ZhenYun Siew

@nottingham.edu.my

School of Pharmacy, Division of Biomedical Sciences
University of Nottingham Malaysia

Hardcore virologist~

EDUCATION

BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences - University of Nottingham Malaysia (2022)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Virology, Oncology, Cell Biology, Biochemistry and Stem Cell.
77

Scholar Citations

5

Scholar h-index

3

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Exploring Ankle Sprain Dynamics: A New Experimental Model in WISTAR Rats
    PP Leong, QF Gan, Z Li, S Sura, CNM Taib, SRA Hafid, N Iran, MAM Aini, ...
    Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 22 (2), 1519-1519 , 2026
    2026
  • Operation oncolysis: Reoviruses in the theater of cancer war
    K Voon, ZY Siew
    Academic Press , 2026
    2026
  • Surveillance of Zoonotic Pathogens and Taxonomic Identification of Non-volant Small Mammals in Peninsular Malaysia
    ZY Siew, NF Zariman, WSMW Sa’idi, ZY Lui, HSM Coomarhesan, I Seow, ...
    Tropical Life Sciences Research , 2026
    2026
  • CTGF-Primed Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Collagen Expression for Soft Tissue Regeneration
    QF Gan, L Zhang, SK Cheong, K Voon, CW Yu, ZY Siew, PP Leong
    Biomedical Research and Therapy 12 (12), 8041-8049 , 2025
    2025
  • Human adenovirus infection in infants under one year of age is associated with increased mortality in Malaysia.
    ZY Siew, I Seow, ZJ Lai, QY Ho, HC Tier, SH Ho, YF Tan, KF Ng, ML Lee, ...
    Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 21 (6), 801 , 2025
    2025
  • Human Adenovirus Respiratory Infection among Hospitalized Children in Seremban, Malaysia
    ZY Siew, I Seow, ZJ Lai, HC Tier, SH Ho, YF Tan, KF Ng, ML Lee, KK Tan, ...
    Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 21 (6), 801-816 , 2025
    2025
  • Effects of Ozone Exposure on House Dust Mites
    I Seow, ZY Siew, CM Fang, MS Kan, K Voon, SF Wong, ST Wong, M Arip, ...
    2025
  • Tupaia orthoreovirus: The first successful isolation of a novel Mammalian orthoreovirus from treeshrews in Malaysia
    ZY Siew, ZN Ngai, ST Wong, XY Chew, BS Tan, CO Leong, RY Koh, ...
    Journal of Virological Methods 337, 115189 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Treeshrews as a potential reservoir: First detection of dengue virus serotype 2 in Malaysian treeshrew faeces
    KV Zhen Yun Siew, Chen Zhe Tang, Siti Nor Asma Musa, Isaac Seow, Nur Alia ...
    Journal of Virological Methods 339 (2026), 115256 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Arboviruses: the hidden danger of the tropics: ZY Siew et al.
    ZY Siew, I Seow, XR Lim, CZ Tang, FM Djamil, GK Ong, PP Leong, ...
    Archives of Virology 170 (7), 140 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 12
  • Oncolytic Reoviruses: Can Pteropine orthoreovirus be Tamed and Utilized?
    K Voon, ZY Siew, GK Ong, P Leong
    ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY 21, 3-3 , 2025
    2025
  • An Imitator Within: A Case of Appendiceal Neuroma Masquerading as Chronic Appendicitis
    ZY Siew, GK Ong, CT Khoo, ST Wong, K Voon
    Cureus 17 (5) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Safety profile of sikamat virus and its oncolytic potential in leukemic cells and cancer stem cells
    ZY Siew, GK Ong, ST Wong, PP Leong, BS Tan, CO Leong, JB Chupri, ...
    Scientific Reports 15 (1), 13817 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • CASE REPORT Innocuous to insidious: an unpredictable diagnosis of Streptococcus sanguinis infective endocarditis in a young adult
    GK Ong, ZY Siew, PP Leong, ST Wong, K Sree Raman, K Voon
    Tropical Biomedicine 42 (2), 220-225 , 2025
    2025
  • TB or not TB: emerging mycobacteriaceae detected in a human patient, tree shrews, and soil
    ZY Siew, CT Khoo, GK Ong, SNB Muhamad Nor, PP Leong, ST Wong, ...
    Discover Medicine 1 (1), 143 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Seroprevalence of Pteropine orthoreovirus and Mammalian orthoreovirus among swine (porcine) in Peninsular Malaysia.
    ZY Siew, YY Lee, XW Lee, ZX Tan, HC Tang, PT Ooi, PP Leong, ST Wong, ...
    Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 20 (6) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Fighting nature with nature: Antiviral compounds that target retroviruses
    ZY Siew, E Asudas, CT Khoo, GH Cho, K Voon, CM Fang
    Archives of Microbiology 206 (3), 130 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 13
  • RESEARCH ARTICLE House dust mites eradication treatments: Current updates emphasizing on tropical countries
    I Seow, ZY Siew, ST Wong, SF Wong, CM Fang, MS Kan, K Voon
    Tropical biomedicine 41 (4), 450-460 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Redefining Vaccines: Nucleic Acid Vaccines Encoding Short Therapeutic Peptides
    ZY Siew, PP Leong, ST Wong, K Voon
    Available at SSRN 4844142 , 2024
    2024
  • Human cytokeratin 1 plays a role in the interaction of Pteropine orthoreovirus with Hek293 cells but not HeLa cells
    ZY Siew, YF Tan, RP Iswara, SF Wong, ST Wong, BK Tan, PP Leong, ...
    Microbes and Infection 26 (1-2), 105243 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Oncolytic reoviruses: can these emerging zoonotic reoviruses be tamed and utilized?
    ZY Siew, A Loh, S Segeran, PP Leong, K Voon
    DNA and Cell Biology 42 (6), 289-304 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 16
  • Fighting nature with nature: Antiviral compounds that target retroviruses
    ZY Siew, E Asudas, CT Khoo, GH Cho, K Voon, CM Fang
    Archives of Microbiology 206 (3), 130 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 13
  • Arboviruses: the hidden danger of the tropics: ZY Siew et al.
    ZY Siew, I Seow, XR Lim, CZ Tang, FM Djamil, GK Ong, PP Leong, ...
    Archives of Virology 170 (7), 140 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 12
  • Pteropine orthoreovirus (PRV7S) does not establish persistent infection in NP460 cells but with inflammatory response triggered
    MKA Loh, ZY Siew, PP Leong, RY Koh, SM Chye, ST Wong, K Voon
    Biomed Environ Sci 36 (9), 886-891 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 8
  • Human cytokeratin 1 plays a role in the interaction of Pteropine orthoreovirus with Hek293 cells but not HeLa cells
    ZY Siew, YF Tan, RP Iswara, SF Wong, ST Wong, BK Tan, PP Leong, ...
    Microbes and Infection 26 (1-2), 105243 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 6
  • TB or not TB: emerging mycobacteriaceae detected in a human patient, tree shrews, and soil
    ZY Siew, CT Khoo, GK Ong, SNB Muhamad Nor, PP Leong, ST Wong, ...
    Discover Medicine 1 (1), 143 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • RESEARCH ARTICLE Bat coronavirus was detected positive from insectivorous bats in Krau Wildlife Reserve Forest
    ZY Siew, ZJ Lai, QY Ho, HC Ter, SH Ho, ST Wong, M Gani, PP Leong, ...
    Tropical biomedicine 40 (4), 462-470 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 4
  • Tupaia orthoreovirus: The first successful isolation of a novel Mammalian orthoreovirus from treeshrews in Malaysia
    ZY Siew, ZN Ngai, ST Wong, XY Chew, BS Tan, CO Leong, RY Koh, ...
    Journal of Virological Methods 337, 115189 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Treeshrews as a potential reservoir: First detection of dengue virus serotype 2 in Malaysian treeshrew faeces
    KV Zhen Yun Siew, Chen Zhe Tang, Siti Nor Asma Musa, Isaac Seow, Nur Alia ...
    Journal of Virological Methods 339 (2026), 115256 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Safety profile of sikamat virus and its oncolytic potential in leukemic cells and cancer stem cells
    ZY Siew, GK Ong, ST Wong, PP Leong, BS Tan, CO Leong, JB Chupri, ...
    Scientific Reports 15 (1), 13817 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • RESEARCH ARTICLE House dust mites eradication treatments: Current updates emphasizing on tropical countries
    I Seow, ZY Siew, ST Wong, SF Wong, CM Fang, MS Kan, K Voon
    Tropical biomedicine 41 (4), 450-460 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • An Imitator Within: A Case of Appendiceal Neuroma Masquerading as Chronic Appendicitis
    ZY Siew, GK Ong, CT Khoo, ST Wong, K Voon
    Cureus 17 (5) , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Seroprevalence of Pteropine orthoreovirus and Mammalian orthoreovirus among swine (porcine) in Peninsular Malaysia.
    ZY Siew, YY Lee, XW Lee, ZX Tan, HC Tang, PT Ooi, PP Leong, ST Wong, ...
    Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 20 (6) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Exploring Ankle Sprain Dynamics: A New Experimental Model in WISTAR Rats
    PP Leong, QF Gan, Z Li, S Sura, CNM Taib, SRA Hafid, N Iran, MAM Aini, ...
    Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 22 (2), 1519-1519 , 2026
    2026
  • Operation oncolysis: Reoviruses in the theater of cancer war
    K Voon, ZY Siew
    Academic Press , 2026
    2026
  • Surveillance of Zoonotic Pathogens and Taxonomic Identification of Non-volant Small Mammals in Peninsular Malaysia
    ZY Siew, NF Zariman, WSMW Sa’idi, ZY Lui, HSM Coomarhesan, I Seow, ...
    Tropical Life Sciences Research , 2026
    2026
  • CTGF-Primed Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells Enhance Collagen Expression for Soft Tissue Regeneration
    QF Gan, L Zhang, SK Cheong, K Voon, CW Yu, ZY Siew, PP Leong
    Biomedical Research and Therapy 12 (12), 8041-8049 , 2025
    2025
  • Human adenovirus infection in infants under one year of age is associated with increased mortality in Malaysia.
    ZY Siew, I Seow, ZJ Lai, QY Ho, HC Tier, SH Ho, YF Tan, KF Ng, ML Lee, ...
    Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 21 (6), 801 , 2025
    2025
  • Human Adenovirus Respiratory Infection among Hospitalized Children in Seremban, Malaysia
    ZY Siew, I Seow, ZJ Lai, HC Tier, SH Ho, YF Tan, KF Ng, ML Lee, KK Tan, ...
    Malaysian Journal of Microbiology 21 (6), 801-816 , 2025
    2025
  • Effects of Ozone Exposure on House Dust Mites
    I Seow, ZY Siew, CM Fang, MS Kan, K Voon, SF Wong, ST Wong, M Arip, ...
    2025