Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre

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The Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC) was established in 2008 by the University of Malaya as a dedicated one-stop research centre for the advancement of knowledge in tropical infectious diseases, especially diseases that have potential impact on the global community

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐กTIDREC, Universiti Malaya, was pleased to host ...
04/09/2026

๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐š๐›๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ˆ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก

TIDREC, Universiti Malaya, was pleased to host a visit from Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UMK, led by Dr. Erkihun, Director of the Zoonosis, One Health and Tropical Research Centre (ZOTRAD), together with Dr. Sabri, Deputy Dean for Research and Student Affairs, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Farhan, former Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

The visit provided an excellent opportunity to strengthen the existing collaboration between FPV UMK and TIDREC, particularly in the areas of infectious diseases, zoonoses and One Health research.

Discussions focused on benchmarking and sharing experiences in research centre management and development, as well as exploring broader opportunities for collaboration in research, capacity building, training and other areas of mutual interest.

TIDREC looks forward to building on this engagement and fostering stronger institutional partnerships with UMK towards advancing One Health, infectious disease research and health security in Malaysia and the region.

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ๐ŸŒ MALAYSIA TO HOST ICOPA 2030!TIDREC is proud to celebrate this historic achievement as Malaysia becomes the first Sou...
02/09/2026

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ๐ŸŒ MALAYSIA TO HOST ICOPA 2030!

TIDREC is proud to celebrate this historic achievement as Malaysia becomes the first Southeast Asian country to host the International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA).

A special congratulations to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Low Van Lun, Executive Director of TIDREC, who will serve as the Organising Chair for ICOPA 2030.

๐Ÿ‘ Congratulations to MSPTM and all partners on this remarkable milestone!

๐Ÿ†๐‚๐Ž๐๐†๐‘๐€๐“๐”๐‹๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’, ๐“๐’. ๐ƒ๐‘. ๐‚๐‡๐„๐ ๐‚๐‡๐„๐„ ๐ƒ๐‡๐€๐๐† !In conjunction with Hari Pentadbir Universiti Awam (HPUA) 2026, we extend our...
24/08/2026

๐Ÿ†๐‚๐Ž๐๐†๐‘๐€๐“๐”๐‹๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’, ๐“๐’. ๐ƒ๐‘. ๐‚๐‡๐„๐ ๐‚๐‡๐„๐„ ๐ƒ๐‡๐€๐๐† !

In conjunction with Hari Pentadbir Universiti Awam (HPUA) 2026, we extend our heartfelt congratulations to Ts. Dr. Chen Chee Dhang, Senior Research Officer at TIDREC, on his outstanding achievements at the prestigious awards:

๐Ÿฅ‡ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ โ€“ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ
๐Ÿฅˆ ๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€“ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ

These remarkable achievements reflect Ts. Dr. Chenโ€™s dedication, professionalism, creativity and leadership, highlighting his valuable contributions to Universiti Malaya.

๐Ÿ‘ Congratulations, Ts. Dr. Chen Chee Dhang!

May this achievement inspire continued excellence and motivate the UM community to strive for greater achievements in advancing Universiti Malayaโ€™s excellence and impact.

๐Ÿ† CONGRATULATIONS ๐Ÿ†We are pleased to celebrate the achievements of our TIDREC staff at the Laboratory Management and Saf...
21/08/2026

๐Ÿ† CONGRATULATIONS ๐Ÿ†

We are pleased to celebrate the achievements of our TIDREC staff at the Laboratory Management and Safety Conference (LMSC) 2026.

โœจ Best Article Award
๐—ฆ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ต ๐—ก๐—ผ๐—ฟ'๐—ฒ

โœจ Best Poster Award
๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ

These achievements reflect the continuous efforts of our team in maintaining and improving standards in laboratory management, safety, and quality.

Congratulations to our award recipients, and well done on representing TIDREC at LMSC 2026! ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ† CONGRATULATIONS! ๐Ÿ†TIDREC proudly congratulates Ts. Dr. Chen Chee Dhang, Senior Research Officer at TIDREC, Universiti ...
13/08/2026

๐Ÿ† CONGRATULATIONS! ๐Ÿ†

TIDREC proudly congratulates Ts. Dr. Chen Chee Dhang, Senior Research Officer at TIDREC, Universiti Malaya, on being awarded the prestigious Anugerah Penyelidik Gemilang, the highest recognition by the Malaysian Universities Research Officer Society.

This distinguished award recognises Research Officers with more than 15 years of service who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in research publications, research grants, and significant contributions to their respective fields of expertise at national and international levels.

โœจ This remarkable achievement reflects Ts. Dr. Chenโ€™s dedication, excellence, and invaluable contributions to research.

Congratulations, Ts. Dr. Chen Chee Dhang!
Your achievement is truly inspiring, and we are proud to celebrate this well-deserved recognition with you. ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐‘พ๐’† ๐’„๐’‚๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’”; ๐’˜๐’† ๐’Ž๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’•.We are proud to share the ...
11/08/2026

๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐›๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ

๐‘พ๐’† ๐’„๐’‚๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’‚๐’„๐’•๐’๐’“๐’Š๐’†๐’”; ๐’˜๐’† ๐’Ž๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’… ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’”๐’•.

We are proud to share the latest infographic summarizing our research on "๐—จ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ: ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—” ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป & ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜."

Our study aimed to assess the key drivers that would impact the public's willingness to receive locally made mRNA vaccines. The findings are clear: Greater trust leads to higher vaccine acceptance.

Who do people look to? Our analysis rank-ordered the factors with the highest relative impact:

๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€
High impact. People need strong oversight, standards, and a transparent approval process.

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†
Significant impact. Relies on expert advice and rigorous research.

๐Ÿญ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€
Foundational impact. Demands quality production and proven safety.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†
For any local manufacturing effort to succeed in a public health crisis, we must prioritize strong, transparent, and rigorous oversight before the first vial leaves the factory. Local solutions require local trust.

๐Ÿ“ฅ Download the infographic below for the full summary.

๐Ÿ“– Link to publication:
https://lnkd.in/g2tpxMxZ

Funding: Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Inovasi (MOSTI), Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi

Principal Investigator: Associate Prof. Ts. Dr. Lee Hai Yen

Publication Accelerator Writing Workshop Series | Phases I & IIProducing impactful scientific publications begins with e...
06/08/2026

Publication Accelerator Writing Workshop Series | Phases I & II

Producing impactful scientific publications begins with effective scientific writing, constructive feedback, and continuous collaboration.

As part of TIDREC's commitment to fostering a strong research and publication culture, the Publication Accelerator Writing Workshop Series commenced with Phase I on 21 July 2026, followed by Phase II: Presentation of Progress on 5 August 2026.

The workshop aimed to provide insights and strategies during the writing process to present and communicate the impactful work carried out by our researchers.

The workshop series was facilitated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lucas Low Van Lun, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Natasha Lee and Dr. Loong Shih Keng

We extend our sincere appreciation to our facilitators for generously sharing their expertise and mentoring participants throughout the programme. We also thank all researchers for their enthusiasm, active participation, and commitment to advancing their scientific writing skills.

As the workshop series continues, we look forward to supporting our researchers in transforming their manuscripts into high-quality publications that contribute to scientific discovery and global health.

๐Ÿ“ข Registration is NOW OPEN!Join us for the 3rd Southeast Asia Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (SEAT) Symposium, held in co...
03/08/2026

๐Ÿ“ข Registration is NOW OPEN!

Join us for the 3rd Southeast Asia Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (SEAT) Symposium, held in conjunction with the 63rd Annual Scientific Conference of the Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM).

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 22โ€“23 March 2027
๐Ÿ“ Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

๐Ÿฆ  Theme:
Uniting the World Against Tropical Diseases in a Changing Climate: Sustainable Strategies and Community Impact

Take advantage of our Early Bird registration rates before the deadline!

We warmly invite researchers, clinicians, veterinarians, public health professionals, academicians, students, and industry partners to participate. Abstract submissions are also open.

๐Ÿ”— Register now and find more information at:
www.seat-msptm.com

๐Ÿ“ข Please help us share this announcement with your colleagues and networks. Thank you for your support!

We look forward to welcoming you to Kuala Lumpur in March 2027!

Organising Committee
SEATโ€“MSPTM 2027

-MSPTM2027

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - ๐—ก๐—”๐— ๐—ฅ๐—จ ๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—œ๐——๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—– ๐—จ๐—  ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ปOn 16 July 2026, delegates ...
17/07/2026

๐Ÿญ๐Ÿณ ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด - ๐—ก๐—”๐— ๐—ฅ๐—จ ๐—œ๐—ฃ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—œ๐——๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—– ๐—จ๐—  ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

On 16 July 2026, delegates from the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit Indo-Pacific (NAMRU-IP) conducted a courtesy visit to the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Innovation) at Universiti Malaya. The visit was coordinated with the Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Universiti Malaya, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen research collaboration in infectious diseases and global health.

The high-level meeting focused on advancing scientific research and reinforcing the strategic partnership between Universiti Malaya, TIDREC, and NAMRU-IP. Discussions explored opportunities to expand joint initiatives in infectious disease surveillance, biosecurity, laboratory research, capacity building, and the development of medical countermeasures.

By combining Universiti Malaya's academic excellence, TIDREC's expertise in tropical infectious diseases, and NAMRU-IP's regional research capabilities, this collaboration aims to advance scientific innovation, enhance regional preparedness, and contribute to global health security across the Indo-Pacific region.

16/07/2026

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โœจ Why LactiShield+?
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๐Ÿ”ฌ Developed through research by Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Lee Hai Yen from the Tropical Infectious Diseases Research & Education Centre (TIDREC), Universiti Malaya and her team, LactiShield+ combines scientific innovation with everyday convenience to support healthier travels.

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