From Support to Impact

MSH grants support research, education and professional development within the Malaysian haematology community. This page highlights the outcomes made possible through these grants—from research leading to presentations and publications, to educational and travel grants enabling members to participate in scientific meetings, training and other professional development activities.

Research Grant Outcomes

Research Grant . 2025

Project Name: Regulatory Mechanisms of miR-6879 and miR-107 on CXCR3 and P2RY12 genes in bleeding tendencies of dengue infection.

Principle Investigator: Assoc Prof Dr Wan Suryana Wan Ab Rahman

Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Publication: Venkatesan, G., Wan Ab Rahman, W.S., Shahidan, W.N.S. et al. Plasma-derived extracellular vesicle microRNA as a potential biomarker associated with disease progression in non-severe dengue infection. Infection (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-026-02923-7

Research Grant . 2024

Project Name: Investigating and Understanding the Immune Cells as an Immunomodulatory factor of red blood cell alloimmunization in the pregnant women

Principle Investigator: Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Nazri Hassan

Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

Poster Presentation: Characterisation of Maternal B-cell and T-cell Lymphocyte subset. 21st Annual Scientific Meeting College of Pathologist, Academy of Medicine Malaysia 2026, 22-23 July 2026, Grand Renai Hotel, Kelantan.

Project Name: Clinicopathological Profile and treatment outcome of adult Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: A National Multicenter retrospective study in Malaysia

Principle Investigator: Dr. Leong Tze Shin

Institution: Hospital Sarawak

Oral Presentation: 23rd MSH Annual Scientific Meeting, 24-25 July 2026, Hotel Sheraton, Johor.

Publication: Publication Only, 2026. . HemaSphere 10, e70421. https://doi.org/10.1002/hem3.70421

Yang Liang Boo et al. FRONTLINE THERAPY AND OUTCOMES OF CLASSICAL HODGKIN LYMPHOMA IN MALAYSIA: A NATIONWIDE MULTICENTRE REAL-WORLD COHORT [WWW Document]. URL https://library.ehaweb.org/eha/2026/eha-2026/4210108/yang.liang.boo.frontline.therapy.and.outcomes.of.classical.hodgkin.lymphoma.in.html (accessed 10.5.26).

Research Grant . 2022

Project Name: Assessing Immune Responses To Covid-19 Vaccination Among Patients With Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia-Phase 1

Principle Investigator: Prof Dr Gan Gin Gin

Institution: Universiti Malaya

Publication: Shan, W. et al, 2026. Immune response to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination among chronic myeloid leukaemia patients on tyrosine kinase inhibitors - Annals Singapore. URL https://annals.edu.sg/immune-response-sars-cov-2-vaccination-cml-patients-tki/ (accessed 10.5.26).

Education / Travel Grant Outcomes

Education Grant . 2024

Name: Dr Wong Shu Ping

Dr. Wong Shu Ping received the MSH educational grant (travel) to attend the EBMT 2024 conference, held in Glasgow from 14–17 April.

Congratulation to Dr. Wong Shu Ping and her team from Hospital Ampang for winning the EBMT award with their poster titled:

The Impact Of Oral And Gut Microbiota With Consideration Of Clinical And Immunological Factors On Mucositis Outcomes: An Asian Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Population.

We applaud her dedication and are proud to celebrate the team’s outstanding contribution to research and patient care.