The environment is rich with viruses. Phages (viruses infecting bacteria) from sewage can be a potential marker for fecal tracking pollution.

Currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, UTM.
Also a trained Biorisk Professional serving as Institutional Biosafety Officer for UTM

Research Interest
Viral diseases pathogenesis, Environmental health, Biorisk, Diagnostic devices

Research Group
Cancer and Infectious Diseases

Affiliation
Malaysian Biosafety and Biosecurity Association

Qualification

Viruses can be harmful to people by causing infections. However, with proper DNA recombination techniques, viruses can be disarmed and turned beneficial such as vehicle to deliver drugs and vaccines. Image: a researcher is counting the number of disarmed poxviruses (blue dots) growing in a layer of cells (pink background).

Phd – Health Sciences (Molecular Virology), University of Otago, New Zealand
MSc – Microbiology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
BSc – Microbiology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Contact
salehas@utm.my
saleha@fbb.utm.my