Date	Time
27 March		Venue = Grand Ballroom
	0800-0830	Registration of Delegates
	0830-0845	Arrival of Guests
	0845-0900	Arrival of Y. Bhg. Dr. Shahnaz Murad, Director, Institute for Medical Research
	0900-0910	Welcome Address by the President of MSPTM and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 48th Annual Scientific Conference of MSPTM Prof. Dr. Fong Mun Yik
	0910-0930	Opening speech and officiation of the 48th Annual Scientific Conference Y. Bhg. Dr. Shahnaz Murad Director, Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur
	0930-0945	Tribute to the late Dr. Nadchatram, Honorary Member of MSPTM Dr. Lim Boo Liat
	0945-1015	Visit to Exhibition booths / Poster Arena / Tea Break
	1015-1030	Presidential address Prof. Dr. Fung Mun Yik
	1030-1110	Keynote Address Prof. Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
	1110-1300	Session I : Biology, Surveillance and Control of Aedes vectors Chairperson: Dr. Mohd Khadri Shahar Medical Entomology Unit, IMR, KL
	1110-1130	Plenary Speaker I : Updates on Gentically Modified Aedes aegypti Dr.Lee Han Lim Head, Medical Entomology Unit, IMR, Malaysia
	1300-1400	Lunch
	1400-1600	Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Suresh Kumar Dept.of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, UM, KL
	1400-1420	Invited Speaker : Towards Control of Cysticercosis due to Taenia solium in S.E.Asia Prof. Dr. Akira Ito Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
	1540-1600	Tropical Biomedicine: What the editors expect from Authors and Peer Reviewers Datin Dr. Indra Vythilingam Research Consultant, Dept of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, UM, KL
	1600-1620	Tea Break
	1620-1730	Session 2 : Vector of Diseases: Malaria, Infectious Diseases and Others Chairperson: Dr. Reuben Sharma Vet. Pathology & Microbiology, Faculty of Vet. Medicine, UPM
	1620-1640	Plenary speaker 2 : Management of Emerging and Re-emerging Zoonosis in Malaysia: The Way Forward Dr. Husna Maizura Ahmad Mahir Public Health Physician / Senior Principal Assistant Director Zoonosis Sector, Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health
	1730-2000	48th MSPTM AGM (members only) Crystal Room 15, Level 1
	1930-2200	Dinner for all participants and members attending AGM
28 March	Parallel Session	Venue = Grand Ballroom
	0830-0940	Session 3 : Medical Parasitology Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Rohela Mahmud Head of Parasitology Department, Faculty of Medicine, UM
	0830-0850	Plenary Speaker 3 : Zoonosis and Wildlife Diseases Datin. Dr.indra Vythalingam Research Consultant, Dept of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, UM, KL
	0940-1000	Tea Break
	1000-1110	Session 4 : Veterinary Parasitology Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Bahaa Mohammed Latef Faculty of Medicine, UTM, Shah Alam
	1000-1020	Plenary Speaker 4 : People, Pets and Wildlife - Working towards one health for all Prof. Dr. R.C. Andrew Thompson School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University
	1110-1240	Session 5 : Forensic Entomology Chairperson: Prof. Dr. Baharudin Omar Dept of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, UKM, KL
	1110-1130	Plenary Speaker 5 : Forensic Entomology in Malaysia : The Challenges Dr. Nazni Hj Wasi Ahmad Medical Entomology Unit, IMR, KL
	1240-1400	Lunch
	1400-1600	Session 6 : Genomics and Proteomics Chairperson: Assoc Prof. Dr. Yvonne Lim Ai Lian Dept of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, UM, KL
	1400-1420	Plenary Speaker 6 : The Genome of Eimeria tenella, an intestinal protozoan parasite of chickens Prof. Wan Kiew Lian School of Biosciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM
28 March	Parallel Session	Venue = Crystal Room 6, Level 1
	0830-1240	Session 7 : Student Oral Presentation Competition Chairpersons: Dr Siti Nursheena Mohd Zain Faculty of Science, Institute of Biological Sciences, UM, KL Prof. Dr. Jamaiah Ibrahim Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, UM
	1530-1540	Best Student Oral Presentation Award (in Grand Ballroom)
	1540-1600	Closing Ceremony
	1600-1630	Tea Break