Dr Jodi Law Woan-Fei
Research Fellow
Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Email: jodi.law1@monash.edu
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2344-4571
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Profile Summary
Dr Jodi Law Woan-Fei is a research fellow with several years of experience in microbiology research at Monash University Malaysia. She is a science graduate who received first class for her honours degree of Bachelor of Science (Medical Bioscience) from Monash University. Currently, she holds a PhD in Medicine (Biomedical Science), awarded by Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University in 2019. The research Dr Jodi Law conducted for her PhD involved discovering the diversity and biosystematics of novel Streptomyces from mangrove in Sarawak. As a research fellow, she actively involves in various research activities and mentoring roles. She is a passionate researcher with great interest in expanding her research. She has been studying microbes of environmental origins, and now she is looking forward to exploring the microbes from the human body (human microbiome).
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Monash University Malaysia (2015 – 2019)
- Honours degree of Bachelor of Science (Medical Bioscience), Monash University Malaysia (2014)
- Bachelor of Science (Medical Bioscience), Monash University Malaysia (2011 – 2013)
Research Experience
- Research Fellow, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia (Current)
- Joint-Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Guangdong University of Technology, China and Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia (2019-2020)
Work Experience
- Associate Tutor/Laboratory Demonstrator, Monash University Malaysia (2015 – 2018)
- Intern, Timberland Medical Centre, Kuching (Nov 2012 – Jan 2013)
Editorial Board Member
- Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (HH Publisher, Gold Open-Access Academic Publisher)
Research / Education interests
Dr Jodi Law embarked on her research journey in 2014 with her honours degree project, focusing on detecting foodborne pathogens from seafood. During her honours study, she found her passion in research, which eventually sparked her interest in pursuing her PhD, with a project focusing on discovering beneficial and novel microbes from nature—mangrove forest in her hometown Sarawak.
She completed her doctoral thesis entitled “Diversity and Biosystematics of Novel Streptomyces from Mangrove in Sarawak”. The significant outcomes of her research include the discovery of two novel Streptomyces strains: Streptomyces monashensis (referring to Monash University) and Streptomyces colonosanans (referring to colon-healing) with potent anti-colon cancer and antioxidant activities.
Her main research interests involve studying the biosystematics of streptomycetes and exploring their beneficial biological activities (e.g., anticancer, antioxidant, antibacterial, probiotic strains), which can be the sources of potential drug candidates to improve human health and wellbeing.
Recently, she is venturing into human microbiome research by investigating its relationships with health and disease as well as its therapeutic implications. Additionally, she firmly believes that it is crucial to detect and identify bacterial pathogens from the human microbiome/environmental microbiome and examine their antibiotic resistance profile to gauge the prevalence of multidrug-resistant strains and to generate potential solutions for this issue.
Keywords: microbiology; microbial systematics; microbial taxonomy; drug discovery; bacterial pathogens; microbiome
H-Index
H-index of 12; i10-index of 15; Total citations of 1323 (Google Scholar Citation System)
Publications
Book Chapters
Jodi Woan‐Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Kok‐Gan Chan, Bey‐Hing Goh, and Learn‐Han Lee. (2016). “Insights into detection and identification of foodborne pathogens,” in Foodborne Pathogens and Antibiotic Resistance, ed. O. V. Singh (New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.), 153-201. ISBN: 9781119139164 (pdf) / ISBN: 9781119139171 (epub)
Journal Articles
Ke-Yan Loo, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Siew Li Teoh, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*, Kok-Gan Chan*, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2021). COVID-19: Insights into potential vaccines. Microorganisms 9 (3), 605. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9030605 (IF: 4.152, Q2)
Learn-Han Lee*, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Hooi-Leng Ser, and Jodi Woan-Fei Law. (2020). IDDF2020-ABS-0112 Gut-skin axis: decoding the link between the gut microbiome and hives. Gut 69, A16-A17. (IF: 19.819, Q1)
Learn-Han Lee*, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Hooi-Leng Ser, and Vengadesh Letchumanan. (2020). IDDF2020-ABS-0113 Budding association between gut microbiome in the development of Myasthenia Gravis. Gut 69, A17-A18. (IF: 19.819, Q1)
Learn-Han Lee*, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, and Hooi-Leng Ser. (2020). IDDF2020-ABS-0115 A moulding game: the role of gut microbiome in osteoporosis. Gut 69, A18-A19. (IF: 19.819, Q1)
Learn-Han Lee*, Hooi-Leng Ser, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Bey-Hing Goh, and Loh Teng-Hern Tan. (2020). IDDF2020-ABS-0116 The role of gut microbiome in traditional Chinese medicine syndromes: focusing on the spleen deficiency syndrome. Gut 69, A19-A19. (IF: 19.819, Q1)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Lydia Ngiik-Shiew Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Sunny Hei Wong, Kok-Gan Chan*, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2020). Anticancer drug discovery from microbial sources: the unique mangrove streptomycetes. Molecules 25 (22), 5365. doi: 10.3390/molecules25225365 (IF: 3.267, Q2)
Ke-Yan Loo, Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Priyia Pusparajah, Bey-Hing Goh, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib*, Ya-Wen He, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2020). Incidence of antibiotic resistance in Vibrio spp. Reviews in Aquaculture 12(4), 2590-2608. doi: 10.1111/raq.12460 (IF: 7.772, Q1)
Siang-Siang Chew, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Priyia Pusparajah, Bey-Hing Goh, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib*, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2020). Targeting gut microbial biofilms—A key to hinder colon carcinogenesis?. Cancers 12(8), 2272. doi: 10.3390/cancers12082272 (IF: 6.126, Q1)
Ke Yan Loo, Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Amreeta Dhanoa, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Priyia Pusparajah, Bey-Hing Goh, Hooi-Leng Ser, Sunny Hei Wong, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Kok-Gan Chan, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2020). Exploring the pathogenesis, clinical characteristics and therapeutic regimens of Listeria monocytogenes. Acta Scientific Microbiology 3.3, 1-13. doi: 10.31080/ASMI.2020.03.0531 (IF: 1.172, Google and Crossref Indexed)
Tan, Wen-Si, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Lydia Ngiik-Shiew Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, and Kok-Gan Chan*. (2020). Insights into quorum sensing (QS): QS-regulated biofilm and inhibitors. Progress In Microbes & Molecular Biology 3(1), a0000141. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000141 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Loh Teng-Hern Tan*, Pendru Raghunath, Long Chiau Ming, and Jodi Woan-Fei Law* (2020). Mycobacterium ulcerans and Mycobacterium marinum: pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment. Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 3(1), a0000114. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000114 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Hooi-Leng Ser*, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2020). Genomic analysis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) strains isolated in Malaysia. Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 3(1), a0000093. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000093 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Sunny Hei Wong, Hooi-Leng Ser, Acharaporn Duangjai, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Shanti Ratnakomala, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, and Vengadesh Letchumanan*. (2020). Bioprospecting of microbes for valuable compounds to mankind. Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 3(1), a0000088. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000088 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Hefa Mangzira Kemung, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kok-Gan Chan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, and Bey Hing Goh*. (2020). Streptomyces sp. strain MUSC 5 from mangrove forest in Malaysia: Identification, antioxidant potential and chemical profiling of its methanolic extract. Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 3(1), a0000087. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000087 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Loh Teng-Hern Tan*, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2020). PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: United Kingdom (22nd April 2020). Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 3(1), a0000078. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000078 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Kuan-Shion Ong*, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Catherine M Yule, and Sui-Mae Lee. (2020). Microbes from peat swamp forest—the hidden reservoir for secondary metabolites?. Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 3(1), a0000077. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000077 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Hooi-Leng Ser*, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2020). PMMB COVID-19 Bulletin: Spain (18th April 2020). Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 3(1), a0000074. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000074 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law*, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Bey-Hing Goh, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2020). The rising of “Modern Actinobacteria” era. Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 3(1), a0000064. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000064 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Wen-Si Tan, Wai-Fong Yin, and Kok-Gan Chan*. (2020). Whole genome sequence of Streptomyces colonosanans strain MUSC 93JT isolated from mangrove forest in Malaysia. Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 3(1), a0000061. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000061 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Hefa Mangzira Kemung, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kok-Gan Chan*, Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Learn-Han Lee*, and Bey-Hing Goh*. (2020). Antioxidant activities of Streptomyces sp. strain MUSC 14 from mangrove forest soil in Malaysia. BioMed Research International 2020, 6402607. doi: 10.1155/2020/6402607 (IF: 2.276, Q3)
Hefa Mangzira Kemung, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kok-Gan Chan*, Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Learn-Han Lee*, and Bey-Hing Goh*. (2020). Streptomyces sp. strain MUSC 125 from mangrove soil in Malaysia with anti-MRSA, anti-biofilm and antioxidant activities. Molecules 25(15), 3545. doi :10.3390/molecules25153545 (IF: 3.267, Q2)
Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Wen-Si Tan, Wai-Fong Yin, Kok-Gan Chan, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2019). Genome sequence of bioactive streptomycete isolated from mangrove forest in East Malaysia, Streptomyces monashensis MUSC 1JT. Progress in Drug Discovery & Biomedical Science 2(1), a0000045. doi: 10.36877/pddbs.a0000045 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Hefa Mangzira Kemung, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kok-Gan Chan, Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Learn-Han Lee*, and Bey-Hing Goh*. (2019). Investigating the antioxidant potential of Streptomyces sp. MUSC 11 from mangrove soil in Malaysia. Progress in Drug Discovery & Biomedical Science 2(1), a0000033. doi: 10.36877/pddbs.a0000033 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Kok-Gan Chan*, Ya-Wen He, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Bey-Hing Goh, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2019). Diversity of Streptomyces spp. from mangrove forest of Sarawak (Malaysia) and screening of their antioxidant and cytotoxic activities. Scientific Reports 9(1), 1-15. (IF: 3.998, Q1)
Wen-Si Tan*, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, and Kok-Gan Chan. (2019). Decoding the mystery of how bacteria “talk”: Among Gram-negative microorganisms. Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 2(1), a0000038. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000038 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Vengadesh Letchumanan*, Ke-Yan Loo, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Sunny Hei Wong, Bey-Hing Goh, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2019). Vibrio parahaemolyticus: The protagonist of foodborne diseases. Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 2(1), a0000029. doi:10.36877/pmmb.a0000029 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Sze-Ting Bong*, Lydia Ngiik-Shiew Law, and Jodi Woan-Fei Law. (2019). A review on the potential of Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (Btk) inhibitor–Ibrutinib for treatment of Multiple Myeloma (MM). Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 2(1), a0000028. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000028 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Priyia Pusparajah, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Sunny Hei Wong, Bey-Hing Goh*, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2019). A review on mangrove actinobacterial diversity: the roles of Streptomyces and novel species discovery. Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 2(1), a0000024. doi: 10.36877/pmmb.a0000024 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Learn-Han Lee*, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Kok-Gan Chan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, and Bey-Hing Goh. (2019). IDDF2019-ABS-0323 Unveiling the anti-colon cancer potential of Sarawak mangrove-derived novel streptomycetes. Gut 68, A42-A43. (IF : 19.819, Q1)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Hooi-Leng Ser, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Surasak Saokaew, Acharaporn Duangjai, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Kok-Gan Chan*, Bey-Hing Goh*, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2019). Streptomyces monashensis sp. nov., a novel mangrove soil actinobacterium from East Malaysia with antioxidative potential. Scientific Reports 9 (1), 3056. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-39592-6 (IF: : 3.998, Q1)
Learn-Han Lee*, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Sunny Hei Wong, and Vengadesh Letchumanan*. (2018). Discovery on antibiotic resistance patterns of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Selangor reveals carbapenemase producing Vibrio parahaemolyticus in marine and freshwater fish. Frontiers in Microbiology 9, 2513. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.02513 (IF: 4.236, Q1)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Kei-Xian Tan, Sunny Hei Wong, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib*, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2018). Taxonomic and characterization methods of Streptomyces: a review. Progress in Microbes & Molecular Biology 1 (1), a0000009 (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Hooi-Leng Ser, Acharaporn Duangjai, Surasak Saokaew, Sarah I. Bukhari, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Kok-Gan Chan, Bey-Hing Goh*, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2017). Streptomyces colonosanans sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from Malaysia mangrove soil exhibiting antioxidative activity and cytotoxic potential against human colon cancer cell lines. Frontiers in Microbiology 8, 877. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00877 (IF: 4.236, Q1)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Hooi-Leng Ser, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Lay-Hong Chuah, Priyia Pusparajah, Kok-Gan Chan, Bey-Hing Goh*, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2017). The potential of Streptomyces as biocontrol agents against the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae (Pyricularia oryzae). Frontiers in Microbiology 8, 3. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00003 (IF: 4.236, Q1)
Hooi-Leng Ser, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Kok-Gan Chan, Acharaporn Duangjai, Surasak Saokaew, Priyia Pusparajah, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Bey-Hing Goh*, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2017). Focused review: cytotoxic and antioxidant potentials of mangrove-derived Streptomyces. Frontiers in Microbiology 8, 2065. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02065 (IF: 4.236, Q1)
Hooi-Leng Ser, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Sabrina Anne Jacob, Uma Devi Palanisamy, Kok-Gan Chan, Bey-Hing Goh*, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2016). Fermentation conditions that affect clavulanic acid production in Streptomyces clavuligerus: a systematic review. Frontiers in Microbiology 7, 522. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00522 (IF: 4.236, Q1)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Kok-Gan Chan, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2015). An insight into the isolation, enumeration, and molecular detection of Listeria monocytogenes in food. Frontiers in Microbiology 6, 1227. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01227 (IF: 4.236, Q1)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Kok-Gan Chan, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2015). Rapid methods for the detection of foodborne bacterial pathogens: principles, applications, advantages and limitations. Frontiers in Microbiology 5, 770. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00770 (IF: 4.236, Q1)
Conferences/Forums
Learn-Han Lee*, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Hooi-Leng Ser, and Jodi Woan-Fei Law. (2020). IDDF2020-ABS-0112 Gut-skin axis: decoding the link between the gut microbiome and hives. In The International Digestive Disease Forum (IDDF), 22nd – 23rd Nov, at Hong Kong, A16-A17. (Poster presentation)
Learn-Han Lee*, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Hooi-Leng Ser, and Vengadesh Letchumanan. (2020). IDDF2020-ABS-0113 Budding association between gut microbiome in the development of Myasthenia Gravis. In The International Digestive Disease Forum (IDDF), 22nd – 23rd Nov, at Hong Kong, A17-A18. (Poster presentation)
Learn-Han Lee*, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, and Hooi-Leng Ser. (2020). IDDF2020-ABS-0115 A moulding game: the role of gut microbiome in osteoporosis. In The International Digestive Disease Forum (IDDF), 22nd – 23rd Nov, at Hong Kong, A18-A19. (Poster presentation)
Learn-Han Lee*, Hooi-Leng Ser, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Bey-Hing Goh, and Loh Teng-Hern Tan. (2020). IDDF2020-ABS-0116 The role of gut microbiome in traditional Chinese medicine syndromes: focusing on the spleen deficiency syndrome. In The International Digestive Disease Forum (IDDF), 22nd – 23rd Nov, at Hong Kong, A19-A19. (Poster presentation)
Learn-Han Lee*, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Tahir Mehmood Khan, Kok-Gan Chan, Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, and Bey-Hing Goh. (2019). IDDF2019-ABS-0323 Unveiling the anti-colon cancer potential of Sarawak mangrove-derived novel streptomycetes. In the International Digestive Disease Forum (IDDF): Captivating Science, Inspiring Minds, 8th – 9th June, at Hong Kong, A42-A43. (Poster presentation)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Bey-Hing Goh, Learn-Han Lee*. (2018). Diversity and biosystematics of novel Streptomyces from mangrove in Sarawak. In 1st NBDD-BMEX-COHORTS Alliance (NBCA) Forum: Scientific Development through Integrative Research, 11th – 12th Aug, at Monash University Malaysia, Organized by NBCA, Pg 13. (Oral presentation)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law*, Hooi-Leng Ser, Kok-Gan Chan, Bey-Hing Goh, and Learn-Han Lee*. (2018). Streptomyces colonosanans sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from Malaysia mangrove soil exhibiting antioxidative activity and cytotoxic potential against human colon cancer cell lines. In The 7th International Conference on Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, 4th - 6th June, at Hyatt Regency Hotel, Osaka, Japan, Organized by Conference Series, Pg. 30. (Poster presentation)
Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Hooi-Leng Ser, Bey-Hing Goh*, Learn-Han Lee*. (2016). The potential of Streptomyces as biocontrol agent against rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae (Pyricularia oryzae). In Australia Society for Microbiology, ASM Annual Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, 3rd – 6th July, at Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia, Pg 159. (Poster presentation)
Research Grants
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Research Supervision
Journal Reviewer
Frontiers in Microbiology (IF: 4.236)
Scientific Reports (IF: 3.998)
Aquaculture Research (IF: 1.748)
Plant Pathology (IF: 2.169)
Progress in Microbes and Molecular Biology (Google and Crossref Indexed)
Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity (Google and Crossref Indexed)