Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease which has more than 390 million infections worldwide every year. Wei Ru’s research is focused on the development of a rapid dengue detection technology to expedite the detection of the dengue infection in blood. The detection can be done within 30 minutes as compared to the current, week-long laboratory diagnosis. The rapid sensing technology is based around the interaction between light with the chemical dynamics that take place when a virus is captured by the antibodies specific to the said virus. Both the sensor chips and the assessment modules are currently in the pre-commercialization phase.
About Wei Ru Wong
Wei Ru received her B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Malaya, where she is now a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Electrical Engineering. During her PhD, she was a visiting student at the University of Ottawa, Canada for two years. Her research focuses on the development of a rapid dengue detection technology to expedite the detection of the dengue infection in blood. She was the recipient of Malaysia Toray Science Foundation (MTSF) Science and Technology Award in 2017 and University of Malaya’s Excellent Service Certificate (SPC) in 2018.
