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Speakers’ Brief Bio
Dr. Hani Binti Mat Hussin is the Director of National Public Health Laboratory, Sungai
Buloh since January 2018. Dr. Hani completed her medical degree from Universiti Sains
Malaysia (USM) in 1988 and obtained a Master of Public Health from University of Malaya
(UM) in 1997. She was the director of Public Health Laboratory (MKA), Kota Bharu before
she was promoted as director of National Public Health Laboratory (MKAK) in the year
2018.
Dr. Ravindran Thayan is a Molecular Virologist by training and is currently Head of
Virology Unit, Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research (IMR).
He is also the Director of WHO National Influenza Centre as well as Coordinator for the
WHO National Polio Laboratory. He has been with Virology Unit IMR since 1992 and has
been involved in viral outbreak investigation including COVID-19, Polio virus and Measles
in 2019, Rabies in 2018, Zika in 2016, Ebola, MERS-CoV and Avian influenza in 2014 and
Pandemic Influenza H1N1 in 2009 among others. He is also member of several expert panels
including IMR, MOSTI, CREST R&D Grant application as well as Viral Expertise Panel.
Dr. Arni Binti Talib, Head of the National Pathology Services in Malaysia and the Head of
the Department of Pathology at Kuala Lumpur Hospital.
