CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL DETAILS
Name : Sudha a/p Rajasaygar
NRIC : 870717-07-5106
Address : 308-2-6 Taman Jade View, Jalan Bukit Gambir, 11700 Gelugor, Pulau
Pinang.
Mobile : 010-3706202
Email : rajensudha.rs28@gmail.com
Date of Birth : 17 July 1987
Marital status : Single

QUALIFICATION
A. Higher Academic Qualification
Qualification : Master’s Degree
Field of Study : Entomology
Majoring : Medical Entomology (Turning Cigarette Butts into a control tool for
Dengue Vector)
Duration : 3 years (Jun 2010-May 2013)
Institution : Universiti Sains Malaysia

Qualification : Bachelor’s Degree

Field Of Study : Pure Biology
Major : Animal Biology
Minor : Management (Courses include: Organizational Behaviour, Accounting,
Operational Management, Marketing)
Duration : 3 years
Institution : Universiti Sains Malaysia
Graduation Year : Year 2010
Current Results : Average CGPA : 3.13
B. Tertiary Academic Qualification
Qualification : Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (STPM)
Field Of Study : Science
Attained Results : 1B, 3C
Institution : St. Xavier Institution Penang (Year 2006)

Qualification : Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)

Field Of Study : Science
Attained Results : 2 A1, 2 A2, 4 B and 2C
Institution : SMK Convent Light Street (Year 2004)

PERSONAL SKILLS
A. LANGUAGE SKILLS
Good written and speaking command in English.
Good written and speaking command in Bahasa Malaysia.
B. COMPUTER SKILLS
Microsoft Word, Microsoft Power Point & Microsoft Excel.
C. PERSONAL TRAITS
Team player as well as able to work alone.
Able to perform under pressured situation.
Able to perform multiple job tasks.
Confident and capable of making critical decisions.
Highly motivated.
Responsible and adaptable.
Possess good leadership qualities.
Good communications skills.
 Possess good planning and management skills
WORKING EXPERIENCE
Company: University Science Malaysia Penang (Current)
Position: Research officer
Job scope: a) To carry out research on possible ways to control dengue vectors
b) To handle management of a local journal.
c) To prepare frequent progress reports and various articles.
d) To assist in various management tasks assigned.
JOB PREFERENCES
Type of employment : Full time
Willing to travel : Yes
Willing to work on shift : Yes
Preferred working days : No particular preference
Expected salary : RM2800 (Negotiable)
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
1) Dieng, H, Rajasaygar, S, Ahmad, A.H., Ahmad, H, Rawi, C.S., Zuharah, W.F., Satho, T.,
Miake, F., Fukumitsu, Y., Saad, A.R., Ghani, I.A., Vargas, R.E., Majid, A.H, Abubakar,
S. (2013). Turning cigarette butt waste into an alternative control tool against an
insecticide-resistant mosquito vector. Acta Tropica, 128(3):584-90.
2) Dieng, H, Rajasaygar, S, Ahmad, A.H., Ahmad, H, Rawi, C.S., Zuharah, W.F., Satho, T.,
Miake, F., Zuharah, W.N., Abdul Hamid, S., Vargas, R.N.M., Abu Kassim, N.F., Hashim,
N.A., Fukumitsu, Y., Saad, A.R., Ghani, I.A., Vargas, R.E., Majid, A.H, Abubakar, S.
(2013). Indirect effects of cigarette butt waste on the dengue vector Aedes
aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae). Acta Tropica.
3) Dieng, H, Rajasaygar, S, Ahmad, A.H., Ahmad, H, Rawi, C.S., Zuharah, W.F., Satho, T.,
Miake, F., Fukumitsu, Y., Saad, A.R., Ghani, I.A., Vargas, R.E., Majid, A.H, Abubakar,
S. Cigarette butt littering on the island of penang: knowledge, attitudes, composition, and
abundance. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Accepted.

CONFERENCE/EXHIBITION
1) Sudha Rajasaygar. (2012). Survey of Cigarette Remnants And Their Performance For
Preventing The Spread Of The Dengue Vector Aedes aegypti. In Proceedings of the 7th
PPSHH Post graduate Biocolloquium, 7th – 8th November 2012, Penang, Malaysia.
2) Sudha Rajen, Hamady Dieng, Abu Hassan Ahmad, Hamdan Ahmad and Sazaly
AbuBakar. (2013). Laboratory evaluation of cigarette butt waste against the dengue vector
Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae): implications for vector control. In Proceedings of the
49th Annual Scientific Conference Of The Malaysian Society Of Parasitology Ans
Tropical Medicine, 19th – 20th March 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
3) Sudha Rajasaygar, Hamady Dieng, Abu Hassan Ahmad. Laboratory evaluation of
cigarette waste against the dengue vector Aedes aegypti (Diptera:Culicidae). In
 Proceedings of the 8th PPSHH Post graduate Biocolloquium, 5th – 6th June 2013, Penang,
Malaysia

REFEREES
Name : Abu Hassan Ahmad
Company : Universiti Sains Malaysia
Designation : Professor
Contact : 012-4048687
Email : stegoculex@gmail.com
Relationship : Professional

Name : Hamady Dieng

Company : Universiti Sains Malaysia
Designation : Associate Professor
Contact : 010-3887158
Email : hamachan1@yahoo.com
Relationship : Professional