Curriculum Vitae
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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ANATOMIC PATHOLOGYHistopathology, Neuropatholgy, Infectious disease pathology, Myology
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
- MD, (Pathology and Pathogenesis of Nipah Virus Infection in Humans and Animal Model)Universiti Malaya (UM)
- FRCPath, (Anatomic Pathology)Royal College of Pathologist, UK
- MPath, (Anatomic Pathology)Universiti Malaya (UM)
- MBBS, (Medicine and Surgery)Universiti Malaya (UM)
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES
- Head, Electron Microscopy Unit28 Feb 2011 - present (Faculty)
- Research Coordinator01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2019 (Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine)
- Head of Department01 Apr 2004 - 31 Aug 2007 (Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine)
AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP
- Top Research Scientists MalaysiaAcademy of Sciences Malaysia (Akademi Sains Malaysia), 2015 (National)
- KHIDMAT SETIA 20 AWARDUniversity of Malaya, 2009 (University)
- Merdeka Award 2008 (Health, Science and Technology)to the Nipah Investigation Team, Faculty of Medicine, University of MalayaMerdeka Award Trust, 2008 (National)
- EXCELLENCE SERVICE AWARDUniversity of Malaya, 2007 (University)
- EXCELLENCE SERVICE AWARDUniversity of Malaya, 2006 (University)
- Mahathir Science Award, 2006, to the Nipah Investigation Team, Faculty of Medicine, University of MalayaAcademi Sains Malaysia, 2006 (University)
- CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICEUniversity of Malaya, 2004 (University)
PUBLICATIONS
Article in Journal
- Jayapalan RR, Mun KS, Wong KT, Sia SF. Malignant transformation of a rosette-forming glioneuronal tumour with IDH-1 mutation: A case report and literature review. World Neurosurgery 2019; 2: 100006. doi.org/10.1016/j.wnsx.2018.100006
- Rajahram GS, Hale G, Bhatnagar J, Hiu J, Thayan R, William T, Wong KT, Tambyah PA, Yeo TW. Postmortem evidence of disseminated Zika virus infection in an adult patient. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2019; doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2019.01.047
- Yu SP, Ong KC, Perera D, Wong KT. 2018. Neuronal transcriptomic responses to Japanese encephalitis virus infection with a special focus on chemokine CXCL11 and pattern recognition receptors RIG-1 and MDA5. Virology, 527:107-115.
- Junaid OQ, Wong KT, Khaw LT, Mahmud R, Vythilingam I. Histopathology of Brugia pahangi and Plasmodium berghei ANKA co-infection in the gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). Tropical Biomedicine 2018; 35: 981-998
- Vasaikar S, Tsipras G, Landazuri N, Costa H, Wilhelmi V, Scicluna P, Cui HL, Mohammad A-A, Davoudi B, Shang M, Ananthaseshan S, Straat K, Stragliotto G, Rahbar A, Wong KT, Tegner J, Yaiw KC, Soderberg-Naucler C. Overexpression of endothelin B receptor in glioblastoma: a prognostic marker and therapeutic target? BMC Cancer 2018; 18: 154, doi 10.1186/s12885-018-4012-7
- Yogarajah T, Ong KC, Perera D, Wong KT. RSAD2 and AIM2 modulate Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus A71 replication in neuronal cells in different ways that may be associated with their 5 nontranslated regions. Journal of Virology 2018; 92:e01914-17
- Ambrose KK, Taufik I, Lian LH, Goh KJ, Wong KT,Ahmad-Annuar A, Thong MK (2017) Deregulation of microRNAs in blood and skeletal muscles of myotonic dystrophy type 1 patients Neurology India 2017 May-Jun;65(3):512-517. doi: 10.4103/neuroindia.NI_237_16
- Junaid, Q.O., Khaw, L.T., Mahmud.,R., Ong, K.C., Lau, Y.L., Borade,P.U., Liew,J.W.K., Sivanandam,S., Wong,K.T. and Vythilingam,I. (2017). Pathogenesis of Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection in the gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) as an experimental model for severe malaria. Parasite, 24, 38, 1-14.
- Kathlin K. Ambrose, Ishak Taufik, Lay H. Lian, Khean J. Goh, Kum T. Wong, Azlina Ahmad-Annuar, Meow-Keong Thong. (2017) Analysis of CTG repeat length variation in the DMPK gene in the general population and the molecular diagnosis of myotonic dystrophy type 1 in Malaysia. BMJ Open 2017;7: e010711
- Level 4 comprehensive epilepsy program in Malaysia,a resource-limited country KS Lim, SAB Ahmad, V Narayanan, K Rahmat, NM Ramli, KS Mun, KT Wong, NIsmail, SF Loo, CT Tan Neurology Asia 2017; 22(4) : 299 305
- Phyu WK, Ong KC, Wong KT. 2017. Modelling person-to-person transmission in an Enterovirus A71 orally infected hamster model of hand-foot-and-mouth disease and encephalomyelitis. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 6: e62.
- Phyu WK1, Ong KC2, Kong CK3, Alizan AK3, Ramanujam TM3, Wong KT1. (2017). Squamous epitheliotropism of Enterovirus A71 in human epidermis and oral mucosa. Sci Rep. 7:45069.
- Rajagopal R, Abd-Ghafar S, Ganesan D, Mainudin AZB, Wong KT, Ramli N, Jawin V, Lum SH, Yap YT, Bouffet E, Qaddoumi I, Krishan S, Ariffin H, Abdullah WA. Challenges of treating childhood medulloblastoma in a country with limited resources: 20 years of experience at a single tertiary center in Malaysia. Journal of Global Oncology 2017; 3: 143-156
- Thong MK, Sofiah A, Park YE , Kim DS, Goh KJ, Wong KT.(2017) Congenital muscular dystrophy due to laminin 2 (merosin) deficiency (MDC1A) in an ethnic Malay girl. Neurology Asia 2017; 22(2): 155-159
- Vadivelu J, Vellasamy KM, Thimma J, Mariappan V, Kang WT, Choh LC, Shankar EM, Wong KT (2017). Survival and intra-nuclear trafficking of Burkhoderia pseudomallei: Strategies of evasion from immune surveillance? PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 11 (1): e0005241. doi:10.1371.journal.pntd.0005241
- Yalda Khosravi, Han Ming Gan, Patrick Jing Yi Chia, Larry J Croft, Chow Goon Ng, Khean Lee Goh Kumutha Malar Vellasamy, Vanitha Mariappan, Kien Chai Ong, Kum Thong Wong, Mun Fai Loke and Jamuna Vadivelu (2017) The gastric microbiome of four Malaysian gastroduodenal disease patients. Scientific Pages Gene Genome Res 2017, 1(1):1-9
- Yogarajah T, Ong KC, Perera D, Wong KT. 2017. AIM2 inflammasome-mediated pyrotosis in Enterovirus A71 infected neuronal cells restricts viral replication. Scientific Reports.
- Yogarajah T, Ong KC, Perera D, Wong KT. 2017. Enterovirus A71 and Coxsackievirus A16 show different replication kinetics in human neuronal and non-neuronal cell lines. Archives Virology. 162: 727-737.
- Ambang T, Tan JS, Ong S, Wong KT, Goh KJ (2016). Clinical and pathological findings in telbuvidine-associated myopathy. PLosOne 11(9):e0162760. doi.10.1371.journal.pone.0162760
- Amir A, Ngui R, Ismail WHW, Wong KT, Ong JSK, Lim YAL, Mahmud R. Case Report: Anisakiasis causing acute dysentery in Malaysia. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2016; 94: 522-524
- Chow TK, Eu LC, Chin KF, Ong KC, Pailoor J, Vadivelu J, Wong KT. 2016. Case report: Incidental splenic granuloma due to Burkholderia pseudomallei: A case of asymatic latent meliodosis? Am. J. Trop. Hyg, 94: 522-524.
- Costa H, Xu X, Overbeek G, Vasaikar S, Patro CPK, Kostopoulou ON, Jung M, Shafi G, Anatahaseshan S, Tsipras G, Davoudi B, Mohammad AA, Lam H, Straat K, Wilhelmi V, Shang M, Tegner J, Tong JC, Wong KT, Soderberg-Naucler C, Yaiw KC. Human cytomegalovirus may promote tumour progression by upregulating arginase-2. Oncotarget 2016; 7: 47221-47231
- Fong SY, Goh KJ, Shahrizaila N, Wong KT, Tan CT. Effects of demographic and physical factors on nerve conduction study values of healthy subjects in a multi-ethnic asian population. Muscle Nerve 2016; 54: 244-248
- Fu TL, Ong KC, Tran YD, McLean CA, Wong KT. 2016. Viral neuronotropism is important in the pathogenesis of Murray Valley encephalitis. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 42: 307-310.
- Phyu WK, Ong KC, Wong KT. 2016. A consistently orally-infected hamster model for Enterovirus A71 encephalomyelitis demonstrates squamous lesions in the paws, skin and oral cavity reminiscent of Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease. PLOS ONE 11(1): e0147463. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone 0147463
- Tan JS, Ambang T, Ahmad-Annuar A, Rajahram GS, Wong KT, Goh KJ. Congenital myasthenic syndrome due to novel CHAT mutations in an ethnic kadazandusun family. Muscle Nerve 2016; 53: 822-826
- Tan SH, Ong KC, Perera D, Wong KT. 2016. A monoclonal antibody to ameliorate central nervous system infection and improve survival in a murine model of human Enterovirus-A71 encephalomyelitis. Antiviral Research. 132: 196-203.
- Avoid haste in defining human muscular sarcocystosis Claire M. Italiano; Kum Thong Wong; Sazaly AbuBakar; Yee Ling Lau; Norlisah Ramli; Sharifah F. Syed Omar; Chong Tin Tan Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015 ;Volume: 60 Issue: 7 Pages: 1134-1134. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu1163
- CY Tan, G Lingam, K Rahmat, S Abdullah, AH Tan, MLS Tai, N Ramli, WK Thong, CT Tan. Primary angiitis of the Central Nervous System with Myelopathy as Initial Clinical Presentation. Primary angiitis of the central nervous system with myelopathy as initial clinical presentation. Neurology Asia 2015; 20(1):79-84.
- Chiam CW, Chan YF, Ong KC, Wong KT, Sam IC. 2015. Neurovirulence comparison of chikungunya virus isolates of the Asia and East/Central/South African genotypes from Malaysia. J Gen Virol. 96: 3243-3254.
- Fu TL, Ong KC, Tran YD, McLean CA, Wong KT. Viral neuronotropism is important in the pathogenesis of Murray Valley Encephalitis. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 2016; 42: 307-310
- Fu TL, Ong KC, Wong KT. 2015. Pathological findings in a mouse model of Japanese encephalitis infected via the foot pad. Neurology Asia, 20: 349-354.
- Hooi YT, Ong KC, Perera D, Wong KT. 2015. Pathological findings in a mouse model for Coxsackievirus A16 infection. Neurology Asia, 20: 343-347.
- Kheng-Seang Lim, Ai-Huey Tan, Chun-Shen Lim, Kek- Heng Chua, Ping-Chin Lee, Norlisah Ramli, Giri Shan Rajahram, Fatimah Tina Hussin, Kum-Thong Wong, Meenakshi B. Bhattacharjee, Ching-Ching Ng. R54C Mutation of NOTCH3 Gene in the First Rungus Family with CADASIL. PLoS One, 2015; 10(8), e0135470. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135470.
- Liu L, Mo Z, Liang Z, Zhang Y, Li R, Ong KC, Wong KT, Yang E, Che Y, Wang J, Dong C, Feng M, Pu J, Wang L, Liao Y, Jiang L, Tan SH, David P, Huang T, Zhou Z, Wang X, Xia J, Guo L, Wang L, Xie Z, Cui W, Mao Q, Liang Y, Zhao H, Na R, Cui P, Shi H, Wang J, Li Q. 2015. Immunity and clinical efficacy of an inactivated enterovirus 71 vaccine in healthy Chinese children: a report of further observations. BMC Med, 13: 226.
- Ong KC, Wong KT. 2015. Understanding Enterovirus 71 neuropathogensis and its impact on other neurotropic enteroviruses. Brain Pathol 25:614-24.
- Ong KC, Wong KT. Henipavirus encephalitis: Recent developments and advances. Brain Pathology 2015; 25: 605-613
- Tan LV, Tuyen NTK, Tan TT, Ngan TT, Van HMT, Sabanathan S, Van TTM, Thanh LTM, Nguyet LA, Geoghegan JL, Ong KC, Perera D, Hang VTT, Ny NTH, Anh NT, Ha DQ, Qui PT, Viet DC, Tuan HM, Wong KT, Holmes EC, Chau NVV, Thwaites G, van Doorn HR. A generic assay for whole-genome amplification and deep sequencing of enteroviurs A71. Journal of Virological Methods 2015; 215-216: 30-36
- Thanh TT, Anh NT, Tham NT, Van HMT, Sabanathan S, Qui PT, Ngan TT, Van TTM, Nguyet LA, Ny NTH, Than LTM, Chai OK, Perera D, Viet DC, Khan TH, Ha DQ, Tuan HM, Wong KT, Hung NT, Chau NVV, Thwaites G, van Doorn HR, Tan LV. Validation and utilization of an internally controlled multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay for simultaneous detection of enteroviruses and enterovirus 71 associated hand foot and mouth disease. Virology Journal 2015; 12:85, doi 10.1186/s12985-015-0316-2
- Toe, B. P., Ramli, N., Lam, S. Y., Wong, K. T., & Prepageran, N. (2015). Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the sinonasal tract with metastasis to the liver: A case report and literature review. Ear, nose, & throat journal, 94(2), E27-32
- Anada RP, Wong KT, Malicdan MC, Goh KJ, Hayashi Y, Nishino I, Noguchi S. Absence of beta-amyloid deposition in the central nervous system of a transgenic mouse model of distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles. Amyloid 2014 doi: 10.3109/13506129.2014.889675
- Chong JW, Azlina AA, Wong KT, Thong MK, Goh KJ. Single mitochondrial DNA deletions in chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO) and Kearns-Sayre syndrome (KSS) patients from a multiethnic Asian population Neurology Asia 2014; 19(1) : 27-36
- Claire M. Italiano, Kum Thong Wong, Sazaly AbuBakar, Yee Ling Lau, Norlisah Ramli, Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, Maria Kahar Bador,Chong Tin Tan.Sarcocystis nesbitti Causes Acute, Relapsing Febrile Myositis with a High Attack Rate: Description of a Large Outbreak of Muscular Sarcocystosis in Pangkor Island, Malaysia, 2012.PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2014.PNTD-D-13-02037R1
- Eu LC, Ong KC, Hiu J, Vadivelu J, Nathan S, Wong KT. In situ hybridization to detect and identify Burkholderia pseudomallei in human melioidosis. Modern Pathology 2014; 27: 657-664
- He Y, Ong KC, Gao Z, Zhao X, Anderson VM, McNutt MA, Wong KT, Lu M. Tonsillar crypt epithelium is an important extracentral nervous system site for viral replication in EV71 encephalomyelitis. American Journal of Pathology 2014; 184: 714-720
- Italiano CM, Wong KT, AbuBakar S, Lau YL, Ramli N, Syed Omar SF, Tan CT.(2014). Avoid Haste in Defining Human Muscular Sarcocystosis.Clin Infect Dis. 60(7):1134
- Liong HF, Wahab SAA, Yakob Y, Hock NL, Thong WK, Viswanathan V. Late-onset glycogen storage disease Type II (Pompe's Disease) with a novel mutation: A Malaysian perspective. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine 2014; 2014:926510. doi 10.1155/2014/926510
- Tan SH, Ong KC, Wong KT. Enterovirus 71 can directly infected the brainstem via cranial nerves and infection can be ameliorated by passive immunization. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology 2104; 73: 999-1008
- Yee Ling Lau, Phooi Yee Chang, Chong Tin Tan, Mun Yik Fong, Rohela Mahmud, and Kum Thong Wong 2014. Short Report: Sarcocystis nesbitti Infection in Human Skeletal Muscle:Possible Transmission from Snakes. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 90(2), 361 364
- Fujii K, Nagata N, Sato Y, Ong KC, Wong KT, Yamayoshi S, Shimanuki M, Shitara H, Taya C, Koike S. Transgenic mouse model for the study of enterovirus 71 neuropathogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2013; 110: 14753-14758
- Jessie, K., Jayapalan, J. J., Ong, K. C., Rahim, Z. H. A., Zain, R. M., Wong, K. T. and Hashim, O. H. (2013) Aberrant proteins in the saliva of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. Electrophoresis, 34, 2495- 2502.
- Ng S, Wong K T, Goh K J. The Spectrum of Elderly Myopathies in an Asian population. Neurology Asia 2013;18(2):177-81
- Ploquin A, Sz i J., Mathieu C, Guillaume V, Barateau V, Ong KC, Wong KT, Cosset FL, Horvat B, Salvetti A. Protection against henipavirus infection using recombinant AAV vector vaccines. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2013; 207: 469-478
- Ch'ng WC, Stanbridge EJ, Wong KT, Ong KC, Yusoff K, Shafee N. Immunization with recombinant enterovirus 71 viral capsid protein 1 fragment stimulated antibody responses in hamsters. Virology Journal 2012; 9:155
- Ho J.S., Rahmat K, K Alli, CH Yip, KT Wong.Primary breast osteosarcoma: Dynamic contrast enhanced MRI, proton spectroscopy and diffusion weighted imaging findings. Annals Acad Med Singapore 41 (10)
- Mathieu C, Guilaume V, Volchkova V, Pohl C, Jacquot F, Looi R, Wong KT, Legras Lachuer C, Volchkov V, Lachuer J, Horvat B. Nonstructural Nipah virus C protein regulates both the early host proinflammatory response and viral virulence. Journal of Virology 2012; 86: 10766-10775
- Mathieu C, Guillaume V, Sabine A, Ong KC, Wong KT, Legras-Lachuer C, Horvat B. Lethal Nipah virus infection induces rapid overexpression of CXCL10 in endothelial cells. PLoS ONE 2012 7 (2):e32157. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032157
- Poovindran AR, Ganesan D, Ramahsamay N, Wong KT. Single nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter of the apolipoprotein E gene in different ethnic groups in Malaysia. Neurology Asia 2012; 17: 341-346
- Wong KT, Ng KY, Ong KC, Ng WF, Shankar SK, Mahadevan A, Radotra B, Su IJ, Lau G, Ling AE, Chan KP, Marcorelles P, Vallet S, Cardosa MJ, Desai A, Ravi V, Nagata N, Shimizu H, Takasaki T. Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis and Japanese encephalitis can be distinguished by topographic distribution of inflammation and specific intraneuronal detection of viral antigen and RNA. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 2012; 38: 443-453
- Wong KT, Tan CT. Clinical and pathological manifestations of human Henipavirus infection. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology 2012; 359: 95-104
- Yaiw KC, Eu LC, Fang CM, Ong BB, Qvist R, Wong KT. No apparent association between beta-amyloid deposition and apoliprotein E genotype in the non-demented aging brain in a Malaysian population. Neurology Asia 2012; 17: 325-330
- Adrian Choon Aun Koay, Kum Thong Wong, Visvaraja Subrayan. Benign reactive lymphoid hyperplasia affecting both the conjunctiva and the cornea. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Opthalmol 2011 (published online)
- Ch'ng WC, Standbridge EJ, Ong KC, Wong KT, Yusoff K, Shafee N. Partial Protection against Enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection in a mouse model immunized with recombinant Newcastle Disease Virus capsids displaying the EV71 VP1 fragment. Journal of Medical Virology 2011 (in press)
- Rahmat K, Yip CH, D'Cruz NR, Jayapragasam KJ, Wong KT, Moosa F. A rare case of Hodgkin's lymphoma masquerading as locally advanced breast carcinoma. Indian Journal of Cancer 2011; 48: 118-120
- Sundaram C, Shankar SK, Thong WK, Pardo-Villamizar CA. Pathology and diagnosis of central nervous system infections. Pathology Research International, Volume 2011, Article ID 878263, 4 pages, doi:10.4061/2011/878263
- The frequency of common mitochondrial DNA mutations in a cohort of Malaysian patients with specific mitochondrial encephalomyopathy syndromes Jia-Woei Chong, Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Kum-Thong Wong, Meow-Keong Thong, Khean-Jin Goh Neurology Asia 2011; 16(4) : 321 327
- WongKT, Ong KC. Pathology of acute Henipavirus infection in humans and animals. Pathology Research International, volume 2011, Article ID 567248, 12 pages.
- Ahmad Annuar A, Wong KT, Ching AS, Thong MK, Wong SW, Alsiddiq F, Ong LC, Goh KJ. Exercise induced cramps and myoglobinuria in dystrophinopathy - a report of three Malaysian cases. Neurology Asia 2010;15(2):125- 131
- Cox-Singh J, Hiu J, Lucas SB, Divis PC, Zulkarnaen M, Chandran P, Wong KT, Adem P, Zaki SR, Singh B, Krishna S. Severe Malaria: A case of Plasmodium knowlesi infection with post mortem findings: a case report. Malaria Journal 2010; 9:10
- Fong MY, Wong KT, Rohela M, Tan LH, Adeeba K, Lee YY, Lau YL. Unusual manifestation of cutaneous toxoplasmosis in a HIV-positive patient. Tropical Biomedicine 2010, 27: 447-450
- Marianneau P, Guillaume V, Wong KT, Badmanathan M, Looi RY, Murri S, Loth P, Tordo N, Wild TF, Horvat B, Contamin H. Experimental infection of squirrel monkeys with Nipah virus. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2010; 16: 507-510
- Ong, K.C., Devi, S., Cardosa, M. J., Wong K. T. Formaldehyde-inactivated whole-virus vaccine protects a murine model of Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis against disease. Journal of Virology 84 (1); 661-665
- Rahmat K, Kaur S, Ramli NM, Chandran PA, Wong KT, Abdullah S, Omar SS, Ganesan D, Tan CT. Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy limited to the posterior fossa. Neurology Asia, 2010; 15: 283-286
- Tan JAMA, Chan JHM, Tan KL, Annuar AA, Lee MK, Goh KJ, Wong KT. Dystrophin gene analysis in Duchenne/Becker dystrophy in a Malaysian population using multiplex polymerase chain reaction. Neurology Asia 2010; 15: 19- 25
- Wong KT. Emerging epidemic viral encephalitides with a special focus on henipaviruses. Acta Neuropathologica 2010; 120:317-325
- Wong KT. Nipah and Hendra virus: recent advances in pathogenesis. Future Virology 2010; 5:129-131
- Guillaume V, Wong KT, Looi RY, Georges-Courbot MC, Barrot L, Buckland R, Wild TF, Horvat B. Acute Hendra virus infection : Analysis of the pathogenesis and passive antibody protection in the hamster model. Virology 2009; 387: 459-465
- Tan CT, Chua KB, Wong KT. Nipah virus encephalitis - A review. ASM Science Journal 2009; 3: 91-96
- Wong KT, Robertson T, Ong BB, Chong JW, Yaiw KC, Wang LF, Ansford, AJ, Tannenberg A. Human Hendra virus infection causes acute and relapsing encephalitis. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 2009; 35: 296- 305
- Wong KT. Pathology of Henipavirus infection in humans and hamster model. Neurology Asia 2009; 14: 59-61
- Muniandy S, Yaiw KC, Jack BC, Rayappan AV, Wong KT, Ismail IS, Qvist R. Quantification of Zonula Occludens-1 mRNA expression in cultured bovine retinal endothelial cells, using SYBR real-time PCR. Biomedical Research 2008; 19: 117-124
- Murty OP, Mun KS, Neetu Gopinath, Wong KT. A rare case of Alexander's leukodystrophy and choking. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 2008; 29: 364-7
- Ong KC, Badamanthan M, Shamala D, Cardosa MJ, Wong KT. Pathological characterization of a murine model of human Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology 2008; 67: 532-542
- Wong KT, Munisamy B, Ong KC, Kojima H, Noriyo N, Chua KW, Ong BB, Nagashima K. The distribution of inflammation and virus in human enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis suggests possible viral spread by neural pathways. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology 2008; 67: 162-169
- Yaiw KC, Bingham J, Crameri G, Mungall B, Hyatt A, Eaton B, Shamala D, Wang LF, Wong KT. Tioman virus, a paramyxovirus of bat origin, causes mild disease in pigs and has a predilection for lymphoid tissues. Journal of Virology 2008; 82: 565-568
- Yaiw KC, Hyatt A, VanDriel R, Crameri SG, Eaton B, Wong MH, Wang LF, Ng ML, Bingham J, Shamala D, Wong KT. Viral morphogenesis and morphological changes in human neuronal cells following Tioman and Menangle virus infection. Archives of Virology 2008; 153: 865-875
- Yong YK, Chong HT, Wong KT, Tan CT, Devi S. Aetiology of viral central nervous system infection, a Malaysian study. Neurology Asia 2008; 13: 65-71
- Anthony SY Leong, K Thong Wong, Trishe Y-M Leong, Puay Hoon Tan, Pongsak Wannakrairot. The pathology of dengue haemorrhagic fever. Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology 2007; 24: 227-236
- Chong HT, Ramli N, Wong KT, Looi LM, Iwasaki T, Nagata N, Ramasundram V, Tan CT. Subacute measles encephalitis: A case of long term survival with follow-up MR brain scans. Neurology Asia 2007; 12: 121-125
- Yaiw KC, Crameri G, Wang L, Chong HT, Chua KB, Tan CT, Goh KJ, Shamala D, Wong KT. Serological evidence of possible human infection with Tioman virus, a newly described paramyxovirus of bat origin. Journal of Infectious Disease, 2007; 196: 884-886
- Yaiw KC, Ong KC, Chua KB, Bingham J, Wang Linfa, Shamala D, Wong KT. Tioman virus infection in experimentally infected mouse brain and its association with apoptosis. Journal of Virological Methods 2007; 143: 140-146
- Bhattacharjee M, Venugopal B, Wong KT, Goto Y, Bhattacharjee MB. Mitochondrial disorders: Diabetes mellitus, and findings in three muscles including the heart. Ultrastructural Pathology 2006; 30: 135-141
- Sia SF, Dublin N, Nurul B, Wong KT. Malignant sertoli cell tumour: An uncommon testicular tumour. JUMMEC 2006;9(2): 18-21
- Goh KJ, Wong KT, Nishino I, Minami N, Nonaka I. Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy with PABPN1 mutation in a Chinese Malaysian woman. Neuromuscular Disorders 2005; 15: 262-264
- Loi HDK, Wong KT, Choo KE. Juvenile acid maltase deficiency. Malaysian Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 2005: 14: 58-63
- Thong MK, Bazlin R, Wong KT. Diagnosis and management of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in a developing country over a 10-year period. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 2005; 47: 474-477.
- Jaafar FM, Attoui H, Gallian P, Isahak I, Wong KT, Cheong SK, Nadarajah VS, Cantaloube JF, Biagini P, Micco PD, Lamballerie XD. Recombinant VP9-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of immunoglobulin G antibodies to Banna virus (genus Seadornavirus). Journal of Virological Methods 2004; 116: 55-61
- Jessie K, Fong MY, S Devi, Lam SK, Wong KT. Localization of dengue virus in naturally-infected human tissues by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization. Journal of Infectious Diseases 2004; 189: 1411-1418
- Goldsmith CS, Whistler T, Rollin RE, Ksiazek TG, Rota PA, Bellini WJ, Daszek P, Wong KT, Shieh WJ, Zaki SR. Elucidating Nipah virus morphogenesis and replication using ultrastructural and molecular approaches. Virus Research 2003 ; 92: 89-98
- Tan CT, Wong KT. Nipah encephalitis outbreak in Malaysia. Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore 2003; 32: 112-117
- Wong KT, Grosjean I, Brisson C, Blanquier B, Fevre-Montange M, Bernard A, Loth P, Georges-Courbot MC, Chevallier M, Akaoka H, Marianneau P, Lam SK, Wild TF, Deubel V. A golden hamster model for human acute Nipah virus infection. American Journal of Pathology 2003; 163: 2127-37
- CT Tan, KJ Goh, KT Wong, SA Sarji, KB Chua, NK Chew et al. Relapsed and late-onset Nipah encephalitis. Ann Neurol 2002; 51:703-708.
- Wong KT, Shieh WJ, Kumar S, Norain K, Abdullah W, Guarner J, Goldsmith CS, Chua KB, Lam SK, Tan CT, Goh KJ, Chong HT, Jusoh R, Rollin PE, Ksiazek TG, Zaki SR and the Nipah Virus Pathology Working Group. Nipah virus infection: Pathology and pathogenesis of an emerging paramyxoviral zoonosis. American Journal of Pathology 2002; 161:2153-2167
- Wong KT, Shieh WJ, Zaki SR, Tan CT. Nipah virus infection, an emerging paramyxoviral zoonosis. Springer Seminars in Immunopathology, 2002; 24: 215-228
- Yaw KC, Qvist R, Sekaran M, Wong KT. A rapid method for the identification of ApoE alleles by multiple single strand conformation polymorphism, using a minigel system. Biomedical Research 2002; 13: 139-140
- Chong HT, Tan CT, Karim N, Wong KT, Kumar S, Abdullah W, Chua KB, Lam SK, Goh KJ, Chew NK, Petharunam V, Kunjapan SR, Thayaparan T. Outbreak of Nipah encephalitis among pig farm workers in Malaysia in 1998/1999: Was there any role for Japanese encephalitis? Neurological Journal of Southeast Asia 2001; 6: 129-134
- Puthucheary SD, Wong KT, Vadivelu J, Ong G. Acute respiratory failure in melioidosis. Singapore Medical Journal 2001; 42: 117 - 121
- Chua KB, Lam SK, Tan CT, Hooi PS, Goh KJ, Chew NK, Tan KS, Kamarulzaman A, Wong KT. High mortality in Nipah encephalitis is associated with presence of virus in cerebrospinal fluid. Annals of Neurology 2000; 48: 802-5
- Goh KJ, Tan CT, Chew NK, Tan PSK, Kamarulzaman A, Sarji SA, Wong KT, Abdullah BSJ, Chua KB, Lam SK, "Clinical features of Nipah virus infection, a new viral encephalitis among pig farmers in Malaysia", New England Journal of Medicine 2000, Vol. 342, pg. 1229-35
- Goh KJ, Wong KT, Tan CT. Myopathic dropped head syndrome: a syndrome of mixed aetiology. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 2000; 7: 334-6
- Lum LCS, Wong KT, Lam SK, Chua KB, Goh A. Adenovirus in EV 71-associated hand, foot, and mouth disease. Lancet 2000; 355:146-7.
- Sarji SA, Abdullah BJ, Goh KJ, Tan CT, Wong KT. MR imaging features of Nipah encephalitis. American Journal of Roentgenology 2000; 175: 437-42
- Wong KT, Lum LCS, Lam SK. Enterovirus 71 and neurologic complications. New England Journal of Medicine 2000; 342: 356-8.
- Wong KT. Emerging and re-emerging epidemic encephalitides: a tale of two viruses. Journal of Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology 2000; 26: 313-8
- Wong KT. Enterovirus-associated neurological disease with special reference to enterovirus 71. Neurological Journal of Southeast Asia 2000; 5: 47-9
- Chin PW, Koh KC, Wong KT. Cutaneous tuberculosis mimicking cellulitis in an immunocompromised patient. Singapore Medical Journal 1999; 40: 46-7
- Chua KB, Goh KJ, Wong KT, Kamarulzaman A, Tan PSK, Ksiazek TG, Zaki SR, Paul G, Lam SK, Tan CT. Fatal encephalitis due to Nipah virus among pig farmers in Malaysia. Lancet 1999; 354: 1257-9
- Wong KT, Chua KB, Lam SK. Immunohistochemical detection of infected neurons as a rapid diagnosis of Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis. Annals of Neurolology 1999; 45: 271-2
- Gita J, Wong KT, Amin J. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid - A case report. Medical Journal of Malaysia 1998; 20: 45-8
- Lucy CS Lum, Wong KT, Lam S, Chua KB, Goh AY, Lim WL, Ong BB, Paul G, AbuBakar S. Fatal enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis. Journal of Pediatrics 1998; 133: 795-8
- Lucy CS Lum, Wong KT, Lam SK, Chua, KB, Goh AYT. Neurogenic pulmonary oedema and enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis. Lancet 1998; 352: 1391
- Ariffin H, Ariffin WA, Wong KT, Ramanujam TM, Lin HP. Intraabdominal desmoplastic small round cell tumour in an 11 year old boy. Singapore Medical Journal 1997; 38: 169-71
- Liam CK, Wong KT. Pulmonary involvement by Hodgkins Disease mimicking pneumonia. Medical Journal of Malaysia 1997; 52: 84-6
- Yip CH, Wong KT, Samuel D. Bilateral plasma cell granuloma (inflammatory pseudotumour) of the breast. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 1997; 67: 300-2
- Kum Thong Wong, David Dick, Janice R Anderson. Mitochondrial abnormalities in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders 1996; 6: 163-6
- Ong BB, Wong KT. Adrenal cytomegaly associated with diaphragmatic hernia: Report of a case. Malaysian Journal of Pathology 1996; 18: 121-3
- Savithri D Puthucheary, Jamunarani Vadivelu, Chen Ce-cile, Wong Kum-Thong, Ghazally Ismail. Electron microscopic demonstration of extracellular structure of Burkholderia pseudomallei. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1996; 54: 313-4
- Wong KT, Allen IV, McQuaid S, McConnell R. An immunohistochemical study of neurofibrillary tangle formation in post-encephalitic Parkinsonism. Clinical Neuropathology 1996; 15: 22-5
- Wong KT, Koh KBH, Lee SH, Chee CP. Intracranial germinoma metastasizing via a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt. Singapore Medical Journal 1996; 37: 441-2
- Wong KT, Vadivelu J, Puthucheary SD, Tan KL. An immunohistochemical method for the diagnosis of melioidosis. Pathology 1996; 28: 188-91
- Liam CK, Wong KT. Sclerosing haemangioma of the lung. Singapore Medical Journal 1995; 36: 333-4
- Pathmanathan R, Wong KT. Re: Protection by tocotrienols against hypercholesterolaemia and atheroma. Medical Journal of Malaysia 1995; 50: 117
- Wong KT, Puthucheary SD, Vadivelu J. The histopathology of human melioidosis. Histopathology 1995; 26: 51-5
- Wong KT, Yusoff M. Scanning electron microscopy of the human muscular sarcocyst. Parasitology Research 1995; 81: 359-60
- Wong KT, Jayalakshmi P, Oh CE, Subramaniam N. Squamous cell carcinoma of the extremities arising from Marjolin's ulcer. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery 1994; 2: 87-90
- Wong KT, Sara Ahmad T, Fernandez F, Azizah NWK, Swaminathan M. Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma with reference to unusual clinical presentations. Asian Journal of Surgery 1994; 17: 283-5
- Wong KT, Wong KK. A case of acantholytic dermatosis of the vulva with features of pemphigus vegetans. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology 1994; 21: 453-6
- Wong KT, Clarke G, Pathmanathan R, Hamilton PW. Light microscopic and three-dimensional morphology of the human muscular sarcocyst. Parasitology Research 1993; 80: 138-40
- Wong KT, Khir ASM, Noori S, Peh SC. Fatal haemoperitoneum due to rupture of hepatic metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 1993; 64: 58-9
- Wong KT, Leggett PF, Heatley M. Apparent absence of Sarcocystis in human tongue and diaphragm in Northern Ireland. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 1993; 87: 496
- Wong KT, Pathmanathan R. Human muscular sarcocystosis in Malaysia. Tropical and Geographical Medicine 1993; 45: 191
- Wong KT, Pathmanathan R. The ultrastructure of the human skeletal muscle sarcocyst. Journal of Parasitology 1993; 80: 327-30
- Balasundram G, Rachagan SP, Wong KT. A rare case of primary pelvic actinomycosis. Singapore Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 1992; 23: 62-4
- Wong KT, Pathmanathan R. The high prevalence of human skeletal muscle sarcocystosis in southeast Asia. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene 1992; 86: 631-2
- Wong KT. The use of the liquid crystal display (LCD) panel as a teaching aid in medical lectures. Medical Teacher 1992; 14: 33-6
- Tan TT, Lee BC, Zainuddin MA, Wong KT, Samad A, Khalid BAK. Hypercalcaemia in a patient with tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Singapore Medical Journal l99l; 32: 87-9
- Wong KT, Azizah NWK, Khairullah Abdullah. Inverted papilloma of the prostatic urethra. Malaysian Journal of Surgery 1991; 10: 41-3
- Wong KT et al. Multiple myeloma in the University Hospital: A retrospective study of biodata, clinical, laboratory and radiological profiles. Medical Journal of Malaysia l990; 45: l36-43.
- Wong KT, Chan KS. A dBASE III system for managing 35 mm slides in pathology. Malaysian Journal of Pathology l990; 12: 101-6
Chapter in Books
- Broder, C.C., & Wong, K.T. (2016). Henipaviruses. In C.S.Reiss (Ed.) Neurotropic Viral Infections, vol 1, Neurotropic RNA viruses (pp 45-83). Switzerland, Springer International Publishing.
- Chiam, C.W., Sam, I.C., Chan, Y.F., Wong, K.T. & Ong, K.C. (2016). Immunohistochemical detection of Chikungunya virus antigens in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissues. In J. Chu & S.K. Ang (Eds), Chikungunya virus: Methods in Molecular Biology (pp235-240). New York, NY: Springer Science+Business media.
- Kaw Bing Chua, Chong Tin Tan, Kum Thong Wong. Human Emerging and Re-emerging Infections: Nipah Virus Infections in Humans, Chapter 10, Viral and Parasitic Infections, Volume 1, Ed Sunit Kumar Singh, John Wiley and Sons 2015
- Gray F, Wong KT, Scaravilli F, Sharer LR (2014). Infections of the Central Nervous System. In F. Gray, C. Duckaerts, U. de Girolami, Escourolle and Poirier s Manual of Basic Neuropathology (pp. 114-148). Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford Universtiy Press.
- A Guide to Clinical Management and Public Health Response for Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), WHO Health Organization (Western Pacific Region) & REDI centre, 2011
- Goh KJ, Wong KT, Tan CT (2007). Nipah and Hendra viruses encephalitis. In IW Fong & K Alibek (Eds), New and Evolving Infections of the 21st Century (pp 279-293). New York, Springer.
- Tan CT, Wong KT. Nipah encephalitis. In: Clinical Neurovirology, Chapter 23, pp 517-522, Marcel Dekker Inc, New York, 2003
Article in Proceeding
- Fu TL, Ong KC, Wong KT. Development and characterization of a mouse model for Japanese encephalitis infected via footpad inoculation. Second International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Ipoh, Malaysia, 29 September 1 October 2015
- Hooi YT, Ong KC, Wong KT. Development of a digoxigenin-labeled DNA probe for the detection of Coxsackievirus A16 RNA in tissues using in situ hybridisation. Second International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Ipoh, Malaysia, 29 September 1 October 2015
- He Y, Ong KC, Gao Z, Zhao X, Anderson VM, McNutt MA, Wong KT, Lu M. Tonsillar crypt epithelium is an important extra-central nervous system site for viral replication in Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis. Emerging Infectious Diseases Symposium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 11-12 March 2014
- Wong KT, Tan SH, Ong KC. Enterovirus 71 infection of the brainstem via cranial nerves can be ameliorated by passive immunization. XVIII International Congress of Neuropathology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14-18 September 2014 (Abstract in Brain Pathology 2014; 24: supplement 1, 53)
- Eu LC, Ong KC, Hiu J, Vadivelu J, Nathan S, Wong KT. Application of a probe specific to the 16s ribosomal RNA of Burkholderia pseudomallei to study infectious disease pathology and spread in an acute melioidosis mouse model. World Melioidosis Congress 2013, Bangkok, Thailand, 18-20 September 2013
- Lucas S, Wong KT, Mahadeva U. Fatal CD8+ T cell encephalitis: An observational autopsy study of an emerging complication in HIV-1-infected African patients on effective long-term ART. CROI 2012, 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Seattle, Washington, USA, 5-8 March 2012.
- Wong KT, Eu LC, Ong KC, Vadivelu J, Nathan S. Development of a specific DNA probe that targets the 16s ribosomal RNA for the detection and identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei in infected tissues. XXIX International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology, Cape Town, South Africa, 30 September-5 October 2012 (Abstract in Histopathology 2012; 61:158)
- Wong KT, Ng KY, Ong KC, Ng WF, Shankar SK, Mahadevan A, Radotra B, Su IJ, Lau G, Macorelles P. Enterovirus 71 and Japanese encephalitis can be distinguished by distribution of inflammation and intraneuronal detection of viral antigen and RNA. 1)10th European Congress of Neuropathology, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 6-9 June 2012 (Abstract in Clinical Neuropathology 2012; 31: 306)
- Wong KT, Ong KC, Ng KY, Radotra B, Shankar SK, Mahadevan A, Glatzel M, Sata T, Shuangshoti S, Robertson T. Cellular targets of virus infection in human rabies. 10th European Congress of Neuropathology, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 6-9 June 2012 (Abstract in Clinical Neuropathology 2012; 31: 305)
- Wong KT, Tan SH, Ong KC. Cranial nerves are involved in viral entry into the brainstem in a mouse model of Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis. 10th European Congress of Neuropathology, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, 6-9 June 2012 (Abstract in Clinical Neuropathology 2012; 31: 305-306)
- Chiam CW, Chan YF, Ong KC, Wong KT, Sam IC. Neurovirulence variation of different Chikungunya virus genotypes in ICR suckling mice. 16th Biological Sciences Graduate Congress, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 12-13 December 2011
- Teo WL, Kadir NA, Suppian R, Zainul FZ, Ong KC, Wong KT. Ubiquitin in Enterovirus 71 DNA vaccine enhances cellular immune response in mice. 1st National Postgraduate Conference in Molecular Medicine 2011, Kota Bharu, Malaysia, 13-14 April 2011
- Looi RY, Thong MK, Goh KJ, Ahmad-Annuar A, Shahrizaila N, Thomas T, Khoo TB, Wong KT. 2010. Genetic mutations in sarcoglycanopathies in a Malaysian population. 15th International Congress of the World Muscle Society, Kumamoto, Japan. 12-16 October 2010. Abstract in Neuromuscular Disorders 2010; 20: 609-10.
- Thong MK, Taufik I, Goh KJ, Azlina AA, Wong KT. 2010. The Molecular Diagnosis of Myotonic Dystrophy in Malaysia. Proceedings of the The 11th International Child Neurology Congress (ICNC 2010) 2nd 7th May 2010, Cairo, Egypt. The International Journal of Child Neuropsychiatry 2010, Vol 7 (Supplement); 162
Other Publications
- Goh, K. J., Wong, K. T., Ramli, N., & Tan, C. T. (2014). GP 78: Acute Myositis due to Sarcocystis nesbitii infection. Neuromuscular Disorders, 24(9), 818. - Extended Abstract
RESEARCH INTEREST
- Infectious disease pathology of viruses including henipavirus, enterovirus 71, arboviruses and rabies; bacteria including Burkholderia pseudomallei; parasites including Plasmodium knowlesi (Infection, pathogen, pathology, pathogenesis)
RESEARCH PROJECT
National
- 2011 - 2016, High Impact Research (HIR)Infectious disease pathology of medically important pathogens with an emphasis on investigations by molecular approaches ( Principal Investigator(PI))
- 2012 - 2014, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)The natural history of motor endplate degeneration after nerve denervation ( Consultant)
- 2012 - 2013, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)The natural history of motor endplate degeneration after nerve denervation ( Consultant)
- 2010 - 2012, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)Study of micro ribonucleic acid (miRNA) patterns and messesnger RNA splicingamong myotonic dystrophy (RM1) patients of different ages and clinical features. ( Consultant)
- 2008 - 2010, ScienceFundProtective Efficacy Evaluation of EV71 Candidate Vaccines in A Mouse Model ( Principal Investigator(PI))
- 2007 - 2009, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)Determination of the Genetic Mutations in Muscular Dystrophy and Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathy in the Multi-Ethnic Malaysian Population and Their Correlation With Clinical Features ( Coordinator)
- 2003 - 2008, MOSTI (IRPA)Nipah Virus Infection: Studies on Pathology and Pathogenesis in Animal Model ( Director)
- 2004 - 2007, MOSTI (IRPA)Nipah virus infection ( PROJECT LEADER)
University
- 2008 - 2009, Short Term Research Fund (Vote F)(PJP)Development of a Murine Model to Study the Kinetics and Pathological changes in Acute Melioidosis Following Treatment and Immune Modulation ( Director)
CONSULTANCY PROJECT
- Who Mission Expert Panel, World Health Organisation01 Mar 2018 - 01 Mar 2018 (International)
- Visiting Professor, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research01 Apr 2011 - 01 Apr 2011 (International)
- Who Temporary Adviser to Conference On Enterovirus 71 Infection, WHO01 Jul 2010 - 01 Jul 2010 (International)
- Visiting Consultant, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore01 Jan 2007 - 01 Jan 2009 (International)
- Who Visiting Consultant to Bangla Desh Regarding Nipah Virus Outbreak, World Health Organisation01 Nov 2004 - 01 Nov 2004 (International)
PAPER PRESENTED
PLENARY SPEAKER
- Pathology of viral encephalitis, 11th Asian Oceanic Congress of Neurology, Singapore (International) (26 Nov 2004 - 28 Nov 2004)
INVITED SPEAKER
- Wong KT. Muscle biopsy for clinicians, Asian Oceania Myology Centre meeting, Asian Oceania Myology Centre (International) (31 May 2019 - 02 Jun 2019)
- Wong KT. Emerging viral CNS infections in Malaysia., International Health and Medical Sciences Conference, Taylor's University, Kuala Lumpur (National) (08 Mar 2019 - 09 Mar 2019)
- Wong KT. Emerging viral infections of the CNS., 4th Annual Conference of the Neuropathology Society of India (NPSICON 2019), Neuropathology Society of India (International) (15 Feb 2019 - 17 Feb 2019)
- Wong KT. Neuroinvasion via peripheral nerves: Increasing evidence for its importance in viral encephalitis., 19th International Congress of Neuropathology, 4th Asian Congress of Neuropathology, 59th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology, 36th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Brain Tumor Pathology, International Society of Neuropathology (International) (23 Sep 2018 - 27 Sep 2018)
- Autopsy neuropathology of infectious viral diseases, Past experiences and future directions. 2018 National Conference on Forensic Medicine and Science (NCFMS), Forensic Society of Malaysia (National) (04 Sep 2018 - 05 Sep 2018)
- A update of the 2016 WHO classification of CNS tumours, 16th Annual Scientific Meeting College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine of Malaya, College of Pathologists, Academy of Medicine, Malaysia (National) (12 Oct 2017 - 13 Oct 2017)
- Histopathology of low/high grade gliomas The challenges. , Paediatric Brain Tumours, 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Malaysian Society of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, 5-6 August 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Society of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, (National) (05 Aug 2017 - 06 Aug 2017)
- Viral infections of the central nervous system, XXXI International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology and 28th Congress of the European Society of Pathology, International Academy of Pathology (International) (25 Sep 2016 - 29 Sep 2016)
- Wong KT. Enterovirus Encephalitis including Enterovirus 71 and D68., 17th International Congress of Infectious Diseases, International Society of Infectious Diseases (International) (02 Mar 2016 - 05 Mar 2016)
- Lectures on infectious encephalitis and Pituitary tumours (total 5 lectures), Lectures for Neuropathology-An appetizer, Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital (National) (03 Feb 2016 - 05 Feb 2016)
- Characteristic pathological findings in various neuromuscular diseases, Asian Oceania Myology Centre Meeting (International) (01 Mar 2015 - 04 Mar 2015)
- Characteristic pathological findings in various neuromuscular diseases. Wong KT. , Asian Oceania Myology Centre meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, 1-4 March 2015, AOMC (International) (01 Mar 2015 - 04 Mar 2015)
- Opened Slide Seminar in Pathology of Infectious Diseases, XXXth International Academy of Pathology, International Academy of Pathology (International) (05 Oct 2014 - 10 Oct 2014)
- Encephalitis: The role of pathologists, XXXth International Academy of Pathology, Symposium on Encephalitis. , International Academy of Pathology (International) (05 Oct 2014 - 10 Oct 2015)
- Neuropathogenesis of Enterovirus 71 infection, XVIII International Congress of Neuropathology, International Society of Neuropathology (International) (14 Sep 2014 - 18 Sep 2014)
- Histology and histochemistry of muscular dystrophies, 13th Asian Oceania Myology Centre Meeting (International) (14 May 2014 - 17 May 2014)
- Enterovirus 71 infection and neuropathogenesis., Infectious of the Nervous System: Pathogenesis and Worldwide Impact. Gordon Research Conferences (International) (07 Jul 2013 - 12 Jul 2013)
- Diagnosis of central nervous system infections: How can the pathologist help? , International Conference on Medical and Health Sciences (International) (22 May 2013 - 24 May 2013)
- Pathologists, Pathology and Public Health., XXIX International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology (30 Sep 2012 - 05 Oct 2012)
- Generation of novel mouse model for study of EV71 neuropathogenesis., Symposium Current Progress in Enterovirus 71 Research in the Asia Pacific Region, 16th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neurovirology (30 Aug 2012 - 31 Aug 2012)
- Emerging epidemic viral encephalitides with a special focus on henipaviruses. Special course: Acquired neuropathology in a changing world., 88th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neuropathologists, Chicago, USA (International) (21 Jun 2012 - 21 Jun 2012)
- Pathological diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases, , 17 January 2012., Symposium on Neuromuscular Disorders, Myanmar Medical Association, Myanmar Neurological Socieity and ASEAN Neurological Association , Myanmar Medical Association, Myanmar Neurological Socieity and ASEAN Neurological Association (International) (17 Jan 2012 - 17 Jan 2012)
- Neuropathology of Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis, The 2nd Congress of Asian Society of Neuropathology/ The 11th Chinese National Congress of Neuropathology (International) (04 Nov 2011 - 06 Nov 2011)
- Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization in the diagnosis of CNS infections, 6th Annual Scientific Meeting, Asia Pacific Society for Molecular Immunohistology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (07 Jan 2011 - 09 Jan 2011)
- Pathology and pathogenesis of epilepsy , Workshop on Epilepsy, Mandalay, Myanmar (International) (29 Dec 2010 - 29 Dec 2010)
- Viral encephalitides in Asia, International Neurology Seminar, Dhaka, Bangladesh (International) (03 Dec 2010 - 04 Dec 2010)
- Emerging epidemic viral encephalitis, XVIIth International Congress of Neuropathology, Salzburg, Vienna (International) (11 Sep 2010 - 15 Sep 2010)
- Update on hand, foot and mouth disease: Pathogenesis, Informal consultation on hand, foot and mouth disease, WHO Western Pacific Region, WHO (International) (10 Mar 2010 - 12 Mar 2010)
- Pathology of infectious encephalitis , Symposium on CNS infections, Yangon, Myanmar (International) (19 Jan 2010 - 19 Jan 2010)
- Lecture 1: Overview of pathology and histopathology, Lecture 2: Understanding neuromuscular disorders in children, Paediatric clinicopathology update, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia (National) (03 Dec 2009 - 04 Dec 2009)
- CNS infections, Pathology Scientific Seminar 2009, Johor, Malaysia (National) (19 Nov 2009 - 20 Nov 2009)
- Nipah virus infection in humans: Pathology and pathogenesis, Intercountry workshop on Nipah, Hendra and Ebola-Reston viruses, research and public health, Queensland, Australia (International) (13 Oct 2009 - 16 Oct 2009)
- Case studies of rare and unusual pathogens, 6th Asia Pacific International Academy of Pathology congress, Kerala, India (International) (20 Aug 2009 - 23 Aug 2009)
- Pathology of Enterovirus 71: Infection in humans and a murine model, 43rd Annual Meeting of the US-Japan Cooperative Medical Science Program & special minisymposium on Enterovirus 71, Philadelphia, USA (International) (20 Jul 2009 - 22 Jul 2009)
- Pathology of Henipavirus infection, 6th HKU-Pasteur Virology Course, Hong Kong (International) (13 Jul 2009 - 15 Jul 2009)
- Pathology of Infectious Encephalitis, SISEA International Network Meeting (Workshop on viral encephalitis), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (International) (08 Jun 2009 - 11 Jun 2009)
- Pathology and pathogenesis of viral encephalitis, 8th Biennial Convention of the ASEAN Neurological Associations (ASNA) & Neurosciences 2009, 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Neurosciences, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (01 Apr 2009 - 04 Apr 2009)
- Congenital muscular dystrophies, 8th Biennial Convention of the ASEAN Neurological Associations (ASNA) & Neurosciences 2009, 20th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Neurosciences, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (01 Apr 2009 - 04 Apr 2009)
- Dengue infection of peripheral blood leukocytes, Workshop on pathology of Dengue haemorrhagic fever, Paediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative, Sriraraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, Paediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative and Sriraraj Hospital (International) (02 Feb 2009 - 03 Mar 2009)
- Pathology and pathogenesis of Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis, Beijing International Symposium on Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease, Beijing, China, China CDC, CDC (Atlanta, USA), WHO (International) (13 Jan 2009 - 14 Jan 2009)
- Henipavirus encephalitis, 11th Western Pacific Congress on Chemotherapy and Infectious Diseases. Taipei, Taiwan (International) (29 Nov 2008 - 03 Dec 2008)
- Pathology of Henipavirus infection in humans and hamster model, Nipah virus colloquium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, University of Malaya (International) (20 Oct 2008 - 21 Oct 2008)
- Pathology of Henipavirus infection, XXVIIth International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology, Athens, Greece (International) (12 Oct 2008 - 17 Oct 2008)
- Emerging Nipah virus encephalitis and its modeling , Infectious diseases of the Nervous System: Pathogenesis and Worldwide Impact, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France (International) (10 Sep 2008 - 13 Sep 2008)
- A review of the understanding of HFMD and EV71 pathogenesis and implications for clinical management, Forum on Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in Asian Pacific Region, Singapore (International) (21 Aug 2008 - 22 Aug 2008)
- Basic molecular techniques: A primer for clinicians, Neuroscience 2008, Melaka, Malaysia, Malaysian Society of Neuroscience (National) (27 Jun 2008 - 29 Jun 2008)
- Pathology of Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis in Humans and a murine model, 1st Congress of the Asian Society of Neuropathology, Tokyo, Japan, Japanese Society of Neuropathology (International) (22 May 2008 - 22 May 2008)
- Epidemic viral encephalitis in Asia, 21 COE Program, Neuropathology, Niigata International Symposium, Niigata, Japan (International) (26 Oct 2007 - 27 Oct 2007)
- Pathology and pathogenesis of Henipavirus encephalitis. , 48th Annual Meeting of Japanese Neuropathological Association, Tokyo, Japan (International) (30 May 2007 - 01 Jun 2007)
- Pathology and pathogenesis of Henipavirus encephalitis. , 48th Annual Meeting of Japanese Neuropathological Association, Tokyo, Japan (International) (30 May 2007 - 01 Jun 2007)
- Histopathological diagnosis of peripheral neuropathies, 7th Biennial Convention of the ASEAN Neurological Association (ASNA2007) and 47th Annual Meeting of the Neurological Society of Thailand,Phetchburi, Thailand. (International) (07 Mar 2007 - 09 Mar 2007)
- Pathology and pathogenesis of Henipavirus encephalitis, Visiting Professor Lecture (Others) (21 Nov 2006 - 21 Nov 2006)
- Pathology and pathogenesis of Henipavirus encephalitis, Visiting Professor Lecture (Others) (17 Nov 2006)
- Outbreak of Nipah Encephalitis in Malaysia: A personal journey, Annual Scientific Congress 2006, National Healthcare Group, Singapore  (International) (30 Sep 2006 - 01 Oct 2006)
- Lecture 1: Nipah and Enterovirus Infection; Lecture 2: Pathology of CNS infections., ASNA Laos Central Nervous System Infection Teaching Course, Vientiane, Laos (International) (10 Dec 2005 - 11 Dec 2005)
- Pathology of Viral Infections, Brain 2005, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (International) (02 Dec 2005 - 03 Dec 2005)
- Localization of dengue virus in naturally-infected human tissues by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, Second Research Network Meeting, Paediatric Dengue Research Vaccine Initiative, Vail Colarado, USA (International) (01 Jun 2005 - 03 Jun 2005)
- Pathology and Pathogenesis of Nipah Virus Infection: Evidence from Human and Animal Studies, Department seminar, Nippon Institute for Biological Science, Tokyo, Japan (International) (01 Feb 2005)
- Localisation of Dengue virus in naturally-infected human tissues by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization , Department seminar, National Institute of Infectious Disease, Tokyo, Japan (International) (31 Jan 2005)
- Pathology and pathogenesis of Nipah encephalitis, Seminar for Bangladeshi doctors in Faridpur, Bangladesh. (International) (05 May 2004)
- Infections of the CNS, Neuropathology Workshop, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore (International) (15 Dec 2003 - 19 Dec 2003)
- The CNS pathology of enterovirus 71 infection, 6th Asian Pacific Congress of Medical Virology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (07 Dec 2003 - 10 Dec 2003)
- Enterovirus 71 infection, ASEAN workshop and teaching course on CNS infections, Bandung, Indonesia (17 Oct 2002 - 19 Oct 2002)
- Neuropathology of viral CNS infection, ASEAN workshop and teaching course on CNS infections, Bandung, Indonesia  (International) (17 Oct 2002 - 19 Oct 2002)
- Nipah virus infection: Pathology and pathogenesis of an emerging paramyxoviral zoonosis., 7th Asia Pacific Association of Societies of Pathologists, Singapore (International) (18 Nov 2001 - 23 Nov 2001)
- Epidemic encephalitis due to Enterovirus 71 and Nipah virus, 5th Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neurovirology, Osaka, Japan  (International) (17 Nov 2001)
- Pathology of mitochondrial disease, Precongress meeting of the Asian Oceania Myology Center Interim Meeting, Chiangmai, Thailand (08 Nov 2001)
- Nipah encephalitis, 4th Biennial Convention of the Asean Neurological Association (ASNA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (22 Mar 2001 - 24 Mar 2001)
- Muscle Disease in Malaysia: Overview, diagnosis and research, 1st Asian and Oceanian Myology Center Workshop, Tokyo, Japan (International) (20 Jan 2001 - 21 Jan 2001)
- Epidemic Enterovirus 71 Encephalitis, Deparment seminar, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Neuroscience, Tokyo, Japan (International) (15 Jan 2001)
- Emerging Viral Infections Histopathology aspects, 34th Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine, Combined Hospitals, Medical and Dental Scientific Meeting, Singapore (International) (03 Aug 2000 - 06 Aug 2000)
- The genetics of DMD among Malaysian Children, 6th Asian Oceanian Congress of Child Neurology and 21st Annual Congress of the Malaysian Paediatric Association, Penang, Malaysia  (International) (05 Sep 1999 - 08 Sep 1999)
- Enterovirus 71 Encephalomyelitis: Clinical and Pathological Findings, 3rd Biennial Convention of the Asean Neurological Association (ASNA), Chiangmai, Thailand. (International) (03 Feb 1999 - 05 Feb 1999)
- Enterovirus 71 encephalitis , 23rd Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Pathologists, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (National) (13 Nov 1998 - 14 Nov 1998)
- Pathological changes in Nipah virus infection, Nipah virus encephalitis: A scientific seminar, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  (National) (26 Jul 1995)
ORAL PRESENTER
- TUNEL assay suggest evidence of apoptosis in human Burkholderia pseudomallei infection, 12th Biological Sciences Graduate Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (17 Dec 2007 - 19 Dec 2007)
- Tioman and Menangle viruses infection in human neuronal, endothelial and african monkey kidney cells, 6th Asean Microscopy Conference, Pahang, Malaysia (National) (10 Dec 2007 - 12 Dec 2007)
- Development of a Taqman real-time PCR and comparative ELISA for the detection of Tioman virus infection, 7th Asia Pacific Congress of Medical Virology, New Delhi, India (International) (13 Nov 2006 - 15 Nov 2006)
- Clinico-pathological study of patients with mitochondrial myopathy seen at University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), International Conference on Health Sciences(100 years celebration of University of Malaya),Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  (International) (06 May 2005 - 08 May 2005)
- Clinical, pathological and genetic features of distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles (Nonaka myopathy) in three Malaysian families, International Conference on Health Sciences(100 years celebration of University of Malaya), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (06 May 2005 - 08 May 2005)
- A golden hamster model for human acute Nipah virus infection, 6th Asian Pacific Congress of Medical Virology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  (International) (07 Dec 2003 - 10 Dec 2003)
- Tioman virus, a novel paramyxovirus, is capable of inducing apoptosis in vitro and in vivo, 6th Asian Pacific Congress of Medical Virology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (07 Dec 2003 - 10 Dec 2003)
- Nipah Encephalitis: Pathology and pathogenesis of a new emerging paramyxovirus infection, XIVth International Congress of Neuropathology, Birmingham, United Kingdom (International) (03 Sep 2000 - 06 Sep 2000)
- Ultrastructural studies of Nipah Virus, a newly emergent paramyxovirus, using thin section, negative stain, immunogold, and in situ hybridization electron microscopy, 59th Annual Meeting of the Microscopy Society of America (Microscopy and Microanalysis 2000), Philadelphia, USA (International) (13 Aug 2000 - 17 Aug 2000)
- Detection of dystrophin gene deletions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy, 23rd Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Pathologists, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (National) (13 Nov 1998 - 14 Nov 1998)
- Mitochondrial disease: clinical, radiological and pathological observations, 2nd Biennial Convention of the ASEAN Neurological Association, Singapore (International) (25 Jul 1997 - 27 Jul 1997)
- Some uncommon presentations of lymphoma, 23rd Malaysia Singapore Congress of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (22 Oct 1989 - 24 Oct 1989)
POSTER PRESENTER
- Fu TL, Ong KC, Tan SH, Wong KT. Sensory nervous system involvement in a footpad-inoculated, Japanese encephalitis mouse model, ICN 2018 Tokyo, 19th International Congress of Neuropathology, 4th Asian Congress of Neuropathology, 59th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology, 36th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Brain Tumor Pathology, International Society of Neuropathology (International) (23 Sep 2018 - 27 Sep 2018)
- Hooi YT, Ong KC, David P, Wong KT. An orally-infected hamster model for Coxsackievirus A16 infection confirms neurovirulence. . 23-27 September 2018, , ICN 2018 Tokyo, 19th International Congress of Neuropathology, 4th Asian Congress of Neuropathology, 59th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology, 36th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Brain Tumor Pathology, International Society of Neuropathology (International) (23 Sep 2018 - 27 Sep 2018)
- Yu SP, Ong KC, Tan SH, Tomohiro I, Wong KT. A Japanese encephalitis virus quasispecies with an E gene mutation exhibits reduced neurovirulence. 23-27 September 2018,, ICN 2018 Tokyo, 19th International Congress of Neuropathology, 4th Asian Congress of Neuropathology, 59th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neuropathology, 36th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Brain Tumor Pathology., International Society of Neuropathology (International) (23 Sep 2018 - 27 Sep 2018)
- Wong KT. Japanese encephalitis virus can infect sensory and autonomic neurons: Evidence from in vitro and in vivo studies., 17th Asian and Oceanian Myology Centre (AOMC) Annual Scientific Meeting and 28th Malaysian Society of Neurosciences (MSN) meeting, Malaysian Society of Neurosciences28-29 July 2018, (National) (28 Jul 2018 - 29 Jul 2018)
- Wong KT. Transcriptome analysis of Japanese encephalitis virus infection of neuronal cells., 17th Asian and Oceanian Myology Centre (AOMC) Annual Scientific Meeting and 28th Malaysian Society of Neurosciences (MSN) meeting, Malaysian Society of Neuroscience (National) (27 Jul 2018 - 28 Jul 2018)
- Wong KT. Coxsackievirus A16 and Enterovirus A71 infections in a one-day old mouse model show similar neuronal involvement in the brainstem and spinal cord. , 17th Asian and Oceanian Myology Centre (AOMC) Annual Scientific Meeting and 28th Malaysian Society of Neurosciences (MSN) meeting, , Malaysian Society of Neurosciences (National) (27 Jul 2018 - 28 Jul 2018)
- Familial amyloid polyneuropathy in Malaysians. Low SC, Tan CY, Sari NA MD, Ahmad-Annuar A, Wong KT, Shahrizaila N, Goh KJ. , 16th Asian and Oceanian Myology Center Annual Scientific Meeting, 6-8 August 2017, Singapore., AOMC (International) (06 Aug 2017 - 08 Aug 2017)
- Histopathological, serological and HLA association profile of myopathy against HGMCR antibodies in Malaysian patients. Ambang T, Shanmugam H, Suryati MY, Tan CY, Suzuki S, Nishino I, Goh KJ, Wong KT. , 16th Asian and Oceanian Myology Center Annual Scientific Meeting, 6-8 August 2017, Singapore., AOMC (International) (06 Aug 2017 - 08 Aug 2017)
- Clinical features of anti-SRP and anti-HGMCR necrotising myopathy in Malaysians. Tan CY, Ambang T, Shahrizaila N, Jasmin R, Sargunan S, Hiew FL, Ding HJ, Suryati MY, Suzuki S, Nishino I, Wong KT, Goh KJ., 16th Asian and Oceanian Myology Center Annual Scientific Meeting, 6-8 August 2017, Singapore, AOMC (International) (06 Aug 2017 - 08 Aug 2017)
- Enterovirus A71 neuronal infection in an intracerebrally-inoculated mouse model occurs mainly via peripheral nerves and not by direct infection or cell-to-cell viral spread. Tan SH, Ong KC, Wong KT, Hand, foot and mouth disease, International Conference 2016, 25-26 July 2016, Singapore, National University of Singapore (International) (25 Jul 2016 - 26 Jul 2016)
- Keratinocytes in human epidermis are major targets of Enterovirus A71 infection. Phyu WK, Ong KC, Wong KT., Hand, foot and mouth disease, International Conference 2016, 25-26 July 2016, Singapore, Naional University of Singapore (International) (25 Jul 2016 - 26 Jul 2016)
- Gene expression profile of a brain-isolated Enterovirus 71 following infection in a human neuroblastoma cell line. Thinesshwary Y, Ong KC, Wong KT. , Hand, foot and mouth disease, International Conference 2016, 25-26 July 2016, Singapore, National University of Singapore (International) (25 Jul 2016 - 26 Jul 2016)
- Pathological findings in a mouse model of Coxsackievirus A16 infection. Hooi YT, Ong KC, Wong KT., Hand, foot and mouth disease International Conference 2016, 25-26 July 2016, Singapore, National University of Singapore (International) (25 Jul 2016 - 26 Jul 2016)
- Development of a digoxigenin-labeled DNA probe for the detection of Coxsackievirus A16 RNA in tissues using in situ hybridisation, Second International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases (International) (29 Sep 2015 - 01 Oct 2015)
- Development and characterization of a mouse model for Japanese encephalitis infected via footpad inoculation, Second International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases (International) (29 Sep 2015 - 01 Oct 2015)
- Enterovirus 71 infection of the brainstem via cranial nerves can be ameliorated by passive immunization., XVIII International Congress of Neuropathology (International) (14 Sep 2014 - 18 Sep 2014)
- Tonsillar crypt epithelium is an important extra-central nervous system site for viral replication in Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis, Emerging Infectious Diseases Symposium (International) (11 Mar 2014 - 12 Mar 2014)
- Application of a probe specific to the 16s ribosomal RNA of Burkholderia pseudomallei to study infectious disease pathology and spread in an acute melioidosis mouse model, World Melioidosis Congress 2013 (International) (18 Sep 2013 - 20 Sep 2013)
- Development of a specific DNA probe that targets the 16s ribosomal RNA for the detection and identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei in infected tissues., XXIX International Congress of the International Academy of Pathology (Abstract in Histopathology 2012; 61:158 (30 Sep 2012 - 05 Oct 2012)
- Enterovirus 71 and Japanese encephalitis can be distinguished by distribution of inflammation and intraneuronal detection of viral antigen and RNA., 10th European Congress of Neuropathology (Abstract in Clinical Neuropathology 2012; 31: 306) (International) (06 Jun 2012 - 09 Jun 2012)
- Cranial nerves are involved in viral entry into the brainstem in a mouse model of Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis., 10th European Congress of Neuropathology (Abstract in Clinical Neuropathology 2012; 31: 305-306) (International) (06 Jun 2012 - 09 Jun 2012)
- Ubiquitin in Enterovirus 71 DNA vaccine enhances cellular immune response in mice, 1st National Postgraduate Conference in Molecular Medicine 2011, Kota Bharu, Malaysia (National) (13 Apr 2011 - 14 Apr 2011)
- Genetic mutations in dysferlinopathy in a Malaysian population, 15th International Congress of the World Muscle Society, Kumamoto, Japan (International) (12 Oct 2010 - 16 Oct 2010)
- Genetic mutations in sarcoglycanopathies in a Malaysian population, 15th International Congress of the World Muscle Society, Kumamoto, Japan (International) (12 Oct 2010 - 16 Oct 2010)
- Formaldehyde-inactivated whole virus vaccine protects a murine model of Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis against infection, EID 2009, Singapore (International) (08 Dec 2009 - 11 Dec 2009)
- Genetic mutation in spinal muscular atrophy in a Malaysian population, 7th Asian Oceanian Myology Centre meeting, Melbourne, Australia (International) (11 Nov 2008 - 14 Nov 2008)
- Exercise induced cramps in dystrophinopathy report of two Malaysian cases, 7th Asian Oceanian Myology Centre meeting, Melbourne, Australia (International) (11 Nov 2008 - 14 Nov 2008)
- A murine model for the human enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis, Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System: Pathogenesis and Worldwide Impact, A conference at the Pasteur Institute, Paris, France (International) (10 Sep 2008 - 13 Sep 2008)
- Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of two mouse adapted enterovirus 71 strains that showed differences in murine CNS infection, 13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (19 Jun 2008 - 22 Jun 2008)
- Molecular studies of candidate genes in spinal muscular atrophy in a Malaysian population, 4th Life Sciences Postgraduate Conference, Penang, Malaysia (National) (18 Jun 2008 - 20 Jun 2008)
- Inflammation in Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis is associated with apoptosis and axonal damage, 1st Congress of the Asian Society of Neuropathology, Tokyo, Japan (International) (22 May 2008 - 22 May 2008)
- Experimental Tioman virus infection in pigs, 24th World Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (20 Aug 2007 - 24 Aug 2007)
- Quantitation and distribution of viral antigens in acute human Nipah virus encephalitis, 24th World Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (20 Aug 2007 - 24 Aug 2007)
- Viral spread in a mouse model of enterovirus 71 (EV71) encephalitis, 24th World Congress of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (20 Aug 2007 - 24 Aug 2007)
- Cutaneous toxoplasmosis in an HIV-positive patient, 43rd annual scientific seminar of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  (National) (20 Mar 2007 - 22 Mar 2007)
- A mouse model for enterovirus 71 (EV71) encephalitis, 7th Asia Pacific Congress of Medical Virology, New Delhi, India (International) (13 Nov 2006 - 15 Nov 2006)
- Pathological changes in human Hendra virus infection, 7th Asia Pacific Congress of Medical Virology, New Delhi, India (International) (13 Nov 2006 - 15 Nov 2006)
- Apoptosis gene profiles in henipavirus infection of human and animal cell lines using microarray analysis, 7th Asia Pacific Congress of Medical Virology, New Delhi, India (International) (13 Nov 2006 - 15 Nov 2006)
- Hemophagocytic syndrome is a major pathology in fatal dengue virus infection, 2nd Asian Regional Dengue Research Network Meeting, Singapore (International) (28 Sep 2005 - 30 Sep 2005)
- Enterovirus 71 encephalitis: A study of the distribution of inflammation and the possible role of apoptosis in pathogenesis, The XXV Congress of the International Academy of Pathology, Brisbane, Australia (International) (10 Oct 2004 - 15 Oct 2004)
- Co-localisation of viral antigen and RNA in Nipah encephalitis, Nipah Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (National) (13 Sep 2004 - 13 Sep 2004)
- Dystrophin gene analysis using multiplex PCR in a Malaysian population, The Asian Oceanian Myology Centre meeting, Singapore (International) (08 Jan 2004 - 09 Jan 2004)
- Further pathological observations in human Nipah encephalitis: co-localization of viral antigen and genome and upregulation of beta amyloid precursor protein in the brain, 6th Asian Pacific Congress of Medical Virology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (07 Dec 2003 - 10 Dec 2003)
- Diagnosis of dengue infection using immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization on clotted blood samples, 6th Asian Pacific Congress of Medical Virology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (07 Dec 2003 - 10 Dec 2003)
- Pathology of Tioman virus in infected mouse brain, 6th Asian Pacific Congress of Medical Virology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (07 Dec 2003 - 10 Dec 2003)
- A golden hamster model for human acute Nipah virus infection, XVth International Congress of Neuropathology, Torino, Italy (International) (14 Sep 2003 - 18 Sep 2003)
- Neuronal localization of viral antigen and genome in Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis, 7th Asia Pacific Association of Societies of Pathologists, Singapore (International) (18 Nov 2001 - 23 Nov 2001)
- Cellular targets of Dengue virus in natural human infections, 7th Asia Pacific Association of Societies of Pathologists, Singapore (International) (18 Nov 2001 - 23 Nov 2001)
- A clinico-pathological and genetic study of patients with mitochondrial disease at the University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), Asian Oceania Myology Center Interim Meeting, Chiangmai, Thailand (International) (09 Nov 2001 - 10 Nov 2001)
- Vacuolar cardiac myopathy in a patient with chronic progressive external opthalmoplegia, Asian Oceania Myology Center Interim Meeting, Chiangmai, Thailand (International) (09 Nov 2001 - 10 Nov 2001)
- Herpes Simplex virus type-2 nose ulcer, 35th Malaysia-Singapore Congress of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (22 Aug 2001 - 26 Aug 2001)
- Preliminary observations on the immunohistochemical detection of beta-amyloid precursor protein in diffuse axonal injury, 4th Biennial Convention of the Asean Neurological Association (ASNA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (International) (22 Mar 2001 - 24 Mar 2001)
- Distribution of inflammation and viral antigen in Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis, XIVth International Congress of Neuropathology, Birmingham, United Kingdom (International) (03 Sep 2000 - 06 Sep 2000)
- A study of beta-amyloid deposition and ApoE genotype in an Asian population with fatal brain trauma, XIVth International Congress of Neuropathology, Birmingham, United Kingdom (International) (03 Sep 2000 - 06 Sep 2000)
- Carcinoid tumour of jejunum - a rare cause of gastrointestinal haemorrahge: A case report, International Conference GUT 2000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (24 Aug 2000 - 26 Aug 2000)
- Severe neonatal myotubular myopathy: A case report, 6th Asian Oceanian Congress of Child Neurology and 21st Annual Congress of the Malaysian Paediatric Association, Penang, Malaysia (International) (05 Sep 1999 - 08 Sep 1999)
- Rapidly progressive fatal encephalomyelitis caused by Enterovirus 71 (EV71) in an epidemic, 74th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neuropathologists, Minneapolis, USA (International) (18 Jun 1998 - 21 Jun 1998)
- Detection of dystrophin gene deletions in Duchenne/Becker muscular dystrophy, Recent Advances in Strokes and Intracerebral Haemorrhage, Melaka, Malaysia (National) (03 Apr 1998 - 05 Apr 1998)
- The use of polymerase chain reaction to detect Chlamydia in primary and recurrent pterygium, Inaugural Scientific Meeting of the Asia Pacific Society of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Singapore (International) (27 Mar 1998 - 29 Mar 1998)
- Electron microscopic and liquid chromatographic analaysis of Norfloxacin corneal deposits, Inaugural Scientific Meeting of the Asia Pacific Society of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Singapore (International) (27 Mar 1998 - 29 Mar 1998)
- Fatal infantile hypertonic muscular dystrophy: Report of a case from Asia, XIII International Congress of Neuropathology, Perth, Australia (International) (07 Sep 1997 - 12 Sep 1997)
- Acute paraquat poisoning and the brain - A qualitative and quantitative study, XIII International Congress of Neuropathology, Perth, Australia (International) (07 Sep 1997 - 12 Sep 1997)
- Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma with glioblastoma changes and long term survival: A case report, 2nd Biennial Convention of the Asean Neurological Association, Singapore (International) (25 Jul 1997 - 25 Jul 1997)
- S. Sarcocystis infection of skeletal muscles in wild native animals of Malaysia, 31st Annual Scientific Seminar on HIV infection and Parasitic diseases, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (National) (24 Mar 1995 - 24 Mar 1995)
- Adrenal cytomegaly associated with diaphragmatic hernia: Report of a case, 19th Annual and Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Pathologists, Melaka, Malaysia (National) (19 Nov 1994 - 20 Nov 1994)
- The histopathology of melioidosis, The Fourth Combined Meeting of the Malaysian & Singapore Society of Pathologists, Kubang Kerian, Malaysia (International) (11 Sep 1993 - 12 Sep 1993)
- Bizarre leiomyoma of the scrotum - A case report, The Malaysian Society of Pathologists, l4th Annual General and Scientific Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (National) (10 Nov 1989 - 12 Nov 1989)
- Inverted papilloma of the prostatic urethra A case report, The Malaysian Society of Pathologists, l4th Annual General & Scientific Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (National) (10 Nov 1989 - 12 Nov 1989)
- Multiple Myeloma: A study of 26 cases from University Hospital, 13th Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Pathologists, Melaka, Malaysia  (National) (22 Oct 1988 - 24 Oct 1988)
PRESENTER
- Pathology and pathogenesis of Enterovirus 71 infection., Symposium Current Progress in Enterovirus 71 Research in the Asia Pacific Region , 16th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Neurovirology (International) (30 Aug 2012 - 31 Aug 2012)
- Enterovirus 71 infection in the mouse and hamster as models for viral myositis studies, 9th Annual Asian Oceanian Myology Centre meeting, Seoul, Korea (International) (25 Mar 2010 - 26 Mar 2010)
- Localization of dengue virus in naturally-infected human tissues by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, First Regional Dengue Research Network Meeting, Paediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative, Bangkok, Thailand (International) (18 Oct 2004 - 20 Oct 2004)
- Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy with PABPN1 mutation in a Chinese Malaysian family, The Asian Oceanian Myology Centre meeting, Singapore (International) (08 Jan 2004 - 09 Jan 2004)
- Malignant transformation of mesenchymal hamartoma of the liver in a child, 32nd Annual Meeting of the Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Beijing, China  (International) (09 May 1999 - 14 May 1999)
- Neuropathological findings of routine autopsies at the University Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, International conference and Workshop on Recent Advances in Medical Toxicology, Legal Medicine, Forensic Cytology and Forensic Histopathology, New Delhi, India (International) (02 Nov 1998 - 07 Nov 1998)
- Demonstration of dengue virus replication by in situ hybridisation in experimentally-infected mouse brains, 8th Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (National) (01 May 1998)
- The effects of dietary saturated and trans fatty acid enriched oil blends on atherosclerosis in rabbits, Porim International Palm Oil Congress, Nutrition Conference , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (23 Sep 1996 - 28 Sep 2011)
- A quantitative study of mast cells in Kimura's disease, 6th Combined Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Pathologists and the Singapore Society of Pathology,Port Dickson, Malaysia  (National) (17 Nov 1995 - 19 Nov 1995)
- Mitochondrial myoencephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodies (MELAS): A report of 3 cases, 6th Combined Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Pathologists and the Singapore Society of Pathology, Port Dickson, Malaysia (National) (17 Nov 1995 - 19 Nov 1995)
- In vivo intracellular localization of Burkholderia pseudomallei within phagocytes: Histological and ultrastructural evidence, First International Congress of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (24 Aug 1994 - 27 Aug 1994)
- Acantholytic dermatosis of the vulva with features of pemphigus vegetans, 11th Regional Conference of Dermatology (Asia-Australasia), Singapore  (International) (21 May 1994 - 24 May 1994)
- Histopathology of human melioidosis, First International Symposium on Melioidosis: Prevailing Problems and Future Directions, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (07 Apr 1994 - 08 Apr 1994)
- Immunohistochemical method for the detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei infection, First International Symposium on Melioidosis: Prevailing Problems and Future Directions, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (07 Apr 1994 - 08 Apr 1994)
- Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei capsule by light and electron microscopy, First International Symposium on Melioidosis: Prevailing Problems and Future Directions, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (07 Apr 1994 - 08 Apr 1994)
- Ultrastructure of the human skeletal muscle sarcocyst, Third Scientific Conference of the Electron Microscopy Society Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia (National) (19 Nov 1993 - 21 Nov 1993)
- Ultrastructure of Sarcocystis in human skeletal muscle, 29th Scientific Seminar of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  (National) (01 Jan 1993)
- Glomus Tumours: The University Hospital Experience, 1st Malaysian Conference of Hand injuries, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (National) (01 Jan 1993)
- A dBase III system for managing 35 mm slides in pathology, First Annual Combined Meeting of the Singapore Society of Pathology and the Malaysian Society of Pathologists, Singapore (International) (05 Sep 1990 - 07 Sep 1990)
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the extremities, 23rd Malaysia Singapore Congress of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (International) (22 Oct 1989 - 24 Oct 1989)
ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES
Evaluation
- (2015) Invited by Editors of various journals to review articles to be considered for publication, (Reviewer)
- (2014) Invited by Editors of various journals to review articles to be considered for publication, (Reviewer)
- (2013) PhD thesis from University of Sydney, Australia, (External Examiner)
- (2012) Invited by Editors of various journals to review articles to be considered for publication, (Reviewer)
- (2012) PhD thesis evaluation from University of Sydney, Australia, (External Examiner)
- (2011) Evaluation of various journal articles submitted to following journals for suitability for publication: 1. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 2. Journal of Medical Virology, 3. Journal of Infectious Diseases, (Reviewer)
- (2009) Invited by Editors of various journals to review articles to be considered for publication, (Reviewer)
- Project report entitled "Primary central nervous system lymphoma with underlying aetiology related to Epstein Barr virus and Human Herpes Virus B", submitted by Dr Norizal Mohd Noor as part of the requirements for the Master of Pathology (University of Malaya) , (Internal Examiner)
- Screening of p53 mutation patterns in breast and colonic malilgnancies by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis. Submitted by Ms Nesamalar a/p Bathumalai as part of requirements of her Master of Medical Science degree (University of Malaya), (Internal Examiner)
- Master of Clinical Oncology Examination, Part 1 , (Internal Examiner)
- Master of Surgery, Master of Orthopaedic Surgery and Master of Otolaryngology Part 1 examinations , (Internal Examiner)
- Project report entitled "CD44s expression in normal myometrium, leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma", submitted as part of the requirements by Dr Shafinaz Sabudin for the Master of Pathology (University of Malaya), (Internal Examiner)
- Project report entitled "PTEN expression in colorectal carcinoma", submitted by Dr Adam Malik Ismail, as part of the requirements for the Master of Pathology (University of Malaya)., (Internal Examiner)
Contribution to external organisation
- (2009) Collaborative Research, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan, International
- (2009) Collaborative Research, Postgraduate Institute for Medical Research, Chandigarh, India, International
- (2009) Collaborative Research, National Insitute for Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India, International
- (2002) Collaborative Research, Inserm, France, International
- (1999) Collaborative research, CDC, USA, International
SUPERVISION
Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
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(2015) Neuronal injury in Japanese encephalitis virus infection, Yu Shu Pin
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(2014) In vivo and in vitro pathogenesis studies of Japanese encephalitis virus infection, Fu Tzeh Long
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(2014) Coxsackievirus A16 infection: Pathogenetic studies using in vivo and in vitro infection models, Hooi Yuan Teng
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(2013) Investigation of neuronal cell-virus interactions in Enterovirus A71 and Coxsackievirus A16 infections, Thinesshwary Yogarajah
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(2012) Enterovirus 71squamous epitheliotropism and infection in a hamster model and human organotypic and primary squamous cell culture systems, Phyu Win Kyaw
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(2010) Viral transmission, neuropathogenesis and therapeutic antibody studies in a murine model of Enterovirus 71 encephalomyelitis, Tan Soon Hao
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(2010) Traumatic Brain Injury: Studies on serum biomarkers for diagnosis and single nucleotide polymorphisms to predict outcome, Anada Raj A/L Poovindran
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(2010) Assessment of Small Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Malaysian Population, Fong Sue Yng
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(2004) In vitro, in vivo and seroprevalence studies of Tioman virus infection, Yaiw Koon Chu (University of Malaya (UM))
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(2004) Enterovirus 71 infection: Pathogenetic studies in a murine model and in human tissues, Ong Kien Chai (University of Malaya (UM))
Master
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(2012) Pathological study of human melioidosis and detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei by in situ hybridization, Teoh Pak Inn
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(2011) Role of BAP A type III effector in the intracellular lifecycle of Burkholderia pseudomallei, Choh Leang Chung
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(2011) Immmunohistochemistry staining versus conventional Ziehl Neelsen staining in the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in tuberculoid granulomata, Anusha Kalyanasundaram
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(2008) Light microscopic and polymerase chain reaction study of systemic fungal infections based on archival paraffinised tissues, Hasleani bt Ibrahim
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(2008) Genetic study of sarcoglycanopathy, dysferlinopathy and calpainopathy in Malaysia, Gillian Looi Ren Yih
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(2008) Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in paraffin embedded tissues using light microscopy and polymerase chain reaction, Lee Ming Yen
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(2005) Pathological Studies Of Hamsters Experimentally Infected By Enterovirus 71, Abdul Kadir Rifaei b Abdul Rashid Khairi (University of Malaya (UM))
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(2004) Helicobacter pylori infection, Bushra Yehia Rezzek
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(2001) Inflammation and viral localisation in Enterovirus 71 encephalomyeltis, N Badmanathan (University of Malaya (UM))
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(1999) Localisation of Dengue virus in naturally-infected human tissues by immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridisation, Jessie Kala (University of Malaya (UM))
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(1997) Effect of palm oil and its minor components on 1, 2 dimethyhydrazine-induced colon cancer in male sprague dawley rats, Fuzina Nor Hussein (University of Malaya (UM))
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(1995) Morphological changes and early detection of diffuse axonal injury in brain trauma in a Malaysian population, Hamidah binti Abdol Jalil (University of Malaya (UM))
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(1994) Detection of dystrophin gene deletions in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy, Nor Yatizah Mohd Yatim (University of Malaya (UM))
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(1991) Kimura disease: A quantitative study of mast cells and blood vessels, Shamsol bt Shaari (University of Malaya (UM))
Under Graduate Students
- (2006) Screening for viral infections in muscle biopsies of patients with acute rhabdomyolysis and inflammatory myopathy
- (2006) Immunohistochemical characterization of non-dystrophinopathy type limb girdle muscular dystrophy and merosinopathy
- (2002) Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy: Analysis using multiplex PCR
- (2000) Toxological studies of Eupatorium odoratum plant extracts
- (2000) Toxicological studies of Melastoma Malabathricum plant extract
- (1999) Incidence of beta amyloid precursor protein in brains of fatal head injuries in post mortem cases in University Hospital
TEACHING
Master
- (2011) Master of Oncology
- (On going) MPATH - Master of Pathology
Bachelor
- (2016) BDS - Pathology Course (Part of), Bds Year 2
- (2016) UMMP - Pathology Course (Part of), Ummp Year 2
PATENT/IPR
- A PROBE, A METHOD AND A KIT FOR IDENTIFYING BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEIPatent (International)
- A MURINE ADAPTED HUMAN ENTEROVIRUS 71 STRAIN AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAMEPatent (International)