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RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
TIDREC

TROPICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTRE
THE LEADING ONE-STOP RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTRE
FOR TROPICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN MALAYSIA

KHOO JING JING, MORVARID AKHAVAN REZAEI,
MOHD ISKANDAR JEFREE BIN JOHARI, JURAINA
BINTI ABD. JAMIL & SAZALY BIN ABU BAKAR
TROPICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
RESEARCH & EDUCATION CENTRE

The Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC) was established in 2008 by the
University of Malaya as a one-stop research and education centre for the advancement of knowledge in the
field of tropical infectious diseases. Currently, TIDREC is a UM Centre of Excellence (UMCoE), with ongoing
collaboration with both local and international partners in research projects with potential global impact.
The Centre houses the WHO Collaborating Centre for Arbovirus Reference and Research and has been
leading research in dengue and other arthropod-borne diseases in Malaysia and the region for the past
decade. Some of TIDREC’s recent notable activities include:

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INDUSTNDUSTRY AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT: VACCINE AND PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS PROCESS
DEVELOPMENT (VAKSIN) LUNCHEON TALK
On 30 January 2018, TIDREC successfully organized the VAKSIN Luncheon Talk which gathered officials
from institutional partners Baylor College of Medicine (BCM-TCH); Texas Children’s Hospital Centre for
Vaccine Development, USA; Malaysian government ministries and national regulators; the Ministry of Health
and National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agencies (NPRA); as well as various government and industry

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