Dr Wee Hin-Boo

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Malaya, Malaysia

Boo graduated from the University of the Ryukyus (Okinawa, Japan) with the Degree of Doctor of Science in Marine and Environmental Sciences. His PhD research focused on phylogenetic variations of symbiotic algae (Symbiodiniaceae) hosted by a widely distributed sessile marine invertebrate (Palythoa tuberculosa) across different spatial and environmental scales: micro- (2 m-1 km) and macro-environments (100-10,000 km). Moreover, he is experienced in utilizing ecological statistics approach to assess community composition and diversity of marine organisms at different habitats and environments. Dr. Wee has collaboration research in five countries: Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, Palau and Saudi Arabia. His research interest is to examine marine community composition and spatial diversity as references to identify ecosystem services.