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publications

Papers

Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Frias L., Zimmermann E., Lambut P., Tangah J., Bernard H., Kumar V., & Matsuda I. (2025). Impact of Group Size and Habitat Disturbance on Parasite Infection in Free-ranging Proboscis Monkeys. bioRxiv. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.05.21.655443 (Preprint)

research presentations

International 

Poster presentations

Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Okamura H., Lambut P., Tangah J., Matsuda I. Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) of the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia A Critical Population Re-assessment. Biodiversity and Wildlife 2025 Symposium (P03). Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. December 6-7, 2025. (Poster Presentation Award)

Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Lambut P., Tangah J., Matsuda I. Finding Proboscis Monkeys: Re-assessment of Population Dynamics of the Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus) in the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia. The 20th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science (P23). Kyoto University, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. November 17-18, 2025. (Poster Presentation Award)

Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Frias L., Zimmermann E., Lambut P., Tangah J., Bernard H., Kumar V., Matsuda I. The Influence of Group Size and Habitat Disturbance on Endoparasite Loads in Free-ranging Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus). The 18th Asian Society of Conservation Medicine Conference 2025 (P38). Grand Riverview Hotel, Kelantan, Malaysia. October 12-18, 2025.

Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Frias L., Zimmermann E., Lambut P., Tangah J., Bernard H., Kumar V., Matsuda I. Effects of Group Size and Habitat Disturbance on Intestinal Parasite Load in Free-ranging Proboscis Monkeys. The 11th East Asia Federation Ecological Society International Congress (P115). University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. July 19-21, 2025. 

Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Tuuga A., Tangah J., Matsuda I. Long-term population monitoring of sympatric primates in different forest types in the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. The 19th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science (P10). Kyoto University, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. October 30-31, 2024. 

Domestic

Poster presentations

Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Frias L., Zimmermann E., Lambut P., Tangah J., Bernard H., Kumar V., Matsuda I. The Influence of Group Size and Habitat Disturbance on Endoparasite Loads in Free-ranging Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus). Kyoto University Excellence Workshop 2025 (P38). Kyoto University, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. December 24, 2025.

Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Okamura H., Lambut P., Tangah J., Kumar V., Matsuda I. マレーシア・サバ州キナバタンガン下流域における霊長類の長期的個体群モニタリング (Long-term population trends and predictive modeling for sympatric primate conservation in the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo).  The 41st Annual Meeting of Primate Society of Japan (P29). Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. July 12-13, 2025. https://doi.org/10.14907/primate.41.0_127 

Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Tuuga A., Tangah J., Matsuda I. Long-term population monitoring of sympatric primates in different forest types in the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. Kyoto University Excellence Workshop 2024 (F03). Kyoto University, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. December 25, 2024. 

Fujita S., Sugiura H., Hanya G., Kakuta F., Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Tanaka M., Kataoka N., Takahiro M. 鹿児島県口永良部島における国内外来種ヤクシマザル (Macaca fuscata yakui) の生息状況 (Habitat status of domestic invasive species of Yakushima macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) on Kuchinoerabu Island, Kagoshima Prefecture). The Annual Meeting of Mammalogical Society of Japan 2024 (P109). University of Hyogo, Hyogo, Japan. September 7-9, 2024. 

Fujita S., Sugiura H., Hanya G., Kakuta F., Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Tanaka M., Kataoka N., Takahiro M. Habitat status of domestic invasive species of Yakushima macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) on Kuchinoerabu Island, Kagoshima Prefecture. The 40th Annual Meeting of Primate Society of Japan (P25). Sendai, Tokyo, Japan. July 13-14, 2024. 

Oral presentations

Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Frias L., Zimmermann E., Lambut P., Tangah J., Bernard H., Kumar V., Matsuda I. Effects of Group Size and Habitat Disturbance on Intestinal Parasite Load in Free-ranging Proboscis Monkeys. Wildlife Research Center Seminar, Kyoto University. Kyoto University, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. July 29, 2025.

Matsuda I., Fitri-Suhaimi M.N., Frias L., Zimmermann E., Lambut P., Tangah J., Bernard H., Kumar V.「テングザルの群れ構造・人為的攪乱と腸内寄生虫感染の関係」 The 41st Annual Congress of Primate Society of Japan. Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. July 12-13, 2025. https://doi.org/10.14907/primate.41.0_85 

Fitri-Suhaimi M.N. Long-term population monitoring of sympatric primates across three subpopulations in the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia. Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University Seminar. Kyoto University, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. January 28, 2025.

Fitri-Suhaimi M.N. My past and future research plan. Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University Seminar. Kyoto University, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. June 11, 2024.

research grants/AWARDS/Scholarships

Research Grants

2026: Primate Society of Japan: International Academic Research Grant "Mechanisms of Primate Coexistence: Nutrition and Parasite Risks in the Lower Kinabatangan, Sabah, Malaysia" (Grant Amount: 488,000 JPY)

2025 - 2026: Singapore Conservation Impact Grant "Re-evaluation of the population dynamics and status of the proboscis monkeys (Nasalis larvatus)" (Grant Amount: 10,000 SGD; Project number: GA2025041175)

Awards

December 2025: Poster Presentation Award (Excellent Presentation Award) - Biodiversity and Wildlife 2025 Symposium (P03). Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand.

November 2025: Poster Presentation Award (Outstanding Presentation Award) - The 20th International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science (P23). Kyoto University, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

Scholarships

2026 - 2029: Kyoto University Division of Graduate School SPRING Program (DoGS Fellow)

2023 - 2026: Ajinomoto Scholarship Foundation: Ajinomoto Scholarship for ASEAN+ONE International Students in Japan

2017 - 2020: Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam: Program Ijazah Dalam Negara Scholarship

societies/memberships

Academic Societies

2026 - present: Member, Ecological Society of Japan (ESJ)

2024 - present: Member, Primate Society of Japan (PSJ)

2024 - present: Committee member, Leading Graduate Program in Primatology & Wildlife Sciences (PWS)

Student Associations

2016 - 2020: Member, Adikarma Cultural Secretariat, Universiti Sains Malaysia

a) 2019 - 2020: President

b) 2017 - 2018: Committee member

2016 - 2020: Committee member, Japanese Culture Center, Universiti Sains Malaysia