Dr. Yin-Hui Leong is a senior lecturer at the National Poison Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia. Her areas of specialization include public health, food analysis, food toxicology, and mycology. Dr. Leong has made substantial contributions to the scientific community in the study of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs, mycotoxins, and other toxins. She has published numerous papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals, as well as several chapters in various books. As an expert and representative from Malaysia in the TobLabNet (Tobacco Laboratory Network) of the World Health Organization, Dr. Leong is currently conducting research on tobacco and electronic cigarettes, funded by both the World Health Organization and the Malaysian Ministry of Health.
Ts. Dr. Shalihin is a Principal Researcher at the Malaysia National Poison Centre at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang. His involvement in multi-disciplinary research has spanned 18 years. He obtained his Bachelor's Degree from University Malaya and earned a Master of Science in Toxicology from Universiti Sains Malaysia. He pursued his PhD in Toxicology. He has been acknowledged as a Professional Technologist in Chemical Technology by the Malaysian Board of Technology (MBOT) since 2019. Shalihin's involvement in local and international research activities significantly included the International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation (ITC), which was studied and evaluated for close to 13 years.
He has also studied Indoor Air Quality related to particulate matter 2.5 microns, heightening his knowledge of second-hand smoke exposure. His research projects, totalling more than RM 3 million, were granted mainly from international collaborators and local NGOs. Currently, Shalihin is involved with a toxicological study on environmental health involving the chemical cancer agent, dioxins, on Malaysian's firemen. Besides the dioxins research, he is also the Principal Investigator for research on vaping products in Malaysian granted by World Health Organization, Western Pacific Region (WHO WPRO).