Curriculum Vitae for XMUM Official Website

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Tan Suh Nih received her BSc in Resource Biotechnology from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) in 2014, and her PhD from the University of Malaya (UM) in 2019. She continued her research as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Institute of Oceanography and Environment, University Malaysia Terengganu. Dr Tan is currently a lecturer at China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University Malaysia. Her research focuses on marine phycology and toxicology, with an emphasis on investigating harmful toxin algae, specifically the Pseudo-nitzschia and Nitzschia species found in Malaysian waters. Her studies encompasass various aspects, including morphology, molecular systematics, evolution and the toxicology of the harmful algae and shellfish molluscs.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Taxonomy and genetic characterization of harmful algae

• Toxin analysis of microalgae and shellfish molluscs (Marine biotoxins)

• Population genetics study on harmful algae species

• Phytoplankton identification

• Ecology of harmful microalgae

• Marine microalgae

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• PhD in Marine Biotechnology), University of Malaya, Malaysia (2019)

• BSc in Resource Biotechnology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (2014)

WORKING EXPERIENCE

• Lecturer, China-ASEAN College of Marine Sciences, Xiamen University Malaysia, Malaysia (2021 to current).

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Oceanography and Environment, University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia (2019 to 2020).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE / GRANTS

• Principal Investigator. XMUM Algae Cultivation Center (XMACC): a source of culture provision for advanced research and applications. Xiamen University Malaysia Research Fund (XMUMRF) Cycle 11/2023 (Project no.: XMUMRF/2023-C11/ICAM/0014) (2023-2025).

• Invited Researcher, University Malaysia Terengganu. Upwelling CRUISE 2019: Pelayaran penyelidikan saintifik di di perairan Selat Melaka dan Laut China Selatan. (18 August to 28 August 2019).

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

• Tan, S.N., Kotaki, Y., Teng, S.T., Lim, H.C., Gao, C., Lundholm, N., Wolf, M., Gu, H., Lim, P.T., Leaw, C.P. 2024. Intraspecific genetic diversity with unrestricted gene flow in the domoic acid-producing diatom Nitzschia navis-varingica (Bacillariophyceae) from the Western Pacific. Harmful Algae, 141, 102769.

• Puilingi, C.G., Tan, S.N., Maeno, Y., Leaw, C.P., Lim, P.T., Yotsu-Yamashita, M., Terada, R., Kotaki, Y. 2022. First record of the diatom Nitzschia navis-varingica (Bacillariophyceae) producing amnesic shellfish poisoning-toxins from Papua New Guinea. Toxicon, 216, 65–72.

• Teng, S.T., Abdullah, N., Halmiton Hanifah, A., Tan, S.N., Gao, C., Law, I.K., Leaw, C.P. & Lim, P.T. 2021. Toxic bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia cuspidata (Bacillariophyceae) and domoic acid contamination of bivalve molluscs in Malaysia Borneo. Toxicon, 202, 132–141.

• Hii, K.S., Mohd-Din, M., Luo, Z., Tan, S.N., Lim, Z.F., Lee, L.K., S., Leong, S.C.Y., Teng, S.T., Gu, H., Cao, X., Lim, P.T., & Leaw, C.P. 2021. Diverse harmful microalgal community assemblages in the Johor Strait and the environmental effects on its community dynamics. Harmful Algae, 107, 102077.

• Chai, X., Li, X., Hii, K.S., Zhang, Q., Deng, Q., Deng, Q., Wan, L., Zheng, L., Lim, P.T., Tan, S.N.,Mohd-Din, M., Song, C., Song, L., Zhou, Y., & Cao, X. 2021. Blooms of diatom and dinoflagellate associated with nutrient imbalance driven by cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus in anaerobic sediments in Johor Strait (Malaysia). Marine Environmental Research, 105398.

• Mohd-Din, M., Abdul-Wahab, M.F., Mohamad, S.E., Jamaluddin, H., Shahir, S., Ibrahim, Z., Hii, K.S., Tan, S.N., Leaw, C.P., Gu, H., & Lim, P.T. 2020. Prolonged high biomass diatom blooms at the inner part of Johor Strait induced formation of hypoxia-anoxia zones. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27, 42948–42959.

• Lim. H.C., Tan, S.N., Teng, S.T., Lundholm, N., Orive, E., David, H., Quijano-Scheggia, S., Leong, S.C.Y., Wolf, M., Bates, S.S., Lim, P.T. & Leaw, C.P. 2018. Phylogeny and species delineation in the marine diatom Pseudo-nitzschia  (Bacillariophyta) using cox1, LSU, and ITS2 rRNA genes: A perspective in character evolution. Journal of Phycology, 54(2), 234–248.

• Teng, S.T., Tan, S.N., Lim, H.C., Dao, V.H., Bates, S.S. & Leaw, C.P. 2016. High diversity of Pseudo-nitzschia along the northern coast of Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo), with descriptions of P. bipertita sp. nov. and P. limii sp. nov. (bacillariophyceae). Journal of Phycology, 52(6), 973–989.

• Tan, S.N.,Teng, S.T., Lim, H.C., Kotaki, Y., Bates, S.S., Leaw, C.P., & Lim, P. T. 2016. Diatom Nitzschia navis-varingica (Bacillariophyceae) and its domoic acid production from the mangrove environments of Malaysia. Harmful Algae, 60, 139 – 149.

• Tan, S.N., Lim, H.C., Teng, S.T., Lim, P.T & Leaw, C.P. 2015. Pseudo-nitzschia species (Bacillariophyceae) identification and delineation using the mitochondrial cox1 gene sequences as compared to LSU rDNA. Fisheries Sciences, 81(5), 831–838.