Curriculum Vitae

MR. KHOR CHEE SIENG

Research Officer
  • Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre
  • khor_cs
  • 03-79676670

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • MASTER OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, (SAINS PERUBATAN)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • BACHELOR IN BIOMEDICINE, (BIOPERUBATAN)
    Management and Science University

WORKING EXPERIENCE

  • 28 Jan 2021-
    Pegawai Penyelidik
    Pusat Penyelidikan dan Pendidikan Penyakit Berjangkit Tropika

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Certificate of Excellent Service
    2024, Universiti Malaya
  • Certificate of Excellent Service
    2017, Universiti Malaya

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Johari, J., Hontz, R. D., Pike, B. L., Husain, T., Chong, C. K., Rusli, N., . . . AbuBakar, S. (2021). Multiyear prospective cohort study to evaluate the risk potential of MERS-CoV infection among Malaysian Hajj pilgrims (MERCURIAL): a study protocol. BMJ Open, 11(8), 6. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050901
  2. Khoo, J. J., Husin, N. A., Lim, F. S., Oslan, S. N. H., Azami, S., To, S. W., . . . AbuBakar, S. (2021). Molecular detection of pathogens from ectoparasites recovered from peridomestic animals, and the first description of a Candidatus Midichloria sp. from Haemaphysalis wellingtoni from rural communities in Malaysia. Parasitology International, 80, 5. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2020.102202
  3. Tan, K. K., Tiong, V., Tan, J. Y., Wong, J. E., Teoh, B. T., Abd-Jamil, J., . . . AbuBakar, S. (2021). Multiplex sequencing of SARS-Cov-2 genome directly from clinical samples using the Ion Personal Genome Machine (PGM). Tropical Biomedicine, 38(3), 283-288. doi: 10.47665/tb.38.3.069
  4. Abd Majid, M. A., Khoo, J. J., Lim, F. S., Khor, C. S., Loong, S. K., Low, V. L., . . . AbuBakar, S. (2020). Bacterial profiling of head lice isolated from the Orang Asli: A first report in Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 37(4), 884-895.
  5. Abd-Jamil, J., Ngui, R., Nellis, S., Fauzi, R., Lim, A. L. Y., Chinna, K., . . . AbuBakar, S. (2020). Possible Factors Influencing the Seroprevalence of Dengue among Residents of the Forest Fringe Areas of Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2020, 10. doi: 10.1155/2020/1019238
  6. Khor, C. S., Mohd-Rahim, N. F., Hassan, H., Tan, K. K., Zainal, N., Teoh, B. T., . . . Abubakar, S. (2020). Serological evidence of DENV, JEV, and ZIKV among the indigenous people (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of medical virology, 92(8), 956-962. doi: 10.1002/jmv.25649
  7. Lim, F. S., Khoo, J. J., Tan, K. K., Zainal, N., Loong, S. K., Khor, C. S., AbuBakar, S. (2020). Bacterial communities in Haemaphysalis, Dermacentor and Amblyomma ticks collected from wild boar of an Orang Asli Community in Malaysia. Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 11(2), 9. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101352
  8. Teoh, B. T., Chin, K. L., Samsudin, N. I., Loong, S. K., Sam, S. S., Tan, K. K., . . . AbuBakar, S. (2020). A reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification for broad coverage detection of Asian and African Zika virus lineages. BMC Infectious Diseases, 20(1), 10. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05585-4
  9. Alghazali, K. A., Teoh, B. T., Loong, S. K., Sam, S. S., Che-Mat-Seri, N. A. A., Samsudin, N. I., . . . AbuBakar, S. (2019). Dengue Outbreak during Ongoing Civil War, Taiz, Yemen. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 25(7), 1397-1400. doi:10.3201/eid2506.180046
  10. Khor, C. S., Hassan, H., Mohd-Rahim, N. F., Chandren, J. R., Nore, S. S., Johari, J., . . . Abubakar, S. (2019). Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi among the indigenous people (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 13(5), 449-454. doi:10.3855/jidc.11001
  11. Lim, F. S., Khoo, J. J., Akhavanrezeai, M., Loong, S. K., Khor, C. S., AbuBakar, S. (2019). Detection of Theileria luwenshuni (Piroplasmida: Theileriidae) from ticks infesting goats in peninsular Malaysia. Systematic and Applied Acarology, 24(10), 1971-1974. doi:10.11158/saa.24.10.14
Others
  1. Khoo JJ, Husin NA, Lim FS, Oslan SNH, Mohd Azami SNI, To SW, Abd Majid MA, Lee HY, Loong SK, Khor CS, AbuBakar S. (2021). Molecular detection of pathogens from ectoparasites recovered from peri- domestic animals, and the first description of a Candidatus Midichloria sp. from Haemaphysalis wellingtoni from rural communities in Malaysia. Parasitology International, 80, 102202.
  2. Abd Majid MA, Khoo JJ, Lim FS, Khor CS, Loong SK, Low VL, Lee HY, AbuBakar S. (2020). Bacterial profiling of head lice isolated from the Orang Asli: A first report in Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 37(4), 884-895.
  3. Chee-Sieng Khor, Nurul-Farhana Mohd-Rahim, Habibi Hassan, Kim-Kee Tan, Nurhafiza Zainal, Boon-Teong Teoh, Sing-Sin Sam, Jing-Jing Khoo, Hai-Yen Lee, Yvonne Ai-Lian Lim, Sazaly Abubakar. Serological Evidences of DENV, JEV and ZIKV among the Indigenous People (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Medical Virology 2020, 92(8): 956-962.
  4. Teoh BT, Chin KL, Samsudin NI, Loong SK, Sam SS, Tan KK, Khor CS, Abd-Jamil J, Zainal N, Wilder-Smith A, Zandi K, AbuBakar S. (2020). A reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification for broad coverage detection of Asian and African Zika virus lineages. BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Dec 11;20(1):947
  5. Khor CS, Hassan H, Mohd-Rahim NF, Chandren JR, Nore SS, Johari J, Loong SK, Abd-Jamil J, Khoo JJ, Lee HY, Pike BL, Wong LP, Lim YAL, AbuBakar S. (2019). Seroprevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi among the indigenous people (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 13(5), 449-454.
  6. Lim, FS, Khoo, JJ, Akhavanrezeai, M, Loong, SK, Khor, CS, AbuBakar, S. (2019) Detection of Theileria luwenshuni from ticks infesting goats in peninsular Malaysia. Systematic and Applied Acarology. 24 (10): 1971-1977
  7. Khoo JJ, Ishak SN, Lim FS, Mohd-Taib FS, Khor CS, Loong SK, AbuBakar S. (2018). Detection of a Borrelia sp. from Ixodes granulatus ticks collected from rodents in Malaysia. Journal of Medical Entomology,
  8. Khoo, JJ, Ishak, SN, Lim, FS, Mohd-Taib, FS, Khor, CS, Loong, SK, AbuBakar, S. (2018) Detection of a Borrelia sp. From Ixodes granulatus Ticks Collected From Rodents in Malaysia. Journal of Medical Entomology, 55(6)1642-1647
  9. Khor CS, Mohd-Rahim NF, Hassan H, Chandren JR, Nore SS, Johari J, Loong SK, Abd-Jamil J, Khoo JJ, Lee HY, Pike BL, Wong LP, Lim YAL, AbuBakar S. (2018). Seroprevalence of Q fever among the indigenous people (Orang Asli) of Peninsular Malaysia.2018 Mar;18(3):131-137. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2017.2153. Epub 2018 Jan 16.
  10. Lim FS, Loong SK, Khoo JJ, Tan KK, Zainal N, Abdullah MF, Khor CS, AbuBakar S. (2018). Identification and characterization of Corynebacterium lactis isolated from Amblyomma testudinarium of Sus scrofa in Malaysia. Syst Appl Acarol. 23(9):1838-1844
  11. Loong SK, Khor CS, Chen HW, Chao CC, Ling ISC, Abdul Rahim NF, Hassan H, Nellis S, Ching WM, AbuBakar S. (2018). Serological evidence of high Leptospira exposure among indigenous people (Orang Asli) in Peninsular Malaysia using a recombinant antigen-based ELISA. Tropical Biomedicine, 35(1), 1-9.
  12. Sam SS, Teoh BT, Chee CM, Mohamed-Romai-Noor NA, Abd-Jamil J, Loong SK, Khor CS, Tan KK, AbuBakar S. (2018). A quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for detection of Getah virus. Scientific Reports, 8, 17632.
  13. Khoo JJ, Lim FS, Tan KK, Chen FS, Phoon WH, Khor CS, Pike BL, Chang LY, AbuBakar S. Detection in Malaysia of a Borrelia sp. from Haemaphysalis hystricis (Ixodida: Ixodidae). Journal of medical entomology. 2017 Jul;54(5):1444-8
  14. Khoo, JJ, Lim, FS., Khor, KC., Bolongon, GG, Noor Azleen, MK. & AbuBakar, S. (2017). Mini review: zoonotic agents from ticks in Malaysia. Journal of Wildlife and Parks, 32: 67-77
  15. Lim, FS, Khoo, JJ, Chen, F, Bell-Sakyi, L, Khor, CS, Chang, LY; AbuBakar, S (2017) Initiation of primary cell cultures from embryonic Haemaphysalis bispinosa ticks. Systematic and Applied Acarology. 22(3): 323 332
  16. Loong SK, Teoh BT, Johari J, Khor CS, Abd-Jamil J, Nor'e SS, Samsudin NI, Azizan NS, Yaakob CN, CheMatSeri AA, Mahfodz NH, AbuBakar S. (2017). Penicillin-Susceptible, Oxidase-Negative, Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Bacillus megaterium in Disguise of Bacillus anthracis. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2578082.
  17. Khoo, JJ, Lim, FS, Chen, FS, Phoon, WH, Khor, CS, Chang, LY and AbuBakar, S (2016) Coxiella detection in ticks collected from wildlife and livestock animals in Malaysia. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 16(12): 744 751. doi:10.1089/vbz.2016.1959.
  18. Loong SK, Khor CS, Jafar FL & AbuBakar S. (2016). Utility of 16S rDNA Sequencing for Identification of Rare Pathogenic Bacteria. Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis, 30(6), 1056-1060.
  19. Marlina, S., Radzi, S. F. M., Lani, R., Sieng, K. C., Rahim, N. F. A., Hassan, H., ... & Zandi, K. (2014). Seroprevalence screening for the West Nile virus in Malaysia s Orang Asli population. Parasites & vectors, 7(1), 597.
  20. Khor, C. S., Sam, I. C., Hooi, P. S., & Chan, Y. F. (2013). Displacement of predominant respiratory syncytial virus genotypes in Malaysia between 1989 and 2011. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 14, 357-360
  21. Khor, C. S., Sam, I. C., Hooi, P. S., Quek, K. F., & Chan, Y. F. (2012). Epidemiology and seasonality of respiratory viral infections in hospitalized children in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a retrospective study of 27 years. BMC pediatrics, 12(1), 32.

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Establishment of a Functional Facility for Covid-19 Screening Activities At Accobiotech Lab Sdn Bhd, Accobiotech Lab Sdn Bhd, Consultant
    09 Apr 2021 - 08 Apr 2026 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Lactococcus lactis Strain Plasma Intake Suppresses the Incidence of Dengue Fever-like Symptoms in Healthy Malaysians: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial, 20th International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria, The ICTMM2020 Organizing Committee (International) (24 Oct 2022 - 28 Oct 2022)

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal / External Course
COURSES ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. TAKLIMAT PERKHIDMATAN ANJURAN BAHAGIAN SUMBER MANUSIA (BSM) UNIVERSITI MALAYA, Auditorium T J Danaraj, Fakulti Perubatan (10 Aug 2016 - 10 Aug 2016)
  2. FREEZERWORKS TRAINING, Seminar Room, Department of Medical Microbiology (10 Aug 2017 - 10 Aug 2017)
  3. KURSUS KECEMERLANGAN DALAM PEMBINAAN PASUKAN KERJA (EFFECTIVE TEAM BUILDING), Dewan Pameran, Kompleks Pengurusan Penyelidikan & Inovasi (20 Feb 2016 - 20 Feb 2016)
  4. INTRODUCTION TO R FOR DATA SCIENCE, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, UM (31 Oct 2017 - 01 Nov 2017)
  5. PHLEBOTOMY COURSE, Petaling Jaya, Selangor (16 Jul 2016 - 17 Jul 2016)
  6. MERANCANG STRATEGI PENYELIDIKAN DAN HALA TUJU TIDREC 2016, Gold Coast Morib International Resort, Banting, Selangor (06 Nov 2015 - 08 Nov 2015)
INTERNAL COURSE
  1. MICROSOFT OFFICE 365, Aras 8 Wism R&D Universiti Malaya (24 Nov 2017 - 24 Nov 2017)
  2. INFOGRAFIK MENGGUNAKAN POWERPOINT, Secara Online (12 Jul 2024 - 12 Jul 2024)
  3. MICROSOFT EXCEL CHARTS, Secara Online (13 Aug 2024 - 13 Aug 2024)
  4. ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP, Bilik Senat,Aras 4, Bangunan Canseleri (19 Nov 2024 - 19 Nov 2024)
  5. KURSUS ORIENTASI STAF BAHARU UNIVERSITI MALAYA SIRI 2/2019, Auditorium Tun Mohamed Suffian Fakulti Undang ? Undang (17 Jul 2019 - 17 Jul 2019)
  6. PROGRAM TRANSFORMASI MINDA 2025 SIRI 1 , Bilik Senat, Aras 4, Bangunan Canseleri (17 Feb 2025 - 20 Feb 2025)
INTERNAL COURSE- ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. LATIHAN PENGENDALIAN CECAIR NITROGEN DENGAN SELAMAT, Bilik Seminar, Bangunan High Impact Research, Universiti Malaya (20 Aug 2019 - 20 Aug 2019)
  2. LATIHAN LANJUTAN SOP & SIMKA PERKHIDMATAN SARINGAN MAKMAL COVID-19, Makmal Survelans TIDREC dan Bilik Konferens Jabatan Mikrobiologi Perubatan,Fakulti Perubatan (23 Apr 2020 - 23 Apr 2020)
  3. COVID-19 LABORATORY SCREENING (SOP AND MOCK HANDS-ON), Bilik Konferens dan Makmal Surveilans TIDREC (28 Mar 2020 - 28 Mar 2020)
  4. TRAINING AND VERIFICATION OF METHOD IN DETECTING LATENT TUBERCULOSIS., Makmal Whocc, Bangunan Hir (24 Nov 2022 - 24 Nov 2022)
  5. FRAGMENT ANALYZER 5300 USER REFRESHER TRAINING, Whocc,Hir (04 Apr 2023 - 04 Apr 2023)
  6. KURSUS PENGENDALIAN BAHAN KIMIA DAN PENGURUSAN RISIKO BAGI STAF MAKMAL AKREDITASI ISO 17025 UNIVERSI, Pullman Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur (13 Dec 2022 - 13 Dec 2022)
  7. TIDREC RESEARCH PROGRAM RETREAT 2022, Online (18 Feb 2022 - 20 Feb 2022)
  8. TRAINING AUDIT & MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY, Webinar Online (21 Oct 2021 - 21 Oct 2021)
  9. LATIHAN SISTEM LAPORAN DALAM TALIAN UJIAN SARINGAN COVID-19 KKM (SIMKA) DAN LATIHAN PRAKTIKAL MAKMAL, Makmal Survelans TIDREC dan Bilik Konferens Jabatan Mikrobiologi Perubatan,Fakulti Perubatan (12 Apr 2020 - 12 Apr 2020)
  10. TRAINING AUDIT & MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY, Webinar Online (20 Oct 2021 - 20 Oct 2021)
  11. RESEARCH DIRECTIONS IN DENGUE, Bilik Mesyuarat, Aras 2, Bangunan High Impact Research, Universiti Malaya (11 Nov 2019 - 13 Nov 2019)
  12. VIRUS CULTIVATION, Online (09 Jul 2021 - 09 Jul 2021)
  13. AUTOCLAVE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE., Online (29 Jun 2021 - 29 Jun 2021)
  14. BIOSAFETY ON FIELD SAMPLING, Online (28 Jun 2021 - 28 Jun 2021)
  15. BASIC GMP TRAINING, Online Platform (24 Jun 2021 - 25 Jun 2021)
  16. INTRODUCTION TO COVID-19 LABORATORY DIAGNOSTICS, Online (23 Jun 2021 - 23 Jun 2021)
  17. SCIENTIFIC WRITING STRATEGIES (LIFE SCIENCES), Online (22 Jun 2021 - 22 Jun 2021)
EXTERNAL COURSE
  1. DATA MANAGEMENT AND DATA ANALYSIS USING STATA, Kompleks Institut Kesihatan Negara (Nih), Setia Alam, Selangor (01 Apr 2019 - 02 Apr 2019)
  2. BENGKEL INTERMEDIATE MICROSOFT EXCEL ? PIVOT TABLE FOR DATA ANALYSIS AND EXCEL TRICKS TO MAKE YOU A STAR, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, Shah Alam Selangor (22 Oct 2018 - 24 Oct 2018)
  3. COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES SUMMER SCHOOL, Computational Biology for Infectious Diseases Summer School (17 Sep 2016 - 26 Sep 2016)
CONFERENCE
  1. THE 20TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE AND MALARIA, Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (Bitec), Bangkok (22 Oct 2022 - 30 Oct 2022)
  2. JOINT INTERNATIONAL TROPICAL MEDICINE MEETING, Eastin Grand Hotel Phayathai, Bangkok, Thailand (10 Dec 2024 - 14 Dec 2024)