ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. TAN CHOO HOCK
Department of Pharmacology
Faculty of Medicine
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Choo Hock Tan (MBBS, PhD, MD) is based at the Venom Research and Toxicology Laboratory (Vetox Lab) of the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya. His research interests span a wide range of subjects in the field of venom toxinology, which include molecular and functional characterization of venoms, medical pharmacology of antivenom (production, kinetics and dynamics), “-omics” of venomous species and toxins in drug discovery. Choo Hock enjoys passionately his research activities, from collecting specimens in the wild to conducting experiments in his laboratory. He is also the supervisor and mentor to undergraduate and postgraduate students working on the various aspects of toxinology, and his team is in close collaboration with local and international researchers, who share a common aim of translating new knowledge into scientific application and medical practice. At present, their findings have been presented in many conferences and published in numerous academic journals and books. Choo Hock is also affiliated to several professional bodies, for instance, he serves as the Honorary Secretary for the Malaysian Society on Toxinology, and is a member of the WHO Snakebite Envenoming Roster of Experts. He is also a recipient of awards such as the Academic Training Fellowship from the Malaysian government and the International Award of Young Scientist from the Japanese Association of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Japan. Choo Hock’s other “non-venomous” research interests include problem-based learning, prescribing skills training and inter-professional learning in medical education. |
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An agonist of the CXCR4 receptor is therapeutic for the neuroparalysis induced by Bungarus snakes envenoming
King Cobra and snakebite envenomation: on the natural history, human-snake relationship and medical importance of Ophiophagus hannah
A collective statement in support of saving pangolins
Snake Venomics: Fundamentals, Recent Updates, and a Look to the Next Decade
Snakebite in Southeast Asia. Envenomation and Clinical Management
To change or not to change - Moving from traditional teaching to problem-based learning at University Malaya medical school.
A Protein Decomplexation Strategy in Snake Venom Proteomics
Functional Application of Snake Venom Proteomics in In Vivo Antivenom Assessmen
Venomics of Hydrophis schistosus, the beaked sea snake: a simple toxin arsenal cross-neutralised by two heterologous antivenoms.
Filling the Gap: From pharmacology lectures to bedside prescribing
Pathway Analysis of differently expressed genes in heart of rat injected with lethal dose of naja sputatrix (Malayan cobra) snake venom.