Prof. Dr Zamberi Sekawi
Medical Microbiology
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
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Prof. Dr Zamberi Sekawi holds a professorship and serves as a senior consultant clinical microbiologist at Universiti Putra Malaysia. He has also taken on leadership roles within the university, including as Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
Professor Sekawi’s experience extends internationally, having served as a Technical Officer for the World Health Organization in Fiji and as a Visiting Scientist at the Burnet Institute in Australia. He has contributed to the medical community through roles in organizations such as the Malaysian Society of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy, the Asia Pacific Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection, and the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
As a vaccine advocate, Professor Sekawi actively promotes the importance of immunization in preventing infectious diseases and improving public health outcomes. His research focuses on infectious diseases, including influenza, antimicrobial resistance, and leptospirosis. His leadership in a major grant initiative on leptospirosis in Malaysia resulted in the formation of the Malaysian Leptospirosis Research Group, which continues to make a positive impact in the field. He had published more than 180 journal articles and with a Scopus h-index of 29.
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