:: Kalai Mathee, PhD. - Associate Professor of Pathogenic Microbiology ::

Kalai Mathee, MSc, PhD.
Founding Chair and Professor
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

EDUCATION

Degree	Institution	Field	Dates
Postdoctoral Fellow	University of Tennessee Medical School, Memphis Tennessee., Mentor: Prof. Dennis Ohman	Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pathogenesis	Aug 1993 – July 1999
Postdoctoral Fellow	Tufts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Mentor: Prof. Andrew Wright	Helicobacter pylori Pathogenesis	May 1992 – May 1993
Ph.D.	University of Tennessee Medical School, Memphis, Tennessee. Mentor: Prof. Martha Howe	Molecular biology (Phage Mu Transcription)	1986 – 1992
M.Sc.	University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mentor: Prof. Chong-Lek Koh	Molecular biology Neisseria gonorrhoeae resistance	1984 – 1986
B.Sc.	University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mentor: Prof. T.K. Mukharjee	Genetics (Animal breeding)	1980 – 1984
“A” Levels	St. Michaels Institution, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia	Science (Biology)	1978 – 1979
“O” Levels	Tarcisian Convent, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia	Science (Biology)	1976 – 1977
SRP	Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan, Seri Puteri, Jalan Sungai Pari, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia	Arts & Sciences	1972 – 1975
Elementary	Sekolah Rendah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil), Jalan Sungai Pari, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia	Arts & Sciences in Tamil	1966 – 1971