Correspondents

The reports from malaria-related conferences would not be possible without the active engagement and collaboration of  the MESA Correspondents. We appreciate your time and effort, but most importantly, your enthusiasm and willingness to write fantastic reports that expand access to emerging evidence in malaria research.

  • Nutpakal Ketprasit

    Nutpakal Ketprasit is a final-year PhD candidate in the Tilley Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia. He is deeply passionate about malaria research, especially the biology of the parasites and antimalarial development. His PhD focuses on validating Plasmodium aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases as novel antimalaria targets using various techniques in cellular biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics, and structural biology. 
     
    I’m thrilled to rejoin the MESA Correspondents team to cover the Molecular Approach to Malaria Conference 2024. This enables me to leverage my knowledge and experience to share current advancements in malaria research with our community.

  • Sam Jian Hung

    Sam Jian Hung completed his PhD studies at Curtin University Malaysia in 2024. His research was focusing on antimalarial drug discovery and delivery in indigenous natural products. Additionally, during his time at the Malaria Research Centre, UNIMAS, from 2021 to 2023, he honed his skills in vector studies, epidemiology, parasite culture and drug discovery, focusing on antimalarial alternatives from natural products.

    Being a MESA Correspondent allows me to contribute and collaborate with malaria experts. I aim to further improve myself and hope to translate my skills into the field of malaria research, making progress towards the understanding and eradication of malaria.

  • Syaiful Rizal

    Syaiful Rizal is currently a Ph.D. student at IPB University, Indonesia, majoring in Medical Entomology, and is also a junior researcher at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia. His research focuses on genomic assays and bioinformatic analysis to characterize and reveal the transmission dynamics of vector-borne diseases in Indonesia.

    I’m delighted to join the MESA Correspondents Program to cover the 21st International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria (ICTMM 2024). I am eager to enhance my writing skills and knowledge, as well as build networks and collaborate with top malaria researchers worldwide.

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