Biografi/ Biography :
Dr. Yin Ping Wong is an Associate Professor of Pathology, consultant histopathologist, cytopathologist and senior lecturer in the Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).
She received her master training in Anatomical Pathology at UKM. She has a vast interest in the field of Cytopathology, Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology. She obtained a Fellowship award (F.I.A.C) from an International Professional Body - International Academy of Cytology (IAC) in the year 2019. She was recently awarded a Clinical Fellowship in Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology from UKM as well as Visiting Fellowship in Placental Pathology in Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide, Australia in the year 2022. She is also currently a trainee technical assessor for medical laboratory accreditation ISO15189 with the Department of Standard Malaysia since June 2022.
She is frequently invited as a speaker for local cytotechnologists on cytopathology. Her research interest is in placental pathology, particularly in investigating the role and detrimental effects of infection on placental cells. She has more than 60 publications in high impact peer reviewed indexed journals and two book chapters.
She has received multiple awards including Best Poster Awards (in the last 5 years), Excellent Service Award for the year 2019 and Highest Publication Award (Third Place) in the year 2022. Also, she serves as Associate Editor for The Malaysian Journal of Pathology and editorial board member for Medicine and Health Journal. Besides, she contributes as invited reviewers for many high impact indexed journals.
fatin sahar, hilwati hashim, norliana mohamad ali, masaany mansor, yin ping wong. (2025). lyre sign – where schwannoma mimics a carotid body tumour. - sa journal of radiology. 1 - 4.
badrul iskandar abdul wahab, shamsul azhar shah, roslina mohd arshad, nurwardah alfian, geok chin tan, yin ping wong. (2025). immunoexpressions of pd-l1 and ezh2 in endometrial carcinoma: associations with clinicopathological parameters. - diagnostics. 1 - 12.
illayaraja krishnan, ubashini vijakumaran, min hwei ng, jia xian law, mohd rafizul mohd yusof, thavachelvi thangarajah, geok chin tan, yin ping wong, anusha kalyanasundaram, zalina mahmood, shathiya rajamanickam, baskar subramani, yogeswaran lokanathan. (2025). safety evaluation and biodistribution of fetal umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells-derived small extracellular vesicles in sprague dawley rats. - international journal of molecular sciences. 1 - 21.
choo xiang tan, hannah xin yi yeoh, nur aqilah amani mohamad tazilan , jonathan wei de tan, nurwardah alfian, haliza zakaria, shamsul azhar shah, rahana abd rahman, yin ping wong, geok chin tan. (2025). hif-1a expression in placenta of pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. - diagnostics. 1 - 10.
fang chyi fong,, yin ping wong, geok chin tan, doris sie chong lau, betty lee sue ho, aisyah muhammad rivai, ming ping ang, ay jiuan teng, norsarwany mohamad, ahmad zafrullah afham ahmad fikri, jen chun foo, rasheila ganapathi, che hadibiah che mohd razali, nazzlin dizana din, soon keng cheong, kok hoi teh, c-khai loh. (2025). characteristics and survival outcomes of paediatric neuroblastic tumours in malaysia: preliminary data from the neuroblastoma malaysia (nbmy-1) study. - 29th annual scientific meeting maspho. .
yin ping wong, rahana abd rahman, ay eeng tan and geok chin tan. (2025). umbilical artery thrombosis masquerading as single umbilical artery in a stillbirth. - diagnostics. 1 - 8.
choo xiang tan, hannah xin yi yeoh, nur aqilah amani mohamad tazilan , jonathan wei de tan, nurwardah alfian, haliza zakaria, shamsul azhar shah, rahana abd rahman, yin ping wong, geok chin tan. (2025). hif-1a expression in placenta of pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. - diagnostics. 1 - 10.
illayaraja krishnan, ubashini vijakumaran, min hwei ng, jia xian law, mohd rafizul mohd yusof, thavachelvi thangarajah, geok chin tan, yin ping wong, anusha kalyanasundaram, zalina mahmood, shathiya rajamanickam, baskar subramani, yogeswaran lokanathan. (2025). safety evaluation and biodistribution of fetal umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells-derived small extracellular vesicles in sprague dawley rats. - international journal of molecular sciences. 1 - 21.
badrul iskandar abdul wahab, shamsul azhar shah, roslina mohd arshad, nurwardah alfian, geok chin tan, yin ping wong. (2025). immunoexpressions of pd-l1 and ezh2 in endometrial carcinoma: associations with clinicopathological parameters. - diagnostics. 1 - 12.
yip meng lai, geok chin tan, shamsul azhar shah, rahana abd rahman, muhamad fakhri mohd saleh, suhada mansor, teck yee khong, yin ping wong. (2024). non-hypertensive gestational diabetes mellitus: placental histomorphology and its association with perinatal outcomes. - placenta. 21-27.
yin ping wong, geok chin tan, t. yee khong. (2025). the value of umbilical cord insertion site sampling in detecting maternal and/or fetal inflammatory response. - apmis. 1 - 6.
geok chin tan, yin ping wong. (2024). chatgpt in pathology. - malaysian journal of pathology. 231 - 232.
barizah syahirah hanim, yin ping wong, geok chin tan, nordashima abd shukor. (2024). icam-1 expression is upregulated in the umbilical vein endothelial cells in acute chorioamnionitis with foetal inflammatory response. - malaysian journal of pathology. 423 - 430.
yin ping wong, geok chin tan, t yee khong. (2024). distribution of cord inflammation in cases with clinical suspicion of chorioamnionitis. - malaysian journal of pathology. 41-49.
lizawati rasul hamidi, rahmah saaid, prashant naresh samberkar, yin ping wong, geok chin tan. (2024). congenital orofacial teratoma in a 22-week foetus. - malaysian journal of pathology. 117-118.
choo xiang tan, hannah xin yi yeoh, nur aqilah amani mohamad tazilan , jonathan wei de tan, nurwardah alfian, haliza zakaria, shamsul azhar shah, rahana abd rahman, yin ping wong, geok chin tan. (2025). hif-1a expression in placenta of pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia and fetal growth restriction. - diagnostics. 1 - 10.
fatin sahar, hilwati hashim, norliana mohamad ali, masaany mansor, yin ping wong. (2025). lyre sign – where schwannoma mimics a carotid body tumour. - sa journal of radiology. 1 - 4.
badrul iskandar abdul wahab, shamsul azhar shah, roslina mohd arshad, nurwardah alfian, geok chin tan, yin ping wong. (2025). immunoexpressions of pd-l1 and ezh2 in endometrial carcinoma: associations with clinicopathological parameters. - diagnostics. 1 - 12.
yin ping wong, geok chin tan, t. yee khong. (2025). the value of umbilical cord insertion site sampling in detecting maternal and/or fetal inflammatory response. - apmis. 1 - 6.
illayaraja krishnan, ubashini vijakumaran, min hwei ng, jia xian law, mohd rafizul mohd yusof, thavachelvi thangarajah, geok chin tan, yin ping wong, anusha kalyanasundaram, zalina mahmood, shathiya rajamanickam, baskar subramani, yogeswaran lokanathan. (2025). safety evaluation and biodistribution of fetal umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells-derived small extracellular vesicles in sprague dawley rats. - international journal of molecular sciences. 1 - 21.
yin ping wong & geok chin tan. (2022). chapter 8: anatomic pathology practice during the covid-19 pandemic: the impact and challenges. - . 107-119.
yin ping wong. (2022). infeksi gardnerella vaginalis semasa kehamilan: gambaran ringkas aspek klinikopatologi. - buletin resmi fakulti perubatan ukm. 3-4.
wong yin ping;cheah fook choe;clarence ko ching huat;wong kon ken;lim pei shan;tan geok chin;nor haslinda binti abd aziz;muhamad fakhri bin mohd saleh;chia wai kit. (2022). evaluation of the molecular mechanisms of cytokine and growth factor signaling in human placental trophoblast cell lines when co-infected with gardnerella vaginalis. - . .
yin ping wong. (2021). kesan pandemik covid-19 kepada kehamilan dan plasenta. - research medicine innovation (majalah resmi), fakulti perubatan ukm. 6-7.
yin ping wong, asmazila baharoom. (2020). sitologi aspirasi jarum halus (fnac) dalam penyaringan lesi payudara. - majalah patologi. 1-5.
yin ping wong, asmazila baharoom, nurismah md isa. (2019). ujian papillomavirus (hpv): mengapa, siapa, bila dan bagaimana ?. - majalah patologi. 1-5.
fang chyi fong,, yin ping wong, geok chin tan, doris sie chong lau, betty lee sue ho, aisyah muhammad rivai, ming ping ang, ay jiuan teng, norsarwany mohamad, ahmad zafrullah afham ahmad fikri, jen chun foo, rasheila ganapathi, che hadibiah che mohd razali, nazzlin dizana din, soon keng cheong, kok hoi teh, c-khai loh. (2025). characteristics and survival outcomes of paediatric neuroblastic tumours in malaysia: preliminary data from the neuroblastoma malaysia (nbmy-1) study. - 29th annual scientific meeting maspho. .
nurwahyuna binti rosli;tan geok chin;wong yin ping;nordashima binti abd shukor;wan syahira ellani bt wan ahmad kammal. (2024). pattern of pd-l1 and hhla2 expression in renal cell carcinoma. - . .
tan geok chin;haliza binti zakaria;wong yin ping;muaatamarulain bin mustangin. (2023). the utility of dog1, a paternally imprinted gene in differentiating between complete and partial hydatidiform mole. - . .
nurul izzati abdul aziz, ummu afeera zainulabid, farhan ibrahim, wong yin ping, fara rahidah hussin, najma kori, petrick periyasamy. (2023). surviving a deadly duo: a shocking case of double trouble in leptospirosis in leptospirosis. - the 19th asia pacific congress of clincal microbiology and infection. 196.
cheah fook choe;tan geok chin;wong yin ping;nurwardah binti alfian;muhammad haziman bin mohamad fauzi;ooi kai shen. (2023). the association between subclinical intrauterine infection in neonates with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, therapeutic hypothermia and clinical outcomes: an 11-year retrospective study. - . .
| Geran / Grant | Kolaborator / Collaborator | Status |
|---|---|---|
| VALIDATION OF MULTI-TARGET STOOL DNA METHYLATION TEST FOR THE COLORECTAL CANCER DETECTION | yaneng bioscience (shenzen) co.,ltd. | 98.8% (2023-09-04 sehingga 2025-09-03) |
| UNRAVELING PLACENTAL NUTRIENT TRANSPORTERS AND ULTRASTRUCTURAL FEATURES OF SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST IN PREGNANCY WITH FETAL GROWTH RESTRICTION | ultimed scientific sdn bhd | 96.7% (2022-10-01 sehingga 2025-09-30) |
| COMPARISON OF MUTATIONAL LANDSCAPE BETWEEN PRIMARY AND RECURRENT LARYNGEAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA | kpj healthcare university sdn bhd | 36.6% (2024-12-01 sehingga 2026-11-30) |
| ELUCIDATING THE EFFECTS OF DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID AGAINST GLUTAMATE-INDUCED NEUROTOXICITY IN A CO-CULTURE MODEL OF NEURONS AND ASTROCYTES | bio-diagnostics sdn bhd | 40.7% (2024-11-01 sehingga 2026-10-31) |
| ELUCIDATING THE MECHANISM OF MUCOSAL INJURY IN SYMPTOMATIC LARYNGOPHARYNGEAL REFLUX | kpj healthcare university sdn bhd | 36.6% (2024-12-01 sehingga 2026-11-30) |
| CHARACTERISATION OF MICRORNA PROFILE IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF HER2 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY IN BREAST CANCER | cytovision | 36.6%(2024-11-01 sehingga 2026-10-31) |