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Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine(Persatuan Kajiparasit dan Perubatan Tropika Malaysia)
NewsletterMalaysian Society of Parasitologyand Tropical Medicinec/o Institute for Medical ResearchJalan Pahang 50588Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.www.msptm.org
Issue 1, 2010(for members only)Editor ~ Dr Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain
Issue 1, 2010
On behalf of the 46th MSPTM Council and itsmember, I would like to WISH ALL MEMBERSA BELATED HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEWYEAR 2010. We have been in existence for 46th
years and we have grown in many aspects inleaps and bounds. MSPTM would be celebratingher 50th birthday in 2013, and we shall becelebrating the “Golden Jubilee”. The councildeliberated on this issue and a sub-committeewas formed to commemorate this event. Weseek input from all members how best we liketo remember the society and we encourage newideas and most importantly welcome member’sparticipation. Please contact any of the councilmembers if you want extend your vision andmission to celebrate the Golden Jubilee, asMSPTM is one of the oldest Scientific NGO inMalaysia.
Our new newsletter Editor is Dr. SitiNursheena binti Mohd Zain effective from 1st
January, 2010. On behalf of MSPTM and thecouncil, I would like to thank Dr. ReubenSharma for his excellent job, despite his busyschedule as senior lecturer and active researcherat the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UPM,Serdang. Dr. Reuben began as the NewsletterEditor since 2007.
I do sincerely hope all members willcontinue to give the same support to Dr. Sheenaas the new editor. She has been an activemember since 2000 and served the council as theassistant secretary to the 39th MSPTM counciland, presently as a council member. Shewelcomes all contributions from members andfuture write-up should be sent via email to herdirectly at [email protected]
A membership drive was recently conductedin several higher institutions organized by Dr.
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Presidents Message45th MSPTM Council 2008/09
Inside this Issue
• Presidents Message
• Forensic training at the NHM
• Emanuel Wolinsky Award for malariaresearch at UNIMAS
• Continuous Medical Education (CME)at IMR by Dr. Robert Ross
• Candid shots of the 45thMSPTMConference
• MSPTM membership news
• Member updates
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Tan Tian Chye and Mr. Heo Chong Chin inUniversiti Malaya, Universiti KebangsaanMalaysia, International Medical University andUniversiti Teknologi MARA. This drive was topublicize the 46th Annual Seminar as well as torecruit new members. I would like to thank bothof them and also in particular Mr. JahangirKamaldin for their active role. As a result, wehave recruited 73 new ordinary members witha good number of clinicians and workingpathologists as members and 2 Coporatemembers for the year 2009 (names appears inthis newsletter).
I regret to inform that the Registrar ofSocieties at Putrajaya has rejected the applicationfor the formation of the Federation of AseanParasitologist earlier this year. This matter willbe discussed in details at the forth coming AGMon 24th March, 2010.
Beginning 2010, our Annual Scientificseminar will be known as the Annual ScientificConference, due to its active participation. It ismy dream and vision that by 2020, it should beknown as the Annual Scientific Congress. I hopethe in-coming Presidents will work for thisstatus.
A winner of the Sandosham Medal and theSociety’s Silver Medal will be announced thisyear. The Sandosham Memorial lecture will bedelivered by Prof Dr. Mak Joon Wah, Dean,Postgraduate Studies and Research, IMU on the25th March 2010.
With a sad heart I inform all the demise ofan honorary member, Prof ChamlongHarinasuta. We carried the full obituary of ProfDr. Chamlong Harinasuta in the TropicalBiomedicine Journal Vol. 26. No.3, December2009. I thank Prof Emeritus Dato’ Dr. C. P.Ramachandran for providing the write up andDr. V. Indra for publishing it with excellentphotographs of him.
Due to his demise, there was a vacancy in theHonorary Membership. The council hasnominated Prof Dr. Mak Joon Wah to fill thisvacancy and await for the endorsement at theforthcoming AGM. A vacancy for the post oftrustee existed and the council has nominatedDr. Inder Singh.
Mr. S. Parameswaran of the Epidemiologyand Biostatistic Unit, IMR is the Chairman forthe Outreach Program. He is in the process oforganizing talks with the retired grass root
members who have excelled well. This will bean on-going program for 2010-2011 session.
Based on last year’s AGM the council haswithdrew from the membership from COSTAM.As president I feel the strong urge that weshould continue the membership. This will betabled at the AGM on 24th March, 2010.
To date the council had met 12 times, MsWong Yi Ching of Medigene Sdn Bhd has beenco-opted into the council. I thank her in assistingfinancial support for last Mid Year Seminar.
Regarding the CPE, we managed to host onlyone for this session. On 16th November 2009, Dr.Robert I. Ross from USA, gave a talk on“Biotechnology in Controlling Mosquitoes” atIMR, KL. I thank Drs. Mohd Khadri Shahar andNazni Wasi Ahmad for the effort.
The constitution review sub-committeeheaded by Mr. John Jeffery has been inactive. Ifeel that this is crucial, as there is a need forclauses to be reviewed in the constitution. It ishoped that this sub-committee will during the2010-2011 session attend to this need.
Due to time constraint, the council of PastPresidents were not able to meet. It is also notedthat a small number of Past President has notcontinued their membership. As President, Iurge those in arrears to pay RM150 and continuetheir membership (based on the constitution).
I am also pleading to all senior retiredmembers with MSPTM materials and old photosto hand them over to the society for safekeepingand records of the society. This calling cameabout when the society lost the originalregulation certificates from the ROS. We haveobtained new copies from the ROS. This has nowbeen framed and will be officially handed overto the in-coming President during the handlingover the chain of office.
As regards the society’s Website, Mr. LeeWoon Kai had made some improvements aftermeeting the council on two occasions. Mr. ChangKum Wah, the Vice President has agreed torender his services to the website.
Among the changes made are, articles fromthe Tropical Biomedicine from 2005 to currentissue has been scanned into the PDF file anduploaded to the website. He is in the process ofscanning the articles from 1983 to 2004.
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Tropical Biomedicine was recently was givenan ISI impact factor of 0.59. This journal now isabstracted and indexed by Medline, ISIThompson, CAB International, ZoologicalAbstract and SCOPUS. The Editor has executedan agreement in EBSCO Publishing, USA on 17th
April, 2009. As regards to the new status ofTropical Biomedicine, the council would like tocongratulate Dr. V. Indra and Mr. John Jefferyfor the excellent job.
The current auditor, Prof Dr. Fong Mun Yikis on sabbatical leave in the UK and the councilhas co-opted Dr. Inder Singh as auditor to auditthe 2009-2010 accounts. I, on behalf of thecouncil extend our heartfelt gratitude to him foraccepting this responsibility. The council wasunable to meet with the Trustee’s, due to theirbusy schedules.
Associate Professor Dr. Steven Ambu wasinvited to the 11th council meeting to spearheadthe purchase of the 2nd office building. This willbe deliberated in detail at the AGM on 24th
March, 2010.
We are happy to note that the AustralianCollege of Tropical Medicine has given anHonorary Membership to MSPTM on 2nd
October, 2001.
Before I end, I like to take the opportunityto invite members to attend the 46th AGM andScientific Conference on the 24th and 25th March,2010 at Grand Seasons Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.The theme of the conference is InfectiousDiseases: From Epidemic to Pandemic. Yourparticipation and support is very essential forthe continuous growth of our society.
On behalf of the council once again I wish allmembers a belated HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010and to all Our Chinese Members a belated GongXi Fa Cai.
See you on 24th March, 2010.Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. VellayanPresident
Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. VellayanPresident MSTPM 2009-2010
c/o Faculty of MedicineUniversiti Teknologi MARA, (UiTM),
Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGYTRAINING IN NATURAL HISTORY
MUSEUM, UK
Heo Chong ChinHon. Secretary MSPTM 2009/2010
The Natural History Museum is one of threelarge museums on Exhibition Road, SouthKensington, London. This museum is thehome to life and earth science specimenscomprising nearly 70 million items within fivemain collections: Botany, Entomology,Mineralogy, Paleontology and Zoology. Themuseum is a world-renowned centre ofresearch, specializing in taxonomy,identification and conservation.
I was lucky to attend a 5-day attachment(from 3 August 2009 to 7 August 2009) at theDepartment of Entomology, Natural HistoryMuseum and this attachment was guided byDr. Martin Hall, Head of Biomedical Science,NHM, a well known forensic entomologist inthe UK. New techniques, new updates andnew skills were acquired during this valuableattachment and applicable in my futureresearch in forensic entomology. The trainingbegan with introduction to forensicentomology on the first day, followed bycollection and pinning of insects specimens.On the third day, Dr Cameron and hisresearcher Ms. Amoret Whitakerdemonstrated the processing forensic maggotscollected from corpses. This includedpreservation method and mounting ofmaggots on to slides. The training ended withbasic and advance adult fly taxonomy.
I would like to acknowledge the MalaysianSociety of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine(MSPTM) for supporting my application forthe attachment to the Natural HistoryMuseum. The travel grant of this attachmentwas funded by the Lee Foundation, State ofMalaya through the MSPTM. I would like toacknowledge Dr. Nazni Wasi Ahmad (IMR)for her assistant during my travel and Dr. LeeHan Lim (Head of Entomology unit, IMR) forhis encouragement and guidance.
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Fly collection at the Natural History Museum, London,UK.
Dr. Martin Hall and Heo, in his office at the Departmentof Entomology, NHM, UK.
is widely distributed and potentially lifethreatening’ by Janet Cox-Singh, Lee Kim Sung,Sunita Shamsul and Balbir Singh (MRC,UNIMAS), Tim Davis (University of WesternAustralia), Asmad Matusop (Sarawak HealthDepartment) and Hasan Abdul Rahman (PahangHealth Department), was selected by the Editorsof CID as the best original clinical researcharticle published in CID for the year 2008. CIDis one of the leading journals in infectiousdiseases with an impact factor of 6.75. Theaward letter from CID stated that the studies ofCox-Singh and colleagues have radicallychanged the view of the zoonotic potential of P.knowlesi. It further added that in their importantarticle, the researchers retrospectively review therecent Malaysian experience with P. knowlesiinfection, describe four fatal cases, and drawseveral important practical lessons from theexperience.
Professor Janet Cox-Singh was presentedwith the award (a plaque and cheque for US$1,000) on 29th October 2009 at the 47th AnnualMeeting of the Infectious Diseases Society ofAmerica in Philadelphia, USA. During heracceptance speech she said that discoveringknowlesi was at times hard work but theresearch team felt privileged to do the work andin Malaysian Borneo. She further added that theresearch was made possible by support andencouragement from colleagues and friends inthe field and financial support from theWellcome Trust, the Malaysian Ministry ofScience, Technology and Innovation andUNIMAS. She concluded by saying that theresearch team were grateful to CID forpublishing the findings and that they wereimmensely proud to receive the award.
Emanuel Wolinsky Award for malariaresearch at UNIMAS
Professor Balbir SinghDirector, Malaria Research Centre
Faculty of Medicine & Health SciencesUniversity Malaysia Sarawak
A paper published in Clinical Infectious Diseases(CID) by researchers from the Malaria ResearchCentre (MRC), Faculty of Medicine & HealthSciences, UNIMAS, and collaborators, receivedthe Emanuel Wolinsky Award. The paperentitled ‘Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in humans
Professor Janet Cox-Singh (on-right) presented withthe Emanual Wolinsky award
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Continuous Medical Education (CME) at IMR by Dr. Robert Ross
Dr Nazni Wasi AhmadInstitute of Medical Research, KL
The MSPTM Scientific Update wassuccessfully conducted in collaboration withInstitute for Medical Research (IMR) at theAuditorium Ungku Omar, IMR,Kuala Lumpuron 16th November 2009.
A paper was entitled “Biotechnologies forControl of Mosquito that Transmit HumanDisease” was presented by Dr Robert I. Rosefrom Maryland, USA. Dr Rose, anindependent biotechnology regulatory andproduct development consultant, recentlyvisited Malaysia for UNDP on biotechnologyrisk assessment on ‘EntoGeneX’ a newproduct development. His presentation wason Aedes vector control which he emphasizedon Intergrated Vector Control Measures. Thescientific update was well attended bymembers as well as non members.
Dr. Robert Rose (5th from right) flanked bymembers of the society.
The 4th ASEAN Congress of TropicalMedicine & Parasitology
2-4th June 2010,Raffles Town Club, Singapore.
The ASEAN Congress of Tropical Medicine &Parasitology was inaugurated in 2004 toprovide an affordable platform for Scientists,Researchers and Public Health Practitionersfrom the ASEAN region to present theirfindings and network within the region. Westrongly encourage all interested professionalsto take this opportunity to present theirresearch and control strategies to reduce theburden of diseases like dengue, chikungunyaand malaria. We also welcome theparticipation of international scientists whowish to contribute or gain insights into tropicaldiseases in this region.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
REGISTRATION FEE
Before 31 March 2010 SGD$250After 31 March 2010 SGD$350
For more information aboutthe Congress, visit
http://www.ssmb.org.sg/or email
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Our Honorary Membership certificate presented fromThe Australian College of Tropical Medicine
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Candid shots of the 45th MSPTM Conference (18-19 March 2009)
Dr Vellayan presenting a token ofappreciation to Tan Sri
Dr Vellayan, all smiles during the poster viewing sessionwith the minister
Few of the international and local participants taking time to pose with the president
Minister Tan Sri Bernard Giluk Dompok flanked by the committee members in the waiting room
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Dr Reuben remindingparticipant to collect theircertificate of attendance.
From left to right:Madam Heah, Madam Guldip,Dr Nazni and Dr Rohaniduring the Conference
Mr John Jeffery listening to the presentationDr Lee Han Lim is one of the panel speakers
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The society’s drive to recruit new members in the year 2009 was successful with a total of 73new members already signed up. The committee gives a warm welcome to all new members.
1 TEGUH WAHJU SARDJONO, PROF. DR. Brawijaya University, East JavaIndonesia.
2 CHOONG SIEW SHEAN Department of Wildlife and NationalPark
3 NAIDU A/L SANNASI Hospital Sri Manjung4 ALEX FRANCIS Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan5 MUHAMED KHADRI B. KASSIM Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan6 LUTFHI NURLAELA FUADI, DR Indonesia7 TEH CHIEN HUEY Institut Kesihatan Umum8 IMELDA LYNN A/P VICTOR MANGALA DASS Institut Penyelidikan Veterinar9 NORAKMAR BINTI ISMAIL Institut Penyelidikan Veterinar10 MARLIAH BINTI ANUAR Institut Veterinar Malaysia11 HAIDA BINTI ZAINAL ABIDIN Institut Veterinar Malaysia,12 ADELA IDA ANAK JIRAM Institute for Medical Research13 UMUL HANINAH ALI Institute for Medical Research14 B. VIMALA A/P R.M.T. BALASUBRAMANIAM Institute for Medical Research (IMR)15 HUSNIZA BT. HUSSAIN Institute for Medical Research (IMR)16 POT SWEE SHIANG Institute for Medical Research (IMR)17 LIM KWEE WEE Institute for Medical Research (IMR)18 ARCHANA SINGH SIKARMAR, DR International Medical University (IMU)19 UMMI KALTHOM SHAMSUDIN, DR Jabatan Kesihatan Wilayah Persekutauan20 EMMA MARDLIYAH HADIYAT, DR Jenderal Achmad Yani University,
West Jawa, Indonesia.21 KHOO YING JO Kedah22 SIVASHANMUGANATHAN S., DR Klinik Keluarga Siva23 SYARIFAH BT HASBOLLAH Kolej PTPL Shah Alam.24 WONG YI CHING Kuala Lumpur25 LEE CHAI HA,DR. Makmal Veterinar Kawasan Kota Bharu26 SUSY TJAHJANI, DR Maranatha Christian University27 TEO BEE HSIEN Negeri Sembilan28 ABUBAKAR SADIQ UMAR, DR Nigeria29 NORZIHAN BINTI MOHAMED HASSAN Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Kluang30 MOHD. MAHER BIN IBRAHIM Pejabat Kesihatan Daerah Lipis31 HO LAI YEE Selangor32 WONG WEY LIM UCSI, KL
MSPTM Membership News
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33 NORASHIKIN @ SUZANI BINTI Universiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaMOHD SHAHARUDIN
34 PUTRI NORADYANI MEGAT HASHIM Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia35 HASIDAH MOHD. SIDEK, DR Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia36 NORAMIWATI RASHID Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia37 NORASHIKIN @SUZANI BT MOHD SHAHARUDDIN Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia38 ZATUL’ IFFAH ABU HASAN Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia39 RAJA MUHAMMAD ZUHA B. RAJA KAMAL BASHAH Universiti Kebnagsaan Malaysia40 KAVITHA RAJAGOPAL Universiti Malaya41 AMBAR SULIANTI, DR Universiti Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI),
Bandung, West Java Indonesia42 MALAIKA WATANABE, DR Universiti Putra Malaysia43 AHMADU ALI FAROUQ Universiti Putra Malaysia44 CHIN YUN YAN Universiti Putra Malaysia45 ELSHAFIE IBRAHIM ELSHAFIE, DR Universiti Putra Malaysia46 HO GIM CHONG Universiti Putra Malaysia47 IBRAHIM ABUBAKAR ANKA, DR Universiti Putra Malaysia48 MAHIRA WATANABE Universiti Putra Malaysia49 NUR MAHIZA MOHD ISA, DR Universiti Putra Malaysia50 WONG MENG TACK Universiti Putra Malaysia51 LIM SU YEE, DR University Putra Malaysia52 GOH YONG MENG, DR University Putra Malaysia53 MOHAMED ADEL MOHAMED A. RAHIM Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
EL KADI, PROFFESOR DR.54 NORADILAH SAMSEH BINTI ABDULLAH Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)55 SUPALETCHIMI KATHERASON, DR Universiti Sains Malaysia56 SUARTI RUSLI, DR Universiti Teknologi MARA57 HOH BOON PENG, DR Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)58 MARIAM BT. MOHAMAD, DR Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)59 MOHAMMAD NASIMUL ISLAM, PROF. DR. Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)60 NIK NAIRAN ABDULLAH, DR Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)61 NARIMAH ABDUL HAMID HASANI, DR Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM),62 ABDULELAH HUSSIEN AHMED ALADHROEY University Malaya,63 AZDAYANTI BT MUSLIM University of Malaya64 BELLO ARKILLA MAGAJI, DR University of Malaya65 LEE II LI University of Malaya66 NORAISHAH MYDIN ABDUL AZIZ, DR University of Malaya67 SARINDER KAUR A/P KASHMIR SINGH, DR University of Malaya68 TAN PENG CHIANG University of Malaya69 TAN SIEW HWA University of Malaya70 YEONG YZE SHIUAN University of Malaya71 JOHNSON SAN CHE MIN University of Malaya,72 NORHIDAYU BINTI SAHIMIN University of Malaya73 ZULQARNAIN MOHAMED, ASSOC. PROF. DR University of Malaya
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Members Updates
Congratulation to the members below for theirrecent promotion:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fong Mun Yik, from the Facultyof Medicine, University of Malaya and MSPTMpast president has been promoted to Professor.
Dr. Veeranoot Nissapatorn (life member) of theFaculty of Medicine, University of Malaya hasbeen promoted to Associate Professor.
Mr Paramesvaran, S. of the Epidemiology andStatistic Unit received his MSc. (VeterinaryParasitology) from the University PutraMalaysia. He is now registered for his PhD withOUM with collaboration with Prof Fujiyama,advisor to Mahidol University.
Dr Teguh Wahju Sardjono was recently beenranked Top 100 medical doctors in thepioneering research doctors category.
Dr. Sam Mohan is now the Manager of AsiaPacific Regional Sales since 2008.
Associate Professor Dr. Stephen Ambu, is nowthe Associate Dean, Postgraduate Studies andResearch, International Medical University.
Error on Dr Rahmat Sharif’s appointment aslecturer at the Faculty of Science, University ofTechnology Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam asreported in the last newsletter issue 2nd Issue2009.
Upcoming Parasitology and TropicalMedicine Conferences 2010
26-28 Feb 2010 The 2010 International Conferenceon Cellular and Molecular BiologyScience (CMBS 2010). Singaporewww.iacsit.org/cmbs/index.htm
12-16 May 2010 European Association of Zoo andWildlife Veterinarians and IZWConference. Madrid, Spain.www.eazwv.org/
09–12 Mar 2010 14th International Congress onInfectious Diseases (ICID)Miami, Florida, USA.www.isid.org
02-04 June 2010 The 4th Asean Congress of TropicalMedicine & Parasitology. Singaporewww.ssmb.org.sg
06-10 June 2010 29th World Congress of BiomedicalLaboratory Science. Nairobi, Kenya.www.akmlso-ifbls2010.org
11-14 June 2010 25th Annual North QueenslandConference/ 19th Annual ACTMScientific Meeting. Townsville,Australia.www.aims.iamevents.com.au/index.php
08-13 Aug 2010 7th International Congress ofDipterology. San José, Costa Ricawww.inbio.ac.cr/icd7
15-20 Aug 2010 XIIth International Congress ofParasitology (ICOPA). Melbourne,Australia. www.icopaxii.org
22-27 Aug 2010 IXth European Congress ofEntomology, Budapest, Hungary.www.ece2010.org
08-11 Sept 2010 European Association for ForensicEntomology (EAFE) Meeting.Murcia, Spain.www.eafe.org
03-07 Nov 2010 59th Annual Meeting: AmericanSociety of Tropical Medicine andHygiene (ASTMH) Atlanta, Georgia, USAwww.astmh.org/eve
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The MSPTM Newsletter thrives on thesupport of its members. Everyone is invited tocontribute articles, photographs, commentsand vacancy adverts which may be of interestto the Society. We also encourage researchersto submit updates on research projects andpublications, so that this newsletter may serveas a portal for disseminating currentinformation on parasitology and tropicalmedicine in Malaysia.
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Dear MSPTM members,
A gentle reminder that you arerequired to pay up yourmembership subscription by the1st of January 2010. According toour constitution membership inarrears of 2 years or more maybe terminated. Please act NOW.The society depends on you andyour support. Contact Dr TanTian Chye [email protected](treasurer) for further details orto check your membershipstatus.
