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| Main Project Site = Veterinary Research Institute (VRI), Ipoh |
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1948 - Established in temporary premises within at Tanjung Rambutan, Perak
1953 - Moved to its present location at 59, Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah, Ipoh, Perak
1983 - School of Veterinary Lab. Technology, GTZ, Germany
1988 - ASEAN Poultry Disease Research and Training Centre (APDRTC), JICA, Japan |
| Mission
-To establish and develop diagnostic capabilities for the animal industry
-To establish the Institute as a leading centre for research and diagnosis of specific diseases in the region
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| Goals
-To strengthen research and diagnostics capability and capacity in animal diseases and biotechnology
-To commercialize products of government funded animal industry research
-To facilitate development of research between the Department of Veterinary Services, other Institutions and the private sectors
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Functions of VRI
1. Research - diseases of economic and zoonotic importance
2. Provide diagnostic Services
3. Vaccines, antisera, antigens production
4. National reference centre
5. Provide advisory services
6. Monitoring services - specific diseases
7. Training
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| Activities
Current Diagnostics and Research Division include:
Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Epidemiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Virology
Viral Vaccine, Bacterial Vaccine
Supporting facilities include:
Laboratory animal colonies
Experimental Animal Building
Specific Pathogen Free Chicken flock
Paddocks and animals sheds
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| Vaccines
Commercialized
Avian
Infectious Bursal Disease
Fowl Pox
Newcastle Disease
Mammalian
Haemorrhagic septicaemia (bovine & ovine)
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Vaccines
Uncommercialized
Avian
Infectious bronchitis
Infectious coryza
Duck Viral Enteritis
Duck pasteurellosis
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Disease Surveillance and Eradication
- Nipah Disease Surveillance in pigs and other animals
- HPAI in migratory water fowls, poultry and poultry meat products
- BSE (Bovine Spongiform encephalitis) in cattle
- Brucellosis
- Tuberculosis
- Johnes disease
- Leptospirosis/Salmonella
Biosafety Level 3 Facility
Nipah virus Diagnostic and Research
Anthrax
Viruses and other pathogens in wildlife (SARS)
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| Veterinary and Research Officers in VRI |
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Name
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Qualifications
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Job
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Expertise
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| Dr. Sharifah Syed Hassan |
DVM (UPM), MSc (Surrey), PhD (Oxford) |
Director, G01
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Viral animal disease diagnosis and research, Molecular virology, Recombinant protein (Research: PCR, recombinant proteins (Nipah virus, Bluetongue virus, fish viral diseases, ND, BSE, BVD, HPAI))
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| Dr. P. Chandrawathani |
DVM, MSc (UPM), PhD
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Veterinary officer, G03 |
Diagnosis and research in Parasitology (helminthology, blood parasites, Neospora, NEEM)
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| Dr. Mahani Abd. Hamid |
DVM (UPM) |
Veterinary officer, G03 |
Avian Pathologist, Immunohistochemistry (Research: Reovirus, ND, IBD)
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| Dr. Azizah Darus |
DVM (UPM) |
Veterinary officer, G03 |
Epidemiology, IT, MIMS
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| Dr. Shahirudin Shamsudin |
DVM (Pakistan University)
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Veterinary officer, G03 |
Mammalian/Avian pathologist, Immunohistochemistry (Research: Rabies, Nipah virus)
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| Dr. Chandrasekaran |
DVM (UPM) |
Veterinary officer, G03 |
Bacterial vaccine reserach production of HS vaccines, Fowl cholera, etc. (Pasteurella vaccines) |
| Dr. Sohayati |
DVM, MSc (UPM) |
Veterinary officer, G03 |
Wildlife trappings (especially bats and others) for research on HPAI, Nipah virus, etc.
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| Dr. Maria Jamli |
DVM (UPM) |
Veterinary officer, G03 |
Diagnostic bacteriology and research (Research : TB, VRE, antibiotic resistant microbes)
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| Dr. Shamshad |
DVM (Pakistan University) |
Veterinary officer, G03 |
Coordinator of zoonotic exotic disease unit |
| Pn. Zaini Md. Zain |
BSc (UKM), MSc (Liverpool)
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Research Officer |
Salmonella, Mycoplasma, Vaccine research
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| En. Ramlan Mohamed |
BSc (UM), MSc (UPM) |
Research Officer, Q03 |
Membrane protein extraction and purification, enzymology, immunochemistry (Research: Pasteurella sps)
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| Puan Maizan Mohamed |
BSc (UKM), Msc (UPM) |
Research Officer, Q03 |
Viral animal disease diagnosis and research Molecular Virology (Research: PCR and recombinant proteins, avian coronavirus IBV, CAV, Nipah virus, fish viral diseases, ND, HPAI)
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| En. Jamal Abd. Nasir bin Mohd. Hassan |
BSc (UKM) |
Research Officer, Q03 |
Enzyme immunoassays- ELISA (ELISA-Nipah virus, ND, BSE, hormones assay)
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| Cik Suriani M. Nor |
BSc (UKM) |
Research Officer, Q03 |
Recombinant protein (Nipah virus G gene)
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| Cik Nor Fasiha |
BSc (UKM) |
Research Officer, Q03 |
Diagnostic parasitology |
| Cik Dahlia Harun |
BSc (UKM) |
Research Officer, Q03 |
Diagnostic bacteriology |
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