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virus transmission and diagnosis and outcome
tentang patogenesis penyakit, pemindahan dan
for patients. These laid the groundwork for
diagnosis virus serta kesan kepada pesakit. Ini
the subsequent handling of later outbreaks of
meletakkan asas untuk pengendalian selanjutnya
Nipah virus infection in Bangladesh and India.
terhadap wabak jangkitan virus Nipah di
As a result of the work, the Faculty of Medicine,
Bangladesh dan India. Hasil kajian tersebut telah
University of Malaya was awarded the Mahathir
membolehkan Fakulti Perubatan Universiti
Science Award by the Academy of Science,
Malaya menerima Anugerah Sains Mahathir oleh
Malaysia and the investigation team from UM
Akademi Sains Malaysia dan pasukan penyelidik
were also awarded the Merdeka Award, with
dari UM yang diketuai oleh Profesor Tan juga
Professor Tan as the Leader, in 2006 and 2008
telah dianugerahkan Anugerah Merdeka, pada
respectively.
tahun 2006 dan 2008.
Di antara penyelidikan penting yang Amongst the many other important
dijalankan oleh Profesor Tan termasuk researches undertaken by Professor Tan
penyelidikan dalam bidang meningitis kulat include research in the areas of fungal and
dan tuberkulosis, beliau juga telah berjaya tuberculous meningitis; establishing the
mengenalpasti kehadiran Multiple Sclerosis (MS) presence of multiple sclerosis (MS) in Malaysia
di Malaysia dan menunjukkan kesan psikososial and demonstrating the psychosocial impact
dan stigma epilepsi di Malaysia. Profesor and stigma of epilepsy in Malaysia. Professor
Tan mempunyai minat mendalam untuk Tan is passionate about approaching clinical
mendekati neurologi klinikal dari perspektif neurology from an Asian perspective and coined
Asia dan mencipta istilah Neurologi Asia dalam the term Asian Neurology to provide a context
penyediaan konteks bagi kajian, pemahaman dan for the study, understanding and management
pengurusan gangguan neurologi dengan rujukan of neurological disorders with a particular
khusus kepada rantau Asia. Oleh yang demikian, reference to the Asian region. He founded and
beliau telah menjadi pengasas dan Editor-in-Chief remains Editor-in-Chief for Neurology Asia, an
bagi Neurology Asia, sebuah jurnal berindeks ISI. ISI-indexed journal.
He was one of the original founders and
Profesor Tan merupakan salah seorang
Past President of the ASEAN Neurological
pengasas dan bekas Presiden Persatuan
Association (ASNA), formed to enhance
Neurologi ASEAN (ASNA) yang ditubuhkan
collaboration between neurologists of the
untuk meningkatkan kerjasama antara pakar
Southeast Asian countries., His commitment
neurologi di negara-negara Asia Tenggara.
to regional Neurology education and training
Komitmen beliau terhadap pendidikan dan
is well known and under Professor Tan, the
latihan neurologi serantau sangat terkenal dan
Division of Neurology at UMMC has had close
disebabkan itu, Bahagian Neurologi di PPUM
to a hundred Neurology Fellows from many
telah melahirkan hampir seratus orang Fellow
different countries including Bangladesh,
Neurologi daripada pelbagai negara termasuk
Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam.
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar dan
Vietnam.

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