Curriculum Vitae

ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. REENA A/P RAJASURIAR

Associate Professor
  • Department of Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
  • reena
  • 79676617

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • CELLULAR IMMUNOLOGY
    HIV, immune activation/inflammation, accelerated aging
  • IMMUNOGENETICS
    Immune reconstitution in HIV

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD(Monash University)(2007), (PHILOSOPHY)
    Monash University, Australia
  • MPharm(USM)(2003), (FARMASI KLINIKAL)
    Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • BPharm(Hons)(USM)(2001), (FARMASI)
    Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Pegawai Penilai Prestasi Khas
    15 May 2017 - 14 May 2018 (University Malaya)
  • Ahli panel penemuduga bagi kemasukkan ke program pengajian peringkat ijazah pertama
    23 May 2016 - 27 May 2016 (University Malaya)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY, MEMBER
    Since 2011 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Fellowship, Research for Cure Academy
    International AIDS Society, 2018 (International)
  • Research Fellow
    Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne University, Australia, 2018 (International)
  • Invited visiting professor
    Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan, 2018 (University)
  • UNESCO-Loreal For Woman in Science
    Loreal Malaysia, 2016 (National)
  • EXCELLENCE SERVICE AWARD
    University of Malaya, 2015 (University)
  • Australian-APEC Women in Research Fellowship
    Australian Government, 2015 (International)
  • The Global Health Scholarship to attend the Keystone Symposium on Immune Activation in HIV Infection: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Implications, Breckenridge Colorado USA
    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 2013 (International)
  • Adjunct Lecturer
    Monash University, 2012 (International)
  • Wellcome Trust Bursary to attend the Wellcome Trust Advanced Course in Design and Analysis of Genetics Based Association Studies 2012, Hinxton Cambridge
    Wellcome Trust, 2012 (International)
  • Merck Sharp & Dohme Travel Award to attend the Australasian Society of HIV Medicine (ASHM) Conference 2009, Brisbane, Australia
    Infectious Diseases Unit, The Alfred, 2009 (University)
  • Young Investigator Award to attend the 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Montreal, Canada
    CROI, 2009 (International)
  • Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick Prize for Research in Infectious Diseases (Basic Science)
    Alfred Medical and Education Research Precinct (AMREP), 2008 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2007 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2006 (University)
  • Kings Scholarship for postgraduate training (PhD) in Immunology
    Public Services Department Malaysia, 2006 (National)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2005 (University)
  • The Merck Sharp & Dohme Book Award for Best Masters Student in Clinical Pharmacy
    University Science Malaysia, 2003 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Khoo, S. P., Lim, W. T., Rajasuriar, R., Nasir, N. H., Gravitt, P., & Woo, Y. L. (2021). The Acceptability and Preference of Vaginal Self-sampling for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Testing among a Multi-ethnic Asian Female Population. Cancer Prevention Research, 14(1), 105-111. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-20-0280
  2. Azanan, M. S., Chandrasekaran, S., Rosli, E. S., Chua, L. L., Oh, L., Chin, T. F., . . . Ariffin, H. (2020). Retinal Vessel Analysis as a Novel Screening Tool to Identify Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivors at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, 42(6), E394-E400. doi: 10.1097/mph.0000000000001766
  3. Chua, L. L., Rajasuriar, R., Lim, Y. A. L., Woo, Y. L., Loke, P., Ariffin, H. (2020). Temporal changes in gut microbiota profile in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia prior to commencement-, during-, and post-cessation of chemotherapy. Bmc Cancer, 20(1), 11. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-6654-5
  4. Kared, H., Tan, S. W., Lau, M. C., Chevrier, M., Tan, C., How, W., . . . Larbi, A. (2020). Immunological history governs human stem cell memory CD4 heterogeneity via the Wnt signaling pathway. Nature communications, 11(1), 17. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-14442-6
  5. Li, C. M., Ying, F. J., Raj, D., Li, W. P., Kukreja, A., Omar, S. F. S., . . . Rajasuriar, R. (2020). A retrospective analysis of the care cascades for non-communicable disease and mental health among people living with HIV at a tertiary-care centre in Malaysia: opportunities to identify gaps and optimize care. Journal of the International AIDS Society, 23(11), 6. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25638
  6. Saedon, N. I., Frith, J., Goh, C. H., Ahmad, W. A. W., Khor, H. M., Tan, K. M., . . . MacKenzie, L. (2020). Orthostatic blood pressure changes and physical, functional and cognitive performance: the MELoR study. Clinical Autonomic Research, 30(2), 129-137. doi: 10.1007/s10286-019-00647-3
  7. Lavinya, A. A., Lee, C. S., Hashim, O. H., Azwa, I., Rajasuriar, R., Lim, S. K., Wong, Y. F. (2019). Proteomics analysis of blood plasma in HIV-infected patients with chronic kidney disease. Clinical Biochemistry, 73, 90-97. doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2019.08.006
  8. Paximadis, M., Patrigeon, S. P., Rajasuriar, R., Tatoud, R., Scully, E., Arbuthnot, P. (2019). Hepatitis B and HIV-1 2019 IAS Cure Forum: lessons and benefits from interdisciplinary research. Journal of Virus Eradication, 5(4), 234-244.
  9. Rajasuriar, R., Palmer, C., Abdel-Mohsen, M., Kamaruzzaman, S. B. (2019). Integrative biomarkers of biologic aging in HIV. Aids, 33(2), 345-347. doi:10.1097/qad.0000000000002064
  10. Chua, L. L., Rajasuriar, R., Azanan, M. S., Abdullah, N. K., Tang, M. S., Lee, S. C., Woo, Y. L., Lim, Y. A. L., Ariffin, H., Loke, P. (2017). Reduced microbial diversity in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and microbial associations with increased immune activation. Microbiome, 5, 14.
  11. Leng, C. Y., Low, H. C., Chua, L. L., Chong, M. L., Sulaiman, H., Azwa, I., Roberts, J. M., Kamarulzaman, A., Rajasuriar, R., Woo, Y. L. (2017). Human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) and HPV52 E6-specific immunity in HIV-infected adults on combination antiretroviral therapy. Hiv Medicine, 18(5), 321-331.
  12. Lim, L. M., McStea, M., Chung, W. W., Azmi, N. N., Aziz, S. A. A., Alwi, S., Kamarulzaman, A., Kamaruzzaman, S. B., Chua, S. S., Rajasuriar, R. (2017). Prevalence, risk factors and health outcomes associated with polypharmacy among urban community-dwelling older adults in multi-ethnic Malaysia. Plos One, 12(3), 18.
  13. Rajasuriar, R., Chong, M. L., Bashah, N. S. A., Aziz, S. A. A., McStea, M., Lee, E. C. Y., Wong, P. L., Azwa, I., Omar, S. F. S., Lai, P. S. M., et al. (2017). Major health impact of accelerated aging in young HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy. Aids, 31(10), 1393-1403.
  14. Azanan, Mohamad Shafiq; Abdullah, Noor Kamila; Chua, Ling Ling; Lum, Su Han; Ghafar, Sayyidatul Syahirah Abdul; Kamarulzaman, Adeeba; Kamaruzzaman, Shahrul; Lewin, Sharon R.; Woo, Yin Ling; Ariffin, Hany; Rajasuriar, Reena (2016). Immunity in young adult survivors of childhood leukemia is similar to the elderly rather than age-matched controls: Role of cytomegalovirus, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 46(7), 1715-1726. doi:10.1002/eji.201646356
  15. McStea, M., McGeechan, K., Kamaruzzaman, S. B., Rajasuriar, R., Tan, M. P. (2016). Defining metabolic syndrome and factors associated with metabolic syndrome in a poly-pharmaceutical population. Postgraduate Medicine, 128(8), 797-804.
  16. Rajasuriar, R., Kong, Y. Y., Nadarajah, R., Abdullah, N. K., Spelman, T., Yuhana, M. Y., Ponampalavanar, S., Kamarulzaman, A., Lewin, S. R. (2015). The CD14 C-260T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) modulates monocyte/macrophage activation in treated HIV-infected individuals, Journal of Translational Medicine. 13, 8
  17. Rajasuriar, R., Wright, E., Lewin, S. R. (2015). Impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) timing on chronic immune activation/inflammation and end-organ damage, Current Opinion in Hiv and Aids. 10(1), 35-42
  18. Crane, M., Avihingsanon, A., Rajasuriar, R., Velayudham, P., Iser, D., Solomon, A., Sebolao, B., Tran, A., Spelman, T., Matthews, G., Cameron, P., Tangkijvanich, P., Dore, G. J., Ruxrungtham, K., Lewin, S. R. (2014). Lipopolysaccharide, Immune Activation, and Liver Abnormalities in HIV/Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Coinfected Individuals Receiving HBV-Active Combination Antiretroviral Therapy, Journal of Infectious Diseases. 210(5), 745-751
  19. Hearps, A. C., Martin, G. E., Rajasuriar, R., Crowe, S. M. (2014). Inflammatory Co-morbidities in HIV+ Individuals: Learning Lessons from Healthy Ageing, Current Hiv/Aids Reports. 11(1), 20-34
  20. Rajasuriar, R., Khoury, G., Kamarulzaman, A., French, M. A., Cameron, P. U., Lewin, S. R. (2013). Persistent immune activation in chronic HIV infection: do any interventions work?, Aids. 27(8), 1199-1208
  21. Anraku, I., Rajasuriar, R., Dobbin, C., Brown, R., Lewin, S. R., Suhrbier, A. (2012). Circulating Heat Shock Protein 60 Levels Are Elevated in HIV Patients and Are Reduced by Anti-Retroviral Therapy, Plos One. 7(9), Article
  22. Hooker, D. J., Mobarok, M., Anderson, J. L., Rajasuriar, R., Gray, L. R., Ellett, A. M., Lewin, S. R., Gorry, P. R., Cherry, C. L. (2012). A new way of measuring apoptosis by absolute quantitation of inter-nucleosomally fragmented genomic DNA, Nucleic Acids Research. 40(15), Article
  23. Lichtfuss, G. F., Cheng, W. J., Farsakoglu, Y., Paukovics, G., Rajasuriar, R., Velayudham, P., Kramski, M., Hearps, A. C., Cameron, P. U., Lewin, S. R., Crowe, S. M., Jaworowski, A. (2012). Virologically Suppressed HIV Patients Show Activation of NK Cells and Persistent Innate Immune Activation, Journal of Immunology. 189(3), 1491-1499
  24. Rajasuriar, R., Booth, D. R., Gouillou, M., Spelman, T., James, I., Solomon, A., Chua, K., Stewart, G., Deeks, S., Bangsberg, D. R., Muzoora, C., Cameron, P. U., Hunt, P., Martin, J., Lewin, S. R. (2012). The role of SNPs in the alpha-chain of the IL-7R gene in CD4+T-cell recovery in HIV-infected African patients receiving suppressive cART, Genes and Immunity. 13(1), 83-93
  25. Khoury, G., Rajasuriar, R., Cameron, P. U., Lewin, S. R. (2011). The role of naive T-cells in HIV-1 pathogenesis: An emerging key player, Clinical Immunology. 1413(253-267), Review
  26. Kramski, M., Gaeguta, A. J., Lichtfuss, G. F., Rajasuriar, R., Crowe, S. M., French, M. A., et al. (2011). Novel Sensitive Real-Time PCR for Quantification of Bacterial 16S rRNA Genes in Plasma of HIV-Infected Patients as a Marker for Microbial Translocation, Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 4910(3691-3693), Article
  27. Lichtfuss, G. F., Hoy, J., Rajasuriar, R., Kramski, M., Crowe, S. M., Lewin, S. R. (2011). Biomarkers of immune dysfunction following combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection, Biomarkers in Medicine. 52(171-186), Article
  28. Lim, A., Amini, A., D\Orsogna, L. J., Rajasuriar, R., Kramski, M., Lewin, S. R., et al. (2011). Antibody and B-cell responses may control circulating lipopolysaccharide in patients with HIV infection, Aids. 2511(1379-1383), Article
  29. Rajasuriar, R., Gouillou, M., Spelman, T., Read, T., Hoy, J., Law, M., et al. (2011). Clinical Predictors of Immune Reconstitution following Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients from the Australian HIV Observational Database, Plos One. 66(Article), 1932-6203.
  30. Rajasuriar, R., Booth, D., Solomon, A., Chua, K., Spelman, T., Gouillou, M., et al. (2010). Biological Determinants of Immune Reconstitution in HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy: The Role of Interleukin 7 and Interleukin 7 Receptor alpha and Microbial Translocation, Journal of Infectious Diseases. 202(8), 1254-1264
  31. Rajasuriar, R., Awang, R., Hashim, S. B. H., Rahmat, H. (2007). Profile of poisoning admissions in Malaysia, Human Experimental Toxicology. 26(2), 73-81
Scopus
  1. Khoo, S. P., Lim, W. T., Rajasuriar, R., Nasir, N. H., Gravitt, P., & Woo, Y. L. (2021). The acceptability and preference of vaginal self-sampling for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) testing among a multi-ethnic asian female population. Cancer Prevention Research, 14(1), 105-111. doi: 10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-20-0280
  2. Nystr m, S., Govender, M., Yap, S. H., Kamarulzaman, A., Rajasuriar, R., & Larsson, M. (2021). HIV-Infected Individuals on ART with Impaired Immune Recovery Have Altered Plasma Metabolite Profiles. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 8(7). doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab288
  3. Chua, L. L., Rajasuriar, R., Azanan, M. S., Abdullah, N. K., Tang, M. S., Lee, S. C., . . . Loke, P. (2017). Reduced microbial diversity in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and microbial associations with increased immune activation. Microbiome, 5(1). doi: 10.1186/s40168-017-0250-1
  4. Leng, C. Y., Low, H. C., Chua, L. L., Chong, M. L., Sulaiman, H., Azwa, I., . . . Woo, Y. L. (2017). Human papillomavirus 16 (HPV16) and HPV52 E6-specific immunity in HIV-infected adults on combination antiretroviral therapy. HIV Medicine, 18(5), 321-331. doi: 10.1111/hiv.12432
  5. Lim, L. M., McStea, M., Chung, W. W., Azmi, N. N., Aziz, S. A. A., Alwi, S., . . . Rajasuriar, R. (2017). Prevalence, risk factors and health outcomes associated with polypharmacy among urban community-dwelling older adults in multiethnic Malaysia. PLoS ONE, 12(3). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173466
  6. McStea, M., McGeechan, K., Kamaruzzaman, S. B., Rajasuriar, R., Tan, M. P. (2016). Defining metabolic syndrome and factors associated with metabolic syndrome in a poly-pharmaceutical population. Postgraduate Medicine, 128(8), 797-804. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2016.1229103
  7. Rajasuriar, R., Kong, Y. Y., Nadarajah, R., Abdullah, N. K., Spelman, T., Yuhana, M. Y., Ponampalavanar, S., Kamarulzaman, A., Lewin, S. R. (2015). The CD14 C-260T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) modulates monocyte/macrophage activation in treated HIV-infected individuals, Journal of Translational Medicine. 13(114795876 (ISSN). )
  8. Rajasuriar, R., Wright, E., Lewin, S. R. (2015). Impact of antiretroviral therapy (ART) timing on chronic immune activation/inflammation and end-organ damage, Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS. 10(1), 35-42
  9. Hearps, A. C., Martin, G. E., Rajasuriar, R., Crowe, S. M. (2014). Inflammatory co-morbidities in HIV+ individuals: Learning lessons from healthy ageing, Current HIV/AIDS Reports. 11(1), 20-34
  10. Ong, W. M., Che Zuraini, S., Wan Azman, W. A., Rajasuriar, R. (2013). Utilization of beta blockers post-myocardial infarction, Medical Journal of Malaysia. 68(1), 58-63
  11. Anraku, I., Rajasuriar, R., Dobbin, C., Brown, R., Lewin, S. R., Suhrbier, A. (2012). Circulating Heat Shock Protein 60 Levels Are Elevated in HIV Patients and Are Reduced by Anti-Retroviral Therapy, PLoS ONE. 7(919326203 (ISSN). )
  12. Hooker, D. J., Mobarok, M., Anderson, J. L., Rajasuriar, R., Gray, L. R., Ellett, A. M., Lewin, S. R., Gorry, P. R., Cherry, C. L. (2012). A new way of measuring apoptosis by absolute quantitation of inter-nucleosomally fragmented genomic DNA, Nucleic Acids Research. 40(1503051048 (ISSN). )
  13. Lichtfuss, G. F., Cheng, W. J., Farsakoglu, Y., Paukovics, G., Rajasuriar, R., Velayudham, P., Kramski, M., Hearps, A. C., Cameron, P. U., Lewin, S. R., Crowe, S. M., Jaworowski, A. (2012). Virologically suppressed HIV patients show activation of NK cells and persistent innate immune activation, Journal of Immunology. 189(3), 1491-149900221767 (ISSN).
  14. Rajasuriar, R., Booth, D. R., Gouillou, M., Spelman, T., James, I., Solomon, A., Chua, K., Stewart, G., Deeks, S., Bangsberg, D. R., Muzoora, C., Cameron, P. U., Hunt, P., Martin, J., Lewin, S. R. (2012). The role of SNPs in the -chain of the IL-7R gene in CD4 T-cell recovery in HIV-infected African patients receiving suppressive cART, Genes and Immunity. 13(1), 83-9314664879 (ISSN).
  15. Khoury, G., Rajasuriar, R., Cameron, P. U., Lewin, S. R. (2011). The role of na ve T-cells in HIV-1 pathogenesis: An emerging key player, Clinical Immunology. 141(3), 253-267
  16. Kramski, M., Gaeguta, A. J., Lichtfuss, G. F., Rajasuriar, R., Crowe, S. M., French, M. A., Lewin, S. R., Center, R. J., Purcell, D. F. J. (2011). Novel sensitive real-time PCR for quantification of bacterial 16S rRNA genes in plasma of HIV-infected patients as a marker for microbial translocation, Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49(10), 3691-3693
  17. Lichtfuss, G. F., Hoy, J., Rajasuriar, R., Kramski, M., Crowe, S. M., Lewin, S. R. (2011). Biomarkers of immune dysfunction following combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection, Biomarkers in Medicine. 5(2), 171-186
  18. Lim, A., Amini, A., D\Orsogna, L. J., Rajasuriar, R., Kramski, M., Lewin, S. R., Purcell, D. F., Price, P., French, M. A. (2011). Antibody and B-cell responses may control circulating lipopolysaccharide in patients with HIV infection, Aids. 25(11), 1379-1383
  19. Rajasuriar, R., Gouillou, M., Spelman, T., Read, T., Hoy, J., Law, M., Cameron, P. U., Petoumenos, K., Lewin, S. R. (2011). Clinical predictors of immune reconstitution following combination antiretroviral therapy in patients from the australian HIV observational database, Plos One. 6(6), Article
  20. Rajasuriar, R., Booth, D., Solomon, A., Chua, K., Spelman, T., Gouillou, M., et al. (2010). Biological determinants of immune reconstitution in HIV-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy: The role of interleukin 7 and interleukin 7 receptor and microbial translocation, Journal of Infectious Diseases. 202(8), 1254-126400221899
  21. Rajasuriar, R., Khoury, G., Kamarulzaman, A., French, M. A., Cameron, P. U., Lewin, S. R. (2008). Persistent immune activation in chronic HIV infection: Do any interventions work?, . 1199-1208
  22. Rajasuriar, R., Awang, R., Hashim, S. B. H., Rahmat, H. R. B. H. (2007). Profile of poisoning admissions in Malaysia, Human and Experimental Toxicology. 26(2), 73-81
Others
  1. Abdul Aziz SA, Chong ML, McStea, Wong PL, Ponnampalavanar S, Azwa I, Kamarulzaman A, Kamaruzzaman S, Rajasuriar R. Significant psychosocial influence in frail HIV-infected individuals independent of frailty instrument used. J Frailty Aging 2021 (accepted).
  2. Khoo SP, Lim WT, Rajasuriar R, Nasir NH, Gravitt PE, Woo YL. The acceptability and preference of vaginal self-sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing among a multi-ethnic Asian female population. Cancer Prev Res 2021; (14(1):105-112.
  3. Lazarus JV, Safreed-Harmon K, Kamarulzaman A, Dedes N, Leite RB, Anderson J, Behrens B, Bekker LG, Bhagani S, Brown D, Brown G, Buchbinder S, Caceres C, Cahn PE, Carrieri P, Caswell G, Cooke G, Monforte A, Amo J, Elliott R, El-Sadr WM, Jos Fuster M, Guaraldi G, Hallett T, Harding R, Hellard M, Jaffar S, Kall M, Klein M, Lewin S, Mayer K, P rez-Molina J, Moraa D, Naniche D, Nash D, Noori T, Pozniak A, Rajasuriar A, Reiss P, Rizk N, Rockstroh J, Romero D, Sabin C, Serwadda D, Waters L. Consensus statement on the role of health systems in advancing the long-term well-being of people living with HIV. Nat Com 2021 (accepted).
  4. Nystrom S, Govender M, Yap HS, Kamarulzaman A, Rajasuriar R, Larsson M. HIV infected individuals on ART with impaired immune recovery have altered plasma metabolite profiles. Open Forum Infect Dis 2021; 8(7):ofab288.
  5. WHO Rapid Evidence Appraisal for COVID-19 Therapies (REACT) Working Group, Shankar-Hari M, Vale CL, Godolphin PJ, Fisher D, Higgins JPT, Spiga F, Savovic J, Tierney J, Baron G, Benbenishty JS, Berry LR, Broman N, Cavalcanti AB, Colman R, De Buyser SL, Derde LPG, Domingo P, Omar SF, Fernandez-Cruz A, Feuth T, Garcia F, Garcia-Vicuna R, Gonzalez-Alvaro I, Gordon AC, Haynes R, Hermine O, Horby PW, Horick NK, Kumar K, Lambrecht BN, Landray MJ, Leal L, Lederer DJ, Lorenzi E, Mariette X, Merchante N, Misnan NA, Mohan SV, Nivens MC, Oksi J, Perez-Molina JA, Pizov R, Porcher R, Postma S, Rajasuriar R, Ramanan AV, Ravaud P, Reid PD, Rutgers A, Sancho-Lopez A, Seto TB, Sivapalasingam S, Soin AS, Staplin N, Stone JH, Strohbehn GW, Sunden-Cullberg J, Torre-Cisneros J, Tsai LW, van Hoogstraten H, van Meerten T, Veiga VC, Westerweel PE, Murthy S, Diaz JV, Marshall JC, Sterne JAC. Association between administration of IL-6 antagonists and mortality among patients hospitalised for COVID-19: Meta-analysis. JAMA 2021 Jul 6: e2111330
  6. A retrospective analysis of the care cascades for non-communicable disease and mental health among people living with HIV at a tertiary-care centre in Malaysia: Opportunities to identify gaps and optimize care. Chong ML, Ying FJ, Raj D, Wong PL, Kukreja A, Syed Omar SF, Kamarulzaman A, Rajasuriar R. J Int AIDS Soc 2020; 23(11):e25638.
  7. Ahsan A, Nagalingam M, Rajasuriar R. Ageing with HIV: Health implications and evolving care needs. J Int AIDS Soc 2020; 23(9):e25621.
  8. Azanan MS, ...., Ariffin H. Retinal Vessel Analysis as a Novel Screening Tool to Identify Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survivors at Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2020 ; 46: 394-400
  9. Immunological history governs human stem cell memory CD4 heterogeneity via the Wnt signaling pathway. Kared H, Tan SW, Lau MC, Chevrier M, Tan C, How W, Wong G, Strickland M, Malleret B, Amoah A, Pilipow K, Zanon V, Govern NM, Lum J, Chen JM, Lee B, Florian MC, Geiger H, Ginhoux F, Ruiz-Mateos E, Fulop T, Rajasuriar R, Kamarulzaman A, Ng TP, Lugli E, Larbi A. Nat Com 2020; 11(1): 821
  10. Temporal changes in gut microbiota profile in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia prior to commencement-, during-, and post-cessation of chemotherapy. Chua LL, Rajasuriar R, Lim YAL, Woo YL, Loke P, Ariffin H. BMC Cancer 2020; 20(1): 151.
  11. Paximadis M, Perez Patrigeon S, Rajasuriar R, Tatoud R, Scully E, Arbuthnot P. Hepatitis B and HIV-1 2019 IAS Cure Forum: lessons and benefits from interdisciplinary research. J Virus Erad 2019; 5(4): 234-244.
  12. Proteomics analysis of blood plasma in HIV-infected patients with chronic kidney disease. Lavinya AA1, Lee CS2, Hashim OH3, Azwa I4, Rajasuriar R5, Lim SK6, Wong YF7.
  13. Rajasuriar R, Palmer C, Abdel-Mohsen M, Kamaruzzaman S. Integrative biomarkers of biologic aging in HIV. AIDS 2018 (accepted).
  14. Saedon NI, Frith J, Goh CH, Ahmad WAW, Khor HM, Tan KM, Chin AV, Kamaruzzaman SB, Tan MP, Saedah S, Tey NP, Siti Zawiah, Khoo SPL, H. Noor Rosly W. N. W. A. A. Azriyati WNWAA, Ainoriza MA, Chan CS, Wee MC, Por LY, Zaharah H, Norlida A, Firdaus A, Siti Zaherah J, Rajasuriar R, Sajaratulnish O,Hairi NN, Morgan K, Cumming R, Morris T, MacKenzie L. Orthostatic blood pressure changes and physical, functional and cognitive performance: the MELoR study. Clin Auton Res 2019 (epub ahead of print).
  15. Abdul Aziz SA, McStea M, Ahmad Bahshah NS, Chong ML, Ponnampalavanar S, Syed Omar SF, Sulaiman H, Azwa I, Tan MP, Kamarulzaman A, Rajasuriar R, Kamaruzzaman SB. Assessment of sarcopenia is virally suppressed HIV-infected Asians receiving treatment. AIDS 2018
  16. Kared H, Martelli S, Tan SW, Simoni Y, Newell E, Chong ML, Yap SH, Pender SL, Kamarulzaman A, Rajasuriar R, Larbi A. Adaptive NKG2C+ CD57+ Natural Killer cell and Tim-3 expression during viral infections. Front Immunol 2018; 9: 686.
  17. Mukherjee T, Sakthivel R, Ho YF, McStea M, Chong ML, Syed Omar SF, Chin AV, Kamaruzzaman S, Kamarulzaman A, Rajasuriar R, Cysique L. Utility of using the Montreal Congnitive Assessment (MoCA) as a screening tool for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) in multi-ethnic Malaysia. AIDS and Behavior 2018
  18. Rajasuriar R, Hearps A, Crowe SM, Anzinger J, Palmer C. Suppression of monocyte inflammatory and coagulopathy responses in HIV infection. Ann Transl Med 2018; 6(13): 277-279.
  19. Chua LL*, Rajasuriar R*, Azanan MS, Abdullah NK, Tang MS, Lee SC, Woo YL, Lim YAL, Ariffin H, Loke P. Reduced Microbial Diversity In Adult Survivors Of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia And Microbial Associations With Increased Immune Activation. Microbiome 2017; 5(1):35.
  20. Lim LM, McStea M, Chung WW, Nor Azmi N, Abdul Aziz SA, Alwi S, Kamarulzaman A, Kamaruzzaman SB, Chua SS, Rajasuriar R. Prevalence, risk factors ad health outcomes associated with polypharmacy among urban community-dwelling older adults in multi-ethnic Malaysia. PlosOne 2017; 12(3):e0173466.
  21. Low JZ, Khoo SP, Nor Azmi N, Chong ML, Sulaiman H, Azwa I, Tan CH, Kamarulzaman A, Rajasuriar R. Is the risk of tenofovir-induced nephrotoxicity similar in treatment na ve compared to treatment-experienced patients? Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research 2017.
  22. Petoumenos K, Choi JY, Hoy, J, Kiertiburanakul S, Ng OT, Boyd M, Rajasuriar R, Law M on behalf of the Australian HIV Observational Database and TreatAsia HIV Observational Database. CD4:CD8 ratio comparison between cohorts of HIV-positive Asians and Caucasians upon commencement of antiretroviral therapy. Antiviral Therapy 2017 (epub ahead of print).
  23. Yap SH, NK Abdullah, McStea M, Takayama K, Chong ML, Crisci E, Larsson M, Azwa I, Kamarulzaman A, Leong KH, Woo YL, Rajasuriar R. HIV/Human herpesvirus co-infections: impact on tryptophan-kynurenine pathway and immune reconstitution. PlosOne 2017; 12 (10): e186000.
  24. Azanan MS, Abdullah NK, Chua LL, Lum SH, Abdul Ghafar SS, Kamarulzaman A, Kamaruzzaman S, Lewin SR, Woo YL, Ariffin H, Rajasuriar R. Immunity in young adult survivors of childhood leukemia is more similar to elderly rather than age-matched controls: Role of cytomegalovirus (CMV). Eur J Immunol 2016 (epub ahead of print).
  25. Leng CY, Low HC, Chua LL, Chong MK, Sulaiman H, Azwa I, Roberts JM, Kamarulzaman A, Rajasuriar R, Woo YL. HPV16 and 52 E6-Specific Immunity in HIV-Infected Adults on Combination Antiretroviral Therapy (cART). HIV Med 2016 (epub ahead of print).
  26. McStea M, McGeechan K, Kamaruzzaman S, Rajasuriar R, Tan MP. Defining Metabolic Syndrome and Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in a Poly-pharmaceutical Population. J Postgrad Med 2016 (epub ahead of print).
  27. Rajasuriar R, Wright E, Lewin SR. Impact of antiretroviral (ART) timing on chronic immune activation/inflammation and end-organ damage. Curr Opin HIV AIDS 2015 (accepted).
  28. Rajasuriar R, Yong YK, Nadarajah R, Abdullah NK, Spelman T, Yuhana YM, Ponampalavanar S, Kamarulzaman A, Lewin SR. The CD14 C-260T single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) modulates monocyte/macrophage activation in treated HIV-infected individuals. J Transl Med 2015 (accepted)
  29. Crane M, Avihingsanon A, Rajasuriar R, Velayudham P, Iser D, Solomon A, Sebolao B, Tran A, Matthews G, Cameron P, Tangkitnanich P, Dore G, Ruxrungtham K, Lewin SR. LPS, immune activation and liver abnormalities in HIV-HBV co-infected individuals on HBV-active combination antiretroviral therapy. J Infect Dis 2014 (accepted).
  30. Hearps AC, Martin GE, Rajasuriar R, Crowe SM. Inflammatory Co-morbidities in HIV+ Individuals: Learning Lessons from Health Ageing. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2014 (accepted).
  31. Ong WM, Che Zuraini S, Wan Azman WA, Rajasuriar R. Utilization of beta blockers post-myocardial infarction. Med J Malaysia 2013; 68(1):58-63.
  32. Rajasuriar R, Khoury G, Kamarulzaman A, French MA, Cameron PU, Lewin SR. Persistent immune activation in chronic HIV infection: do any interventions work? AIDS (accepted).
  33. Anraku I, Rajasuriar R, Dobbin C, Brown R, Lewin SR, Suhrbier A. (2012) Circulating Heat Shock Protein 60 Levels Are Elevated in HIV Patients and Are Reduced by Anti-retroviral Therapy. Plos ONE 7(9): e45291. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045291
  34. Hooker D, Mobarok M, Anderson J, Rajasuriar R, Lachlan G, Ellett A, Lewin SR, Gorry P, Cherry C. A new way of measuring apoptosis by absolute quantitation of inter-nucleosomally fragmented genomic DNA. Nucleic Acids Res April 28 2012 doi:10.1093/nar/gks334 [Epub ahead of print].
  35. Lichtfuss G, Cheng WJ, Farsakoglu Y, Paukovics G,Rajasuriar R,Velayudham P, Kramski M,Hearps A,Cameron PU, Lewin SR,Crowe SM and Jaworowski A. Virologically Suppressed HIV Patients Show Activation of NK Cells and Persistent Innate Immune Activation. J Immunol 1200458; published ahead of print June 27, 2012, doi:10.4049/jimmunol.1200458
  36. Rajasuriar R, Booth DR, Gouillou M, Spelman T, James I, Solomon A, Chua K, Deeks S, Bangsberg D, Muzoora C, Cameron P, Hunt P, Martin J, Lewin SR. The role of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the alpha chain of the interleukin-7 receptor (IL-7R gene in CD4+ T-cell recovery in HIV-infected African patients receiving suppressive combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Genes and Immunity 2012 Jan; 13(1) 83- 93.
  37. Fernandez S, Tanaskovic S, Helbig K, Rajasuriar R, Kramski M, Murray JM, Beard M, Purcell D, Lewin SR, Price P, French MA. CD4+ T-cell deficiency in HIV patients responding to antiretroviral therapy is associated with increased expression of interferon- stimulated genes in CD4+ T-cells. J Infect Dis 2011; 204(12):1927-35.
  38. Khoury G, Rajasuriar R, Cameron PU, Lewin SR. The role of na T-cells in HIV-1 pathogenesis: An emerging key player. Clin Immunol 2011; 141(3):253-67.
  39. Kramski, M, A.J. Gaeguta AJ, Lichtfuss GF, Rajasuriar R, Crowe SM, French M, Lewin SR, Center RJ, Purcell DFJ. (2011) A novel sensitive real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of 16S rDNA in the plasma of HIV infected patients as marker for bacterial translocation. J. Clin. Microbiol. published ahead of print on 3 August 2011, doi:10.1128/JCM.01018-11
  40. Lichtfuss G, Hoy J, Rajasuriar R, Kramski M, Crowe S, Lewin S. Biomarkers of immune dysfunction following combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection. Biomarkers in Medicine 2011 Apr; 5(2): 171-186.
  41. Lim, A., Amini, A., D'Orsogna, L., Rajasuriar, R., Kramski, M., Lewin, S., Purcell, D., Price, P. and French, M. Antibody and B cell responses may control circulating lipopolysaccharide in patients with HIV infection. AIDS 2011; 25(11): 1379-1383.
  42. Rajasuriar, R., Gouillou, M., Spelman, T., Read, T., Hoy, J., Law, M., Cameron, P. U., Petoumenos, K. and Lewin, S. R. (2011). Clinical Predictors of Immune Reconstitution following Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients from the Australian HIV Observational Database. PlosOne 6(6) e20713.
  43. Rajasuriar R, Booth D, Solomon A, Chua K, Spelman T, Gouillou M, Schlub T, Davenport M, Crowe S, Elliott J, Hoy J, Fairley C, Stewart G, Cameron P, Lewin S. Biological Determinants of immune reconstitution in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy: the role of IL-7/IL-7R nd microbial translocation. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2010; 202(8): 1254-64.
  44. Rajasuriar R, Awang R, Hashim SH, Rahmat HRH. Profile of Poisoning Admissions in Malaysia. Human & Experimental Toxicology 2007;26(2): 73-81
  45. Rajasuriar R , Abdul Aziz N, Dhanoa A, Hassan JH, Lim CH, Hassan Y. Microbial Resistance Pattern in the General Intensive Care Unit in Penang General Hospital. Malaysian Journal of Pharmacy 2006;1(5):203-215.
Chapter in Books
  1. Cameron P and Rajasuriar R. 2010. Abacavir. In Crowe S, Mills J, Grayson L (ed). Kucers Use of Antibiotics, 6th edition, London: Hodder-Arnold.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2006 - 2007, Infectious Disease Research Fund, UMMC
    Community Pharmacists Involvement in HIV/AIDS Preventive Initiatives ( PROJECT LEADER)
  2. 2005 - 2006, Short Term Research Fund (Vote F)(PJP)
    Availability of Antidotes in Government Hospital Pharmacies in Malaysia. ( PROJECT LEADER)

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Capacity Development for Hiv and Mental Health Research in Asia (Chimera), The Foundation for AIDS Research, Project Leader/Lead Consultant
    01 Sep 2020 - 30 Apr 2024 (International)

PAPER PRESENTED

PLENARY SPEAKER
  1. Aging with HIV, Australasian HIV & AIDS Conference, Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine (International) (06 Nov 2017 - 08 Nov 2017)
  2. Aging in the context of HIV, 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on AIDS and Co-infections (APACC), 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on AIDS & Co-infectons (International) (01 Jun 2017 - 03 Jun 2017)
  3. The evolving care needs of people living with HIV, 50th Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society Seminar, Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (National) (12 May 2017 - 14 May 2017)
  4. Aging Complications in HIV, National HIV Treatment Update 2016, Malaysian Society for HIV Medicine (National) (24 Sep 2016 - 25 Sep 2016)
INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Aging and mental health in the context of HIV, TREAT Asian Network meeting, TREAT Asia (International) (12 Oct 2017 - 13 Sep 2017)
  2. Pharmacist Scientist- building a professional research career, Sabah Research Day, Clinical Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Sabah (National) (13 Sep 2017 - 14 Sep 2017)
  3. Multi-parameter Flow Cytometry in translational research, Th BD Horizon Seminar on New Insights for Multicolor Panel Design in Flow Cytometry, Becton Dickinson BD/BMS Malaysia (University) (06 Aug 2015 - 06 Aug 2015)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Prevalence of sarcopenia and associated risk factors among HIV-infected individuals receiving suppressive antiretroviral therapy, 2017 Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-infection Conference, Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-infection Conference (International) (01 Jun 2017 - 03 Jun 2017)
  2. Metabolic Syndrome among Malaysian HIV-Infected Patients: Preliminary Results from the HIV & Ageing Cohort. , Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-infection Conference, 17-19 May 2016, Hong Kong, China., Asia Pacific AIDS & Co-infection Conference (International) (17 May 2016 - 19 May 2016)
  3. Polypharmacy and risk factors among urban community dwelling elderly in Malaysia. , Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society-Pharmacy Scientific Conference (MPS-PSC), Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (National) (13 Nov 2015 - 15 Nov 2015)
  4. Polypharmacy and risk factors among older HIV-infected individuals in University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society-Pharmacy Scientific Conference (MPS-PSC), Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (National) (13 Nov 2015 - 15 Nov 2015)
  5. Prevalence of frailty and sarcopenia among elderly urban community dwellers in Malaysia. , 10th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics - Asia/Oceania 2015 Congress, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (International) (19 Oct 2015 - 22 Oct 2015)
  6. AN IMMUNE PHENOTYPE OF AGING IN YOUNG ADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILDHOOD ACUTE LYMPHOLASTIC LEUKEMIA (ALL), 14th International Conference on Long-term Complications of Treatment of Children and Adolescents for Cancer, St Jude's Childrens Research Hospital (International) (10 Jun 2015 - 13 Jun 2015)
  7. HiACT: HIV immune activation and the loss of signaling in NK cells. , 6th Annual Australian Centre for HIV & Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH2), Australian Centre for HIV & Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH2) (International) (23 Jun 2010 - 25 Jun 2010)
  8. LPS, immune activation and liver disease in HIV-HBV co-infection., 6th Annual Australian Centre for HIV & Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH2), Australian Centre for HIV & Hepatitis Virology Research (International) (23 Jun 2010 - 25 Jun 2010)
  9. Biological Determinants of Immune Reconstitution Following Highly-Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). , 21st Annual Conference of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine (ASHM), Australasian Society for HIV Medicine  (International) (09 Sep 2009 - 11 Sep 2009)
  10. Determinants of Immune Reconstitution Following Long-term Highly-Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), 4th Annual Australian Centre for HIV & Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH2),, Australian Centre for HIV & Hepatitis Virology Research (ACH2) (International) (05 Jun 2008 - 07 Jun 2008)
  11. Patient Characteristics for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections Among Hospitalized Patients in University Malaya Medical Cantre (UMMC). , Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society-Pharmacy Scientific Conference,, Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (National) (11 Nov 2005 - 13 Nov 2005)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. CRACC-ing the code of T cell senescence, Biology of Aging Scientific Conference, A*STAR and National University Health System (NUHS) (International) (14 Nov 2017 - 16 Nov 2017)
  2. The relationship between IL-7R polymorphisms and MAIT cell dysfunction in treated HIV-1 infection, 10 International Workshop on CD1-MR1 2017, 10 International Workshop on CD1-MR1 2017 (International) (03 Nov 2017 - 07 Nov 2017)
  3. Deep immune-phenotyping of human T cells reveals specific signature of chronic infections and aging , Singapore Infectious Diseases Conference 2017, Singapore Infectious Diseases Conference (International) (24 Aug 2017 - 26 Aug 2017)
  4. Tim-3 regulates functions of memory-like NKG2C+CD57+ Natural Killer cell during viral infections, Singapore International Infectious Diseases Conference 2017, Singapore International Infectious Diseases Conference (International) (24 Aug 2017 - 26 Aug 2017)
  5. Detecting Mild HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders in Multi-ethnic Malaysia., 9th IAS Conference in HIV Science (IAS 2017), International AIDS Society (International) (23 Jul 2017 - 26 Jul 2017)
  6. Reduced microbial diversity in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia is associated with increased immune activation, Keystone Symposia Microbiome in Health and Disease, Keystone Symposia (International) (05 Feb 2017 - 09 Feb 2017)
  7. Prevalence of reduced bone mineral density in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected compared to uninfected individuals: Preliminary results. , 2016 National HIV Treatment Update, Malaysian Society of HIV Medicine (National) (24 Sep 2016 - 25 Sep 2016)
  8. HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) among HIV-infected individuals in Malaysia: A cross-sectional study., 2016 National HIV Treatment Update, Malaysian Society of HIV Medicine (National) (24 Sep 2016 - 25 Sep 2016)
  9. Prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress and their association with social engagement among HIV-infected individuals. , 2016 National HIV Treatment Update, Malaysian Society for HIV Medicine (National) (24 Sep 2016 - 25 Sep 2016)
  10. Sarcopenia in HIV-infected is more prevalent than HIV-uninfected., 2016 National HIV Treatment Update, Malaysian Society of HIV Medicine (National) (24 Sep 2016 - 25 Sep 2016)
  11. High prevalence of geriatric syndromes in young treated HIV-infected individuals., 21st International AIDS Conference,, International AIDS Society (International) (18 Jul 2016 - 22 Jul 2016)
  12. Prevalence of osteoporosis in men and women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus compared to healthy community dwelling men and women: Preliminary results. , Asia Pacific Primary Care Research Conference, Malaysian Primary Care Research Group (Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia), Family Medicine Specialists Association of Malaysia  (International) (04 Dec 2015 - 06 Dec 2015)
  13. Role of CMV in immunological Aging in Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Leukemia., Biology of Ageing Conference, A*STAR (International) (22 Oct 2015 - 24 Oct 2015)
  14. The prevalence and risk factors for human herpesvirus (HHV) in treated HIV-infected individuals in University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia, International Scientific Symposium - Institut Pasteur International Network, Institut Pasteur (International) (14 Oct 2015 - 16 Oct 2017)
  15. Prevalence, risk factors and clinical manifestation of cryptococcal antigenemia among HIV-infected individuals in University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC)., 3rd National AIDS Conference, Malaysian Society for HIV Medicine (MASHM)  (National) (11 Oct 2014 - 12 Oct 2014)
  16. Tenofovir-induced renal impairment: incidence and risk factors among HIV-infected individuals in University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). , 3rd National AIDS Conference, Malaysian Society for HIV Medicine (MASHM)  (National) (11 Oct 2014 - 12 Oct 2014)
  17. Adverse impact of tuberculosis co-infection on immune reconstitution in HIV-infected individuals on suppressive antiretroviral therapy, 3rd National AIDS Conference, Malaysian Society for HIV Medicine (MASHM)  (National) (11 Oct 2014 - 12 Oct 2014)
  18. The role of interleukin-7 receptor (IL-7R)- single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in long-term CD4 T-cell recovery among HIV-infected Asians, 20th International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society (International) (20 Jun 2014 - 25 Jul 2014)
  19. The role of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLR4 and CD14 genes on CD4 T-cell recovery in HIV infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy., 7th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, International AIDS Society (International) (30 Jun 2013 - 03 Jul 2013)
  20. Clinical implications of IL7-receptor genotype: from disease risk to disease management. , 2nd Immune Tolerance Conference 2011, . (International) (23 Oct 2011 - 25 Oct 2011)
  21. The role of IL-7R gene SNPs in CD4 T-cell recovery in HIV infected African patients receiving suppressive combination antiretroviral therapy (cART)., 6th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, International AIDS Society (International) (17 Jul 2011 - 20 Jul 2011)
  22. LPS, immune activation and liver disease in HIV-HBV co-infection and the effects of HBV-active HAART, 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2011), Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (International) (27 Feb 2011 - 02 Mar 2011)
  23. Immune Activation is Linked to the Loss of Signaling in CD8+ T-Cells. , 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2011), Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections  (International) (27 Feb 2011 - 02 Mar 2011)
  24. LPS, immune activation and liver disease in HIV-HBV co-infection and the effects of HBV-active HAART, 21st Conference of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL 2011), HIV-NAT (International) (17 Feb 2011 - 20 Feb 2011)
  25. Inflammation and immune activation associated with loss of NK cell ADCC signaling and function in HIV infection, 5th Australian Health & Medical Research Congress (AHMR), 5th Australian Health & Medical Research Congress (AHMR (International) (14 Nov 2010 - 18 Nov 2014)
  26. Circulating heat shock protein 10 and 60 levels in HIV patients decrease after anti-retroviral therapy, Brisbane Immunology Group (BIG) Annual Meeting, . (International) (01 Aug 2010 - 03 Aug 2010)
  27. Antibody and B cell responses may control circulating lipopolysaccharide in patients with HIV infection, XVIII International AIDS Conference (IAS), International AIDS Society (International) (18 Jul 2010 - 22 Jul 2010)
  28. Biological Determinants of Immune Reconstitution Following Long-term Highly-Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART). , 16th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2009), Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (International) (08 Feb 2009 - 11 Feb 2009)
  29. Use of Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in a Tertiary Care Hospital. , 6th MPS-Pharmacy Scientific Conference, Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society  (National) (08 Sep 2006 - 10 Sep 2006)
  30. Cost of Adherence and Non-adherence to Antibiotic Guidelines for Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in a Tertiary Care Hospital. , 6th MPS-Pharmacy Scientific Conference, Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (National) (08 Sep 2006 - 10 Sep 2006)
  31. An Assessment of Empiric Antibiotic Therapy of Hospital Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Malaysia, 6th MPS-Pharmacy Scientific Conference, Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (National) (08 Sep 2006 - 10 Sep 2006)
  32. A Review of Polymyxin Use for Treatment of Multi-Resistant Gram Negative Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital, 6th Asian Conference of Clinical Pharmacy, Asian Conference of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) (International) (06 Jul 2006 - 09 Jul 2006)
  33. A Review of Polymyxin Use for Treatment of Multi-Resistant Gram Negative Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital, 6th Asian Conference of Clinical Pharmacy, Asian Conference of Clinical Pharmacy (International) (06 Jul 2006 - 09 Jul 2006)
  34. Timing of Antibiotic Administration in Hospitalized Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Malaysia, 6th Asian Conference of Clinical Pharmacy, Asian Conference of Clinical Pharmacy (International) (06 Jul 2006 - 09 Jul 2006)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2017) Reviewer for the journal AIDS , (Reviewer)
  2. (2017) 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017), Paris France , (Reviewer)
  3. (2017) Reviewer for the journal AIDS , (Reviewer)
  4. (2017) Reviewer for the journal AIDS , (Reviewer)
  5. (2017) Chairperson and evaluator of candidature defence for the student Rahela Bt Ambaras Khan ( PhD) , (Evaluation panel member)
  6. (2017) Unravelling the mechanisms underlying the immunometabolic changes in GDM through an improved animal model , (External Examiner)
  7. (2016) 21st International AIDS Conference 2016, Durban South Africa , (Reviewer)
  8. (2016) Reviewer for the journal AIDS , (Reviewer)
  9. (2016) Reviewer for AIDS Research and Therapy , (Reviewer)
  10. (2015) BMC Research Notes , (Reviewer)
  11. (2015) European Journal of Clinical Immunology , (Reviewer)
  12. (2015) Mediators of Inflammation , (Reviewer)
  13. (2015) BMC immunology , (Reviewer)
  14. (2015) 17th International Congress of Infectious Diseases (ICID 2016), Hyderabad India , (Reviewer)
  15. (2015) 8th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention 2015 (IAS 2015), Vancouver, Canada , (Reviewer)
  16. (2014) p-53 N-terminal isoforms in the development of childhood embryonal cancers (Department of pediatrics, Oh Li Xian) , (Evaluation panel member)
  17. (2014) AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses , (Reviewer)
  18. (2014) 20th International AIDS Conference 2014 (AIDS 2014), Melbourne, Australia , (Reviewer)
  19. (2014) European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases , (Reviewer)
  20. (2014) 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) , (Reviewer)
  21. (2013) 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention 2013 (IAS 2013), Kuala Lumpur Malaysia , (Reviewer)
  22. (2012) Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes , (Reviewer)
  23. (2012) MPS-Pharmacy Scientific Conference 2012 , (Reviewer)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2018) Academic Exchange Program, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences , Kyushu University, Japan, International
  2. (2017) Planning and organising program content for the Basic and translational research track, AIDS 2018 , International AIDS Society
  3. (2017) Working group on Adult Mental Health and Neurocognitive Function in HIV, Therapeutics, Research, Education and AIDS Training (TREAT) Asia
  4. (2016) Research Fellow, Peter Doherty Institute for Infections and Immunity, University of Melbourne, International
  5. (2016) Organising workshop on digital droplet PCR , Bio-Rad Malaysia
  6. (2016) Developing collaborative research potential between researchers in UM and Clinical Research Centre, Ministry of Health, Jointly by UM and CRC
  7. (2014) Organising content and co-chairing for the Symposium on Serious non-AIDS events in HIV for the 20th International AIDS Conference, International AIDS Society
  8. (2012) Adjunct Lecturer, Monash University, International
  9. (2012) Organising content and speakers for the Pharmacy Scientific Conference 2012, Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society
  10. (2006) Organising content and speakers for the Pharmacy Scientific Conference 2006, Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society
  11. (2005) Organising content and speakers for the Pharmacy Scientific Conference 2005, Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society
  12. (2005) Organising content and speakers for the 5th Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy, Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy
  13. (2005) Weight Management Workshop- Training community and hospital pharmacist on how to deal with weight management issues among their patients, Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2018) The role of post-translational protein modifications in premature aging of people living with HIV, Yap Siew Hwei
  2. (2018) Mucositis in Adult Stem Cell Transplant - Factors modulating the incidence, severity, immune responses and microbiota in the Malaysian Population, WONG SHU PING
  3. (2015) Association Between Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis With Systemic Immune Activation, Inflammation and Pre-Mature Age-Related Comorbidities, CHUA LING LING
  4. (2014) Late Effects in Childhood Cancer Survivors: The Role of Thymopoiesis, Chronic Immune Activation and Inflammation., MOHAMAD SHAFIQ AZANAN
  5. (2013) Exploring Clinical and Biological Markers of Aging in HIV-Infected Individuals., SITI AZDIAH ABDUL AZIZ
Master
  1. (2020) HIV Diagnoses In Older Adults: Demographics, Risk Behaviours and Care Challenges, Wong Hoi Yee
  2. (2020) elucidating the role of gut microbiome in relation to the outcomes of patients with acute leukemias: a malaysian perspective, Najihah Hussein
  3. (2016) A STUDY OF GLUTATHIONE SUPPLEMENTATION EFFECT ON HUMAN BLOOD PRESSURE BY ELECTROLYTES CONCENTRATION LEVEL AND ITS PREDICTION PATTERN USING REGRESSION TECHNIQUE, NURUL FARHAH BINTI SHAMSUDDIN
  4. (2015) The role of human herpes virus (HHV) infections and persistent immune activation in ART treated HIV-infected individuals, YAP SIEW HWEI
  5. (2012) EXPLORING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN IL7R HAPLOTYPES AND CD4 T-CELLS RECOVERY IN MALAYSIANS HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS, Noor Kamila Abdullah
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2016) MANAGEMENT OF BONE DISEASE IN HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS
  2. (2016) ASSESSING THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG HIV INFECTED INDIVIDUALS COMPARED TO HIV UNINFECTED INDIVIDUALS
  3. (2014) Prevalence, risk factor and management of hyperlipidaemia among HIV-infected individuals receiving suppressive cART
  4. (2014) Polypharmacy and risk factors among elderly HIV infected individuals
  5. (2014) Polypharmacy and risk factors among community-dwelling elderly in multiethnic Malaysia
  6. (2014) Low CD4:CD8 ratio among HIV-infected individuals: Baseline risk factors and association with serious non-AIDS events
  7. (2013) Tenofovir-induced renal impairment in HIV patients: prevalence and risk factors
  8. (2013) Prevalence, risk factors and clinical manifestation of cryptococcal antigenemia among HIV-infected individuals
  9. (2013) Prevalence of serious non-AIDS events (SNAEs) among HIV-infected patients receiving cART
  10. (2012) The impact of pneumocystis jirovecii co-infections on clinical end-points in HIV-infected patients
  11. (2012) The impact of mycobacterium tuberculosis co-infections on clinical end-points in HIV-infected patients
  12. (2012) The impact of co-infection with fungal pathogens on clinical end-points in HIV-infected patients
  13. (2012) Clinical determinants of immune recovery following long-term suppressive cART