Curriculum Vitae

ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. LOW VAN LUN

Associate Professor
  • Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre
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BIOGRAPHY

Lucas Low VL received his bachelor’ degree in Biodiversity Management with first-class honours from the Universiti Malaysia Terengganu in 2010. He then earned his PhD with ‘distinction thesis’ from the University of Malaya (UM) in 2013, for his studies on the molecular and biochemical basis of insecticide resistance in medically important group of mosquitoes. Currently, he is an associate professor at Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), a Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) in Malaysia.

His current research interests include insect vectors of medical-veterinary importance such as mosquitoes, flies, ticks, fleas, lice and mites; and their associated infectious disease agents. In his scientific career, he has been fortunate to work under the mentorship of the world-renowned black fly taxonomist, Prof. Emeritus Dr. Hiroyuki Takaoka for the discovery of new species and taxonomic classification of black flies in the Oriental region. At present, he owned taxonomic authorities for 11 new species of black flies discovered in Southeast Asia. In recognition of his research excellence in vector-borne diseases, and significant advancement in molecular phylogenetics and systematics of black flies, two new species of black flies Simulium vanluni from Malaysia, and Simulium lowi from Vietnam were named after him in 2017. In March 2020, he organized and chaired the 3rd Asian Simuliidae Symposium which was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

His expertise in the field of insecticide resistance is recognized by the Malaysian Ministry of Health. He has been appointed as a member of the Technical Working Committee for Insecticide Resistance, which aims to provide mitigation plans against insecticide resistance issue throughout the country. He was also appointed as a consultant for testing commercial mosquito repellent products in a private company.

His reputation has convinced local and international funders, with the awarding of 19 research grants to him with a value of at least RM3 million. Notably, he is the principal investigator for the Tick Cell Biobank Asia Outpost project funded by the prestigious research foundation, Wellcome Trust (2022-2026). The Asia Outpost (the only one in Asia) provides insect cell line resources and training to fellow researchers in Asia. His role is important in increasing regional capacity in the implementation of research in tick-borne diseases. He is also the principal investigator of the black fly DNA barcode project in Southeast Asia funded by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Denmark (2021-2023). His role is to establish and strengthen black fly biodiversity information facilities and increase the capacity of researchers in Asia in accessing data needed for biodiversity management.

He has strong research networks in both local and international institutions and has authored more than 160 articles in ISI-indexed journals. He has been a reviewer of several world-leading scientific journals. He is an Associate Editor of Tropical Biomedicine and a Section Editor of Parasitology Research, both of which are the WoS indexed journals. He is an active member of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM). Currently, he serves as the President for the society. 

He shows high commitment in educational activities, as well social responsibility in increasing the level of public awareness of vector-borne diseases. He is involved in various talks to raise awareness among students, Orang Asli, pet owners and the general public at disease outbreak areas. He is also a facilitator in the development of national biosafety and biosecurity policies and guidelines. Since 2018, 3 Masters and 7 PhD students have successfully completed their studies under his supervision. A total of 3 Masters and 5 PhD students are still under his supervision.

He was a recipient for Certificate of Excellent Service in 2018, and Excellence Service Award in 2019, UM. He was also a Nadchatram Medal 2020 recipient for his outstanding research in the field of parasitology and tropical medicine.

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES
    Parasites, Bacteria, Viruses
  • PESTICIDE TOXICOLOGY
    Metabolic detoxification, Target site alteration
  • MOLECULAR GENETICS
    Genotyping, DNA Barcoding, Phylogeography, Systematics, Evolution
  • PARASITOLOGY
    Ectoparasites, Protozoa, Helminths
  • ENTOMOLOGY
    Mosquitoes, Biting Flies

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PhD (Vector Molecular Biology and Biochemistry), (Conservation Material)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • B.Applied Science, (Sains Gunaan)
    Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Head of Unit
    01 Mar 2021 - 31 Dec 2023 (Department)
  • Programme Coordinator
    04 Feb 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 (Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre, Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre)
  • Acting Director
    20 Dec 2021 - 31 Dec 2021 (Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre, Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre)
  • Chairman of 3rd Asian Simuliidae Symposium
    11 Mar 2020 - 12 Mar 2020 (International)
  • Deputy Chairman of Mosquito Ovitrap Workshop
    20 Sep 2019 - 20 Sep 2019 (National)
  • Organizing Committee for Scientific Seminar "A fresh look at dengue - Beyond war against Aedes"
    21 Aug 2019 - 21 Aug 2019 (Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation))
  • Organizing committee for Recollection of Nipah Virus Encephalitis Outbreak: 20 Years After, A Photography Exhibition
    16 Jan 2019 - 30 Apr 2019 (University Malaya)
  • Valuation Committee Member
    27 Feb 2019 - 27 Apr 2019 (Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation))
  • Session Chairperson for The 55th Annual Scientific Conference of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
    14 Mar 2019 - 14 Mar 2019 (National)
  • Chairperson for the Rodent Workshop From Field Works to Databases: Sharing Protocols, Knowledge and Data
    12 Mar 2019 - 12 Mar 2019 (International)
  • Working Group for University of Malaya Centre of Excellence
    23 Oct 2017 - 22 Oct 2018 (Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation))
  • Curriculum Development for Master of Safe Science and Master of Vaccinology
    09 Aug 2017 - 09 Aug 2018 (Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation))
  • Session Chairperson for The 54th Annual Scientific Conference of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
    15 Mar 2018 - 15 Mar 2018 (National)
  • Programme Facilitator for Vaccine Luncheon Talk
    30 Jan 2018 - 30 Jan 2018 (National)
  • Approval Committee for KW Amanah Fund
    02 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017 (Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation))
  • Organizing Committee for Biorisk Management Training Program 2017
    30 Oct 2017 - 02 Nov 2017 (Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation))
  • Session Chairperson for International Conference of the 50th Anniversary of Ulu Gombak Field Study Centre
    24 Oct 2016 - 24 Oct 2016 (International)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • LIFE MEMBER OF MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF PARASITOLOGY AND TROPICAL MEDICINE, MEMBER
    Since 2024 (National)
  • VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE 59TH MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF PARASITOLOGY AND TROPICAL MEDICINE (MSPTM) COUNCIL 2022/2023, VICE PRESIDENT
    2022 to 2024 (National)
  • SUBJECT EDITOR OF PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
    2022 to 2024 (International)
  • TROPICAL BIOMEDICINE, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
    2018 to 2022 (International)
  • MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF PARASITOLOGY AND TROPICAL MEDICINE, COMMITTEE MEMBER
    2018 to 2021 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF PARASITOLOGY AND TROPICAL MEDICINE, ORDINARY MEMBER
    2013 to 2021 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN SCIENTIFIC ASSOCIATION, OTHERS
    2019 to 2020 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF PARASITOLOGY AND TROPICAL MEDICINE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY
    2019 to 2020 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • MyOHUN Travel Grant for Participation at the Eighth International Meeting on Emerging Diseases and Surveillance (IMED) 2021
    Malaysia One Health University Network (MyOHUN), 2021 (National)
  • Nadchatram Medal 2020
    Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, 2021 (National)
  • Student Best Oral Presentation (Second Prize)
    Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, 2020 (National)
  • Student Best Oral Presentation (First Prize)
    Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, 2020 (National)
  • Second Runner-Up, Student Oral Presentation, 24th Biological Sciences Graduate Congress
    University of Malaya, 2019 (International)
  • Best Presentation Award
    International Conference of Universiti Malaya Academia-Coummunity Engagement (UMACE) 2019, 2019 (University)
  • 2nd Asia Pacific Rickettsia Conference Travel Award
    United States Of America Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 2019 (International)
  • Student Best Oral Presentation
    SBS Postgraduate Conference 2019, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2019 (National)
  • Good Clinical Practice
    National Committee for Clinical Research, 2019 (National)
  • EXCELLENCE SERVICE AWARD
    University of Malaya, 2019 (University)
  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2018 (University)
  • Second Prize, Student Poster Presentation, Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM) Mid-Year Seminar in Honour of Professor Mak Joon Wah
    International Medical University, 2018 (National)
  • 9th Tick and Tick-borne Pathogen Conference & 1st Asia Pacific Rickettsia Conference Travel Award
    United States of America Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 2017 (International)
  • Patronym: Simulium (Simulium) lowi, a new black fly species in Vietnam
    Zootaxa, 2017 (International)
  • Patronym: Simulium (Simulium) vanluni, a new black fly species in Malaysia
    Acta Tropica, 2017 (International)
  • World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology Travel Scholarship
    24th International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, Australia, 2013 (International)
  • Best Poster Presenter
    8th Malaysia Indonesia Brunei Medical Sciences Conference, Universitas Indonesia, 2013 (International)
  • Best Poster Presenter
    2nd International Symposium on Zoonoses and Emerging Infectious Diseases: Zoonoses Environment and Wildlife Ecological Dynamics, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 2011 (National)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Adler PH, Low VL, Tan TK, Takaoka H & Otsuka Y. (2024) Genetic relationships of three species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Taiwan. Acta Tropica 259: 107399.
  2. Amelia-Yap ZH, Azman AS, Hassandarvish P, Loong SK, Vinnie-Siow WY, Tan TK, AbuBakar S & Low VL. (2024) Potential induction of apoptosis and acetylcholinesterase inhibition in Aedes mosquitoes by Streptomyces-derived ethyl acetate extract. Tropical Biomedicine (Accepted)
  3. Hew YX, Ya'cob Z, Chen CD, Lau KW, Sofian-Azirun M, Muhammad-Rasul AH, Putt QY, Tan TK, Hadi UK, Suana IW, Takaoka H & Low VL. (2024) Co-occurrence of dual lineages within Simulium (Gomphostilbia) atratum De Meijere in the Indonesian Archipelago along Wallace's Line. Acta Tropica 250: 107097.
  4. Izwan-Anas N, Halim MRA, Low VL, Adler PH & Ya'cob Z. (2024) Wild-caught adult black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from various ecological landscapes in Malaysia. Acta Tropica. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2024.107374
  5. Izwan-Anas N, Ya’cob Z, Low VL, Lourdes EY, Teoh BT, Mansor MS, Ramli R, Pramual P, Adler PH, Takaoka H & AbuBakar S. (2024) First blood-meal record of Simulium asakoae (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Malaysia, with notes on its distribution in Asia and status as a potential vector. Tropical Biomedicine 41: 251-256.
  6. Kazim AR , Heo CC, Shahrizal S, Er YS , Houssaini J, Veit A, Muntau B, Tappe D, Muslim A & Low VL. (2024) A distinct Borrelia clade within the relapsing fever group from cat-infesting Haemaphysalis semermis Neumann 1901 (Acari: Ixodidae). Veterinary Research Communications (Accepted).
  7. Kazim AR, Low VL, Houssaini J, Tappe D & Heo CC. (2024) Molecular screening of Babesia, Hepatozoon, and Theileria (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting farm ruminants in Peninsular Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine (Accepted)
  8. Kazim AR, Low VL, Houssaini J, Tappe D & Heo CC. (2024) Tick-associated Trypanosoma species (Apicomplexa: Kinetoplastida) from cattle ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Peninsular Malaysia. Acta Tropica 259: 107383.
  9. Kazim AR, Low VL, Houssaini J, Tappe D & Heo CC. (2024) Ticks and tick-borne pathogens in ruminant farms of Peninsular Malaysia: first molecular evidence of Borrelia theileri in Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports (Accepted)
  10. Noorhidayah M, Azrizal-Wahid N, Low VL & Yusoff N-R .(2024) Genetic diversity and phylogeographic patterns of the peacock jewel-damselfly, Rhinocypha fenestrella (Rambur, 1842). PLoS ONE 19(4): e0301392.
  11. Udin ASM, Uni S, Rodrigues J, Martin C, Junker K, Agatsuma T, Low VL, Saijuntha W, Omar, Zainuri NA, Fukuda M, Matsubayashi M, Kimura D, Takaoka H & Ramli R. (2024) Redescription, molecular characterisation and Wolbachia endosymbionts of Mansonella (Tupainema) dunni (Mullin and Orihel, 1972) (Spirurida: Onchocercidae) from the common treeshrew Tupaia glis Diard & Duvaucel (Mammalia: Scandentia) in Peninsular Malaysia. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases 5: 100154.
  12. Yean S, Prasetyo DB, Marcombe S, Hadi UK, Kazim AR, Tiawsirisup S, Chinh VD, Matsuno K, Low VL, Bonnet S, Boulanger N, Lam TT, Abdad MY, Herbreteau V, Chavatte JM, Sum S, Ren T, Sakuntabhai A, Maquart PO, Rakotonirina A, Boyer S. (2024) Challenges for ticks and tick-borne diseases research in Southeast Asia: Insight from the first international symposium in Cambodia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 18(7):e0012269.
  13. Zaini NA, Low VL, Gebrelassie SS, Ismail SS, Mahmud MH, Houssaini J, Lee WY, Tomberlin JK & Heo CC. (2024) Arthropods, nematodes, fungi, and bacteria associated with penguin carrion in Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica. Polar Biology 47: 41-52.
  14. Zaini NA, Siti Sofo Ismail SS, Low VL, Mahmud MH, Houssaini J, Lee WY & Heo CC. (2024) Soil chemical properties associated with penguin carrion in Barton Peninsula, King George Island, Antarctica. Polar Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-024-03264-7
  15. Amelia-Yap ZH, Low VL, Saeung A, Ng FL, Chen CD, Hassandarvish P, Tan GYA, AbuBakar S & Azman AS. (2023) Insecticidal activities of Streptomyces sp. KSF103 ethyl acetate extract against medically important mosquitoes and non-target organisms. Scientific Reports 13: 4.
  16. Elia-Amira NMR, Chen CD, Low VL, Lau KW, Haziqah-Rashid A, Amelia-Yap ZH, Chew FP & Sofian-Azirun M. (2023) Economic Status as the Predictor of Dengue Awareness among Local Residents of Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Integrated Pest Management (Accepted)
  17. Hew YX, Ya'cob Z, Adler PH, Chen CD, Lau KW, Sofian-Azirun M, Muhammad-Rasul AH, Putt QY, Izwan-Anas N, Hadi UK, Suana IW, Takaoka H & Low VL. (2023) DNA barcoding of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Indonesia. Parasites & Vectors 16: 248.
  18. Ivorra T, Rahimi R, Goh TG, Azmiera N, Nur-Aliah NA, Low VL & Heo CC. (2023) First record of Diamesus osculans (Vigors, 1825) (Coleoptera: Silphidae) colonization on a human corpse. International Journal of Legal Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-023-03023-z
  19. Izwan-Anas N, Low VL, Ya’cob Z, Lourdes EY, Halim MRA, Sofian-Azirun M, Takaoka H & Adler PH. (2023) DNA barcodes and species boundaries of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Malaysia. Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny (Accepted)
  20. Jeyaprakasam NK, Low VL, Pramasivan S, Liew JWK, Wan-Sulaiman WY & Vythilingam I. (2023) High transmission efficiency of the simian malaria vectors and population expansion of their parasites Plasmodium cynomolgi and Plasmodium inui. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases (Accepted)
  21. Kazim AR, Low VL, Subramaniam, Houssaini J, Tappe D & Heo CC. (2023) A checklist of the tick of vultures, with the first record of the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus linnaei (Acari: Ixodidae) from the Indian vulture, Gyps indicus (Falconiformes: Accipitridae). Systematic and Applied Acarology 28: 912-930.
  22. Kurahashi H, Low VL & Heo CC. (2023) A new species of Dichaetomyia from Peninsular Malaysia, with the revised key to the known species (Diptera: Muscidae). Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 29: 162-167.
  23. Lourdes EY, Low VL, Izwan-Anas N, Dawood MM, Sofian-Azirun M, Takaoka H & Ya' cob Z. (2023) Occurrence of five distinct clades of mermithid nematodes (Nematoda: Mermithidae) infecting black fly larvae (Diptera: Simuliidae) in tropical streams in Malaysia. Parasitology International (Accepted)
  24. Nasir DM, Su S, Low VL, Mohamed Z & Norma-Rashid Y. (2023) DNA barcodes of tetragnathid spiders (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) in Malaysia. Pakistan Journal of Zoology 55: 881-891.
  25. Pramasivan S, Low VL, Jeyaprakasam NK, Liew JWK, Ngui R & Vythilingam I. (2023) Cryptic diversity and demographic expansion of Plasmodium knowlesi malaria vectors in Malaysia. Genes 14: 1369.
  26. Pramasivan S, Ngui R, Jeyaprakasam NK, Low VL, Liew JWK, & Vythilingam I. (2023) Spatial analyses of Plasmodium knowlesi vectors with reference to control interventions in Malaysia. Parasites & Vectors (Accepted)
  27. Putt QY, Ya'cob Z, Adler PH, Chen CD, Hew YX, Izwan-Anas N, Lau KW, Sofian-Azirun M, Pham XD, Takaoka H & Low VL. (2023) From bites to barcodes: uncovering the hidden diversity of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Vietnam. Parasites & Vectors 16: 266.
  28. Singh S, Yong SK, Rahimi R, Singh MKC, Low VL, Pittino R. & Heo CC. (2023) First observation of Afromorgus chinensis (boheman, 1858) (Coleoptera: Trogidae) on a rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L., 1758) carcass and its implications in forensic entomology. Tropical Biomedicine (Acccepted)
  29. Takaoka H, Otsuka Y, Fukuda M, Low VL & Ya cob Z. (2023) Morphological and genetic analyses of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) okinawense Takaoka and S. (G.) tokarense Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the Nansei Islands, Japan: redescription and transfer from the S. ceylonicum species-group to the S. asakoae species-group. Tropical Biomedicine (Accepted)
  30. Takaoka H, Otsuka Y, Fukuda M, Low VL & Ya cob Z. (2023) Morphological redescription of Simulium takahasii (Rubtsov), the first species of the subgenus Wilhelmia Enderlein (Diptera: Simuliidae) recognized in East Asia. Tropical Biomedicine (Accepted)
  31. Tan KS, Azman AS, Hassandarvish P, Amelia-Yap ZH, Tan TK, & Low VL. (2023) Protein profiling of Aedes aegypti treated with Streptomyces sp. KSF103 ethyl acetate extract reveals potential insecticidal targets and metabolic pathways. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24: 12398.
  32. Amelia-Yap ZH, Azman AS, AbuBakar S & Low VL. (2022) Streptomyces derivatives as an insecticide: Current perspectives, challenges and future research needs for mosquito control. Acta Tropica 229: 106381.
  33. Azratul-Hizayu T, Chen CD, Lau KW, Azrizal-Wahid N, Tan TK, Lim YAL, Sofian-Azirun M & Low VL. (2022) Phenotypic profile of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) exposed to pyrethroid-based mat vaporizers and underlying detoxification mechanisms: A statewide report in Selangor, Malaysia. Parasitology International 86: 102483.
  34. Azrizal-Wahid N, Sofian-Azirun M, Low VL, Chen CD & Shohaimi S. (2022) Cat owners' perceptions toward flea infestation and flea-borne diseases: Impact for public health and community awareness. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science 25: 1-17.
  35. Elia-Amira NMR, Chen CD, Low VL, Lau KW, Haziqah-Rashid A, Amelia-Yap ZH, Lee HL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2022) Statewide efficacy assessment of insect growth regulators against Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Sabah, Malaysia: An alternative control strategy? Journal of Medical Entomology 59: 301-307.
  36. Jeyaprakasam NK, Low VL, Liew JWK, Pramasivan S, Wan-Sulaiman WY, Saeung A & Vythilingam I. (2022) Blood meal analysis of Anopheles vectors of simian malaria based on laboratory and field studies. Scientific Reports 12: 354.
  37. Kazim AR, Low VL, Tappe D, Houssaini J & Heo CC. (2022) Rhipicephalus annulatus, R. australis or R. microplus? Discordance between morphological and genetic data among three cattle tick species. Experimental and Applied Acarology 87: 119 131.
  38. Kazim AR, Low VL, Tappe D, Houssaini J & Heo CC. (2022) Morphological abnormalities and multiple mitochondrial clades of Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides Supino, 1897 (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Experimental and Applied Acarology 87: 133 141.
  39. Lau KW, Low VL, Chen CD & Sofian-Azirun M. (2022) Genetic diversity of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Sarawak, Malaysia and other regions of the world. Journal of Applied Entomology 146: 615-625.
  40. Lourdes EY, Ya cob Z, Low VL, Izwan-Anas N, Mansor MS, Dawood MM, Takaoka H & Adler PH. (2022) Natural infections and distributions of parasitic mermithids (Nematoda: Mermithidae) infecting larval black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in tropical streams of Malaysia. Acta Tropica (Accepted)
  41. Low VL, Azhar SS, Tan TK, Bathmanaban P, AbuBakar S, Chandrawathani P, Nizamuddin HNQ, Hanim MSF, Akma NH, Norlizan MN & Yvonne Ai Lian Lim. (2022) First report of Rickettsia asembonensis in small ruminants. Veterinary Research Communications 46: 979-983.
  42. Low VL, Tan TK, Tohiran KA, Lim YAL, AbuBakar S & Nasir DM. (2022) A novel clade of bat-associated Bartonella detected in the bat fly Leptocyclopodia ferrari (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) parasitizing Cynopterus brachyotis (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Veterinary Microbiology 264: 109284.
  43. Misbah S, Low VL, Rahim NFM, Jaba R, Basari N, Ya' cob Z & AbuBakar S. (2022) Mitochondrial diversity of the Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Medical Entomology 59: 865-873.
  44. Pramasivan S, Liew JWK, Jeyaprakasam NK, Low VL , Ngui R & Vythilingam I. (2022) Multiplex PCR assay for the identification of four species of the Anopheles Leucosphyrus sub-group in Malaysia. Insects 13: 195.
  45. Siow VWY, Low VL, Tan TK , Wong ML, Leong CS, Ahmad NW & Lim YAL. (2022) Identification of potential vectors of Dirofilaria immitis and Brugia pahangi (Spirurida: Filariidae): First observation of infective third-stage larva of B. pahangi in Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) Pathogens & Global Health 116: 356-364.
  46. Suria MM, Yap PC, Low VL, AbuBakar S, Lee HY. (2022) Lactic acid bacteria waste infusion as a source of attraction and oviposition stimulation of gravid female Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Tropical Biomedicine (Accepted)
  47. Takaoka H, Otsuka Y, Huang YT, Low VL, Fukuda M, Ya cob Z. (2022) Descriptions of two new species of the Simulium (Simulium) striatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Taiwan and Japan, and a revised description of S. (S.) quinquestriatum (Shiraki). Acta Tropica 227: 106293.
  48. Takaoka H, Fukuda M, Otsuka Y, Low VL & Ya'cob Z. (2022) Redescription of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) omutaense Ogata & Sasa (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Japan and its phylogenetic relationship with other members of the S. batoense species-group. Acta Tropica 225: 106207.
  49. Takaoka H, Otsuka Y, Fukuda M, Low VL & Ya cob Z. (2022) Morphological revision of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) ogatai (Rubtsov) in the S. ceylonicum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Japan. Tropical Biomedicine (Accepted)
  50. Uni S, Udin ASM, Tan PE, Rodrigues J, Martin C, Junker K, Agatsuma T, Low VL, Lim YAL, Saijuntha W, Omar H, Zainuri NA, Fukuda M, Kimura D, Matsubayashi M, Uga S, Takaoka H, Azirun MS & Ramli R. (2022) Description and molecular characterisation of Pelecitus copsychi Uni, Mat Udin & Martin n. sp. (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) from the white-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus (Scopoli (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) of Pahang, Malaysia. Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases 2: 100078.
  51. Vinnie-Siow WY, Tan TK, Low VL, Teoh YB, Prakash BK, Sivanandam S, Sharma RSK & Lim YAL. (2022) Integration of microscopic, serologic and molecular techniques for detection of filarial parasites in dogs in Malaysia. Acta Parasitologica 67: 468-475.
  52. Alghamdi SQ, Low VL, Alkathiry HA, Alagaili AN, McGarry JW & Makepeace BL. (2021) Automatic barcode gap discovery reveals diverse clades of Rhipicephalus spp. and Haemaphysalis spp. ticks from small mammals in 'Asir, Saudi Arabia. Parasites & Vectors 14: 541.
  53. Azmiera N, Low VL & Heo CC. (2021) Colonization of rabbit carcasses by drain fly larvae, Psychoda sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae): The first report. Acta Parasitologica 66: 706-709.
  54. Azratul-Hizayu T, Chen CD, Azrizal-Wahid N, Sofian-Azirun M, Chew FP & Low VL. (2021) Knowledge, attitudes, and practices on the use of household insecticide products: Is the awareness in place? Journal of Integrated Pest Management 12: 48.
  55. Azratul-Hizayu T, Chen CD, Lau KW, Azrizal-Wahid N, Tan TK, Lim YAL, Sofian-Azirun M & Low VL. (2021) Bioefficacy of mosquito mat vaporizers and associated metabolic detoxication mechanisms in Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) in Selangor, Malaysia: A statewide assessment. Tropical Biomedicine 38: 327-337.
  56. Azrizal-Wahid N, Sofian-Azirun M & Low VL. (2021) Flea-borne pathogens in the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis and their association with mtDNA diversity of the flea host. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 75: 101621
  57. Elia-Amira NMR, Chen CD, Low VL, Lau KW, Haziqah-Rashid A, Amelia-Yap ZH, Lee HL, Azidah AA, Sofian-Azirun M. (2021) Assessment of the susceptibility status of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae)from Interior, Sandakan and Tawau divisions of Sabah, Malaysia based on WHO diagnostic doses of larvicides. Tropical Biomedicine 38: 196-204.
  58. Izwan-Anas N, Ya cob Z, Low VL, Lourdes EY, Ramli R, Bolongan G, Takaoka H. (2021) Simulium (Gomphostilbia) aziruni: First record of a black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) attracted to a human in Malaysia. Acta Tropica 218: 105904 .
  59. Jeyaprakasam NK, Pramasivan S, Liew, JWK, Low VL, Wan-Yusoff WS, Ngui N, Jelip J & Vythilingam I. (2021) Evaluation of Mosquito Magnet and other collection tools for Anopheles mosquito vectors of simian malaria. Parasites & Vectors 14: 184.
  60. Lau KW, Chen CD, Low VL, Lee HL, Azidah AA & Sofian-Azirun M. (2021) Adulticide resistance status of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Sarawak State, Malaysia. Journal of Medical Entomology 58: 2292-2298.
  61. Lee HY, Loong SK, Ya'cob ZY, Low VL, Teoh BT, Ahmad-Nasrah, Yap PC, Sofian-Azirun M, Takaoka H, AbuBakar S, Adler PH. (2021) Culturable bacteria in adults of a Southeast Asian black fly, Simulium tani (Diptera: Simuliidae). Acta Tropica 219: 105923.
  62. Pramasivan S, Ngui R, Jeyaprakasam NK, Liew JWK, Low VL, Hassan NM, Sulaiman WYW, Jaraee R, Rahman RA, Jelip J & Vythilingam I. (2021) Spatial distribution of Plasmodium knowlesi cases and their vectors in Johor, Malaysia: in light of human malaria elimination. Malaria Journal 20: 426.
  63. Srisuka W, Aupalee K, Low VL, Ya Cob Z, Fukuda M, Saeung A & Takaoka H. (2021) A new species of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Northern Thailand, with its genetic relationship in the S. asakoae species-group. Acta Tropica 218: 105889.
  64. Takaoka H, Low VL, Huang YT, Fukuda M & Ya cob, Z. (2021) Two new black fly species of the Simulium (Simulium) rufibasis subgroup (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Taiwan. Tropical Biomedicine 38: 403-412.
  65. Takaoka H, Low VL, Huang YT, Fukuda M & Ya'cob Z. (2021) Two new black fly species of the Simulium (Gomphostilbia) asakoae species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Taiwan. Acta Tropica 222: 106023
  66. Takaoka H, Otsuka Y, Low VL, Adler PH, Fukuda M, Huang YT & Ya cob, Z. (2021) Morphological and genetic revision of cytoform L of the Simulium (Simulium) tani complex from Taiwan, and cytoform D of the S. (S.) suzukii complex (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the Nansei Islands, Japan. Acta Tropica 224: 106124
  67. Takaoka H, Srisuka W, Ya'cob Z, Low VL & Saeung A. (2021) A new species of the Simulium (Gomphostilbia) ceylonicum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand. Acta Tropica 217: 105865
  68. Vinnie-Siow WY, Low VL, Tan TK, Teoh YB, Prakash BK & Lim YAL. (2021) Serological survey of canine vector-borne diseases in two animal shelters in central Peninsular Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine 38: 145-149.
  69. Ya cob Z, Low VL, Tan TK, Noor-Izwan A, Lourdes EY, Ramli R, Takaoka H & Adler PH. (2021) Sexually anomalous individuals of the black fly Simulium trangense (Diptera: Simuliidae) infected with mermithid parasites (Nematoda: Mermithidae). Parasitology Research 120: 1555-1561.
  70. Abd Majid MA, Khoo JJ, Lim FS, Khor CS, Loong SK, Low VL, Lee HY & Abu Bakar S. (2020). Bacterial profililng of headlice isolated from the Orang Asli: a first report in Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine 37: 884-895.
  71. Amelia-Yap ZH, Tan TK, Prakash BK, Chen CD, Sofian-Azirun M & Low VL (2020) First report of Rdl mutant alleles in Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Malaysia. Journal of Vector Borne Diseases 57: 359-361.
  72. Azrizal-Wahid N, Sofian-Azirun M & Low VL. (2020) New insights into the haplotype diversity of the cosmopolitan cat flea Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae). Veterinary Parasitology 281: 109102.
  73. Ivorra T, Hauser M, Low VL, Tomberlin JK, Aliah NAN, Cammack JA & Heo CC. (2020) Hermetia illucens and Hermetia fenestrata (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) colonization of spoiled stingless bee Geniotrigona thoracica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) hives in Malaysia. Insects 11: 737.
  74. Jeyaprakasam NK, Liew JWK, Low VL, Wan-Yusoff WS & Vythilingam I. (2020) Plasmodium knowlesi infecting humans in Southeast Asia: What s next? PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases 14:e0008900.
  75. Low VL, Srisuka W, Saeung A, Tan TK, Ya'cob Z, Yeong YZ & Takaoka H. (2020) DNA barcoding of Simulium asakoae Takaoka & Davies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from northern Thailand. Journal of Medical Entomology 57: 1675-1678.
  76. Low VL, Tan TK, Ibrahim J, AbuBakar S & Lim YAL. (2020) First evidence of Bartonella phoceensis and Candidatus Mycoplasma haemomuris subsp. ratti in synanthropic rodents in Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 13: 94-96.
  77. Low VL, Tan TK, Khoo JJ, Lim FS & AbuBakar S. (2020) An overview of rickettsiae in Southeast Asia: vector-animal-human interface. Acta Tropica. 202: 105282
  78. Low VL, Wong ML, Liew JWK, Pramasivan S, Jeyaprakasam NK & Vythilingam I. (2020) Gender beyond male and female: Occurrence of a gynandromorph in the Japanese encephalitis vector Culex sitiens (Diptera: Culicidae). Acta Tropica 201: 105207.
  79. Pavitra SP, Ya'cob Z, Tan TK, Lim YAL & Low VL. (2020) Genetic diversity and differentiation in the blackflies Simulium cheongi, Simulium jeffreyi and Simulium vanluni (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Peninsular Malaysia. Acta Tropica 205: 105415.
  80. Pavitra SP, Low VL, Tan TK, Lim YAL & Ya'cob Z. (2020) Temporal variation in diversity and community structure of preimaginal blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in a tropical forest reserve in Malaysia. Acta Tropica 202: 105275.
  81. Sipin Q, Kamal FM, Watanabe M, Rani PAMA, Low VL & Aziz NAA. (2020) Molecular detection of tick-borne haemopathogens in shelter dogs and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato) ticks from Peninsular Malaysia. Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 73: 101563.
  82. Takaoka H, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen CD, Halim MRA, Lau KW, Low VL & Wayan S. (2020) Descriptions of the female, male and mature larva of Simulium contractum Takaoka (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Tropical Biomedicine 37: 683-690.
  83. Tan TK, Lim YAL, Chua CH, Chai HC, Low VL, Bathmanaban P, Affendi S, Wang D & Panchadcharam C. (2020) Characterization of benzimidazole resistance in Haemonchus contortus: Integration of phenotypic, genotypic and proteomic approaches. Parasitology Research 119: 2851-2862.
  84. Uni S, Udin ASM, Agatsuma T, Junker K, Saijuntha W, Bunchom N, Fukuda M, Martin C, Lefoulon E, Labat A, Khan FAA, Low VL, Cheah PL, Lim YAL, Ramli R, Belabut DM, Zainuri NA, Matsubayashi M, Omar H, Bhassu S, Uga S, Hashim R, Takaoka H & Sofian Azirun M. (2020) Description, molecular characteristics and Wolbachia endosymbionts of Onchocerca borneensis Uni, Mat Udin & Takaoka n. sp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the Bornean bearded pig Sus barbatus M ller (Cetartiodactyla: Suidae) of Sarawak, Malaysia. Parasites & Vectors 13: 50.
  85. Wong ML, Liew JWK, Wong WK, Pramasivan S, Norzihan MH, Wan Yusoff WS, Jeyaprakasam NK, Leong CS, Low VL & Vythilingam, I. (2020) Natural Wolbachia infection in field-collected Anopheles and other mosquito species from Malaysia. Parasites and Vectors 13:414.
  86. Zafirah Z, Low VL & Azidah, A.A. (2020) Non-monophyly and cryptic lineages between two morphoforms of Megalurothrips usitatus (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Peninsular Malaysia: insights from morphological and molecular data. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 23: 554-558.
  87. Adler PH, Srisuka W, Low VL, Takaoka H & Saeung A. (2019) High-elevation chromosomal diversity of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Thailand. Insect Systematics and Diversity 3: 1-10.
  88. Amelia-Yap ZH, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen CD, Suana IW, Lau KW, Elia-Amira NMR, Haziqah-Rashid A, Tan TK, Lim YAL & Low VL. (2019) Pyrethroids use: threats on metabolic-mediated resistance mechanisms in the primary dengue vector Aedes aegypti. Journal of Medical Entomology 56: 811-816
  89. Amelia-Yap ZH, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen CD, Lau KW, Suana IW, Harmonis, Syahputra E, Razak A & Low VL. (2019) V1016G point mutation: the key mutation in the voltage-gated sodium channel (Vgsc) gene of pyrethroid-resistant Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Indonesia. Journal of Medical Entomology 56: 953-958.
  90. Azrizal-Wahid N, Sofian-Azirun M & Low VL. (2019) Risk factors associated with flea infestation on cats. Tropical Biomedicine 36: 810-821.
  91. Elia-Amira NMR, Chen CD, Lau KW, Low VL, Lee HL, Cyril-Tham YS & Sofian-Azirun M. (2019) Dengue vector surveillance in West Coast and Kudat division, Sabah, Malaysia. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 50: 55-63.
  92. Elia-Amira NMR, Chen CD, Low VL, Lau KW, Haziqah-Rashid A, Amelia-Yap ZH, Lee HL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2019) Adulticide resistance status of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Sabah, Malaysia: A statewide assessment. Journal of Medical Entomology 56: 1715-1725.
  93. Haziqah-Rashid A, Chen CD, Lau KW, Low VL, Sofian-Azirun M, Halim MRA, Suana IW, Harmonis, Syahputra E, Razak A, Chin AC & Azidah AA. (2019) Preliminary dengue vector surveillance in the Sunda Islands, Indonesia: Interchange of breeding habitat preferences of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Tropical Biomedicine 36: 60-69.
  94. Haziqah-Rashid A, Chen CD, Lau KW, Low VL, Sofian-Azirun M, Suana IW, Harmonis, Syahputra E, Razak A, Chin AC & Azidah AA. (2019) Monitoring insecticide resistance profiles of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Sunda Islands of Indonesia based on diagnostic doses of larvicides. Journal of Medical Entomology 56: 514-518.
  95. Takaoka H, Low VL, Tan TK, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen CD, Lau KW & Pham XD. (2019) A new black fly species of Simulium (Nevermannia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Vietnam. Acta Tropica 190: 320-328.
  96. Takaoka H, Low VL, Tan TK, Ya'cob Z, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen CD, Lau KW & Pham XD. (2019) A new black fly species of the Simulium (Gomphostilbia) duolongum subgroup (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Vietnam, and molecular comparisons with related species using the COI barcoding gene. Journal of Medical Entomology 56: 432-440.
  97. Takaoka H, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen CD, Lau KW, Halim MRA, Low VL & Suana IW. (2019) A new black fly species of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Zootaxa 4651: 392-400.
  98. Takaoka H, Srisuka W, Low VL & Saeung A. (2019) A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) multistriatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand and its phylogenetic relationships with related species. Journal of Medical Entomology 56: 86-94.
  99. Takaoka H, Srisuka W, Low VL & Saeung A. (2019) Morphological and molecular analyses of Simulium rufibasis Brunetti (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Thailand. Journal of Medical Entomology 56: 408-415.
  100. Takaoka H, Ya cob Z, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen CD, Low VL, Lau KW & Pham XD. (2019) A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) crocinum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Vietnam. Tropical Biomedicine 36: 245-251.
  101. Tan TK, Low VL, Ng WH, Ibrahim J, Wang D, Tan CH, Chellappan S & Lim YAL. (2019) Occurrence of zoonotic Cryptosporidium and Giardia duodenalis species/genotypes in urban rodents. Parasitology International 69: 110-113.
  102. Vinnie-Siow WY, Low VL, Tan TK, Teoh YB, Sivanandam S, Vellayan S & Lim YAL. (2019) Observations of scrotal mass, liver mass, haemolytic jaundice, and central vestibular disorder in Brugia pahangi-infected dogs. Tropical Biomedicine 36: 252-256.
  103. Ya'cob Z, Takaoka H, Low VL, Tan TK & Sofian-Azirun M. (2019) Description of the female of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) aziruni (Diptera: Simuliidae) and its genetic relationships with members of the Simulium gombakense species-group. Acta Tropica 193: 66-70.
  104. Amelia-Yap ZH, Chen CD, Sofian-Azirun M & Low VL. (2018) Pyrethroid resistance in the dengue vector Aedes aegypti in Southeast Asia: present situation and prospects for management. Parasites & Vectors 11: 332.
  105. Amelia-Yap ZH, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen CD, Lau KW, Suana IW, Harmonis, Syahputra E, Razak A & Low VL. (2018) Efficacy of mosquito coils: Cross-resistance to pyrethroids in Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) from Indonesia. Journal of Economic Entomology 111: 2854-2860.
  106. Chen CD,Chin AC, Lau KW, Low VL, Lee HL, Lee PKY, Azidah AA, Azidah & Sofian-Azirun M. (2018) Bioefficacy evaluation of commercial mosquito coils containing metofluthrin, d-allethrin, d-trans allethrin, and prallethrin against Aedes albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) in Malaysia. Journal of Medical Entomology 56: 1651-1655.
  107. Elia-Amira NMR, Chen CD, Lau KW, Lee HL, Low VL, Norma-Rashid Y & Sofian-Azirun M. (2018) Organophosphate and organochlorine resistance in larval stage of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Economic Entomology 111: 2488-2492.
  108. Khadijah S, Wahaf ANS, Syahmi MI, Tan TK, Low VL, Azrul LM, Chong JL, Lim YAL & Abdullah CI. (2018) Nematode control failure due to anthelmintic resistance in a sheep farm in Malaysia: First identification of the F200Y mutation in the isotype 1 -tubulin gene. Tropical Biomedicine 35: 999-1006.
  109. Lau KW, Chen CD, Lee HL, Low VL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2018) Bioefficacy of insect growth regulators against Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidea) from Sarawak, Malaysia: A statewide survey. Journal of Economic Entomology 111: 1388-1394.
  110. Low VL & Prakash BK. (2018) First genetic characterization of the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato in Peninsular Malaysia. Experimental and Applied Acarology 75: 299-307.
  111. Low VL, Norma-Rashid Y, Ubaidillah R, Yusoff A, Prakash BK, Tan TK, Chen CD & Sofian-Azirun M. (2018) Does colour matter? Genetic differentiation of colour morphs of the Asian golden web spider Nephila antipodiana (Araneae: Nephilidae). Animal Biology 68: 417-427.
  112. Low VL, Prakash BK, Lim YAL, Tan TK, Vinnie-Siow WY, Sofian-Azirun M & AbuBakar S. (2018) Detection of Anaplasmataceae agents and co-infection with other tick-borne protozoa in dogs and Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato ticks. Experimental and Applied Acarology 75: 429-435.
  113. Low VL, Takaoka H, Adler PH, Tan TK, Weng FCH, Chen CY, Lim YAL, Yacob Z, Chen CD, Sofian-Azirun M & Wang D. (2018) A novel molecular and chromosomal lineage of the anthropophilic Simulium (Simulium) rufibasis subgroup (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Taiwan. Parasitology Research 117: 3137-3143.
  114. Muhammad-Rasul AH, Ramli R, Low VL, Ahmad A, Grudpan C, Kookkalya S & Khaironizam MZ. (2018) Taxonomic revision of the genus Poropuntius (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Peninsular Malaysia. Zootaxa 4472: 327-342.
  115. Prakash BK, Low VL, Tan TK, Vinnie-Siow WY, Lim YAL, Morvarid AR, Azman AS, Yeong YS, AbuBakar S & Sofian-Azirun M. (2018) Detection of Hepatozoon canis in the brown dog tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus and domestic dogs in Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Medical Entomology 55: 1346-1348.
  116. Prakash BK, Low VL, Vinnie-Siow WY, Tan TK, Lim YAL, Morvarid AR, AbuBakar S & Sofian-Azirun M. (2018). Detection of Babesia spp. in dogs and their ticks from Peninsular Malaysia: Emphasis on Babesia gibsoni and Babesia vogeli infections in Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal Medical Entomology 55:1337-1340.
  117. Takaoka H, Low VL, Srisuka W, Ya'cob Z & Saeung A. (2018) Morphological and molecular evidence for multiple taxa in Simulium parahiyangum (Diptera: Simuliidae), a geographic generalist black fly in Southeast Asia. Journal of Medical Entomology 55: 1453-1463.
  118. Takaoka H, Low VL, Tan TK, Huang YT, Fukuda M & Ya'cob Z. (2018) A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) argentipes species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Taiwan, and its phylogenetic relationships with four related species. Journal of Medical Entomology 55: 884-892.
  119. Takaoka H, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen CD, Lau KW, Halim MRA, Low VL & Suana IW. (2018) Three new species of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the Lesser Sunda Archipelago, Indonesia. Tropical Biomedicine 35: 951-974.
  120. Takaoka H, Srisuka W, Low VL & Saeung A. (2018) A new species and a new record of the Simulium (Gomphostilbia) gombakense species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand. Acta Tropica 185: 156-166.
  121. Takaoka H, Srisuka W, Low VL & Saeung A. (2018) A new species of the Simulium (Simulium) striatum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand, and its differentiation from two related species based on a fast-evolving nuclear gene. Journal of Medical Entomology 55: 561-568.
  122. Takaoka H, Srisuka W, Low VL & Saeung A. (2018) Five new species of the Simulium decuplum subgroup of the Simulium (Gomphostilbia) batoense species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand and their phylogenetic relationships. Acta Tropica 182: 271-284
  123. Ya'cob Z, Takaoka H, Low VL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2018) A new species of Simulium (Simulium) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Genting Highlands, Malaysia. Acta Tropica 182: 1-3.
  124. Ya'cob Z, Takaoka H, Low VL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2018) Characterization of Simulium (Simulium) hackeri Edwards (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Malaysia: Morphological description of the pupa and larva, and DNA barcoding. Acta Tropica 185: 110-114.
  125. Chin AC, Chen CD, Low VL, Lee HL, Azidah AA & Sofian-Azirun M. (2017) Comparative efficacy of commercial mosquito coils against Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) in Malaysia: a nationwide report. Journal of Economic Entomology 110: 2247-2251.
  126. Lau KW, Chen CD, Lee HL, Low VL, Moh HH & Sofian-Azirun M. (2017) Ovitrap surveillance in Sarawak, Malaysia: A comprehensive study. Tropical Biomedicine 34: 795-803.
  127. Low VL, Norma-Rashid Y, Yusoff A, Vinnie-Siow WY, Prakash BK, Tan TK, Noorhidayah M, Chen CD & Sofian-Azirun M. (2017) Pleistocene demographic expansion and high gene flow in the Globe Skimmer dragonfly Pantala flavescens Fabricius (Odonata: Libellulidae) in Peninsular Malaysia. Zoologischer Anzeiger 266: 23-27.
  128. Low VL, Prakash BK, Tan TK, Sofian-Azirun M, Anwar FHK, Vinnie-Siow WY & AbuBakar S. (2017) Pathogens in ectoparasites from free-ranging animals: Infection with Rickettsia asembonensis in ticks, and a potentially new species of Dipylidium in fleas and lice. Veterinary Parasitology 245: 102-105.
  129. Low VL, Tan TK, Prakash BK, Vinnie-Siow WY, Tay ST, Masmeatathip R, Hadi UK, Lim YAL, Chen CD, Norma-Rashid Y & Sofian-Azirun M. (2017) Contrasting evolutionary patterns between two haplogroups of Haematobia exigua (Diptera: Muscidae) from the mainland and islands of Southeast Asia. Scientific Reports 7: 5871.
  130. Saeung A, Srisuka W, Low VL, Maleewong W & Takaoka H. (2017) Descriptions of the female and larva of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) udomi (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand, and its transfer to the Simulium asakoae species-group. Acta Tropica 172: 14-19.
  131. Takaoka H, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen CD, Lau KW, Halim MRA, Low VL, Ya'cob Z, Abdullah NA & Suana IW. (2017) Two new species of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Flores, Indonesia. Journal of Medical Entomology 54: 576-586.
  132. Takaoka H, Sofian-Azirun M, Chen CD, Lau KW, Halim MRA, Low VL, Ya'cob Z, Abdullah NA & Suana IW. (2017) Simulium (Gomphostilbia) lemborense, a new black fly species (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Flores, Indonesia. Zootaxa 4236: 149-156.
  133. Takaoka H, Sofian-Azirun M, Ya' cob Z, Chen CD, Lau KW, Low VL & Suana IW. (2017) The black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from the Lesser Sunda Archipelago, Indonesia. Acta Tropica 169: 170-186.
  134. Takaoka H, Sofian-Azirun M, Ya'cob Z, Chen CD, Low VL & Harmonis. (2017) A new species and seven new records of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Kalimantan, Indonesia. Tropical Biomedicine 34: 437 448.
  135. Takaoka H, Srisuka W, Low VL & Saeung A. (2017). A new black fly species of the Simulium (Gomphostilbia) epistum species-group (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Thailand. Acta Tropica 176: 373 379.
  136. Takaoka H, Srisuka W, Low VL, Maleewong W & Saeung A. (2017). Two new species of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Myanmar, and their phylogenetic relationships with related species in the S. asakoae species-group. Acta Tropica 176: 39-50.
  137. Takaoka H, Srisuka W, Saeung A, Maleewong W & Low VL. (2017) A new black fly species of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Laos. Journal of Medical Entomology 54: 1543-1551.
  138. Tan TK, Panchadcharam C, Low VL, Bathmanaban P, Lee SC, Chua KH, Sharma RSK, Romano N, Tay ST, Quaza NHN & Lim YAL. (2017) Occurrence of gastro-intestinal parasites among small ruminants in Malaysia: highlighting Dicrocoelium infection in goats. Tropical Biomedicine 34: 963-969.
  139. Uni S, Udin M, Agatsuma T, Saijuntha W, Junker K, Omar H, Lim YAL, Sivanandam S, Lefoulon E, Martin C, Belabut DM, Kasim S, Halim MRA, Zainuri NA, Bhassu S, Fukuda M, Matsubayashi M, Harada M, Low VL, Chen CD, Suganuma N, Hashim R, Takaoka H & Sofian-Azirun M. (2017) Morphological and molecular characteristics of Malayfilaria sofiani Uni, Mat Udin & Takaoka n. g., n. sp. (Nematoda: Filarioidea) from the common treeshrew Tupaia glis Diard & Duvaucel, 1820 (Mammalia: Scandentia) in Peninsular Malaysia. Parasites & Vectors 10: 194.
  140. Ya'cob Z, Takaoka H, Low VL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2017) First description of a new cryptic species, Simulium vanluni from Peninsular Malaysia: an integrated morpho-taxonomical and genetic approach for naming cryptic species in the family Simuliidae. Acta Tropica 167: 31-39.
  141. Ya'cob Z, Takaoka H, Low VL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2017) Uncovering the mask of the Simulium feuerborni complex (Diptera: Simuliidae): description of a new pseudocryptic species Simulium pairoti from Malaysia. Acta Tropica 169: 133-141.
  142. Adler PH, Takaoka H, Sofian-Azirun M, Low VL, Ya'cob Z, Chen CD, Lau KW & Pham XD. (2016) Vietnam, a hotspot for chromosomal diversity and cryptic species in black flies (Diptera: Simulidae). PLoS ONE 11: e0163881.
  143. Chen CD, Takaoka H, Tan PR, Lau KW, Low VL, Leong CS, Karen-Chia HM & Sofian-Azirun M. (2016) Distribution and abundance of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in recreation parks in Selangor State, Peninsular Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine 33: 583-588.
  144. Low VL, Sofian-Azirun M & Norma-Rashid Y. (2016) Playing hide-and-seek with the tiny dragonfly: DNA barcoding discriminates multiple lineages of Nannophya pygmaea in Asia. Journal of Insect Conservation 20: 339-343.
  145. Low VL, Takaoka H, Pramual P, Adler PH, Ya'cob Z, Huang YT, Pham XD, Ramli R, Chen CD, Wannaket A & Sofian-Azirun M. (2016) Delineating taxonomic boundaries in the largest species complex of black flies (Simuliidae) in the Oriental Region. Scientific Reports 6: 20346.
  146. Low VL, Takaoka H, Pramual P, Adler PH, Yacob Z, Chen CD, Yotopranoto S, Zaid A, Hadi UK, Lardizabal ML, Nasruddin-Roshidi A & Sofian-Azirun M. (2016) Three taxa in one: cryptic diversity in the black fly Simulium nobile (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Southeast Asia. Journal of Medical Entomology 53: 972-976.
  147. Takaoka H, Low VL, Sofian-Azirun M, Otsuka Y, Ya'cob Z, Chen CD, Lau KW & Lardizabal ML. (2016) Dimorphic male scutal patterns and upper-eye facets of Simulium mirum n. sp. (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Malaysia. Parasites & Vectors 9: 136.
  148. Takaoka H, Sofian-Azirun M, Ya'cob Z, Chen CD, Low VL & Harmonis. (2016) A new species of Simulium (Gomphostilbia) (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Kalimantan, Indonesia, with keys to identify 19 Bornean species of the subgenus Gomphostilbia. Journal of Medical Entomology 53: 798-806.
  149. Takaoka H, Sofian-Azirun M, Ya'cob Z, Chen CD, Low VL & Zaid A. (2016) Simulium (Gomphostilbia) merapiense sp. nov. (Diptera: Simuliidae) from Java, Indonesia. Journal of Medical Entomology 53: 76-82.
  150. Ya'cob Z, Takaoka H, Pramual P, Low VL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2016) Breeding habitat preference of preimaginal black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Peninsular Malaysia. Acta Tropica 153: 57-63.
  151. Ya'cob Z, Takaoka H, Pramual P, Low VL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2016) Distribution pattern of black fly (Diptera: Simuliidae) assemblages along an altitudinal gradient in Peninsular Malaysia. Parasites & Vectors 9: 219.
  152. Choy, S. H., Mahdy, M. A., Al-Mekhlafi, H. M., Low, V. L., & Surin, J. (2015). Population expansion and gene flow in Giardia duodenalis as revealed by triosephosphate isomerase gene. Parasites & vectors, 8(1), 454. DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-1084-y
  153. Low VL, Adler PH, Sofian-Azirun M, Srisuka W, Saeung A, Huang YT, Hadi UK, Pham XD & Takaoka H. (2015) Tests of conspecificity for allopatric vectors: Simulium nodosum and Simulium shirakii (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Asia. Parasites & Vectors 8: 297.
  154. Low VL, Takaoka H, Adler PH, Ya'cob Z, Norma-Rashid Y, Chen CD & Sofian-Azirun M. (2015) A multi-locus approach resolves the phylogenetic relationships of the Simulium asakoae and Simulium ceylonicum species groups (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Malaysia: evidence for distinct evolutionary lineages. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 29: 330-337.
  155. Low VL, Tay ST, Kho KL, Koh FX, Tan TK, Lim YAL, Panchadcharam C, Ong BL, Norma-Rashid Y & Sofian-Azirun M. (2015) Molecular characterisation of the tick Rhipicephalus microplus in Malaysia: new insights into the cryptic diversity and distinct genetic assemblages throughout the world. Parasites & Vectors 8: 341.
  156. Low VL, Vinnie-Siow WY, Lim YAL, Tan TK, Leong SC, Chen CD, Azidah AA & Sofian-Azirun M. (2015) First molecular genotyping of A302S mutation in the gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor in Aedes albopictus from Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine 32: 554-556.
  157. Tan TK, Low VL, Lee SC, Panchadcharam C, Tay ST, Ngui R, Bathmanaban P, Kho KL, Koh FX, Sharma RSK, Jaafar T, Nizam QNH & Lim YAL. (2015) Detection of Schistosoma spindale ova and associated risk factors among Malaysian cattle through coprological survey. The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research 63: 63-71.
  158. Leong CS, Chen CD, Low VL, Karen-Chia HM, Azidah AA & Sofian-Azirun M. (2014) Multiple resistance of Culex vishnui Theobald against four major classes of insecticides in an agricultural area in Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine 31: 241-260.
  159. Low VL, Adler PH, Takaoka H, Ya'cob Z, Lim PE, Tan TK, Lim YAL, Chen CD, Norma-Rashid Y & Sofian-Azirun M. (2014) Mitochondrial DNA markers reveal high genetic diversity but low genetic differentiation in the black fly Simulium tani Takaoka & Davies along an elevational gradient in Malaysia. PLoS ONE 9: e100512.
  160. Low VL, Lim PE, Chen CD, Lim YAL, Tan TK, Norma-Rashid Y, Lee HL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2014) Mitochondrial DNA analyses reveal low genetic diversity in Culex quinquefasciatus from residential areas in Malaysia. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 28: 157-168.
  161. Low VL, Tan TK, Lim PE, Domingues LN, Tay ST, Lim YAL, Goh TG, Panchadcharam C, Bathmanaban P & Sofian-Azirun M. (2014) Use of COI, CytB and ND5 genes for intra- and inter-specific differentiation of Haematobia irritans and Haematobia exigua. Veterinary Parasitology 204: 439-442.
  162. Tan TK, Low VL, Lee SC, Panchadcharam C, Bathmanaban P & Lim YAL. (2014) Gastro-intestinal parasitism among two swine populations in Malaysia: Highlighting the zoonotic transmissible protozoan Balantidium coli infections. Malaysian Journal of Veterinary Research 5: 63-68.
  163. Tan TK, Panchadcharam C, Low VL, Lee SC, Ngui R, Sharma RSK & Lim YAL. (2014) Co-infection of Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus spp. among livestock in Malaysia as revealed by amplification and sequencing of the Internal Transcribed Spacer II DNA region. BMC Veterinary Research 10: 38.
  164. Chen CD, Low VL, Lau KW, Lee HL, Nazni WA, Heo CC, Azidah AA & Sofian-Azirun M. (2013) First report on adulticide susceptibility status of Aedes albopictus (Skuse), Culex quinquefasciatus (Say) and Culex vishnui (Theobald) from a pig farm in Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 29: 243-250.
  165. Low VL, Chen CD, Lee HL, Lim PE, Leong CS & Sofian-Azirun M. (2013) Co-occurrence of mosquito larvae in stagnant water in residential areas in Malaysia. Asian Biomedicine 7: 375-380.
  166. Low VL, Chen CD, Lee HL, Lim PE, Leong CS & Sofian-Azirun M. (2013) Current susceptibility status of Malaysian Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) against DDT, propoxur, malathion and permethrin. Journal of Medical Entomology 50: 103-111.
  167. Low VL, Chen CD, Lee HL, Tan TK, Chen CF, Leong CS, Lim YAL, Lim PE, Norma-Rashid Y & Sofian-Azirun M. (2013) Enzymatic characterization of insecticide resistance mechanisms in field populations of Malaysian Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae). PLoS ONE 8: e79928.
  168. Low VL, Chen CD, Lim PE, Lee HL, Lim YAL, Tan TK & Sofian-Azirun M. (2013) First molecular genotyping of insensitive acetylcholinesterase associated with malathion resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus Say populations in Malaysia. Pest Management Science 69: 1362-1368.
  169. Low VL, Chen CD, Lim PE, Lee HL, Tan TK, Lim YAL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2013) First molecular genotyping of voltage gated sodium channel alleles in Culex quinquefasciatus populations in Malaysia. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 107: 127-131.
  170. Low VL, Chen CD, Lee HL, Lim PE, Leong CS & Sofian-Azirun M. (2012) Nationwide distribution of Culex mosquitoes and associated habitat characteristics at residential areas in Malaysia. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association 28: 160-169.
  171. Chuah TS, Low VL, Cha TS & Ismail S. (2010) Initial report of glufosinate and paraquat multiple resistance that evolved in a biotype of goosegrass (Eleusine indica) in Malaysia. Weed Biology and Management 10: 229-233.
Scopus
  1. Munir-Zaki A.M., Ng Y.-F., Mound L.A., Low V.-L., Azidah A.-A. (2024). Frankliniella minuta (Moulton) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae): an American species newly recorded in Asia, with a key to Frankliniella species from Malaysia, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics. 10(2), 207-214. doi:10.61186/jibs.10.2.207
Article in Proceeding
  1. Kavitha R, Low VL, Azirun MS, Chen CD, Ahmad FMS, Shanti N, Zaibunnisa AH & Farida ZMY. (2022) The hidden biodiversity of the blowfly Chrysomya megacephala revealed by the Cytochrome b gene. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1019: 012024.
  2. Chen CD, Lau KW, Takaoka H, Tan PR, Chin AC, Low VL, Norma-Rashid Y, Ya'cob Z & Sofian-Azirun M. (2016) Insecticide susceptibility status of black fly, Simulium nobile (Diptera: Simuliidae) against DDT, dieldrin, propoxur, malathion and permethrin in Malaysia. Medical Entomology and Zoology 67 (Supplement): 95.
  3. Low VL, Takaoka H, Adler PH, Ya'cob Z, Norma-Rashid Y, Chen CD & Sofian-Azirun M. (2015) Phylogenetic relationships of the Simulium asakoae and Simulium ceylonicum species groups (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Malaysia. Medical Entomology and Zoology 67 (Supplement): 95.
  4. Ya'cob Z, Takaoka H, Pramual P, Low VL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2016) Breeding habitat preference of preimaginal black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in tropical streams of Peninsular Malaysia. Medical Entomology and Zoology 67 (Supplement): 94.
  5. Chen CD, Takaoka H, Yacob Z, Low VL, Lau KW & Sofian-Azirun M. (2014) The diversity of black flies in Peninsular Malaysia. International Science Index 8:281.
  6. Low VL, Tan TK, Lim PE, Domingues LN, Tay ST, Lim YAL, Goh TG, Panchadcharam C, Bathmanaban P & Sofian-Azirun M. (2014) Genetic characterization of Haematobia irritans and Haematobia exigua. Malaysian Journal of Veterinary Research 5 (Supplement): 244-245.
  7. Tan TK, Panchadcharam C, Low VL, Lee SC, Ngui R, Sharma RSK & Lim YAL. (2014) Molecular characterization of Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus spp. in Malaysian livestock. Malaysian Journal of Veterinary Research 5 (Supplement): 246-247.
  8. Chen CD, Takaoka H, Lau KW, Low VL, Leong CS, Karen-Chia HM & Sofian-Azirun M. (2013) Distribution and abundance of black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in two recreation parks in Selangor State, Peninsular Malaysia. Medical Entomology and Zoology 64 (Supplement): 57.
  9. Low VL, Chen CD, Lee HL, Tan TK, Chen CF, Leong CS, Yvonne Lim AL, Lim PE, Norma-Rashid Y & Sofian-Azirun M. (2013) Biochemical detection of propoxur resistance in Culex quinquefasciatus Say populations in Malaysia. Proceeding of 8th Malaysia Indonesia Brunei Medical Sciences Conference. pp. 173. (ISBN 978-979-16208-2-6)
  10. Chen CD, Leong CS, Lee HL, Karen-Chia HM, Izzul AA, Low VL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2012) Adulticide susceptibility of Culex quinquefasciatus and Culex vishnui obtained from paddy field in Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia. Proceeding of International Environment and Health Conference 2012. pp. 78. (ISBN 978-983-44173-0-7)
  11. Low VL, Chen CD, Lee HL, Lim PE, Leong CS & Sofian-Azirun M. (2012) Current susceptibility status of Malaysian Culex quinquefasciatus Say (Diptera: Culicidae) against four major classes of insecticides. Medical Entomology and Zoology 63 (Supplement): 49.
  12. Low VL, Lee HL, Sofian-Azirun M, Lau KW, Heo CC & Chen CD. (2012) Laboratory performance of a bait station containing imidacloprid against German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Linnaeus, 1767). Proceeding of International Environment and Health Conference 2012. pp. 84-92. (ISBN 978-983-44173-0-7)
  13. Chen CD, Nazni WA, Jeffery J, Ramli R, Lau KW, Low VL, Chia KHM & Sofian-Azirun M. (2011) Entomofauna obtained from forensic entomological studies conducted in a secondary forest in Ulu Gombak, Selangor. Medicine and Health 6 (Supplement): 223-224.
  14. Leong CS, Chen CD, Izzul AA, Chia KHM, Low VL & Sofian-Azirun M. (2011) Distribution and abundance of medically important mosquitoes obtained from paddy field in Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia. Proceeding of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 10th International Annual Symposium. pp. 39-41. (ISBN 978-967-5366-60-4)
  15. Leong CS, Chen CD, Lee HL, Izzul AA, Chia KHM, Low VL, Lau KW, Sofian-Azirun M. (2011) Insecticides susceptibility in Culex quinquefasciatus Say obtained from rice cultivation area in Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia. Medicine and Health 6 (Supplement): 277-278.
  16. Low VL, Chen CD, Lee HL, Leong CS, Chia KHM & Sofian-Azirun M. (2011) Insecticide susceptibility status of Culex quinquefasciatus larvae obtained from Perak, Terengganu and Kelantan, Malaysia. Proceeding of Universiti Malaysia Terengganu 10th International Annual Symposium. pp. 202-204. (ISBN 978-967-5366-60-4)
  17. Low VL, Chen CD, Lee HL, Leong CS. & Sofian-Azirun M. (2011) Larvicide susceptibility status of Culex quinquefasciatus Say obtained from Klang Valley and East Coast, Peninsular Malaysia. Medicine and Health 6 (Supplement): 275-276.
Other Publications
  1. First intersex mosquito species found in Pahang, New Straits Times - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  2. Lima penyelidik ke Antartika, Sinar Harian - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  3. Malaysians in Antarctica for 'necrobiome' research, New Straits Times - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  4. Penyakit berjangkit bawaan nyamuk dan sengkenit dalam kalangan anjing, Buletin Bicara Veterinar - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  5. SPOKOJAN Mosquito Coil, TV1 - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  6. UiTM-led team to conduct Antarctic research, The Star - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  7. Discovery of 111 new species of black flies in the Oriental Region, Asia Research News - Internet
  8. Takaoka H, Sofian-Azirun M, Ya' cob Z, Chen CD, Lau KW, Low VL, Pham XD & Adler PH. (2017) The black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of Vietnam. Zootaxa 4261: 1-165. - Monograph

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2021 - 2024, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Insecticidal Mechanism Of Streptomyces Sp. Ksf 103 And Its Effect On Dengue Virus Replication In Aedes Aegypti ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2019 - 2023, Long Term Research Grant Scheme (LRGS)
    Geographical Distribution And Bionomics Of The Vectors Of Plasmodium Knowlesi Malaria With Reference To Malaria Elimination In P. Malaysia ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2019 - 2022, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Dna Barcoding And Elucidation Of Cryptic Diversity In Thrips Species (thysanoptera) On Starfruit (averrhoa Carambola) ( Co-Researcher)
  4. 2019 - 2022, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Characterization Of Malaysian Black Flies (diptera: Simuliidae) And Their Associated Filarial Parasites ( Co-Researcher)
  5. 2018 - 2021, RU Geran - Fakulti Program
    Implications Of Urbanization On Insect Assemblages In Kuala Lumpur Urban Forest Areas ( Co-Researcher)
  6. 2019 - 2021, RU Geran - UMCares
    One Health For Underserved Orang Asli Community ( Co-Researcher)
  7. 2016 - 2020, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - SUS (Sustainability Science)
    Determination Of Insecticide Resistance Patterns, Enzymatic Characterization And Alternative Vector Control Measures Of Insect Vectors (diptera: Culicidae, Simuliidae) ( Co-Researcher)
  8. 2016 - 2020, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - SUS (Sustainability Science)
    Dna Barcoding And Species Boundary Delimitation Of Insect Vectors And Parasites In Malaysia And Neighbouring Countries ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  9. 2018 - 2020, Bantuan Kecil Penyelidikan (BKP)
    Characterization of blackflies in Asia: biology, taxonomy, and parasitic infection perspectives ( Co-Researcher)
  10. 2018 - 2020, Government Agency
    Kajian Tentang Mikroorganisma Tanah Dari Ekosistem Hutan Dan Kompoun Baru Untuk Digunakan Sebagai Anti-infeksi ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  11. 2016 - 2019, Bantuan Kecil Penyelidikan (BKP)
    Understanding The Roles Of Vectors In The Transmission Of Pathogens In Animals And Humans: Implications For The Prevention And Control Of Zoonotic Diseases ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  12. 2015 - 2017, Bantuan Kecil Penyelidikan (BKP)
    Systematics and molecular phylogenetic studies of ponerine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) in Malaysia. ( Co-Researcher)
  13. 2013 - 2016, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - SUS (Sustainability Science)
    Insecticide Susceptibility Status Of Medically Important Dipteran (culicidae, Simuliidae, Calliphoridae) In Malaysia Using Acute Toxicity Test And Biochemical Tools ( Co-Researcher)
  14. 2013 - 2016, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - SUS (Sustainability Science)
    Molecular Phylogenetics And Characterization Of Insecticide Ressitance Gene In Malaysian Medically Important Dipteran (culicidae, Simuliidae, Calliphoridae) ( Co-Researcher)
  15. 2022 - 2024, Faculty of Medicine Research Grant, UiTM
    Molecular Identification of Forensically Important Mites and Their Potential Application in Death Investigation ( Co-Researcher)
  16. 2019 - 2022, Private Funding
    Necrobiome Community Structure and Soil Chemistry Profiles Associated with Penguin Carcasses and its Correlation with Bone Density under Antarctica Climate ( Consultant)
  17. 2020 - 2022, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Assessing the diet of avian aerial insectivores (Family: Apodidae and Hirundinidae) and their associated gut microbiome using high-throughput sequencing ( Consultant)
  18. 2020 - 2021, Private Funding
    Awareness Program on Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis among Schoolchildren from Orang Asli Communities: Application of Health Learning Package (HELP) ( Consultant)
  19. 2018 - 2019, RU Operation
    Pyrethroid Resistance and Associated Mechanisms in the Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti ( Principal Investigator(PI))
Private
  1. 2021 - 2023, Private Funding
    Enhancing Public Knowledge On Ectoparasites And Associated Pathogens From Companion Animals: A Proactive Action Research ( Principal Investigator(PI))
International
  1. 2022 - 2026, International Funding
    The Tick Cell Biobank: Arthropod Vector Cell Lines For Human And Animal Health ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2021 - 2023, International Funding
    Dna Barcoding And Taxonomic Classification Of Black Flies In Southeast Asia ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2017 - 2018, International Funding
    Assessing the Roles of Blackflies in the Transmission of Zoonotic Filarial Parasites in Indigenous Communities in Peninsular Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Insect Identification, YTL Cement
    01 Dec 2020 - 01 Dec 2020 (National)
  • Preliminary Testing On Mosquito Repellent Soap Against Aedes Aegypti, CozyCare Sdn. Bhd.
    01 Nov 2017 - 01 Nov 2017 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Current malaria situation in Malaysia with Focus on the Challenges posed by Simian Malarias and Their Vectors, Joint International Tropical Medicine Meeting, Mahidol University (International) (14 Dec 2023 - 14 Dec 2023)
  2. Emerging Malaria and Rickettsiosis in Malaysia, TIDREC-Kirin seminar, KIRIN-TIDREC (International) (08 Aug 2023 - 08 Aug 2023)
  3. Tick Cell Research: Bridging the Gap in Tick-Borne Disease Control, 1st Tick and Tick-Borne Diseases Symposium in Southeast Asia, Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (International) (23 Jun 2023 - 23 Jun 2023)
  4. Emerging rickettsiosis and malaria in Malaysia, International Joint Symposium on Tropical Infectious Diseases, TIDREC/TIDCL/ICMR-NIMR/DMR/IMPE (International) (13 Nov 2022 - 16 Nov 2022)
  5. Emerging zoonotic diseases and their vectors in Malaysia, The Fifth Global Health Security and Research Partnership , Incheon National University  (International) (26 Nov 2021 - 26 Dec 2021)
  6. Scientific writing strategies, Institute of Medical Molecular Biotechnology (IMMB) Research Talk, Institute of Medical Molecular Biotechnology (IMMB), UiTM (National) (07 Jul 2021 - 07 Jul 2021)
  7. A review of mosquito vectors of public health and veterinary importance in Malaysia, 4th International Symposium of Global Health Security of Incheon National University, Convergence Research Center for Insect Vectors, Incheon National University (International) (19 Nov 2020 - 19 Nov 2020)
  8. An overview of arthropod vectors of public health and veterinary importance in Malaysia: from biology to diagnostics, Seminar for Tropical Diseases Cooperation Laboratory (TIDCL), Ajou University School of Medicine (International) (31 Oct 2019 - 31 Oct 2019)
  9. Pathogens in urban rodents and companion animals, and their associated ectoparasites, Seminar 'Environmental Microbiology and Virology', Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC) (University) (16 Jan 2019 - 16 Jan 2019)
  10. Malaysia-Korea collaboration in emerging infectious diseases: Identification of etiological agents causing febrile illness among Malaysians, 3rd Korean International Cooperation for Infectious Disease Meeting, Korean International Cooperation for Infectious Disease (International) (17 May 2018 - 18 May 2018)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. A novel clade of bat-associated Bartonella detected in the bat fly Leptocyclopodia ferrari (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) parasitizing Cynopterus brachyotis (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae), 29th International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology (International) (20 Aug 2023 - 24 Aug 2023)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Protein Profiling of Aedes aegypti Treated with Streptomyces sp. KSF103 Ethyl Acetate Extract Reveals Potential Insecticidal Targets and Metabolic Pathways, Asia Pacific Conference on Mosquito and Vector Control, Kasetsart University (International) (27 Nov 2023 - 30 Nov 2023)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2021) Dengue Awareness Drawing Competition - Perak 2021, National, (External Assessor)
  2. (2021) Panel of Judges of MSPTM Photography Competition 2020, (Panel of Judges)
  3. (2021) Reviewer of Global Ecology and Conservation (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  4. (2021) Reviewer of Tropical Natural History, (Reviewer)
  5. (2021) Reviewer of Mitochondrial DNA Part B-Resources (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  6. (2021) Reviewer of Sains Malaysiana (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  7. (2021) Reviewer of Uttar Pradesh Journal of Zoology , (Reviewer)
  8. (2020) Reviewer of Environmental Pollution (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  9. (2020) Reviewer of Experimental Parasitology (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  10. (2020) Reviewer of Small Ruminant Research (ISI-cited), (Reviewer)
  11. (2020) Reviewer of Experimental and Applied Acarology (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  12. (2020) Reviewer of Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, (Reviewer)
  13. (2020) Reviewer of Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  14. (2020) Reviewer of Wellcome International Training Fellowship, (Reviewer)
  15. (2020) Reviewer of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  16. (2020) Reviewer of Journal of Medical Entomology (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  17. (2020) Reviewer of Parasitology Research (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  18. (2020) Reviewer of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  19. (2019) Reviewer of Annals of Applied Biology (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  20. (2019) Reviewer of Micron (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  21. (2019) Reviewer of Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences , (Reviewer)
  22. (2019) Reviewer of Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  23. (2019) Reviewer of Sokoto Journal of Veterinary Sciences, (Reviewer)
  24. (2019) Reviewer of Mitochondrion (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  25. (2019) Reviewer of Folia Parasitologica (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  26. (2018) Reviewer of PRISM, (Reviewer)
  27. (2018) Reviewer of Neotropical Entomology (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  28. (2018) Reviewer of Biologia (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  29. (2018) Reviewer of Environmental Entomology (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  30. (2018) Reviewer of International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  31. (2018) Reviewer of Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine , (Reviewer)
  32. (2018) Reviewer of Parasite (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  33. (2018) Reviewer of Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research (SCOPUS-Cited), (Reviewer)
  34. (2018) Reviewer of Parasitology (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  35. (2018) Reviewer of Malaysian Applied Biology (SCOPUS-Cited), (Reviewer)
  36. (2018) Reviewer of Journal of Equine Veterinary Science (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  37. (2017) Reviewer of Pest Management Science (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  38. (2017) Reviewer of Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  39. (2017) Reviewer of Medical and Veterinary Entomology (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  40. (2017) Reviewer of Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  41. (2017) Reviewer of Systematic Entomology (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  42. (2017) Reviewer of International Journal of Tropical Insect Science (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  43. (2017) Reviewer of Agricultural and Forest Entomology (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  44. (2017) Reviewer of Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  45. (2017) Reviewer of Zootaxa (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  46. (2017) Reviewer of Scientific Reports (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  47. (2017) Reviewer of Acta Tropica (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  48. (2016) Reviewer of Insect Science (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  49. (2016) Reviewer of Journal of Mosquito Research, (Reviewer)
  50. (2016) Reviewer of Journal of Vector Ecology (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
  51. (2016) Reviewer of Tropical Biomedicine (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  52. (2015) Reviewer of PeerJ (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  53. (2015) Reviewer of Freshwater Science (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  54. (2015) Reviewer of Entomology, Ornithology & Herpetology: Current Research , (Reviewer)
  55. (2015) Reviewer of Parasites & Vectors (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  56. (2014) Reviewer of Heredity (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  57. (2014) Reviewer of Turkish Journal of Zoology (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  58. (2013) Reviewer of Journal of Entomology and Nematology, (Reviewer)
  59. (2013) Reviewer of International Journal of Agricultural Science Research , (Reviewer)
  60. (2013) Reviewer of Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology (ISI-Cited) , (Reviewer)
  61. (2013) Reviewer of PLoS ONE (ISI-Cited), (Reviewer)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2024) Technical Working Group of Insecticide Resistance for Public Health Application, National, (Technical Advisor)
  2. (2020) 56th Annual Scientific Conference of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
  3. (2019) 55th Annual Scientific Conference of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
  4. (2019) Wellcome Trust Grantsmanship Workshop, Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
  5. (2019) National Policy and Guideline for Laboratory Biosafety and Biosecurity (Arthropod, Aquatic and Fieldwork) Workshop, National Public Health Laboratory, Ministry of Health
  6. (2019) Current Tools to Combat Malaria-with Special Focus on Plasmodium knowlesi, Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance
  7. (2018) 54th Annual Scientific Conference of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine
  8. (2017) Research Collaboration, Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, International
  9. (2016) International Conference of the 50th Anniversary of Ulu Gombak Field Study Centre, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya
  10. (2015) Research Collaboration, Department of Animal Infectious Diseases and Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia , International
  11. (2015) Research Collaboration, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahasarakham University, Thailand, International
  12. (2014) Research Collaboration, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, National
  13. (2014) Research Collaboration, Department of Entomology, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, US, International
  14. (2014) Research Collaboration, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University, USA, International
  15. (2013) Research Collaboration, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, University
  16. (2012) Research Collaboration, Veterinary Research Institute, Ipoh, National
  17. (2012) Research Collaboration, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, University
  18. (2011) Research Collaboration, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur, National

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2024) ECOLOGICAL, MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF HAEMAPHYSALIS TICKS FROM DIFFERENT ANIMAL HOSTS AND HABITATS ACROSS MALAYSIA, NURUL AINI BINTI HUSIN
  2. (2020) Ecological and molecular characterizations of black flies in Malaysia, Noor Izwan Mohd Anas
  3. (2020) Necrobiome Community Structure and Soil Chemistry Profiles Associated with Penguin Carcasses and its Correlation with Bone Density under Antarctica Climate, Nur Adilla Binti Zaini (Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM))
  4. (2019) Genetic Variation and Spatial Distribution of the Simian Malaria Vectors of Peninsular Malaysia, Sandthya Pramasivan
  5. (2019) Ecology, Genetic Diversity and DNA Barcoding of Thrips (Thysanoptera) Species on Starfruit (Averrhoa carambola), Abdul Munir Bin Mohd Zaki
  6. (2019) Bionomics of Simian Malaria Vectors and Molecular Characterisation of their Parasites in Peninsular Malaysia, Nantha Kumar Jeyaprakasam
  7. (2018) Insecticide Resistance and Its Effect on the Genetic Diversity of Aedes albopictus in Sabah, Malaysia, Nur Elia Amira Binti Mohd Roslin
  8. (2018) Insecticidal Effect of Actinobacteria on Medically Important Mosquitoes, Amelia Yap Zheng Hua
  9. (2017) Comparative Bioefficacy of Household Insecticide Products against Mosquitoes in Malaysia, Azratul Hizayu Binti Taib
  10. (2016) Host Preferences of Blackfies and Their Associated Filarial Parasites in Malaysia, Pavitra A/P Soosai Peranathan
  11. (2016) Cat flea infestation, evolution and endosymbionts, and community awareness towards fleas and flea-borne diseases, Noor Azrizal bin Abdul Wahid
  12. (2015) Characterization of Dirofilaria Parasites and Their Association with Vectors and Animal Hosts, VINNIE SIOW WEI YIN
Master
  1. (2023) Insecticidal Mechanism of Streptomyces Sp. Ksf103 Ethyl Acetate Extract and its Effect on Chikungunya Virus Replication., TAN KER SHIEN
  2. (2023) DNA Barcodes and Genetic Variations of Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Indonesia, HEW YAN XIN
  3. (2023) DNA Barcoding and Phyligenetic Analysis of Black Flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Vietnam, PUTT QI YAN
  4. (2020) Blackfly-symbiont interactions: Ecology, morphology and DNA profiling, Emmanuel Yogan Lourdes
  5. (2017) Efficacy Assessment of Commercial Mosquito Coils and Associated Pyrethroid Resistance Mechanisms in Aedes aegypti from Indonesia, Amelia Yap Zheng Hua
  6. (2016) Molecular Characterization of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae), and Occurrence of Pathogens in Ticks and Host Dogs, Prakash A/L Batah Kunalan
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2023) Industrial Training, CHU JIAN ZHEN
  2. (2021) MIC4005 Research in Biomedical Science
  3. (2018) Internship Programme from International Islamic University Malaysia
  4. (2017) Internship Programme from Universiti Sains Malaysia
  5. (2016) SHEE 3188 Ecology and Biodiversity Project
  6. (2014) SHEE 3188 Ecology and Biodiversity Project
  7. (2014) Internship Programme from Management Science University, Malaysia
  8. (2013) SHEE 3188 Ecology and Biodiversity Project
  9. (2013) Internship Programme from Management Science University, Malaysia

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2023) MQG7011 - Acarology
  2. (2023) MQG7009 - Applied Entomology
  3. (2023) MQG7008 - Medical Entomology
  4. (2023) MQG7013 - Trends in Parasitic Diseases
  5. (2020) HMX7001 - Research Methodology
  6. (2019) HMX7001 - Research Methodology
  7. (2019) HVX8001 - Advanced Research Methodology
  8. (2019) SQG7005 - Applied Entomology
  9. (2017) SSGS6111 - Research Methodology
Bachelor
  1. (2023) MIC3020 - Advanced Parasitology and Entomology
  2. (2019) SIE1001 - Biology of Organisms

PATENT/IPR

  • Simulium shoufengense Takaoka, Low & Ya' cob
     (International)
  • Simulium pumatense Takaoka, Low & Pham
    New species discovery (International)
  • Simulium yvonneae Takaoka & Low
    New species discovery (International)
  • Simulium sazalyi Takaoka, Ya cob & Low
    New species discovery (International)
  • Simulium haiduanense Takaoka, Low & Huang
    New species discovery (International)
  • Simulium khaokhoense Takaoka, Srisuka & Low
    New species discovery (International)
  • Simulium huaikaeoense Takaoka, Srisuka & Low
    New species discovery (International)
  • Simulium vinhphucense Takaoka & Low
    New species discovery (International)
  • Simulium sapaense Takaoka & Low
    New species discovery (International)
  • Simulium obliquum Takaoka & Low
    New species discovery (International)
  • Simulium mirum Takaoka, Sofian-Azirun & Low
    New species discovery (International)

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Speaker of Animal Awareness Program, (14 Mar 2023 - 14 Mar 2023) (National)
  • Community Talk At a Chikungunya Outbreak Village in Bidor, Perak, (22 Jan 2020 - 22 Jan 2020)
  • Community Talk At a Chikungunya Outbreak Village in Air Kuning, Perak, (12 Dec 2019 - 12 Dec 2019)
  • Knowledge Transfer of Mosquito Ovitrap to Combi (Communication for Behavioural Impact) Programme, (30 Sep 2019 - 30 Sep 2019)
  • Tree Planting Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) Programme At Forest Research Institute Malaysia (Frim), Selangor, Malaysia, (22 Sep 2018 - 22 Sep 2018)
  • Conservation Project for Taman Warisan Negeri Selangor (Twns) Selangor State Park, Treat Every Environment Special Sdn Bhd (Trees), (15 May 2017 - 15 May 2018)
  • Charitable Activities for Stray Dogs, (07 Jul 2013 - 30 Apr 2017)