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CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. YAP PHUI CHYNG
DR. YAP PHUI CHYNG
Research Fellow
Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre
03 7967 6670
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • BACTERIOLOGY
    Life Sciences, Biological Sciences, Microbiology
  • FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
    Life Sciences, Biological Sciences, Microbiology

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • BSc.(Hons)(Sains Makanan), (FOOD SCIENCE)
    Tunku Abdul Rahman University College
  • PhD.Micr, (Microbiology & Virology)
    Universiti Malaya

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Tempat Pertama Pembentangan Poster
    2025, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,  (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Yap, PC; Sahimin, N; Che-Mat-Seri, NAA; Kamaruzaman, INA; Andityas, M; Lee, HY; Mohd-Zain, SN; AbuBakar, S; Loong, SK (2026). Clonal diversity, virulence factors and antibiotic resistance genes of Enterococcus faecalis and Klebsiella pneumoniae from urban rats in Malaysia, ONE HEALTH. 23, 8. doi:10.1016/j.onehlt.2026.101489
  2. Lee, H. Y.; Khoo, H. Y.; Yap, P. C.; Mansor, S. M.; Majid, M. -A. Abdul (2024). Review on the seroprevalence of neglected tropical diseases affecting the indigenous community in Malaysia (from 2010-2022), TROPICAL BIOMEDICINE. 41(3), 276-282. doi:10.47665/tb.41.3.007
  3. Yap, P. C.; Chai, L. C.; Lee, H. Y. (2024). Antilisterial potential of bacteriocinogenic Lactobacillus plantarum L001 and Enterococcus faecium L103 isolated from fermented foods, INTERNATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH JOURNAL. 31(5), 1323-1335. doi:10.47836/ifrj.31.5.19
  4. Yap, Phui-Chyng; Chai, Lay Ching; Hassandarvish, Pouya; Lee, Hai Yen (2024). Phenotypic microarray characterization of hemolytic and non-hemolytic strains of Listeria monocytogenes, LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 199. doi:10.1016/j.lwt.2024.116154
  5. Suria, M. M.; Yap, P. C.; Low, V. L.; AbuBakar, S.; Lee, H. Y. (2022). Lactic acid bacteria waste infusion as a source of attraction and oviposition stimulation of gravid female Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, TROPICAL BIOMEDICINE. 39(4), 499-503. doi:10.47665/tb.39.4.004
  6. Yap, P. C.; Lee, H. Y.; Chai, L. C.; Abubakar, S. (2022). Potential role of L-serine and D-Gluconic acid as carbon sources in Listeria monocytogenes pathogenesis, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 116, S81-S82. doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2021.12.193
  7. Lee, H. Y., Loong, S. K., Ya'cob, Z., Low, V., Teoh, B. T., Ahmad-Nasrah, S. N., . . . Adler, P. H. (2021). Culturable bacteria in adults of a Southeast Asian black fly, Simulium tani (Diptera:Simuliidae). Acta Tropica, 219, 7. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.105923
  8. Yap, P. C., Ayuhan, N., Woon, J. J., Teh, C. S. J., Lee, V. S., Azman, A. S., . . . Lee, H. Y. (2021). Profiling of Potential Antibacterial Compounds of Lactic Acid Bacteria against Extremely Drug Resistant (XDR) Acinetobacter baumannii. Molecules, 26(6), 14. doi: 10.3390/molecules26061727
ESCI
  1. Mansor, SM; Hassandarvish, P; Chong, SX; Yap, PC; Abubakar, S; Chong, WL; Lee, VS; Lee, HY (2025). In silico screening of lactic acid bacteria methanolic extract for potential antiviral activity against Japanese encephalitis virus, RESULTS IN CHEMISTRY. 16. doi:10.1016/j.rechem.2025.102318
  2. Yap, P. C., MatRahim, N. A., AbuBakar, S., & Lee, H. Y. (2021). Antilisterial Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Eliminating Listeria monocytogenes in Host and Ready-to-Eat Food Application. Microbiology Research, 12(1), 234-257. doi: 10.3390/microbiolres12010017

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2025 - 2027, RU Geran
    Application of Reverse Vaccinology on Screening of Antigens in Schistosoma Japonicum towards mRNA Vaccine Development ( Co-Researcher)

PAPER PRESENTED

Invited Speaker
  1. A Metabolic Approach to Carbon Source Utilization in E.coli DH5a Towards Vaccine Upstream Process Optimization, 2025 GKNU International Symposium for Infectious Disease, Gyeongkuk National University (International) (06 Nov 2025 - 07 Nov 2025)
Poster Presenter
  1. Natural Multi-pathogen inhibition by L001 Lactobacillus plantarum extract: A potential Biopreservative, Simposium Parasitologi & Perubatan Tropika 2025, Jabatan Parasitologi & Entomologi Perubatan, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) (National) (11 Oct 2025 - 11 Oct 2025)

PATENT/ IPR

  • METHOD FOR ENHANCING PLASMID DNA PRODUCTION IN PLASMID-BEARING BACTERIA
    PATENT
  • Method for Extracting Postbiotic Metabolites from a Cultured Fermentation Broth
    PATENT

COURSE ATTENDED

Internal/ External Course
  1. MASTERING PROTEIN DETECTION: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING STRATEGIES FOR WB AND IHC, AUDITORIUM HIR, LEVEL 1, TROPICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTRE (TIDREC), HIGH IMPACT RESEARCH (HIR) BUILDING, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA (08 Aug 2025 - 08 Aug 2025)