Our Speakers

PLENARY SPEAKER

 

Dr Mohd Hanif bin Zailani

Head of Zoonotic Disease Control Sector

Public Health Physician, Special Grade C
Disease Control Division

Ministry of Health, Malaysia

“Leptospirosis in a Changing World: Strengthening Public Health Surveillance and One Health Response”

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

 

Dr. V. Balamurugan

Principal Scientist, Veterinary Microbiology

Woah Designated Expert & Head Woah Reference

Laboratory For Leptospirosis And PPR

”Bridging Boundaries: Integrated One Health Approach to the Control

and Management of Leptospirosis in Endemic state of India”

 

 

Dr Maria Gomes-Solecki

Professor, The University of Tennessee Health Science

Center, United States

“Immunophenotyping of cells from Leptospiral infected mice”

 

 

 

 

Dr Wimalasiri Uluwattage

President-Elect Ceylon College of Physicians, Consultant Physician,

National Galle, Sri Lanka.

“Leptospirosis; Clinical Manifestations and Complications”

 
SPEAKERS

  

Ms. Khristine L. Sandoval

Assistant Professor

National University - Moa, Philippines

Project Lead, Lawa Ph

 

 

Dr. Elsio A. Wunder Jr.

Assistant Professor,

Department Of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science

University Of Connecticut, Storrs, US.

 

Prof Dr. Jackie Benschop

Massey University, School of Veterinary Science,
Palmerston North, New Zealand

"A One Health Framework to Understand and Mitigate Climate-driven Leptospirosis in Aotearoa New Zealand"

 

 

Dr Murnihayati Hassan,

Pathologist (Medical Microbiology)

Bacteriology Unit, Infectious Disease Research Centre (IDRC),

Institute for Medical Research (IMR),

National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia.

"Leptospirosis Diagnostic Capacity in Malaysia: From History to Integrative Genomic and Serological Tools"

 

 

Assoc Prof Dr Yazli Yuhana

Infectious diseases service

KPJ Healthcare University

And Ampang puteri specialist hospital, Malaysia

“Clinical Leptospirosis Malaysia Perspective”

 

Prof Dr Syafinaz Amin Nordin

Professor, Medical Microbiology,

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,

UPM, Malaysia

“Gamifying Leptospirosis Prevention: From Awareness to Action”