79-87.
  24. Wong LP, Edib Z, Alias H, Mohamad Shakir SM, Raja Muhammad Yusoff RNA, Sam IC, Zimet GD. A study of physicians' experiences with recommending HPV vaccines to adolescent boys. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2017; 37(7): 937-943.
  25. Wong, L. P., Alias, H., Aghamohammadi, N., Sam, I. C., & AbuBakar, S. (2017). Differences in Perceived Severity of Zika Virus Infection and Dengue Fever and its Influence on Mosquito Control Practices in Malaysia. Journal of community health, 42(5), 854-864.
  26. Aw-Yong KL, Sam IC, Koh MT, Chan YF. Immunodominant IgM and IgG epitopes recognized by antibodies induced in enterovirus A71-associated hand, foot and mouth disease patients. PLoS One 2016;11(11):e0165659.
  27. Aw-Yong KL, Tan CW, Koh MT, Sam IC, Chan YF. Diagnosis of human enterovirus A71 infection in Malaysia using a commercial IgM-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and an IgM-colloidal gold immunochromatographic assay. Tropical Biomedicine 2016; 33(2): 238-245.
  28. Chua CL, Sam IC, Merits A, Chan YF. Antigenic variation of East/Central/South African and Asian chikungunya virus genotypes in neutralization by immune sera. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016; 10: e0004960.
  29. Kuan CS, Hooi PS, Lee LM, Sam IC, Ng KP. Comparison of Anyplex II RV16 assay with conventional methods for detection of respiratory viruses. Tropical Biomedicine 2016; 33(2): 311 319.
  30. Lai JKF, Sam IC, Chan YF. The autophagic machinery in enterovirus infection. Viruses 2016; 8: 32.
  31. NikNadia N, Sam IC, Khaidir N, Ngui R, Lim YAL, Goh XT, Choy SH, Chan YF. (2016) Risk factors for enterovirus A71 seropositivity in rural indigenous populations in West Malaysia. PLoS ONE 2016; 11: e0148767.
  32. NikNadia N, Sam IC, Rampal S, WanNorAmalina W, NurAtifah G, Verasahib K, et al. Cyclical patterns of hand, foot and mouth disease caused by enterovirus A71 in Malaysia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2016; 10(3): e0004562.
  33. Sam JIC, Chan YF, Vythilingam I, Wan Sulaiman WY. Zika virus and its potential re-emergence in Malaysia. Medical Journal of Malaysia 2016; 71(2): 68-70.
  34. Tan CW, Tee HK, Lee MHP, Sam IC, Chan YF. c PLoS ONE 2016; 11: e0162771.
  35. Vythilingam I, Sam JIC, Chan YF, Khaw LT, Wan Sulaiman WY. New paradigms for virus detection, surveillance and control of Zika virus vectors in the settings of Southeast Asia. c 2016; 7: 1452.
  36. Wong HV, Vythilingam I, Wan Sulaiman WY, Lulla A, Merits A, Chan YF, Sam IC. Detection of persistent chikungunya virus RNA but not infectious virus in experimental vertical transmission in Aedes aegypti from Malaysia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2016; 94: 182-186. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.15- 0318
  37. Wong LP, Alias H, Aghamohammadi N, Sam IC, AbuBakar S. The self-regulation model of illness: comparison between Zika and dengue and its application to predict mosquito prevention behaviours in Malaysia, a dengue-endemic country. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2016; 13(12): 1210.
  38. Wong LP, Raja Muhammad Yusoff RN, Edib Z, Sam IC, Zimet GD. Nationwide survey of knowledge and health beliefs regarding human papillomavirus among HPV-vaccinated female students in Malaysia. PLoS One 2016; 11(9): e0163156. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0163156.
  39. dos Santos CND, Dupont-Rouzeyrol M, Sam IC, Roques P. Global spread of chikungunya virus: a lesson for Aedes-transmitted arboviruses? CAB Reviews 2016; 11 (018): 1-12.
  40. Chan SY, Sam IC, Lai JK, Chan YF. Cellular proteome alterations in response to enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 infections in neuronal and intestinal cell lines. Journal of Proteomics 2015; 125: 121-130.
  41. Chiam CW, Chan YF, Ong KC, Wong KT, Sam IC. Neurovirulence comparison of chikungunya virus isolates of the Asian and East/Central/South African genotypes from Malaysia. Journal of General Virology 2015; 96: 3243-3254. doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.000263.
  42. Roques P, Ng LF, Sam IC, Higgs S. Chikungunya: international focus issue. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 2015; 15: 221-222.
  43. Rougeron V, Sam IC, Caron M, Nkoghe D, Leroy E, Roques P. Chikungunya, a paradigm of neglected tropical disease that emerged to be a new health global risk. Journal of Clinical Virology 2015;64:144-52.
  44. Sam IC, Chua CL, Rovie-Ryan JJ, Fu JYL, Tong C, Sitam FT, Chan YF. Chikungunya virus in macaques, Malaysia. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2015; 21: 1683-1685.
  45. Sam IC, Su YC, Chan YF, Nor'E SS, Hassan A, Jafar FL, Joseph U, Halpin RA, Ghedin E, Hooi PS, Fourment M, Hassan H, AbuBakar S, Wentworth DE, Smith GJ. Evolution of influenza B virus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 1995 and 2008. Journal of Virology 2015; 89: 9689-9692.
  46. Sam JIC. The burden of human influenza in Malaysia. Med J Malaysia 2015; 70: 127-130.
  47. Tan AH, Linn K, Sam IC, Tan CT, Lim SY. Opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome associated with dengue virus infection. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders 2015; 21: 160-1.
  48. Chua CL, Chan YF, Sam IC. Characterisation of mouse monoclonal antibodies targeting linear epitopes on Chikungunya virus E2 glycoprotein. Journal of Virological Methods 2014; 195: 126-133
  49. Mohd Roslani A, Tay ST, Puthucheary S, Rukumani D, Sam IC. Predictors of severe disease in melioidosis patients in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2014; 91: 1176-1178.
  50. Nathan AM, Rani F, Lee RJY, Zaki R, Westerhout C, Sam IC, Lum LCS, de Bruyne J. Clinical risk factors for life-threatening lower respiratory tract infections in children: a retrospective study in an urban city in Malaysia. PLoS ONE 2014; 9: e111162.
  51. Nor'E SS, Sam IC, Mohamad Fakri EF, Hooi PS, Nathan AM, de Bruyne JA, Jafar F, Hassan A, AbuBakar S, Chan YF. Phylogenetic analysis of human metapneumovirus among children with acute respiratory infections in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine 2014; 31: 562-566.
  52. Tan CW, Lai JKF, Sam IC, Chan YF. Recent developments in antiviral agents against enterovirus 71 infection. Journal of Biomedical Science 2014; 21: 14.
  53. Chiam CW, Chan YF, Loong SK, Yong SS, Hooi PS, Sam IC. Real-time polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis and quantitation of negative strand of chikungunya virus. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2013; 77: 133-137.
  54. Khor CS, Sam IC, Hooi PS, Chan YF. Displacement of predominant respiratory syncytial virus genotypes in Malaysia between 1989-2011. Infection Genetics and Epidemiology 2013; 14: 357-360.
  55. Leang SK, Deng YM, Shaw R, Caldwell N, Iannello P, Komadina N, Buchy P, Chittaganpitch M, Dwyer DE, Fagan P, Gourinat AC, Hammill F, Horwood PF, Huang QS, Ip PK, Jennings L, Kesson A, Kok T, Kool JL, Levy A, Lin C, Lindsay K, Osman O, Papadakis G, Rahnamal F, Rawlinson W, Redden C, Ridgway J, Sam IC, Svobodova S, Tandoc A, Wickramasinghe G, Williamson J, Wilson N, Yusof MA, Kelso A, Barr IG, Hurt AC. Influenza antiviral resistance in the Asia-Pacific region during 2011. Antiviral Research 2013; 97: 206-210.
  56. Mohd Zim MA, Sam IC, Omar SF, Chan YF, Abubakar S, Kamarulzaman A. Chikungunya infection in Malaysia: comparison with dengue infection in adults and predictors of persistent arthralgia. Journal of Clinical Virology 2013; 56: 141-145.
  57. Sam IC, Shaw R, Chan YF, Hooi PS, Hurt AC, Barr IG. Seroprevalence of seasonal and pandemic influenza A in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2008-2010. Journal of Medical Virology 2013; 85: 1420-1425.
  58. Tan CW, Poh CL, Sam IC, Chan YF. Enterovirus 71 uses cell surface heparan sulfate glycosaminoglycan as an attachment receptor. Journal of Virology 2013; 87: 611- 620.
  59. Chan YF, Jafar FL, Nathan AM, de Bruyne JA, Hassan A, Nor'E SS, AbuBakar S, Sam IC. Diverse human rhinoviruses A and C from children with respiratory infections in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Journal of Infection 2012; 64: 633-636.
  60. Chan YF, Wee KL, Chiam CW, Khor CS, Chan SY, Wan Nor Amalina WMZ and Sam IC. Comparative genetic analysis of VP4, VP1 and 3D gene regions of enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 circulating in Malaysia between 1997-2008. Tropical Biomedicine 2012; 29(3): 451 466.
  61. Kam YW, Lum FM, Teo TH, Lee WWL, Simarmata D, Harjanto S, Chua CL, Chan YF, Wee JK, Chow A, Lin RTP, Leo YS, Le Grand R, Sam IC, Tong JC, Roques P, Wiesm ller KH, R a L, R tzschke O, Ng LFP. Early neutralizing IgG response to Chikungunya virus in infected patients targets a dominant linear epitope on the E2 glycoprotein. EMBO Mol Med 2012; 4: 1-14.
  62. Karunakaran R, Tay ST, Rahim FF, Lim BB, Sam IC, Kahar- Bador M, Hassan H, Puthucheary SD. Ceftriaxone resistance and genes encoding extended-spectrum B- lactamase among non-typhoidal Salmonella species from a tertiary care hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2012; 65: 433- 435.
  63. Khor CS, Sam IC, Hooi PS, Quek KF, Chan YF. Epidemiology and seasonality of respiratory viral infections in hospitalized children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a retrospective study of 27 years. BMC Pediatrics 2012;12:32
  64. Puthucheary SD, Sam IC. Why is the response rate slow in ceftazidime therapy for melioidosis? Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2012; 10: 5-7.
  65. Roesnita B, Tay ST, Puthucheary SD, Sam IC. Diagnostic use of Burkholderia pseudomallei selective media in a low prevalence setting. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2012; 106: 131-133.
  66. Sam IC, Karunakaran R, Kamarulzaman A, Ponnampalavanar S, Syed Omar SF, Ng KP, Mohd Yusof MY, Hooi PS, Jafar FL, Abubakar S. A large exposure to Brucella melitensis in a diagnostic laboratory. J Hosp Infect 2012;80:321-5
  67. Sam IC, Loong SK, Michael JC, Chua CL, Wan Sulaiman WY, Vythilingam I, Chan SY, Chiam CW, Yeong YS, AbuBakar S, Chan YF. Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Chikungunya virus of different genotypes from Malaysia. PLoS One 2012; 7: e50476.
  68. Chan YF, Sam IC, Wee KL, AbuBakar S. Enterovirus 71 in Malaysia: A decade later. Neurology Asia 2011; 16: 1 15.
  69. Sam IC, Chua CL, Chan YF. Chikungunya virus diagnosis in the developing world: a pressing need. Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy 2011; 9(12): 1089- 1091.
  70. Wong LP, Sam IC. Behavioral responses to influenza A (H1N1) in Malaysia. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2011; 34: 23-31
  71. Wong LP, Sam IC. Knowledge and attitudes in regard to pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in a multiethnic community of Malaysia. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine 2011; 18: 112-121.
  72. Chan YF, Sam IC, AbuBakar S. Phylogenetic designation of enterovirus 71 genotypes and subgenotypes using complete genome sequences. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 2010; 10: 404-412.
  73. Chiam CW, Chan YF, Sam IC. Changing trends of genital herpes in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 1982-2008. International Journal of STD & AIDS 2010; 21: 450-451.
  74. Mas Ayu S, Lai LR, Chan YF, Hatim A, Hairi NN, Ayob A, Sam IC. Seroprevalence survey of Chikungunya virus in Bagan Panchor, Malaysia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2010; 83(6):1245-1248.
  75. Ong MP, Sam IC, Aswa H, Mohd Zakaria IE, Kamarulzaman A, Wong MH, Syed Omar SF, Hussain SH. High direct healthcare costs of patients hospitalised with pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in Malaysia. Journal of Infection 2010; 61: 440-442.
  76. Sam IC, Abdul-Murad A, Karunakaran R, Rampal S, Chan YF, Nathan AM, Ariffin H. Clinical features of Malaysian children hospitalised with community- acquired seasonal influenza. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2010; accepted for publication.
  77. Sam IC, Kamarulzaman A, Ong GSY, Veriah RS, Ponnampalavanar S, Chan YF, AbuBakar S. Chikungunya virus-associated death in Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine 2010; 27: 343-347.
  78. Sam IC, See KH, Puthucheary SD. Susceptibility of Burkholderia pseudomallei to tigecycline and other antimicrobials. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 2010; 67: 308-309.
  79. Tiong V, Thong KL, Mohd Yusof MY, Abu Hanifah Y, Sam JIC, Hassan H. Macrorestriction analysis and antimicrobial susceptibility profiling of Salmonella enterica at a University teaching hospital, Kuala Lumpur. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2010; 63: 317-322.
  80. Wong LP, Sam IC. Ethnically diverse female university students knowledge and attitudes toward human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV vaccination and cervical cancer. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 2010; 148: 90 95.
  81. Wong LP, Sam IC. Factors influencing the uptake of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in a multiethnic Asian population. Vaccine 2010; 28: 4499-4505.
  82. Wong LP, Sam IC. Public sources of information and information needs for pandemic influenza A (H1N1). Journal of Community Health 2010;35(6): 676-682.
  83. Wong LP, Sam IC. Temporal changes in knowledge, attitudes and psychobehavioral responses during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic. Preventive Medicine 2010; 51: 92-93
  84. AbuBakar S, Sam IC, Mohd Yusof J, Lim MK, Misbah S, MatRahim NA, Hooi PS. 2009. Enterovirus 71 outbreak, Brunei. Emerg Infect Dis.15: 79-82.
  85. Fadzilah MN, Faizatul LJ, Hasibah MS, Sam IC, Kahar Bador M, Gan GG, AbuBakar S. Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens bacteraemia in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Journal of Medical Microbiology 2009; 58: 142-143.
  86. Kahar Bador M, Nathan AM, Soo MH, Mohd Noor S, AbuBakar S, Lum LCS, Syed Hassan S, Sam IC. Fatal influenza A (H3N2) and Campylobacter co-infection. Singapore Medical Journal 2009; 3: e112-e113.
  87. Mahadeva S, Sam IC, Khoo BL, Khoo PS, Goh KL. Antibiotic prophylaxis tailored to local organisms reduces percutaneous gastrostomy site infection. International Journal of Clinical Practice 2009; 63: 760-765.
  88. Sam IC, Abu Bakar S. Pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 in Malaysia - the next phase. Medical Journal of Malaysia 2009; 64:105-107.
  89. Sam IC, Chan YF, Chan SY, Loong SK, Chin HK, Hooi PS, Ganeswrie R, Abubakar S. (2009). Chikungunya virus of Asian and Central/East African genotypes in Malaysia. Journal of Clinical Virology, 46(2), 180-183.
  90. Sam IC, See KH, Puthucheary SD. Varying ceftazidime and amoxicillin-clavulanate susceptibilities within a clonal infection of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2009; 47: 1556-1558.
  91. Sam IC, Wong LP, Rampal S, Leong YH, Pang CF, Tai YT, Tee HC, Kahar Bador M. Maternal acceptance of human papillomavirus vaccine in Malaysia. Journal of Adolescent Health 2009; 44: 610-612
  92. Sam IC, Kahar-Bador M, Chan YF, Loong SK, Mohd Nor Ghazali F. Multisensitive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in Malaysia. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease 2008; 62: 437-439.
  93. Sam IC, Tariman H, Chan YF, Kahar Bador M, Mohd Yusof MY, Hassan H. Varicella-zoster virus seroprevalence in healthcare workers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Medical Journal of Malaysia 2008; 63: 355-356
  94. AbuBakar S, Sam IC, Wong PF, MatRahim NA, Hooi PS, Roslan N. Reemergence of endemic Chikungunya, Malaysia. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2007; 13: 147-149.
  95. Baskaran ND, Gan GG, Adeeba K, Sam IC. Bacteremia in patients with febrile neutropenia after chemotherapy at a university medical center in Malaysia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2007; 11: 513-517.
  96. Karunakaran R, Sam IC. Mutations in gyrA and parC in ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2007; 59: 803-804.
  97. Sam IC, Puthucheary SD. Melioidosis and rainfall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Journal of Infection 2007; 54: 519-520.
  98. Wong LP, Sam IC. Current issues facing the introduction of human papillomavirus vaccine in Malaysia. Malaysian Family Physician 2007; 2: 2-8
  99. Sam IC, AbuBakar S. Chikungunya virus infection. Medical Journal of Malaysia 2006; 61: 264-270.
  100. Sam IC, Drobniewski F, More P, Kemp M, Brown T. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampin resistance, United Kingdom. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2006; 12: 752-759.
  101. Sam IC, Ngeow YF. Multi-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. International Journal of STD & AIDS 2006; 17: 710-711.
  102. Sam IC, Puthucheary SD. Melioidosis in children from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics 2006; 26: 219-224.
  103. Sam IC, Smith M. Failure to detect capsule gene bexA in Haemophilus influenzae types e and f by real-time PCR due to sequence variation within probe binding sites. Journal of Medical Microbiology 2005; 54: 453-455.
  104. Sam IC, Ball CS, Blott MJ, Tosswill JHC, Parry JV, Zuckerman MA. Loss to follow-up of HIV-exposed infants in South London. International Journal of STD & AIDS 2003; 14: 291-292.
  105. Sam IC, Ng PH. Post-partum toxic shock syndrome due to an unexpected source. Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2002; 22: 556.
  106. Sam WIC, Mackay AD. Salmonella meningitis and a green iguana. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2000; 93: 318-319.
  107. Sam WIC, Nye FJ, Beeching NJ, Taylor W. Delayed diagnosis of HIV in patients with reactive lymphadenopathy. Hospital Medicine 2000; 61: 578-579.
  108. Sam WIC. The role of lumbar puncture in meningococcal disease. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2000; 83: 369.
  109. Sam WIC, Lyons MM, Waghorn DJ. Increasing rates of ciprofloxacin resistant Campylobacter. Journal of Clinical Pathology 1999; 52: 709.
  110. Hewitt RE, Linton V, Powe DG, Sam W, Stevens A, Turner DR. Morphometric evidence that epithelial basement membrane breaks are a feature of both squamous and basal cell carcinomas of the skin. International Journal of Cancer 1996; 66: 24-28.
Chapter in Books
  1. Sam, JIC. Chikungunya and Zika Virus in Asia. In: Higgs S, Vanlandingham DL, Powers AM (eds.). Chikungunya and Zika viruses (p135-192). London: Academic Press, 2018.
  2. Vythilingam I, Sam JIC, Chan YF, Khaw LT, Wan Sulaiman WY. New paradigms for virus detection, surveillance and control of Zika virus vectors in the settings of Southeast Asia. In: Bueno-Mar R, Saiz J-C, Salom , D, Villamil-Jim nez LC, Heukelbach J, Alencar CH, Armstrong P, Rosado-de-Castro PH, Pimentel-Coelho PM, eds. Zika Virus: What Have We Learnt Since the Start of the Recent Epidemic? Lausanne: Frontiers Media; 2018, p12-20.
  3. Chiam CW, Sam IC, Chan YF, Wong KT, Ong KC. Immunohistochemical detection of chikungunya virus antigens in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues. In: Chu J and Ang SK, eds. Chikungunya Virus: Methods and Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 1426. New York: Humana Press (Springer Science+Business Media); 2016. p 235-240.
  4. Chua CL, Sam IC, Chan YF. Expression and purification of E2 glycoprotein from insect cells (Sf9) for use in serology. In: Chu J and Ang SK, eds. Chikungunya Virus: Methods and Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 1426. New York: Humana Press (Springer Science+Business Media); 2016. p 51-61.
  5. Wong HV, Chan YF, Sam IC, Wan Sulaiman WY, Vythilingam I. Chikungunya virus infection of Aedes mosquitoes. In: Chu J and Ang SK, eds. Chikungunya Virus: Methods and Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol. 1426. New York: Humana Press (Springer Science+Business Media); 2016. p 119-128.
Article in Proceeding
  1. Sam JIC. Challenges in laboratory diagnosis during outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases in the developing world. Malaysian Journal of Pathology 2014; 36 (Suppl A): 36-37.
  2. Khor CS, Sam IC, Sahlan N, Chan YF. Clinical risk factors of severity and molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus circulating in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a retrospective study of 21 years. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2012; 16 (Suppl 1): e89-e90.
  3. Chan SY, Chan YF, Sam IC, AbuBakar S. Analysis of Chikungunya genome sequences from Bagan Panchor, Malaysia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2008; 12 (Suppl 1): e331
  4. Sam IC, Kahar Bador M, Chan YF, Loong SK, Fadzilah MNG, Chong J. Multisensitive PVL-positive MRSA in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2008; 12 (Suppl 1): e262.
  5. Mahadeva S, Khoo BL, Khoo PS, Sam IC. Targeted antibiotic prophylaxis to local organisms reduces peri-stomal infections in patients with percuatneous endoscopic gastrotomies. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2006; 21 (Suppl 6): A401-2.
  6. Fearn JL, Strutt M, Sam IC, O Sullivan D. A south-east London outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7 in a day nursery. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2003; 9 (Suppl 1): 417.
  7. Sam WIC, Mackay AD. Iguana-associated salmonella meningitis in a neonate. Revista Espa ola de Quimioterapia (Spanish Journal of Chemotherapy) 2000; 13 (Supp.2): 120.
Other Publications
  1. Baylis SA, Yue C, Panning M, Pauly MC, de Souza Rodrigues LLLX, Faddy H, Simmons G, Busch M, Schnierle BS, Roth H, Hanschmann KMO, and the Collaborative Study Group. Collaborative Study to Evaluate a Candidate World Health Organization International Standard for Antibodies to Chikungunya Virus. WHO/BS/2022.2434. World Health Organization (2022). - Policy Paper

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2022 - 2025, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Investigation On The Susceptibility Of Aedes Aegypti To Insecticides And Dengue Viruses After The Infection Of Wolbachia ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2020 - 2023, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Insights Into The Cross-reactivity Of 2019 Novel Human Coronavirus And Its Seroprevalence In Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2020 - 2023, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Understanding The Pathogenic Role And Transmission Patterns Of Newly Emerging Bat Viruses (including The Novel Covid-19 Coronavirus) In Humans With Acute Unexplained Respiratory Illnesses ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2022 - 2023, Partnership Grant
    Optimization Of Saliva Samples For Routine Diagnostics In University Malaya Medical Centre ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2019 - 2022, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Identifying The Etiology And Transmission Cluster Of Unexplained Respiratory Disease In Humans : A Possible Link To The New Orthoreovirus From Fruit Bats ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 2019 - 2022, Others MOHE - Top 100 (IIRG)-HWB
    Survival Of Enteroviruses On Materials Found In Kindergartens: Implications For Infection Control ( Co-Researcher)
  7. 2021 - 2022, MOSTI-Funding
    Discovery Of New Covid-19 Variants Via Large Scale Genome Surveillance Program : A Pilot Of 3000 Genomes ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  8. 2021 - 2022, Partnership Grant
    The Risk to Malaysia of Outbreaks of Fever and Arthritis caused by Imported Ross River Virus ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  9. 2017 - 2021, MOSTI-Science Fund
    Development Of A Proof-of-concept Viral Vaccine With Codon And Codon-pair Deoptimization : Enterovirus A71 Attenuated Vaccine ( Co-Researcher)
  10. 2018 - 2021, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Endogenous Viral Elements In Malaysian Aedes Mosquitoes With Natural Resistance Against Chikungunya Virus ( Co-Researcher)
  11. 2019 - 2021, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Role Of Capsid Loops As Conformational Neutralization Epitopes Of Enteroviruses ( Co-Researcher)
  12. 2019 - 2021, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Modulation Of Innate Immune Responses By Chikungunya Virus In Primary Human Macrophages ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  13. 2017 - 2019, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Pathobiology Of Malaysian Ae. Aegypti And Ae. Albopictus To Zika Virus And Co-infection With Dengue And Chikungunya Viruses ( Co-Researcher)
  14. 2020 - 2020, Private Funding
    Influenza disease burden and cost estimates in Malaysia ( Consultant)
  15. 2010 - 2015, European Union FP7 grant
    Integrated Chikungunya Research (Total 64,545 euros) ( Consultant)
  16. 2012 - 2015, SANOFI
    Prospective study of influenza virus infection, and clinical and socioeconomic costs in hospitalised children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Investigators: Jamal I-Ching Sam (principal), Anna-Marie Nathan, Jessie de Bruyne, ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  17. 2011 - 2014, High Impact Research (HIR)
    Epidemiology and evolutionary dynamics of respiratory viruses in Malaysia (subproject of Genomics and Molecular Characterization of Tropical Infectious Diseases) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  18. 2011 - 2013, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)
    Genotypic and phenotypic differences in respiratory syncytial virus subtypes A and B ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  19. 2011 - 2013, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)
    Role of 3AB non-structural protein in RNA replication: Comparative analysis betweeen enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 ( Consultant)
  20. 2012 - 2013, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    Immune-Related Gene Expression Responses Of A Mouse Model Infected With Different Genotypes Of Chikungunya Virus ( Consultant)
  21. 2010 - 2012, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Pathogenesis of Chikungunya virus neurovirulence ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  22. 2009 - 2012, MOSTI IPHARM R&D Initiatives
    Mapping the Dymanics of Genetic Variations of Malaysian Inluenza Viruses Towards the Development of New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies ( Consultant)
  23. 2010 - 2012, High Impact Research (HIR)
    Virus entry and trafficking in human monocytes: a comparative study with enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16 (RM 280,500) ( Consultant)
  24. 2011 - 2012, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    ESBL-producing Escherichia coli bloodstream infection in UMMC, KL: incidence, risk indicators, and resistance genes ( Consultant)
  25. 2010 - 2011, Short Term Research Fund (Vote F)(PJP)
    Study of Malaysian public s responses to the onset ofoutbreak of the influenza A(H1N1) ( Consultant)
  26. 2010 - 2011, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    Rapid quantitative real-time PCR diagnostic assay for Chikungunya virus ( Consultant)
  27. 2010 - 2011, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    Host gene expression of primary human neuronal cells infected with different genotypes of Chikungunya virus ( Consultant)
  28. 2009 - 2010, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)
    Production and characterisation of Chikungunya virus proteins for serodiagnosis (RM 95,000) (Virology) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  29. 2009 - 2010, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    Development of rapid assay targeting multiple genomic regions for coxsackievirus A16 and enterovirus 71 identification by real time reverse-transcription PCR ( Consultant)
  30. 2009 - 2010, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    Molecular identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei ( Consultant)
  31. 2009 - 2010, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    Predictors of mortality/severe disease in Burkholderia pseudomallei ( Consultant)
  32. 2007 - 2009, MOSTI (FRGS)
    Evaluation of Effects of Small Interfering RNA for Chikungunya Virus Infection ( Consultant)
  33. 2008 - 2009, Short Term Research Fund (Vote F)(PJP)
    Genotyping of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by multi-antigen sequence typing (RM 73,000) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  34. 2008 - 2009, Malaysian Toray Science Foundation
    Quantitative estimation of Chikungunya virus replication kinetics in different cell lines (RM 30,000) ( Consultant)
  35. 2008 - 2009, Postgraduate Research Grant(PPP)
    Serological responses to Chikungunya virus of Asian and East/Central/South African genotypes in human and mice (RM 30,000) ( Consultant)
  36. 2009 - 2009, Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical R&D Initiatives, MOSTI
    Mapping the dynamics of genetic variations of Malaysian influenza viruses towards the development of new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies ( Consultant)
  37. 2006 - 2008, MOSTI (ScienceFund)
    Chikungunya virus: molecular analysis and development of diagnostic assays. (RM 165,996) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  38. 2007 - 2008, University Malaya
    Molecular analysis of enterovirus 71 from an outbreak in Brunei (RM 75,000) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  39. 2007 - 2008, GERAN KHAS UNIVERSITI PENYELIDIKAN UNIVERSITI MALAYA
    STUDY ON THE USE AND COST OF ANTIBIOTICS IN CHILDREN WITH RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS ( Consultant)
  40. 2006 - 2007, Wyeth Pharmaceutical
    In vitro susceptibility of Burkholderia pseudomallei to tigecycline (Bacteriology, Microbiology) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
Private
  1. 2012 - 2021, Private Funding
    Prospective Study Of Influenza Virus Infection And Clinical And Socioeconomic Costs In Hospialised Children In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
International
  1. 2022 - 2025, International Funding
    Gpp - Accelerating The Diagnosis Of Neuroinfection In Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2021 - 2024, International Funding
    Asean Sero-surveillance Study On Covid-19 Vaccines Work Plan ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2022 - 2024, International Funding
    Evaluation Of Standard M10 For Sars-cov-2, Rsv And Influenza Virus ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2021 - 2023, International Funding
    Clinical Performance Evaluation Of Seegene Tests For The Detection Of Variants Of Sars-cov-2 Virus ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2016 - 2022, International Funding
    Genetic Approaches To Reducing Vector Competence Of Aedes Aegypti For Chikungunya Virus ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  6. 2017 - 2021, International Funding
    Etiology Of Severe Acute Respiratory Infections In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  7. 2018 - 2021, International Funding
    One Year Hospital Based Surveillance For Influenza Cases In Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Ashmatic And Community Acquired Pneumonia Adult Patients In Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  8. 2020 - 2021, International Funding
    Seegene Overseas Validation Experiments For Respiratory Virus & Coronavirus Co-testing In Multi-center, Multi-nation (overcomm) Project ( Co-Researcher)
  9. 2011 - 2020, International Funding
    Integrated Chikungunya Research ( Co-Researcher)
University
  1. 2021 - 2023, Private Funding
    Assessment of Post-Acute COVID Syndrome (PACS) and Serological Response in Confirmed COVID-19 Patients in the University of Malaya Medical Centre ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2007 - 2008, University Malaya
    Role of selective medium in improving diagnosis of Burkholderia pseudomallei in clinical specimens from non-sterile sites (RM 7,581) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2005 - 2006, University Malaya
    Molecular basis of ciprofloxacin-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (RM 3,000) ( Principal Investigator(PI))

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Research Committee Member of The Malaysian Influenza Working Group, Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy
    01 Jan 2018 - 01 Jan 2020 (National)
  • Member of Influenza Working Group (Sanofi-Aventis/Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy), Sanofi-Pasteur
    01 Jun 2012 - 01 Jun 2014 (National)
  • Providing Training and Expertise to Ansell Sdn Bhd Staff, Ansell Sdn Bhd
    01 May 2010 - 01 May 2010 (National)
  • Who Training Workshop for The Detection of Influenza a Viruses by Pcr, Hong Kong Sar, World Health Organisation
    01 Jun 2008 - 01 Jun 2008 (International)
  • Evaluation of Potential Pneumococcal Vaccine, Innovax (M) Sdn Bhd
    01 Nov 2005 - 01 Nov 2006 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

PLENARY SPEAKER
  1. Seroprevalence and molecular epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in Malaysia., Malaysian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology-Taylor's Virtual Focused Meeting 2020 - Viral Infections, Malaysian Society for Biochemistry & Molecular Biology-Taylor's University (National) (19 Nov 2020 - 19 Nov 2020)
  2. Update on Chikungunya Infection, National Dengue and Arboviruses Infection Conference 2017, The College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine, Malaysia, Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases & Chemotherapy (MSIDC) and The Malaysian Public Health Physicians Association (National) (12 Aug 2017 - 13 Jul 2017)
  3. Emerging viral infectious diseases in Malaysia, 32nd Symposium of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology, Malaysian Society for Microbiology (National) (07 Dec 2014 - 07 Dec 2014)
  4. The Burden of Infectious Diseases in Southeast Asia, Microsystems Technologies for African Health, -Med-A 2011, CSIR Materials Science and Manufacturing, South Africa & Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Universit Freiburg (International) (07 Sep 2011 - 10 Sep 2011)
INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Circulating chikungunya virus genotypes in Malaysia and potential implications for mosquito vectors and humans, International Vector-Borne Disease Conference, National University of Singapore (International) (21 Nov 2023 - 23 Nov 2023)
  2. Updates on emerging respiratory viruses and diagnostic technologies, Malaysian Thoracic Society Annual Congress, Malaysian Thoracic Society (International) (24 Aug 2023 - 27 Aug 2023)
  3. Lessons learned from COVID-19: laboratory preparedness for future outbreaks/pandemics. , National Pathology Conference 2023, Ministry of Health Malaysia (National) (02 Aug 2023 - 03 Aug 2023)
  4. Basics of bacteriology and antimicrobial susceptibility testing, 2023 UMMC Antibiotics Masterclass 9, Infectious Diseases Unit, Dept of Medicine, Universiti Malaya (National) (04 Feb 2023 - 04 Feb 2023)
  5. Seroepidemiology studies: importance in vaccine use and research and development, National Biotechnology Symposium, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia (International) (09 Nov 2022 - 10 Nov 2022)
  6. Whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2: clinical microbiology applications and experience, Fifth International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, UniKL Royal College of Medicine Perak (International) (25 Aug 2022 - 25 Aug 2022)
  7. COVID-19: Experience and Challenges in Dept of Medical Microbiology, UMMC, Kursus Pengenalan Makmal Perubatan dan Cabaran ke Arah Perkhidmatan Makmal Berkualiti, University Malaya Medical Centre (University) (20 Jul 2022 - 20 Jul 2022)
  8. Hand, foot and mouth disease surveillance in Western Malaysia, Asia-Pacific Network for Enterovirus Surveillance (APNES) Webinar, Asia-Pacific Network for Enterovirus Surveillance (International) (24 May 2022 - 24 May 2022)
  9. Molecular diagnostics of respiratory viruses in Malaysia, Asia-Pacific Alliance for the Control of Influenza - Influenza Workshop for Malaysia - Control of Influenza , Asia-Pacific Alliance for the Control of Influenza (International) (20 Mar 2021 - 20 Mar 2021)
  10. Experience with a DTRA grant: processes, challenges, lessons learnt, Technical writing and grantsmanship workshop, Civilian Research and Development Foundation Global (National) (05 Mar 2020 - 05 Mar 2020)
  11. Viral pneumonia in adults - A neglected aetiology, Malaysian Thoracic Society Annual Congress 2018, Malaysian Thoracic Society (International) (13 Jul 2018 - 13 Jul 2018)
  12. Respiratory viruses: the role of molecular diagnosis, International Congress of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (ICPaLM), College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine, Malaysia (International) (29 Jun 2018 - 29 Jun 2018)
  13. How chikungunya virus re-emerged in Malaysia. Pirbright Seminars, Pirbright Institute, UK, 9 April 2018., Pirbright Institute Seminar, Pirbright Institute (International) (09 Apr 2018 - 09 Apr 2018)
  14. Enterovirus epidemiology and control in Malaysia, 1st International Workshop of Enterovirus Surveillance and Vaccine Development, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan (International) (30 Oct 2017 - 31 Oct 2017)
  15. Influenza vaccination in high-risk patients, Private Medical Practitioners' Association of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur (PMPASKL) 57th Annual Scientific Congress, Private Medical Practitioners' Association of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur (National) (22 Apr 2017 - 23 Apr 2017)
  16. Influenza disease burden in children, 38th Malaysian Paediatric Association Annual Congress 2016, 38th Malaysian Paediatric Association (National) (05 Aug 2016 - 05 Aug 2016)
  17. Viruses causing acute diarrhoea what s new on the horizon?, 38th Malaysian Paediatric Association Annual Congress 2016, Malaysian Paediatric Association (National) (05 Aug 2016 - 05 Aug 2016)
  18. Potential emergence of viral infections during El Nino events., Seminar on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases: Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases - Prevention and Control Strategies, University Kuala Lumpur, Royal College of Medicine Perak (National) (28 Jul 2016 - 28 Jul 2016)
  19. Pediatric influenza: burden of disease, transmission, diagnosis and vaccination, Vaccine Update program for GPs, Sanofi-Aventis, Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases & Chemotherapy (National) (14 May 2016 - 14 May 2016)
  20. The impact of University Malaya Medical Centre on infectious diseases in Malaysia, Association of Academic Health Centers International Southeast Asia Regional Meeting 2016, Association of Academic Health Centers International, National University of Singapore (International) (14 Jan 2016 - 14 Jan 2016)
  21. The global emergence of chikungunya virus, 2nd International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, UniKL Royal College of Medicine Perak (International) (30 Sep 2015 - 30 Sep 2015)
  22. The burden of influenza in children in Asia, 37th Malaysian Paediatric Association Congress & Asia Pacific Vaccinology Update, Malaysian Paediatric Association (International) (18 Sep 2015 - 18 Sep 2015)
  23. Pediatric influenza: burden of disease, transmission, diagnosis, and vaccination, Masterclass: Towards Improved Influenza Control Through Vaccination, Sanofi Pasteur (International) (23 May 2015 - 23 May 2015)
  24. The global emergence of chikungunya virus, Infections 2015, Universiti Putra Malaysia (International) (07 Apr 2015 - 08 Apr 2015)
  25. Tuberculosis & melioidosis in Malaysia, Learning from each other- improving the clinical management and prevention of melioidosis and tuberculosis in the UK and South East Asia, British Council, Khon Kaen University, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Thailand Research Fund  (International) (05 Jan 2015 - 09 Jan 2015)
  26. Public Health Challenges of Chikungunya Virus in Malaysia, 46th Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Conference, Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health, University Malaya (International) (17 Oct 2014 - 19 Oct 2014)
  27. Challenges in laboratory diagnosis during outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases in the developing world, International Congress of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and 48th Malaysia-Singapore Congress of Medicine, Academy of Medicine in Malaysia, World Association of Societies of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine (International) (28 Aug 2014 - 28 Aug 2014)
  28. Chikungunya virus in Malaysia, Chikungunya 2013, Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre, University Malaya, Integrated Chikungunya Research (EU FP-7 grant) (International) (28 Oct 2013 - 28 Oct 2013)
  29. The re-emergence of chikungunya virus in Malaysia, Malaysian Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences 24th National Scientific Conference, Malaysian Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences (National) (03 Sep 2013 - 03 Sep 2013)
  30. The impact of influenza and other respiratory viruses in Malaysia. , Malaysian Thoracic Society Annual Congress 2013, Malaysian Thoracic Society  (National) (14 Jun 2013 - 14 Jun 2013)
  31. Updates on Influenza A (H7N9), 9th Congress of the Asian Society for Paediatric Research (ASPR) and the 20th Annual Congress of the Perinatal Society of Malaysia (PSM), Asian Society for Paediatric Research, Perinatal Society of Malaysia and College of Paediatrics Malaysia (International) (10 May 2013 - 11 May 2013)
  32. CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS - A re-emerging infectious disease in Malaysia , 19th Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Scientific Meeting, Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (National) (31 Oct 2012 - 01 Nov 2012)
  33. Current Research Activities and Future Plans in Tropical Medicine in University Malaya, Forum on the Status of R&D in Tropical Medicine in Malaysia, Academy of Science, Malaysia; and Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia (National) (21 Jun 2011 - 21 Jun 2011)
  34. Impact of new and old respiratory viruses, Postgraduate course in Paediatric Respiratory Diseases, Dept of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, UM (National) (11 Nov 2010 - 11 Nov 2010)
  35. Epidemiology of Chikungunya in Malaysia, Colloquium on updates on dengue and arbovirus research in Malaysia, Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre, UM (University) (12 Apr 2010 - 13 Apr 2010)
  36. Reemergence of Chikungunya virus, International Congress of Malaysian Society for Microbiology, Malaysian Society for Microbiology (International) (02 Dec 2009 - 02 Dec 2009)
  37. Evolution & virology of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009, Postgraduate course in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Dept of Paediatrics, UM (National) (13 Nov 2009 - 13 Nov 2009)
  38. Chikungunya: The Malaysian Experience., 41st Singapore-Malaysia Congress Of Medicine, Academy of Medicine, Singapore (International) (22 Jul 2007)
  39. Molecular Diagnostics In Healthcare-Associated Infections, 3rd International Congress Of The Asia Pacific Society Of Infection Control, Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy (International) (11 Jul 2007)
  40. Management of infective endocarditis, 7th Annual Scientific Meeting - College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine (National) (03 Jun 2006)
  41. Interpretation of antimicrobial susceptibility results, Clinical Relevance of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Microbiology Workshop, Pfizer Malaysia (National) (21 May 2006)
EVENT ORGANISER
  1. Chikungunya 2013, Chikungunya 2013, Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre, University Malaya, Integrated Chikungunya Research (EU FP-7 grant) (International) (28 Oct 2013 - 30 Oct 2013)
  2. -, Nipah Virus Colloquium 2008, Dept of Medical Microbiology, University Malaya (International) (20 Oct 2008 - 21 Oct 2008)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Etiology of severe acute respiratory infections in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Biological Threat Reduction Program s Science Program Review, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, USA (International) (17 Sep 2019 - 20 Sep 2019)
  2. ETIOLOGY OF SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, Cooperative Biological Engagement Program 2017 Science Program Review, Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and United States Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction (DTRA/SCC-WMD) Cooperative Biological Engagement Program (CBEP) (International) (08 Feb 2017 - 10 Feb 2017)
  3. Chua CL (presenter), Chan YF, Sam IC. Immune individuals infected with either East/Central/ South African or Asian chikungunya virus genotypes have distinct genotype-specific cross-protective antibody immunity., The International Meeting on Arboviruses and their Vectors (IMAV15), University of Glasgow (International) (07 Sep 2015 - 08 Sep 2015)
  4. Factors influence the uptake of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in a multiethnic Asian population, 11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, International Society of Behavioral Medicine (International) (05 Aug 2010 - 05 Aug 2010)
  5. Chikungunya virus - molecular analysis and diagnostic assays, National Biotechnology Seminar, Industrial Biotechnology Research Centre, Sirim Bhd (National) (24 Jun 2010 - 24 Jun 2010)
  6. Seroprevalence of Chikungunya virus infection in Pantai Remis, Perak, Malaysia., 4th Symposium on the Burden of Neglected Diseases - Refining the Estimated Burden of Dengue and Chikungunya in Malaysia, University Malaya (National) (17 Jan 2009 - 17 Jan 2009)
  7. Iguana-associated Salmonella meningitis in a neonate, 3rd European Congress of Chemotherapy (International) (08 May 2000)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Relationship between prior exposure to arthropod-borne viruses and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in Malaysian patients., 35th International Symposium on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis /motor neurone disease, Motor Neurone Disease Assciation (International) (06 Dec 2024 - 08 Dec 2024)
  2. SARS-CoV-2 variants genetic profile under immune selection in healthy and immunocompromised individuals in vitro, Asia-Pacific Congress of Medical Virology, Asia Pacific Society of Medical Virology (International) (19 Nov 2024 - 21 Nov 2024)
  3. International multi-center evaluation of second-generation immunochromatography test for serological diagnosis of melioidosis, 10th World Melioidosis Congress, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University (International) (21 Oct 2024 - 23 Oct 2024)
  4. Metagenomic sequencing of cerebrospinal fluid to identify pathogens of neuroinfections: a multi-center study in Malaysia., Neuroimmunology and Neuroinfection Conference 2024, Malaysian Society of Neurosciences and Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy (National) (19 Oct 2024 - 19 Oct 2024)
  5. Immune response of chronic myeloid leukemia patients towards SARS-CoV-2 vaccination., 26th Annual John Goldman Conference on Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Biology and Therapy, European School of Haematology, International Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Foundation (International) (27 Sep 2024 - 29 Sep 2024)
  6. A change in circulating chikungunya virus variant impacts Aedes aegypti vector competence and disease distribution in Malaysia., Keystone Symposia - HIV and (Re)Emerging Viruses: Aligning Lessons Across Pandemics, Keystone Symposia (International) (08 Apr 2024 - 11 Apr 2024)
  7. Fu JYL, Syed Omar SF, Rajasuriar R, Kukreja A, Basri S, Kamarulzaman A, Tan CS, Said A, Su'ut L, Sam IC, Chan YF. One-year dynamics of antibody responses to COVID-19 primary and booster vaccines (BNT162b2 mRNA and inactivated CoronaVac) in Malaysia., Keystone Symposia - HIV and (Re)Emerging Viruses: Aligning Lessons Across Pandemics, Keystone Symposia (International) (08 Apr 2024 - 11 Apr 2024)
  8. Factors associated with low COVID-19 antibody responses among the kidney transplant recipients., Congress of Asian Society of Transplantation 2023, Hong Kong Society of Transplantation, Asian Society of Transplantation (International) (25 Oct 2023 - 28 Oct 2023)
  9. A change in circulating chikungunya virus variant impacts Aedes aegypti vector competence, spatiotemporal distribution of disease, and Wolbachia control in Malaysia., Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, Global Grand Challenges (International) (08 Oct 2023 - 11 Oct 2023)
  10. Accelerating the diagnosis of neuroinfection in Malaysia., Grand Challenges Annual Meeting, Global Grand Challenges (International) (08 Oct 2023 - 11 Oct 2023)
  11. Burden of influenza estimates in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study using hospitals and national costs data., 18th Asia Pacific Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infection (https://apccmi2021.com), Society of Infectious Disease (Singapore) (International) (11 Nov 2021 - 13 Nov 2021)
  12. Detection of respiratory pathogens in adult patients with COVID-19 and suspected COVID-19 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17th Medical Biodefense Conference, Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, Munich (International) (28 Sep 2021 - 01 Oct 2021)
  13. Influenza surveillance in hospitalized patients with acute respiratory symptoms in 2 Klang Valley hospitals, 2018 - 2019., Options X for the Control of Influenza, International Society for Influenza and Other Respiratory Virus Diseases (International) (28 Aug 2019 - 01 Sep 2019)
  14. Tan CY, Razali SNO, Goh JK, Sam IC, Sharizaila N. The association of dengue infection and Guillain-Barr syndrome in Malaysia. , Peripheral Nerve Society Annual Meeting, Peripheral Nerve Society (International) (22 Jun 2019 - 26 Jun 2019)
  15. Low seroprevalence rates of Zika virus in macaques and humans, Malaysia, Framing the Response to Emerging Virus Infections (2019 Keystone Symposia), Keystone Symposium, The Croucher Foundation and The University of Hong Kong (International) (14 Oct 2018 - 18 Oct 2018)
  16. Clinical spectrum of influenza A, Malaysian Thoracic Society Annual Congress, Malaysian Thoracic Society (National) (13 Jul 2018 - 15 Jul 2018)
  17. Nabeela AJ, Wong LP, Chan YF, Nathan AM, de Bruyne J, Sam JIC. Socioeconomic costs of children
  18. Kee SY, Nathan AM, Sam IC, Woo YY, Westerhout C, Eg KP, Thavagnanam S, de Bruyne JA. The clinical impact of adjuvant therapy on the outcome of severe adenovirus pneumonia in children. , 14th International Congress on Pediatric Pulmonology (International) (25 Jun 2015 - 28 Jun 2015)
  19. Wong HV, Vythilingam I, Sulaiman WY, Lulla A, Merits A, Chan YF, Sam IC. Characterization of two infectious clones of chikungunya virus in Aedes aegypti and Ae. albopictus from Malaysia. , 51st Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Annual Scientific Conference, Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (International) (04 Mar 2015 - 05 Mar 2015)
  20. Kuan CS, Hooi PS, Lee LM, Sam IC, Ng KP. Molecular surveillance of respiratory viral infections in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., 51st Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Annual Scientific Conference, Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (International) (03 Mar 2015 - 05 Mar 2015)
  21. Nik Nadia NMN, Sam IC, Wan Nor Amalina WMZ, Nur Atifah G, Verasahib K, Ong CC, Chan YF Seroprevalence of hand, foot and mouth disease caused by enterovirus A71 among children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Biological Sciences Graduate Congress 2014 (International) (12 Dec 2014 - 14 Dec 2014)
  22. Lee QY, Nathan AM, Jafar FL, Chan YF, Thavagnanam S, Sam IC, Abu Bakar S, de Bruyne J. Viruses detected in children presenting to the Accident and Emergency department in University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur: a prospective study. , Malaysian Thoracic Society Annual Congress 2014, Malaysian Thoracic Society (National) (12 Jun 2014 - 15 Jun 2014)
  23. Sam IC, Lai JKF, Chan YF. Activation of autophagy machinery during enterovirus A71 infection., Europic 18th International Picornavirus Meeting (International) (09 Mar 2014 - 13 Mar 2014)
  24. Khaw YS, Chan YF, Sam IC, Jafar FL, Chee HY. Comparative genetic analyses: the first four complete coding sequences of Malaysian human rhinovirus C, Europic 18th International Picornavirus Meeting  (International) (09 Mar 2014 - 13 Mar 2014)
  25. Aw-Yong KL, Sam IC, Koh MT, Rosland HW, Chan YF. Hand, foot, and mouth disease caused by coxsackievirus A6, Malaysia, May 2012-Sept 2013. , International Congress of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2013, Malaysian Society for Microbiology (International) (12 Dec 2013 - 15 Dec 2013)
  26. Lai JKF, Sam IC, Chan YF. 2BC and 3A non-structural proteins of enterovirus A71 are involved in the formation of acidic autolysosomes. , International Congress of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2013, Malaysian Society for Microbiology (International) (12 Dec 2013 - 15 Dec 2013)
  27. Ngui R, Gill BS, Lim YAL, Chan YF, Mudin R, Sam IC. Geographic information system analysis reveals that the chikungunya outbreak in Malaysia in 2009 occurred mainly in rural areas., Chikungunya 2013 , Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre, University Malaya, Integrated Chikungunya Research (EU FP-7 grant) (28 Oct 2013 - 30 Oct 2013)
  28. Chiam CW, Chan YF, Ong KC, Wong KT, Sam IC. Variation in neurovirulence and gene expression profiles in mice infected with different Chikungunya genotypes. , Chikungunya 2013, Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre, University Malaya, Integrated Chikungunya Research (EU FP-7 grant) (International) (28 Oct 2013 - 30 Oct 2013)
  29. Chua CL, Chan YF, Sam IC. Characterisation of mouse monoclonal antibodies targeting linear epitopes on Chikungunya virus E2 glycoprotein. , Chikungunya 2013 , Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre, University Malaya, Integrated Chikungunya Research (EU FP-7 grant) (International) (28 Oct 2013 - 30 Oct 2013)
  30. CLINICAL RISK FACTORS OF SEVERITY AND MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS CIRCULATING IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 21 YEARS. Khor CS, Sam IC, NorAziah S, Chan YF., 15th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, International Society for Infectious Diseases (International) (13 Jun 2012 - 16 Jun 2012)
  31. Chiam CW, Loong SK, Yong SSJ, Chan YF, Sam IC. Development of strand-specific quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction for Chikungunya virus, 9th Asian Pacific Congress of Medical Virology, Asia-Pacific Society for Medical Virology (International) (06 Jun 2012 - 08 Jun 2012)
  32. Chan SY, Sam IC, Chan YF. Differential proteome analysis of human colon adenocarcinoma cells infected with enterovirus 71 and coxsackievirus A16., 2011 International Symposium on Infectious Disease and Signal Transduction, National Cheng Kung University (International) (19 Nov 2011 - 20 Nov 2011)
  33. Epidemiology and Seasonality of Respiratory Viral Infections in Hospitalised Children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Khor CS, Sam IC, Quek KF, Chan YF.), XIII International Symposium on Respiratory Viral Infections , The Macrae Group, Dept of Defense Global Emerging Infections System (International) (13 Mar 2011 - 16 Mar 2011)
  34. Knowledge and attitudes in regard to pandemic influenza A (H1N1) in a multiethnic community., 11th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, International Society of Behavioral Medicine (International) (05 Aug 2010 - 05 Aug 2010)
  35. Circulation Patterns of Human Respiratory Syncytial Viruses in Malaysia. (Chan YF, Khor CS, Sam IC, AbuBakar S) , XII International Symposium on Respiratory viral Infections, Macrae Group (International) (11 Mar 2010 - 14 Mar 2010)
  36. Jafar FL, Ramasame SD, Hassan A, Wan Mohd Zain WNA, Mohd Zan HA, Hooi PS, Sam IC, AbuBakar S. Multiplex PCR Detection of 12 Respiratory Virus Infections, XII International Symposium on Respiratory viral Infections, The Macrae Group, Dept of Defense Global Emerging Infections System (International) (11 Mar 2010 - 14 Mar 2010)
  37. Molecular characterisation of Chikungunya isolates from Malaysia, 15th International Bioinformatics Workshop on Virus Evolution & Molecular Epidemiology, Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium and Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam (International) (07 Sep 2009 - 11 Sep 2009)
  38. Samsinah H, Kanagamalar S, Norzila MZ, Asiah K, Sam IC, Lela J, Junaida J. Respiratory pathogens identification and antibiotics utilization of children with chronic respiratory disorders., 10th Malaysian Thoracic Society Annual Congress, Malaysian Thoracic Society (National) (18 Jul 2008 - 20 Jul 2008)
  39. Loong SK, Chan YF, Sam IC. Replication kinetics of Chikungunya virus in two different cell lines. , 17th Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Scientific Meeting (National) (23 Jun 2008 - 25 Jun 2008)
  40. Chan SY, Chan YF, Sam IC, AbuBakar S. Analysis of Chikungunya genome sequences from Bagan Panchor, Malaysia. , 13th International Conference of Infectious Diseases (International) (19 Jun 2008 - 22 Jun 2008)
  41. Sam IC, Kahar Bador M, Chan YF, Loong SK, Fadzilah MNG, Chong J. Multisensitive PVL-positive MRSA in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., 13th International Conference of Infectious Diseases (International) (19 Jun 2008 - 22 Jun 2008)
  42. Kahar Bador M, Chong J, Sam IC. A study of the antibiotic resistance pattern and presence of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) and mecA gene in MRSA samples at an urban tertiary hospital in Malaysia, 3rd International Congress of the Asia Pacific Society of Infection Control (International) (08 Jul 2007 - 11 Jul 2007)
  43. Mahadeva S, Khoo BL, Khoo PS, Sam IC. Targeted antibiotic prophylaxis to local organisms reduces peri-stomal infections in patients with percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomies. , Asia-Pacific Digestive Week (International) (26 Nov 2006 - 29 Nov 2006)
  44. Fearn JL, Strutt M, Sam IC, O Sullivan D. A South London outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7 in a day nursery. , 13th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (International) (10 May 2003 - 13 May 2003)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) Reviewer for Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, International, (Reviewer)
  2. (2024) Reviewer for Medical Journal of Malaysia, National, (Reviewer)
  3. (2024) Reviewer for Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease, International, (Reviewer)
  4. (2022) Master of Pathology (Medical Microbiology) Conjoint Examiner, National, (External Examiner)
  5. (2020) FRGS grant evaluator (University level) , (Reviewer)
  6. (2016) Reviewer for Lancet Infectious Diseases, (Reviewer)
  7. (2015) Reviewer for Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz , (Reviewer)
  8. (2015) Reviewer for Journal of Medical Virology, (Reviewer)
  9. (2015) Reviewer for Lancet Infectious Diseases, (Reviewer)
  10. (2014) Reviewer for PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, (Reviewer)
  11. (2012) Reviewer for Virology Journal, (Reviewer)
  12. (2012) Reviewer for PLoS One, (Reviewer)
  13. (2011) Reviewer for Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health (ISI), (Reviewer)
  14. (2011) Reviewer for Tropical Biomedicine (ISI) , (Reviewer)
  15. (2010) Reviewer for BMC Infectious Diseases, (Reviewer)
  16. (2010) Reviewer for Journal of Medical Microbiology, (Reviewer)
  17. (2010) Reviewer for Microbes and Infection, (Reviewer)
  18. (2010) Reviewer for Journal of Clinical Microbiology, (Reviewer)
  19. (2009) Reviewer for Archives of Disease in Childhood , (Reviewer)
  20. (2009) Reviewer for Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology , (Reviewer)
  21. (2007) Reviewer for EcoHealth , (Reviewer)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2007) Head, WHO National Influenza Centre (UM), International
  2. (2007) Regional surveillance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial resistance, WHO Western Pacific Region Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme , International
Mentoring
  1. (2024) Academic Advisors in Ummp (Stage 1) - 2022/2023, University, (Academic Advisor)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2024) EFFECT OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 7 (IGFBP7) ON THE VASCULAR PATHOBIOLOGY OF MALARIA, CHIN JOO YIE
  2. (2024) GENETICS AETIOLOGY OF AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS IN MALAYSIAN COHORT AND THE INTERPLAY WITH EXPOSURE TO TROPICAL INFECTIONS, NURUL ANGELYN BINTI ZULHAIRY LIONG
  3. (2024) COMPARISON OF MALAYSIAN LINEAGES OF SARS-COV-2: CELL BINDING, ENTRY AND IMMUNE RESPONSES, JOLENE FU YIN LING
  4. (2021) VIRAL ETIOLOGY OF COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS IN ADULTS IN KUALA LUMPUR, CHONG YOONG MIN
  5. (2018) HEPARAN SULFATE BINDING AND VIRULENCE OF ENTEROVIRUS 71 IN MICE., TEE HAN KANG
  6. (2017) THE ROLE OF 3AB PRECURSOR PROTEIN IN THE FORMATION OF MEMBRANOUS RNA REPLICATION COMPLEX OF ENTEROVIRUS 71, JEFFREY LAI KAM FATT
  7. (2016) Characterisation of human antibody responses to chikungunya virus infection, CHUA CHONG LONG
  8. (2014) Neurovirulence Variation Among The Two Genotypes of Chikungunya Virus in Malaysia., CHIAM CHUN WEI
  9. (2013) THE ROLE OF CELL SURFACE HEPARAN SULFATE IN ENTEROVIRUS A71 INFECTIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIVIRAL AGENTS TARGETING VIRAL ATTACHMENT AND RNA TRANSLATION INITIATION, Tan Chee Wah
  10. (2013) THE ROLE OF CELL SURFACE HEPARAN SULFATE IN ENTEROVIRUS A71 INFECTION AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIVIRAL AGENTS TARGETING VIRAL ATTACHMENT AND RNA TRANSLATION INITIATION, TAN CHEE WAH
  11. (2012) Characterisation of monoclonal antibodies against Chikungunya virus infection for diagnostic and therapeutic use, Chua Chong Long
  12. (2010) Neurovirulence variation among different genotypes of Chikungunya virus, Chiam Chun Wei
Master
  1. (2024) Virus Interference Between Enteroviruses Associated with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, CHANG HOOI YEE
  2. (2024) lmpact of Chikungunya Virus (CHIKV) E1-226A and E1-226V Genotypes on CHlKV Spatiotemporal Distribution and Effectiveness of Wolbachia to limit CHIKV lnfection in Aedes Aegypti in Malaysia, Izzati Kausar Azman
  3. (2024) ENTEROVIRUSES (MOLECULAR VIROLOGY), REHAN SHUHADA BINTI ABU BAKAR
  4. (2024) ENTEROVIRUS A71 INFECTION IN HUMAN CEREBRAL ORGANOIDS AND HAMSTER MODEL: THE ROLE OF HEPARAN SULFATE, THEO CHUN HAO
  5. (2024) SURVIVAL PERSISTENCE AND TRANSMISSION OF ENTEROVIRUS A71 IN THE ENVIRONMENT, SITI NUR AMINA NAJWA BINTI BAHARIN
  6. (2022) Replication and Innate Immune Responses of Two Chikungunya Virus Genotypes in Primary Human Macrophages, JOANNE LAU ZHI HAN
  7. (2022) Role of Enterovirus Capsid Loops in Protective Immune Responses, TAN XIU HUI
  8. (2021) EVALUATING THE IMMUNOGENICITY OF CODON AND CODON-PAIR DEOPTIMIZED ENTEROVIRUS A71 IN MICE, MICHELLE LEE HUI PHENG
  9. (2020) COMPETENCE OF MALAYSIAN AEDES AEGYPTI AND AEDES ALBOPICTUS TO ZIKA VIRUS AND EFFECTS OF SEQUENTIAL INFECTIONS, ONG NYEE HUEY
  10. (2019) A comparison of swab versus tissue biopsy for the microbiological diagnosis of diabetic foot infection (DFI) requiring wound debridement in a tertiary hospital. (and clinical supervisor), Dr Thilagam Rajandran
  11. (2018) Effects of a single mutation in chikungunya virus non-structural protein on virus infection in Aedes albopictus and mammalian cell lines., JOLENE FU YIN LING
  12. (2016) Dissecting the Role of Recombination in Viral Fitness: A Comparative Analysis between Enterovirus A71 and Coxsackievirus A16, TEE HAN KANG
  13. (2015) Characterization of the adaptive immune responses in enterovirus A71 infection, AW YONG KAM LENG
  14. (2015) Seroepidemiology and Characterization of Neutralization Escape Mutants of Enterovirus A71, NIK NADIA BINTI NIK MOHD NASIR
  15. (2015) Genetic changes associated with chikungunya virus adaptation to Aedes mosquitoes, WONG HUI VERN
  16. (2014) Respiratory infections by respiratory syncytial virus and influenza virus in children in Malaysia, ZAHRA NOROUZBABAEI
  17. (2013) EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF ADENOVIRUS INFECTION AMONG PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE FROM 2011- 2013, Woo Yen Yen
  18. (2013) THE ROLE OF 3AB PRECURSOR PROTEIN IN THE FORMATION OF MEMBRANOUS RNA REPLICATION COMPLEX OF ENTEROVIRUS 71, JEFFREY LAI KAM FATT
  19. (2012) Role of 3AB precursor protein in formation of membranous RNA replication complex of enterovirus 71, Jeffrey Lai Kam Fatt
  20. (2012) Characterisation of adaptive immune responses in enterovirus 71 infection, Aw-Yong Kam Leng
  21. (2011) -, CHIAM CHUN WEI
  22. (2010) Genetic and Cellular Analysis of RSV subtypes A and B from Malaysia, Khor Chee Sieng
  23. (2010) EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL PROFILE AND RISK FACTORS FOR SEVERE RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) AMONG PEDIATRIC PATIENTS IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN KUALA LUMPUR, NorAziah Sahlan
  24. (2010) Clinical profiles and clinical, laboratory, and molecular predictors of severe disease in melioidosis patients in a university hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Ardita Dewi Mohd Roslani
  25. (2010) (Clinical Masters & thesis) ESBL-producing Escherichia coli Bloodstream Infections in University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Incidence, Risk Indicators and Resistance Genes, Nadia Atiya
  26. (2010) (Clinical Masters - No Thesis), Mohamed Elsir Sharaf Eldin Mohamed
  27. (2010) (Clinical Masters), Normi binti Ngah Mohamed
  28. (2009) Role of selective medium in improving diagnosis of Burkholderia pseudomallei in clinical specimens from non-sterile sites, Dr Roesnita Baharuddin
  29. (2009) Mapping Of Sequences Within The Viral 3D RNA Polymerase And 3'-Untranslated Region Involved In The Virulence and Fitness Of Enterovirus 71 And Coxsackievirus A16, Chan Shie Yien
  30. (2008) Evaluation of Effects of Small Interfering RNA for Chikungunya Virus Infection in Malaysia, Loong Shih Keng
  31. (2007) Development of diagnostic assays for Chikungunya virus, Nisha Gopalan
  32. (2007) (Clinical Masters - no theses), Dr Suhair Muddathir Beheiry
  33. (2007) (Clinical Masters - no theses), Dr Abu Shadi Abdelfadeel Hassan Ali
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2022) Final Year Project, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences
  2. (2021) Ng Zhi Yun - Epidemiology and seasonality of respiratory viral infections in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (MIC4001)
  3. (2020) Athirah Shafiqah Abu Bakar - Seroprevalence of Ross River Virus (RRV) In Kuala Lumpur
  4. (2017) Eva Stefy Andu - Arboviruses in monkeys and mosquitoes
  5. (2009) Ong Mei Poh - Healthcare resource utilization in management of hospitalized pandemic H1N1 patients in Kuala Lumpur
  6. (2009) Chua Chong Long - Cloning, expression and purification of Chikungunya virus proteins
  7. (2008) Wee Kai Li - Genetic diversity of enterovirus 71 and coxsackie A16
  8. (2008) Lai Li Rong - Serological diagnosis of Chikungunya virus
  9. (2008) Devamalini Rajagopalu - Genotyping of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by using multi-antigen sequence typing
  10. (2008) (Ang CP, Lim XJ, Ng RX, Kok RMC, Su WC) MBBS Elective - Studies on Salmonella-associated with pet reptiles, rodents, and other small mammals
  11. (2007) (Pang CF, Tai YT, Leong YH, Tee HC) MBBS Elective - A study of mothers\' knowledge and attitudes towards preventing cervical cancer through human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination
  12. (2007) Chan Shie Yien - Molecular characterization of Malaysian isolates of Chikungunya virus
  13. (2005) M. Yajeskaran - Identification of HACEK organisms by 16S rRNA sequencing

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2011) Master in Pathology (Medical Microbiology)
  2. (2011) Master of Clinical Dentistry
  3. (2011) Master of Psychological Medicine
  4. (2011) Master of Surgery
  5. (2011) MMSCP - Master of Medical Sciences in Clinical Pathology (Medical Microbiology)
Bachelor
  1. (2011) Mikrobiologi Perubatan (MBBS)
  2. (2010) MFEB2404 - Introductory Diagnostic Virology

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Laboratory Director/Advisor, Rose Foundation, (12 Jan 2024 - 11 Jan 2026) (National)
  • Panelist and Speaker, Wacana Akademi Profesor: Influenza - Lindung Diri & Keluarga Di Hari Raya. Talk: “Burden of Influenza in Malaysia”., (27 Apr 2022 - 27 Apr 2022) (National)
  • Ashley Tang. Expert: No Conclusive Link. 'Insufficient Data to Know If Death Surge Due to Delta'. Interview for The Star., (04 Aug 2021 - 04 Aug 2021) (National)
  • Media: Interview On The Daily Digest, Bfm Radio: Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak, (21 Jan 2020 - 21 Jan 2020)
  • Media: Interview With Michaeleen Doucleff, National Public Radio, Usa: "Does Asia Have a Secret Weapon Against Zika?", (09 Sep 2016 - 09 Sep 2016)