| Centre Name: | 
Centre for Research on Communicable Diseases (CRCD) |
| Chairperson: | Prof. Dr. Ngeow Yun Fong |
| Description of Centre: | The CRCD will support research (both basic and applied) on all communicable diseases, particularly the infections that are prevalent and important in Malaysia. |
| Research area: |
Other research areas to be encouraged include: |
| NO. | NAME | FACULTY | MEMBER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Professor Dr Ngeow Yun Fong | FMHS | Chairperson |
| 2 | Dr Wong Jun Leong | FMHS | Secretary |
| 3 | Dr Aw Kar Men | FMHS | Assistant Secretary |
| 4 | Senior Professor Dr Yap Sook Fan | FMHS | Member |
| 5 | Clinical Senior Professor Dr Jenny Parameshvara Deva @ nee Ng Gek Pheng | FMHS | Member |
| 6 | Professor Dato' Dr Lye Munn Sann | FMHS | Member |
| 7 | Associate Professor Dr Gan Seng Chiew | FMHS | Member |
| 8 | Clinical Associate Professor Dr Naghem Farouk Abed Abed | FMHS | Member |
| 9 | Clinical Associate Professor Dr Thaw Zin | FMHS | Member |
| 10 | Assistant Professor Dr Ong Hooi Tin | FMHS | Member |
| 11 | Assistant Professor Dr Saw Seow Hoon | FSc | Member |
| 12 | Assistant Professor Dr Shwe Sin | FMHS | Member |
| 13 | Clinical Assistant Professor Dr Divyangana Kiran Vartak | FMHS | Member |
| 14 | Clinical Assistant Professor Dr Kye Mon Min Swe | FMHS | Member |
| 15 | Clinical Assistant Professor Dr Lin Phyo Phyo San | FMHS | Member |
| 16 | Clinical Assistant Professor Dr Zay Yar Naing | FMHS | Member |
| 17 | Dr Hnin Pwint Phyu | FMHS | Member |
| 18 | Ts Ms Saw Seow Hui | FSc | Member |
| 19 | Dr Ng Hien Fuh | FMHS | Associate Member |
| 20 | Madam Sargit Kaur A/P Chanan Singh | FMHS | Associate Member |
| 21 | Mr Chay Min Jie | FMHS | Associate Member |
| 22 | Mr Zain Illyaaseen Bin Kairudin | FMHS | Associate Member |
| 23 | Ms Dawn Carmel Paul | FMHS | Associate Member |
| 24 | Ms Jamie Ng May Ling | FMHS | Associate Member |
| 25 | Ms Lee Col Lin | FMHS | Associate Member |
| No. | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6-Jul-19 | Post-Conference Workshop for 2nd Biannual Medical & Health Sciences Conference 2019 |
| 2 | 30 August 2019 | Poster Competition for Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) for Infectious Disease Diagnosis and Management 2019 |
| 3 | 10-Oct-19 | Antibiotics Awareness Talk 2019 |
| 4 | 10-Oct-19 | Posters competition - Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019 |
| 5 | 13-Dec-19 | Talk on "Gamification for Healthcare and Other Organisations" |
| No. | Date | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia Toray Science Foundation (MTSF) Science & Technology Award (RM30,000) |
Congratulations to our chairperson Professor Dr Ngeow Yun Fong for being awarded the Malaysia Toray Science Foundation (MTSF) Science & Technology Award (RM30,000) 
Dr Ng Hien Fuh being awarded the Malaysia Toray Sciences Foundation (MTSF) Science & Technology Research Grant (RM20,000) at the MTSF 26th Prize Presentation Ceremony |
| 2 | Undergraduate Biomedical Students Doing Their Research Attachment – October 2019
3 undergraduate biomedical students from Faculty of Science, Kampar campus led by Assistant Professor Dr Saw Seow Hoon (center) doing their research attachment at Pathogen Laboratory @ Sg Long campus in October 2019 |
|
| 3 | Antibiotics Awareness Talk 2019
CRCD organized an antibiotics awareness talk to resonate with WHO's annual global campaign to combat AMR. |
Professor Dr Ng Teck Han is giving antibiotics resistant talk on Drug Resistance TB 
Clinical Senior Professor Dr Jenny Parameshvara Deva @ nee Ng Gek Pheng is giving her speech on Tuberculosis of the eyes 
Clinical Associate Professor Dr Thaw Zin is giving certificates of appreciation to our speakers |