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DepartmentImmunology
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Emailtinatan [AT] usm [DOT] my
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Phone No6359
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Area of Expertise
- Allergy- food allergy, asthma, allergic rhinitis
Personal Information
QUALIFICATIONS:
PhD, University of Melbourne (Dept. of Paediatrics), Australia
B.Sc. (Biomedical Sciences), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hern_Tze_Tina_Tan
Research skills:
Molecular biology, PCR, MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry (for SNPs, DNA methylation), qPCR, cryosection, immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF), confocal microscopy, Western blot, air-liquid interphase culture, flow cytometry
Research
Genetics and epigenetics (DNA methylation) of infantile food allergy and eczema
Allergic rhinitis: immunophenotyping by flow cytometry, specific IgE levels
Asthma endotypes in mouse HDM model- epithelial barrier, tight junctions (on-going collaboration with Swiss Institute of Allergy & Asthma Research (SIAF), Davos, Switzerland)
Current grants:
CD4+ T Cell Subsets in Allergic Rhinitis Patients in a Malaysia Population, PI
Interaction of Silica Colloid and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles with Mice Bone Marrow Derived Dendritic Cells, co-investigator
Publication
Supervision
Main-supervision: MSc (research), Mastura Md Sani, active
Co-supervision: MSc (research), Anes Ateqah Zamry, active