MsTay Bee Yong Research OfficerInstitute for Medical Research

Ms Tay Bee Yong is a research officer at the Institute for Medical Research (IMR), the biomedical research arm of the Ministry of Health, Malaysia. Her work involves the diagnosis and research of zoonotic diseases, with a focus on Rickettsia, Brucella, and Leptospira.

Day 1 - 29th September 2025

Time	Session

14:00 15:30	Symposium Session by Institute for Medical Research A Legacy of Discovery and Diagnostics in Rickettsioses at the Institute for Medical Research (IMR), Malaysia Assoc Prof DrNor Azlina Abdul Aziz Moderator Malaysia A Century of Insight: IMR’s Contributions to Rickettsioses Discovery DrSiti Roszilawati Ramli Speaker Malaysia Molecular Diagnostics for Rickettsial diseases: Insights into Scrub typhus laboratory diagnostics in IMR MsShirley Hii Yi Fen Speaker Malaysia Serological Diagnosis of Rickettsial Diseases at the Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia MsTay Bee Yong Speaker Malaysia Potential Acari Vector of Rickettsial Diseases: Findings from the Research and Diagnostic Service by the IMR DrMariana Ahamad Speaker Malaysia Andaman Grand Ballroom

Time

Session

14:00

15:30

Symposium Session by Institute for Medical Research
A Legacy of Discovery and Diagnostics in Rickettsioses at the Institute for Medical Research (IMR), Malaysia

Assoc Prof DrNor Azlina Abdul Aziz Moderator Malaysia

A Century of Insight: IMR’s Contributions to Rickettsioses Discovery

DrSiti Roszilawati Ramli Speaker Malaysia
Molecular Diagnostics for Rickettsial diseases: Insights into Scrub typhus laboratory diagnostics in IMR

MsShirley Hii Yi Fen Speaker Malaysia
Serological Diagnosis of Rickettsial Diseases at the Institute for Medical Research, Malaysia

MsTay Bee Yong Speaker Malaysia
Potential Acari Vector of Rickettsial Diseases: Findings from the Research and Diagnostic Service by the IMR

DrMariana Ahamad Speaker Malaysia

Andaman Grand Ballroom