Curriculum Vitae

DR. RAJIV A/L RAVI

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Parasitology
    Faculty of Medicine

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • VECTOR BORNE DISEASES
    Dengue

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD, (Parasitologi Molekul)
    Universiti Sains Malaysia (Usm)
  • MSc, (Parasitologi Gunaan)
    Universiti Sains Malaysia (Usm)
  • BSC, (Biotechnology Insdustry)
    Uinversiti Industri Selangor (Unisel)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Head of Department
    03 Jan 2022 - 01 Sep 2023 (International)
  • Curriculum Review
    02 Sep 2019 - 01 Sep 2021 (National)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • PROFESSIONAL TECHNOLOGIST(BIOTECHNOLOGY), MEMBER
    2023 to 2024 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Invention and Innovation 2019
    Malaysian Association of Research Scientist, 2019 (International)
  • Innovation and Invention
    ITEX, 2019 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Analysis of chemical compositions and larvicidal activity of nut extracts from Areca catechu Linn against Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae)
  2. First Molecular Identification of Caligus clemensi on Cultured Crimson Snapper Lutjanus erythropterus on Jerejak Island, Penang, Peninsular Malaysia
  3. Systematic Performance Comparison of Fe3+/Fe0/Peroxymonosulfate and Fe3+/Fe0/Peroxydisulfate Systems for Organics Removal
  4. Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Flower Extracts from Clitoria ternatea against Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae)
  5. The potential use of Azolla pinnata as an alternative bio-insecticide
  6. Chemical composition and larvicidal activities of Azolla pinnata extracts against Aedes (Diptera:Culicidae)
  7. Evaluation of Two Different Solvents for Azolla pinnata Extracts on Chemical Compositions and Larvicidal Activity against Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)
  8. Larvicidal Effectiveness of Azolla pinnata against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) with Its Effects on Larval Morphology and Visualization of Behavioural Response
  9. Zeylanicobdella arugamensis, the marine leech from cultured crimson snapper (Lutjanus erythropterus), Jerejak Island, Penang, Malaysia
  10. Neobenedenia melleni Parasite of Red Snapper, Lutjanus erythropterus, with Regression Statistical Analysis between Fish Length, Temperature, and Parasitic Intensity in Infected Fish, Cultured at Jerejak Island, Penang, Malaysia
  11. Relationship between Size of Fish, Temperature and Parasitic Intensity in Snakehead Fish Species from Kepala Batas, Penang, Peninsular Malaysia.

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Parasitology and Entomology (Parasite)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2020 - 2022, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Areca catechu L. extracts against Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae) ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2019 - 2021, UMK-MOF Social Enterprise Project
    Program Superfood Spirulina: Langkah Lestari Untuk Mengatasi Malnutrisi Komuniti ( Co-Researcher)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Media appearance
  1. (2019) Berita Harian, University, (Interview)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2021) Molecular epidemiology of Blastocystis sp. from various animal in Malaysia, Sanggari a/p Anamalai (Universiti Sains Malaysia (Usm))
Master
  1. (2020) Areca catechu L. extracts against Aedes (Diptera: Culicidae), Madhuri Bharathithasan (Quest International University Perak, Malaysia)
  2. (2019) Effects of Tridax procumbens on the growth, haematological and histopathological parameters of Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), DfTUNUGALA PATIIIRAI\NAIIALAGE II\DIKA (Quest International University Perak, Malaysia)