Institution
UCSI Hospital
Based in
Malaysia , Petaling Jaya
Languages
English
Short Bio
Biography (150 words limit)
Shamala Devi Sekaran obtained her PhD in 1986 working on CMI responses to Dengue in mice. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Science Malaysia, Fellow of the Royal Society of Pathologists, London and in 2024 was awarded the TWAS Fellow. Currently is the Head of R & D at a private hospital, UCSI Hospital. Her main expertise is in research in infectious diseases, mainly on Dengue and other infectious organisms, has received multiple awards for kits developed, owns more than 20 patents, awarded Woman Bioinnovator in 2008 by and “Anugerah Innovasi Negara 2009 for Molecular Diagnostics of Dengue Infections. Currently investigating into the effects of being diabetic & obese on severe dengue and developing serological assays to differentiate flaviviruses. Recently ventured into field of stems cells as adjuvant treatment for various non communicable diseases Currently a member of a number of panels - Top Research Scientists, new ASM Fellows, Newton-Ungku Omar and MOSTI for vetting of research proposals submitted.
Shamala Devi Sekaran obtained her PhD in 1986 working on CMI responses to Dengue in mice. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Science Malaysia, Fellow of the Royal Society of Pathologists, London and in 2024 was awarded the TWAS Fellow. Currently is the Head of R & D at a private hospital, UCSI Hospital. Her main expertise is in research in infectious diseases, mainly on Dengue and other infectious organisms, has received multiple awards for kits developed, owns more than 20 patents, awarded Woman Bioinnovator in 2008 by and “Anugerah Innovasi Negara 2009 for Molecular Diagnostics of Dengue Infections. Currently investigating into the effects of being diabetic & obese on severe dengue and developing serological assays to differentiate flaviviruses. Recently ventured into field of stems cells as adjuvant treatment for various non communicable diseases Currently a member of a number of panels - Top Research Scientists, new ASM Fellows, Newton-Ungku Omar and MOSTI for vetting of research proposals submitted.
Other Expertise
Emerging Diseases