Professor Dr. Kamruddin Ahmed
Fakulti Perubatan Dan Sains Kesihatan, UMS
Dr. Kamruddin Ahmed graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He earned his Diploma in Tropical Medicine, and PhD from Nagasaki University, Japan. Currently he is a Professor of Microbiology, and Director of Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. Since 2019 and 2022, he is a Visiting Professor of Nagasaki University and Oita University, Japan, respectively. Dr. Ahmed successfully served as a faculty member in Kuwait University, Kuwait; Bilkent University, Turkey; Oita University, and Nagasaki University, Japan.
Dr. Ahmed is serving as an editor, and a reviewer of several reputed journals. Since 2021, he is the Editor-in-Chief of the Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences, published by the UMS Press. During his tenure the journal has been internationalized by appointing Editors from four continents with various expertise. Furthermore, the journal has been indexed in MyJournal, and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. He is progressing satisfactorily to enlist Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences in Scopus and Pubmed within a three-year period.
Dr. Ahmed’s research is focused on the local needs such as zoonotic malaria, tuberculosis, leptospirosis, cholera, arboviruses, and undiscovered zoonoses. The studies involved are molecular epidemiology and diagnostics. These are the corner stone of prevention by policy decision and treatment by early diagnosis. His lab has established collaboration with several reputed universities such as the University of Oxford, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, National University of Singapore, and Nagasaki University. He has published over 165 papers in peer-reviewed journals and wrote chapters in books. At present Dr. Ahmed’s citation number is 3,925, h-index is 35, and i-10 index is 111. He has been invited to give 14 invited talks in international conferences and 15 talks in universities in several countries. Till now 7 PhD, and 7 master students have graduated under his direct supervision. Many students from other labs and universities are benefiting from getting trainings in his labs. He regularly organizes seminars and workshop inviting international experts. Recently D. Ahmed has successfully organized the 16th International Congress of Physiological Anthropology 2023 as a Chairman.
Dr. Ahmed has served and is serving several committees inside and outside of UMS. In 2023 Dr. Ahmed has been appointed as a member of the National Zoonotic Malaria Technical Committee, MoH Malaysia, and the Executive Board Member of Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine since 2010.
Dr. Ahmed is committed to obtain a million-dollar international grant which will be invested in talent and infrastructure development of the Borneo Medical and Health Research Centre. He has plan to start a program in Tropical Medicine at UMS.
Contact Information
Academic Department
Fakulti Perubatan Dan Sains Kesihatan, UMS
Appointed Department
Fakulti Perubatan Dan Sains Kesihatan, UMS
Education
Doktor Falsafah (ph.d)
Nagasaki University
1992
Bachelor Of Medicine And Surgery
Dacca University , Bangladesh
1986
Research Collaborators
Research
Projects
35
Active
11
Grants
RM 5,987,018.03
Research Interests & Expertise
Medical Sciences - Molecular Microbiology
Publications
Total Publications by Year
Scopus Metrics
Scopus ProfileDocuments
189
H-Index
28
Citations
2,934
Affiliation
Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Research listing
Current Research Projects
Development of ultra sensitive and robust malaria rapid diagnostic tests using de novo antigen binders
Leader
2025 - 2027
Sustainable control of zoonotic malaria through an integrated approach
Leader
2025 - 2030
Evaluation of ticks and tick -borne pathogens in sabah malaysia
Leader
2025 - 2027
Zoo-rdt: validating a novel biomaker and associated reagents for diagnosis of acute zoonotic malaria in southeast asia
Leader
2025 - 2027
A study of infection and exposure to zoonotic and vector-borne diseases
Leader
2024 - 2026
Rotavirus molecular characterization in children with acute gastroenteritis in sabah
Member
2024 - 2026
Deciphering the novel binding event and structural mechanism of interaction of a 35 kda fk506-binding protein with calmodulin of plasmodium knowlesi
Member
2022 - 2026
Socio-ecological dynamics of zoonotic and vector-borneo diseases in changing landscapes: implications for surveillance and control (sensor).
Leader
2022 - 2026
An observational spatiotemporal analysis of routinely collected malaria surveillance reports to assess probability of nonzoonotic plasmodium knowlesi transmission
Leader
2021 - 2023
Rapid and novel diagnostic tool for tuberculosis by using sputum genexpert mtb/rif assay , mdr- tb detection
Member
2016 - 2020
Molecular and sero-epidemiological survey on the prevalence of htlv-1 a causative agent of adult t-cell leukimia/lymphoma in sabah, malaysia
Leader
2016 - 2021
Publications listing
NOTE: PUBLICATION DATA FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS WILL BE DISPLAYED
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Richard Avoi , Kamruddin Ahmed , Woon Fui Chee , Jenarun Bin Jelip @ Jenarun Bin Jailip , Mohammad Saffree Bin Jeffree (2026), Educational Frameworks For Zoonotic Malaria Prevention: A Narrative Review Integrating Behavioural Theory, Participatory Design, And Instructional Models For Plasmodium Knowlesi In Southeast Asia
Kamruddin Ahmed , Zainal Arifin Bin Mustapha , Jaeyres Bin Jani , Chin Kai Ling (2026), The Draft Genome Sequences Of Three Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Lineage 4.5 Strains Isolated From Spinal Tuberculosis Patients In Sabah, Malaysia
Jecelyn Leaslie John , Lia Natasha Binti Amit , Kamruddin Ahmed , Julia A/p Joseph (2026), Global Genetic Connections Of Emerging G8p[8] Rotavirus A Strains In Sabah, Malaysia
Jecelyn Leaslie John , Lia Natasha Binti Amit , Kamruddin Ahmed , Julia A/p Joseph (2026), Global Genetic Connections Of Emerging G8p[8] Rotavirus A Strains In Sabah, Malaysia
Syed Sharizman Bin Syed Abdul Rahim , Lia Natasha Binti Amit , Jecelyn Leaslie John , Kamruddin Ahmed , Julia A/p Joseph (2026), Identification Of Feline-like Rotavirus Strains In Sabah State Of Malaysian Borneo
Kamruddin Ahmed , Jaeyres Bin Jani , Lia Natasha Binti Amit , Jecelyn Leaslie John (2026), Atypical El Tor Vibrio Cholerae From The Second Major Global Seventh-pandemic Cholera Wave Is Endemic In Sabah, Malaysia
Syed Sharizman Bin Syed Abdul Rahim , Kamruddin Ahmed , Lia Natasha Binti Amit , Jecelyn Leaslie John , Julia A/p Joseph (2026), Identification Of Feline-like Rotavirus Strains In Sabah State Of Malaysian Borneo
Jecelyn Leaslie John , Kamruddin Ahmed (2025), Molecular And Serological Detection Of Zika Virus And Zika–dengue Virus Coinfections In Febrile Patients In Sabah, Malaysia, 2019–2020
Kamruddin Ahmed (2025), Prevalence Of Chikungunya Virus Infection In Sabah, Malaysia During 2017–2020
Jecelyn Leaslie John , Kamruddin Ahmed (2025), Prevalence Of Chikungunya Virus Infection In Sabah, Malaysia During 2017–2020
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