Rukumani Devi Velayuthan

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

• Co-coordinator MPath 1, UM, 07/12/20 - 14/02/21
• Programme coordinator Mpath 1, UM, 15/08/20 - present
• Head coordinator of Mycology diagnostic unit, UMMC, 12/08/20 - present
• Antibiotic Data Preparation Committee, UMMC, 10/11/20 - 10/12/20
• Lecturer / Consultant Microbiologist, 14/10/20 - 16/12/20
• Coordinator Mpath 1, 15/08/19 - 14/08/20
• Pelantikan Jawatankuasa Penyediaan Data Statistik Antibiotik/Antifungal Jabatan Mikrobiology Perubatan, PPUM, 01/08/18 - 31/07/20
• Pensyarah Kursus Sains Asas Perubatan, Fakulti Pergigian, UM, 03/01/19 - 12/01/19
• Programme coordinator Mpath 1, UM, 16/08/18 - 16/08/19
• Ahli Jawatankuasa Medical Microbiology Care Club (MMCC), Jabatan Mikrobiologi Perubatan, 31/05/18 - 31/05/19
• Pelantikan sebagai Ahli Jawatan Kuasa kaji semula kurikulam Program Mpath, Faculty, 15/09/16 - 14/09/18
• Jawatankuasa dalam penyediaan data statistik antibiotik Jabatan Mikrobiologi Perubatan, 01/08/16 - 01/08/18
• Mentor for the MBBS Program, 11/09/13 - 10/09/18
• Pelantikan Ahli Jawatankuasa Specifikasi di PPUM, 18/08/17 - 18/08/17
• Coordinator of Mycology Unit, UMMC, 22/01/14 - 22/01/17
• Unit co-ordinator of bacteriology, UMMC, 01/11/12 - 30/11/13
• Virology Unit co-ordinator, UMMC, 29/08/12 - 01/11/12

• Diagnostic Mycology (Clinical Important Yeast and Mold Identification and reporting)
• Expert opinions and clinical reporting on histopathological slides that needs secondary opinion on invasive fungal infection
• Clinical reporting on bacterial identification and reporting antibiotics sensitivity testing
• Modulating exam questions in Mycology and Microbiology for Undergraduate (Nursing, Dental, MBBS, UMMP, Biomedical science) and Postgraduate students (Masters of Surgery, ENT, Master of Pathology, Dental postgraduate)
• Examiner of Master of Pathology conjoint board exams, Masters of ENT, and surgery conjoint board and MBBS from 2011 till present
• Trainer of UMMP students for international competition in Bangkok, Thailand since 2018 (mainly in mycology)

• Defining the Incidence and Potentials Risk Factors of Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Hematological Malignancies and a Study on Antifungal Resistance, Consultant, 2020 - 2021, Private Funding (National)
• Studies to Elucidate the role of Pathogenic Intestinal Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi in Regulating Mucosal Immunity of Patients with Colorectal Cancer in a Stage Dependent Manner, Co-Investigator, 2019 - 2021, TR001C-2018A, National
• Studies To Elucidate The Role Of Pathogenic Intestinal Bacteria, Viruses, And Fungi In Regulating Mucosal Immunity Of Patients With Colorectal Cancer In A Stage Dependent Manner, Consultant, 2019 - 2021, Skim Geran Penyelidikan Trans-Displin (TRGS) (National)
• Prevalence and Host Characteristics of Multidrug-Resistant Gram-negative Bacilli Klebsiella Pneumoniae and E.coli Strains Isolated in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Co-Investigator, 2017 - 2018, Private Funding (National)
• Prevalence and Host Characteristics of Multidrug Resistant Gram-negative Bacilli Klebsiella Pneumoniae and Escherichia Coli Strains Isolated in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Consultant, 2017 - 2018, Private Funding (National)
• Bacterial Aetiology of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Among Intensive Care Unit Patients in Sungai Buloh Hospital and University Malaya Medical Centre and Resistance Genes of Selected Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative Isolates, Principal Investigator (PI), 2015 - 2016, Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP) - Course & Dissertation (National)
• The Potential Role Of Mucosal Associated Invariant T Cells In Dengue, Consultant, 2015 - 2018, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG Programme) - HTM (Wellness) (University)

• Active surveillance, antifungal testing and genetic characterization of Candida auris in Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, Principal Investigator (PI), 01/08/20 - 31/07/22, TABUNG UMSC CA.R. E
• Defining The Incidence and Potentials Risk Factors of Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Hematological Malignancies and A Study on Antifungal Resistance, Co-Researcher, 01/01/20 - 31/12/21, Pfizer (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Jalan Kerinchi, Kuala Lumpur
• Prevalence and Host Characteristics of Multidrug Resistant Gram-negative Bacilli Klebsiella Pneumoniae and Escherichia Coli Strains Isolated in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Co-Researcher, 01/11/17 - 31/10/18, TABUNG UMSC CA.R. E
• Studies to Elucidate the role of Pathogenic Intestinal Bacteria, Viruses and Fungi in Regulating Mucosal Immunity of Patients with Colorectal Cancer in a Stage Dependent Manner, Consultant, 2019 - 2021, University Putra Malaysia (UPM)
• Validation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) for detection of Candida glabrata, Principal Investigator (PI), 2019 - 2020, High Impact Research grant (HIR)
• Mechanisms of T cell dysfunctions in hepatitis C infection, Co-Investigator (PI), 2012 - 2014, Partnership grant (External grant)
• The Epidemiology of Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Haematological Cancers and Its Risk Factors, Co-Researcher, 20/03/20 - 31/12/21, Skim geran penyelidikan Trans-Displin (TRGS)
• Studies To Elucidate the Role of Pathogenic Intestinal Bacteria, Viruses, And Fungi in Regulating Mucosal Immunity of Patients with Colorectal Cancer in A Stage Dependent Manner, Co-Researcher, 01/01/19 - 30/09/22, Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP) - Course & Dissertation
• Bacterial Aetiology of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Among Intensive Care Unit Patients in Sungai Buloh Hospital and University Malaya Medical Centre and Resistance Genes of Selected Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative Isolates, Principal Investigator (PI), 17/06/15 - 17/06/16, Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP) - Course & Dissertation

• Multi drug resistant pathogens, Kursus Kawalan Infeksi peringkat Hospital Yan, Kedah, 15/04/19
• Melioidosis- Farmer's Woe, Infectious diseases and the threat to occupational health in collaboration with SOCSO, 23/09/17
• Health-care associated Fungal Infection, 18th APSIC BASIC TRAINING COURSE In INFECTION CONTROL, 07/08/17 - 18/08/17
• Best practices for Blood culture, House Officer Teaching, 02/08/17
• Antifungal sensitivity testing using VITEK, Annual Scientific Meeting on Emerging Infectious Threats, 19/05/17 - 20/05/17
• Microbiological Assessment Common Organisms and Recommended Drugs, 9 Diabetes Complications Conference @ Grand Rounds, 21/04/17 - 23/04/17
• Trending in Pathology, Seminar pathology Negeri Johor, 21/10/15 - 22/01/15
• Epidemiology of fungal infections, 26th National Scientific Conference, 11/08/15 - 13/08/15

 Anusia Muthusamy

Sharlini Devi a/p Guna Segaran

Mohan Rao a/l Nageswararao

Kavitha Arumugam

Dr,Farah Syahida Binti Zubir (Co-supervising with ENT students) Treatment of otomycosis- A prospective, randomized, comparative study using micanazole 2% powder with non-medicated power

 Nishanthinie a/p Thatchanamoorthy

Genetic characterization and antifungal susceptibility testing of Candida auris isolated from University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC)

· Master

 Lee Yee Qing

Clonal relatedness in the acquisition of intestinal carriage and transmission of multidrug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli with its risk factors among preterm infants admitted in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Woo Yen Yen (Mpath part 1, thesis not required)

Dr Julina binti Abd Aziz

Hybrid peptides derived from natural antimicrobial peptides, indolicidin and ranalexin, exhibit potent antimicrobial activities against streptococcus pneumoniae in vitro and in vivo

Norazila binti Md Zainal (Mpath part 1, thesis not required)

Dr. Kamariah Abdul Jalil

Bacterial Aetiology of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Among Intensive Care Unit Patients in Sungai Buloh Hospital and University Malaya Medical Centre and Resistance Genes of Selected Multidrug-resistant Gram-negative Isolates

Dr. Hanis Syazwani Mohd Hassan (Mpath part 2, thesis not required, Co- supervisor)

Dr.Choong King Yen

Proportion and bacteriological profile of catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSIs) among in-patient in Hospital Sungai Buloh from December 2015 to November 2016

Boon Kah Ying (Mpath part 1, thesis not required)

External students from Sudan: Dr. Mohammed Elsadig Elfatih Abdelgadir and Dr. Majzoub (MMSCP, Medical Microbiology)

 Hassan Mahmood Kzar Jindal

• Excellent worker Award, University Malaya, 2017
• Silver Medal in Medical Category at 46th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, 11/04/18
• Asian Fungal Working Group Scholarship, ISHAM, International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, for Laboratory Foundation Training in a WHO Collaborating Centre in India, 05/18 - 07/18
• Best comment written on Facebook page for Asian Fungal Working Group, 06/11/16
• For Medical Mycology Training Network, Won iPad Mini (Competed among the other Asian participants)
• Malaysia DTMH (Diploma of tropical medicine) scholarship, University of Glasgow, 2019 - 2020
• Good Lab practices (GLP) training scholarship, Seoul University, Korea, 2019 - 2020 (2 weeks training)

• Lung-infiltrating T helper 17 cells as the major source of interleukin-17A production during pulmonary Cryptococcus neoformans infection, Swaine L. Chen, Ying Ding, Anucha Apisarnthanarak, Shirin Kalimuddin, Sophia Archuleta, Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, Partha Pratim De, Tse Hsien Koh, Kean Lee Chew, Nadia Atiya, Nuntra Suwantarat, Rukumani Devi Velayuthan, Joshua Guo Xian Wong, David C. Lye, BMC Immunology, 2018, ISI-Indexed
• Estimation of the Burden of Serious Human Fungal Infections in Malaysia, Rukumani Devi Velayuthan, Chandramathi Samudi, Harvinder Kaur Lakhbeer Singh, Kee Peng Ng, Esaki M. Shankar, David W. Denning, 2018, ISI-Indexed
• Mechanisms of action and in vivo antibacterial efficacy assessment of the novel hybrid peptides derived from Indolicidin and Ranalexin against streptococcus pneumoniae, Hassan Mahmood Jindal, Keivan Zandi, Kien Chai Ong, Rukumani Devi Velayuthan, Sara Maisha Rasid, Chandramathi Samudi Raju, Shamala Devi Sekaran, 2017, ISI-Indexed
• The emergence of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Malaysia: correlation between microbiological trends with host characteristics and clinical factors, Low, YM, Yap, PSX, Jabar, KA, Ponnampalavanar, S, Karunakaran, R, Velayuthan, R, Chong, CW, Abu Bakar, S, Yusof, MYM, Teh, CSJ, 2017, ISI-Indexed
• Candida species epidemiology 2000-2013: a laboratory-based report, Ng, K. P., Kuan, C. S., Kaur, H., Na, S. L., Atiya, N., Velayuthan, R. D., 2015, ISI-Indexed
• Antimicrobial Activity of Novel Synthetic Peptides Derived from Indolicidin and Ranalexin against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Jindal, H. M., Le, C. F., Yusof, M. Y. M., Velayuthan, R. D., Lee, V. S., Zain, S. M., Isa, D. M., Sekaran, S. D., 2015, ISI-Indexed
• Activity of Novel Synthetic Peptides against Candida albicans, Lum, K. Y., Tay, S. T., Le, C. F., Lee, V. S., Sabri, N. H., Velayuthan, R. D., Hassan, H., Sekaran, S. D., 2015, ISI-Indexed
• Antimicrobial Activity of Novel Synthetic Peptides Derived from Indolicidin and Ranalexin against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Jindal HM, Le CF, Mohd Yusof MY, Velayuthan RD, Lee VS, Zain SM, Isa DM, Sekaran SD, 2015, ISI/SCOPUS Indexed Publication
• Attrition of TCR V 7.2+ CD161++ MAIT cells in HIV-tuberculosis co-infection is associated with elevated levels of PD-1 expression, Saeidi A, Tien Tien VL, Al-Batran R, Al-Darraji HA, Tan HY, Kong YY, Ponnampalavanar S, Barathan M, Rukumani DV, Ansari AW, Velu V, Kamarulzaman A, Larsson M, Shankar EM, 2015, ISI/SCOPUS Indexed Publication