PhD graduate gains recognition for most downloaded paper

Dr Gary Low

PhD graduate of UTAR Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Dr Gary Low Kim Kuan’s research paper was awarded the “Top Downloaded Paper 2018-2019” in the Journal of Tropical Medicine & International Health on 30 April 2020. His publication earned him a congratulatory certificate from the publisher, Wiley. The research paper was titled Diagnostic accuracy and predictive value in differentiating the severity of dengue infection”. It aimed to review the diagnostic test accuracy and predictive value of statistical models in differentiating the severity of dengue infection. The paper was co-authored by Jackob Kagize, Katherine J. Faull and Aizad Azahar.

Dr Gary Low was a senior lecturer at UTAR from 2013 to 2018. He taught medical students who undertook Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery course and other Allied Health Sciences. He also had a research group called “STRIPED Study Group”. The group was working in the area of dengue infection. They were supported by the Multidisciplinary UTAR Strategic Research Funding Scheme (UTARSRF) from 2014 to 2018. The output of the grant resulted in numerous publication and the work was continued even after Dr Gary Low moved to Torrens University Australia in 2019.



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