August 2018
Eng Hwa Wong > Other Awards
(2018) Wong Eng Hwa (Discipline - Health and Medical Sciences) of the Venus International Research Awards-VIRA 2018 which was celebrated on the 11th August, 2018 at Radha Regent, Chennai, India during the 4th Annual Research Meet - ARM 2018.
November 2019
Eng Hwa Wong > Other Awards
Taylor’s University Appreciation Year 2019.
September 2017
Eng Hwa Wong > Other Awards
Navindra Kumari P, Ezarina Abdul Rahim, Zaini Mohd Zain, Jamal Hussaini, Eng Hwa Wong, Lwin Lwin Nyein, N. Parasakthi, Ariza Adnan. The role of Toll-like receptors in pathogenesis of pneumococci of various serotypes. 11th International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance & 3rd International Interscience Conference on Infection and Chemotherapy (ISAAR & ICIC 2017), 14-16th September 2017, Bexco, Busan, Korea.
December 2016
Eng Hwa Wong > Other Awards
Jayakayatri Jeevajothi Nathan, Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa, Voon Chen Yong, Parasakthi Navaratnam, Navindra Kumari Palanisamy, Eng Hwa Wong. Comparative analysis of the in vivo expression of the virulence factors of Acinetobacter baumannii during pneumonia. 33rd Symposium of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2016 (MSM2016), 14-17th December 2016, Ramada Plaza, Melaka, Malaysia.
March 2016
Eng Hwa Wong > Other Awards
Nilesh Kumar Mitra, Umesh Bindal, Wong Eng Hwa. Evaluation of locomotor function and histology of spinal cord in mouse model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis following treatment with mesenchymal stem cells. Presented at the 7th Asia Pacific International Congress of Anatomists, 17th-20th March 2016.
December 2015
Eng Hwa Wong > Other Awards
Jayakayatri Jeevajothi Nathan, Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa, Parasakthi Navaratnam, Navindra Kumari Palanisamy, Yong Voon Chen, Wong Eng Hwa. Bacterial Clearance and Cytokine Profiles in a Rat Pneumonia Model Infected with Acinetobacter baumannii. Presented at the International Congress of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2015, 7th – 10th December 2015.
April 2004
Eng Hwa Wong > Other Awards
Title: Antimicrobial Resistance in Malaysia. Presented at the Research & Innovation Expo 2004, University of Malaya.
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Awards

August 2018 International Award “Outstanding Scientist – Microbiology”

November 2019 Long Service Award (10 years).

September 2017 Outstanding Abstract Award (2017)

December 2016 Best Oral Presentation Award (2016)

March 2016 Best Poster Award (2016).

December 2015 Best Poster Award (2015).

April 2004 Silver Medal and Certificate - Research & Innovation Expo (2004).

Degrees:

2008
Doctorate
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences

Publications resulting from Research
ARTICLE IN JOURNALS

Year 2020

Sulin Choo, Voon Kin Chin, Eng Hwa Wong, Priya Madhavan, Sun Tee Tay, Phelim Voon Chen Yong, Pei Pei Chong. Review: Antimicrobial properties of allicin used alone or in combination with other medications. 2020. Folia Microbiologica. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12223-020-00786-5 [ISI/Scopus-indexed, Impact Factor = 1.448] (ISI-Indexed)

Ahmad, B., Friar, E. P., Vohra, M. S., Garrett, M. D., Serpell, C. J., Fong, I. L., & Wong, E. H. (2020). Mechanisms of action for the anti-obesogenic activities of phytochemicals. Phytochemistry, 180, 112513. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031942220305483?via%3Dihub [ISI/Scopus indexed; Impact Factor: 3.044] (ISI-Indexed)

Yao Mun Choo, Shelley Springer, Ke Xin Yip, Azanna Ahmad Kamar, Eng Hwa Wong, Shaun Wen Huey Lee, and Nai Ming Lai. High- versus low-dose conventional phototherapy for neonatal jaundice (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2020, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD003308. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003308.pub2. [Cochrane Reviews, Impact Factor = 7.755] (ISI-Indexed)

Bilal Ahmad, Christopher J Serpell, Isabel Fong Lim, Eng Hwa Wong. Molecular Mechanisms of Adipogenesis: The Anti-Adipogenic Role of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase. Review, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. – Cellular Biochemistry, 2020. Front. Mol. Biosci., 08 May 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2020.00076 [ISI/Scopus-indexed, Impact Factor = 4.188] (ISI-Indexed)

Saleemi, M. A., Ahmad, B., Benchoula, K., Vohra, M. S., Mea, H. J., Chong, P. P., Palanisamy, N. K., & Wong, E. H. (2020). Emergence and molecular mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 and HIV to target host cells and potential therapeutics. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 85, .1-14. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1567134820304147?via%3Dihub [ISI/Scopus Indexed, Impact Factor: 2.773] (ISI-Indexed)

Muhammad Sufyan Vohra, Bilal Ahmad, Christopher J. Serpell, Ishwar S. Parhar, Eng Hwa Wong*. Murine in vitro cellular models to better understand adipogenesis and its potential applications. Differentiation, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diff.2020.08.003 [IS/ScopusI-indexed, Impact Factor = 2.567] (ISI-Indexed)

M.A Saleemi, Y.L. Kong, P.V.C. Yong, E.H. Wong. An overview of recent development in therapeutic drug carrier system using carbon nanotubes. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 2020, 59, 101855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101855 [ISI/Scopus-indexed, Impact Factor = 2.734] (ISI-Indexed)

Mansab Ali Saleemi, Mohammad Hosseini Fouladi, Phelim Voon Chen Yong and Eng Hwa Wong. Elucidation of Antimicrobial Activity of Non-Covalently Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes. Materials 2020, 13(7), 1676; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13071676 - 03 Apr 2020 [ISI/Scopus-indexed, Impact Factor = 3.057] (ISI-Indexed)

Wan Yean Chung, Yan Zhu, Mohd Hafidz Mahamad Maifiah, Naveen Kumar Hawala Shivashekaregowda, Eng Hwa Wong*, Nusaibah Abdul Rahim*.Novel antimicrobial development using genome-scale metabolic model of Gram-negative pathogens: A review. The Journal of Antibiotics. [ISI/Scopus indexed; Impact Factor 2.668] (ISI-Indexed)

Mansab Ali Saleemi, Phelim Voon Chen Yong and Eng Hwa Wong. Investigation of antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of synthesized surfactant-modified carbon nanotubes/polyurethane electrospun nanofibers. (2020). Nano Structure and Nano Objects [Accepted NANOSO-D-20-00497R2: ISI/Scopus-ondexed, Impact Factor = 4.25]
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Awards

August 2018 International Award “Outstanding Scientist – Microbiology”

November 2019 Long Service Award (10 years).

September 2017 Outstanding Abstract Award (2017)

December 2016 Best Oral Presentation Award (2016)

March 2016 Best Poster Award (2016).

December 2015 Best Poster Award (2015).

April 2004 Silver Medal and Certificate - Research & Innovation Expo (2004).