Biography

Highlighted Research Project (10 Best/latest Project)

1. Emerging malaria epidemiology transition in ASEAN: Modeling transmission and molecular surveillance in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, Head / Project Leader, 2019-2020, External International Grants - ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Funds (ASTIF)
2. Spatial and temporal distributions of two sympatric Plasmodium knowlesi subpopulations in the Kapit Division, Sarawak, Head / Project Leader, 2017-2019, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme
3. Spatial epidemiology of two-divergent Plasmodium knowlesi sub-populations in the Kapit Division, Head / Project Leader, 2017-2019, UNIMAS Special Grant Scheme
4. Clinical and Laboratory features of Plasmodium knowlesi sub-populations, Co-Researcher, 2016-2019, UNIMAS Dana Pelajar PhD
5. Genetic Diversity and Temporal Variations in Composition of Sub-Populations of Plasmodium knowlesi, Co-Researcher, 2016-2018, UNIMAS Special Top Down Grant
6. Molecular Characterisation of Mosquitoes and Malaria Parasites From Lawas, Sarawak, Co-Researcher, 2016-2018, UNIMAS Special Funding for Research Centres
7. Molecular characterization and demographic and evolutionary histories of malaria parasites of orangutans, Co-Researcher, 2011-2014, UNIMAS Principal Investigator Fund
8. Development of real-time PCR assays for the detection of human and simian Plasmodium species, Head / Project Leader, 2009 – 2011, UNIMAS Short Grant Scheme

Highlighted Publication (10 best/latest publication: (Journal paper/book/modules, etc)

1. Raja, T.N., Hu, T.H., Kadir, K.A., Mohamad, D.S.A, Divis, P.C.S., Wong, L.L., Hii, K-C, & Singh, B. (2020). Naturally acquired human Plasmodium cynomolgi and Plasmodium knowlesi infections, Malaysian Borneo. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26: 1801-1809.
2. Hocking, S.E., Divis, P.C.S., Kadir, K.A., Singh, B. & Conway, D.J. (2020). Population genomic structure and recent evolution of Plasmodium knowlesi, Peninsular Malaysia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26: 1749-1758.
3. Divis, P. C., Hu, T. H., Kadir, K. A., Mohammad, D., Hii, K. C., Daneshvar, C., Conway, D.J. & Singh, B. (2020). Efficient Surveillance of Plasmodium knowlesi Genetic Subpopulations, Malaysian Borneo, 2000-2018. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(7), 1392-1398.
4. Divis, P. C., Duffy, C. W., Kadir, K. A., Singh, B., & Conway, D. J. (2018). Genome-wide mosaicism in divergence between zoonotic malaria parasite subpopulations with separate sympatric transmission cycles. Molecular Ecology. 1-11. doi:10.1111/mec.14477
5. Divis, P.C.S., Lin, C.L., Rovie-Ryan, J.J., Kadir, K.A., Anderios, F., Hisam, S., Sharma, R.S.K., Singh, B. & Conway, D.J. (2017). Three divergent subpopulations of the malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23(4), 616-624.
6. Lubis, I.N., Wijaya, H., Lubis, M., Lubis, C.P., Divis, P.C.S., Beshir, K.B., Sutherland, C.J. (2017). Contribution of Plasmodium knowlesi to multi-species human malaria infections in North Sumatera, Indonesia. The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1(1), 1.
7. Sutton, P.L., Luo, Z, Divis, P.C.S., Friedrich, V.K., Conway, D.J., Singh, B., Barnwell, J. W., Carlton, J. M., Sullivan, S. (2016). Characterizing the genetic diversity of the monkey malaria parasite Plasmodium cynomolgi. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 40, 243-252. doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2016.03.009
8. Assefa, S., Lim, C., Preston, M.D., Duffy, C.W., Nair, M.B., Adroub, S.A., Kadir, K.A., Goldberg, J.M., Neafsey, D.E., Divis, P.C.S., Clark, T.G.,  Duraisingh, M.T., Conway, D.J., Pain, A. & Singh, B. (2015) Population genomic structure and adaptation in the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 112 (42): 13027-13032.
9. Divis, P.C.S., Singh, B., Anderios, F., Hisam, S., Matusop, A., Kocken, C.H., Assefa, S.A., Duffy, C.W. & Conway, D.J. (2015). Admixture in humans of two divergent Plasmodium knowlesi populations associated with different macaque host species. PLoS Pathogens, 11(5)
10. Ahmed, A. M., Pinheiro, M. M., Divis, P. C., Siner, A., Zainudin, R., Wong, I. T., et al. Disease Progression in Plasmodium knowlesi Malaria Is Linked to Variation in Invasion Gene Family Members. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 8(8), e3086.

Grant (international/Local)

1. Emerging malaria epidemiology transition in ASEAN: Modeling transmission and molecular surveillance in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, Head / Project Leader, 2019-2020, External International Grants - ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Funds (ASTIF)
2. Spatial and temporal distributions of two sympatric Plasmodium knowlesi subpopulations in the Kapit Division, Sarawak, Head / Project Leader, 2017-2019, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme
3. Spatial epidemiology of two-divergent Plasmodium knowlesi sub-populations in the Kapit Division, Head / Project Leader, 2017-2019, UNIMAS Special Grant Scheme
4. Clinical and Laboratory features of Plasmodium knowlesi sub-populations, Co-Researcher, 2016-2019, UNIMAS Dana Pelajar PhD
5. Genetic Diversity and Temporal Variations in Composition of Sub-Populations of Plasmodium knowlesi, Co-Researcher, 2016-2018, UNIMAS Special Top Down Grant
6. Molecular Characterisation of Mosquitoes and Malaria Parasites From Lawas, Sarawak, Co-Researcher, 2016-2018, UNIMAS Special Funding for Research Centres
7. Molecular characterization and demographic and evolutionary histories of malaria parasites of orangutans, Co-Researcher, 2011-2014, UNIMAS Principal Investigator Fund
8. Development of real-time PCR assays for the detection of human and simian Plasmodium species, Head / Project Leader, 2009 – 2011, UNIMAS Short Grant Scheme