Let's welcome Irfan to Mecoh

A new Malaysian PhD candidate has arrived at MEcoH! Ahmad Irfan bin Abdul Razak, specializes in entomology, focusing on insect diversity, distribution, systematics, phylogeny, morphometrics, and vector surveillance. Irfan holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Animal Resource Science and Management from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, where his undergraduate research investigated the faunistic composition of parasitic wasps across different habitats in West Sarawak. His master’s thesis examined the systematics and phylogeny of lantern flies in Sabah and Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.

Previously, he worked with the State Health Department of the Federal Territory of Labuan, where he focused on insects of medical importance, including mosquito surveillance, dengue and malaria risk assessments, and ecological field surveys. He was also involved in monitoring other public health pests such as rodents, flies, termites, and fleas. Currently, Irfan is researching the sustainable control of zoonotic malaria through field and genetic studies on vector mosquitoes in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.