About Me

Professional Certification:
Board Certified Entomologist in Medical and Veterinary Entomology (Entomological Society of America)

Professional Employment:
1. Lecturer
Universiti Teknologi MARA
Faculty of Medicine (2009 - Present)
 
2. Research Officer
Institute for Medical Research
Entomology Unit (2009-2010)
 
3. Research Assistant
University of Malaya
Institute of Biological Science (2008)

Professional Membership:
1. Entomological Society of America (ESA)

2. North American Forensic Entomology Association (NAFEA)

3. European Association for Forensic Entomology (EAFE)

4. Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM)

5. Forensic Science Society of Malaysia (FSSM)
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Awards:
1.  Excellent Service Award.  Universiti Teknologi MARA for 2019 

2. Nadchatram Medal. Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (14 March 2018)

3. John Henry Comstock Graduate Student Award. Entomological Society of America (7 November 2017)

4. Perdana Scholar Award 2016 (Research, Innovation & Publication) (5 November 2016)

5. MUVE Scholarship Recipient, Entomological Society of America (ESA) (16 November 2015)

6. First Place for Outstanding Presentation in Research– 18th Annual Graduate Student Forum. Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University (27 August 2015)

7. First Place among Graduate Researcher (Plant Science, Animal Science, Wildlife & Fisheries Science, Entomology, Agriculture, Ecological Restoration). Student Research Week 2015. Texas A&M University (27 March 2015)

8. Winner for the Vice President Award for Research Excellent. Student Research Week 2015. Texas A&M University (27 March 2015)

9. Excellent Service Award.  Universiti Teknologi MARA for 2010 (21 Dec 2011)

More about me:
University:
https://medicine.uitm.edu.my/index.php/departments/clinical-departments/medical-microbiology-parasitology

Google Scholar:
scholar.google.com/citations?user=2yLObQoAAAAJ&hl=en

ResearchGate:
www.researchgate.net/profile/Chong_Chin_Heo



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Me in front of Reed Arena, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA (12 August 2016). Photo credit: Shui Ling Wong.
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With the Head of Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University (August 2015). Photo credit: Rob Williams.
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With my PhD advisor, Dr. Jeffery Tomberlin (12 August 2016).
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With my PhD committee members (25 May 2016). From left: Myself, Dr. Tomberlin, Dr. Crippen, Dr. Tarone and Dr. Teel. Photo credit: Shui Ling Wong.
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My presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), Minneapolis, Minnesota (November 2015). Photo credit: Dr. Meaghan Pimsler.
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Field collection of insects, Texas (2013). Photo credit: Mariam Bakshi.
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​Interviews on Online Media

Chinese mandarin:

​https://youtu.be/N17c0-MFQbA
https://www.orientaldaily.com.my/news/education/2020/02/05/325457

http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/1688891

http://www.orientaldaily.com.my/s/215795

http://www.enanyang.my/news/20180523/%E5%B0%B8%E4%BD%93%E4%B8%8A%E7%9A%84%E8%8B%8D%E8%9D%87br-%E9%9A%90%E8%97%8F%E6%AD%BB%E4%BA%A1%E4%BF%A1%E6%81%AF/

http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/597768

English

https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/living/2018/08/30/bugs-heo-chong-chin-forensic-entomologists

https://www.nst.com.my/education/2019/12/546837/malaysians-antarctica-necrobiome-research

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/education/2019/12/22/uitm-led-team-to-conduct-antarctic-research

​Malay

https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/60476/BERITA/Nasional/Lima-penyelidik-ke-Antartika

https://www.bernama.com/bm/news.php?id=1796377

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Links to Professional Societies: