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allergic inflammation, pulmonary inflammation, vascular inflammation, cell signalling
Malaysia

Biography

Dr. Tham Chau Ling obtained her first degree in Science (Honours) Biochemistry in 2005 and received her PhD degree in Molecular Medicine in 2012 from Universiti Putra Malaysia. She joined the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2010 as a tutor, later appointed as Senior Lecturer in 2012, and Associate Professor in 2019. Currently, she is the head for the Cell Biology Unit, Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia as well as the Tzu Chi Teachers Association (KL & Selangor Branch). Her current research focus is experimental therapeutics of chronic inflammatory diseases, particularly on identifying molecular targets through various signalling pathways. Throughout her career, she has published approximately 80 research and review articles mostly in Q1 or Q2 journals, 1 book chapter, and 1 national policy. She has been awarded several international and local awards, including best oral or poster presenters, travel awards to attend international conferences, gold and silver awards in the Exhibition of Invention, Research & Innovation Malaysia, as well as Science and Technology Research Grant (STRG) funded by Toray Science Foundation, Japan. She also owned two patents – “Use of Curcumin Analog BHMC in the Treatment of Endothelial Dysfunction and Related Disorders” and “2,4,6-Trihydroxy-3-Geranylacetophenone for Use as a Mast Cell Stabilizer”. She has been involved in numerous research projects as principal investigator or co-investigator, collectively worth over RM3 million. Due to her contribution to the field of experimental therapeutics in allergic and pulmonary inflammation, she has received international recognition through invitations to be on the editorial board of international journals as well as reviewers for reputable journals including the British Journal of Pharmacology, etc. Her outstanding contribution to reviewing journals was recognized by Elsevier in 2017. One of her publications had also been recognized as one of the top downloaded papers in 2018-2019 by Wiley.

Activities

Employment (2)

Universiti Putra Malaysia: Serdang, Selangor, MY

2019-08-01 to present | Associate Professor (Department of Biomedical Sciences)
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Chau Ling THAM

Universiti Putra Malaysia: Serdang, Selangor, MY

2012-05-15 to 2019-07-31 | Senior lecturer (Department of Biomedical Sciences)
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Chau Ling THAM

Education and qualifications (2)

Universiti Putra Malaysia: Serdang, Selangor, MY

2007-12-31 to 2012-01-31 | Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine
Education
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Chau Ling THAM

Universiti Putra Malaysia: Serdang, Selangor, MY

2004-05-01 to 2007-05-01 | Bachelor (Honours) in Biochemistry (Department of Biochemistry)
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Chau Ling THAM

Peer review (13 reviews for 9 publications/grants)

Review activity for Cell biology international. (1)
Review activity for Clinical & experimental ophthalmology (1)
Review activity for Drug development research. (1)
Review activity for Food & function. (1)
Review activity for Food and agricultural immunology. (1)
Review activity for Immunological investigations. (1)
Review activity for Journal of agricultural and food chemistry. (1)
Review activity for Pharmaceutical biology. (5)
Review activity for Planta medica. (1)