DR. MOHAMAD SHAFIQ BIN AZANAN

Dr Mohamad Shafiq is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Biotechnology, specializing in cellular, molecular, and developmental biology, from the University of Melbourne, Australia. He completed his Honours Year for a project on skeletal developmental disease at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the Royal Children Hospital, Melbourne. He then obtained his Ph.D. from Universiti Malaya in 2019 for his research on the role of immune derangements in the late effects of childhood cancer survivors. Currently his research topics involved haematology-oncology, ageing and paediatric research. He is also the consultants and collaborates in many projects that involved flow cytometry.

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DR. NOOR MUNIRAH BINTI ISA

Dr. Noor Munirah Isa is a senior lecturer at the Department of Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya. Her Ph.D. in bioethics, which she received from the same department in 2013, provided her with a solid foundation for her research in this fascinating multidisciplinary field of study. Dr. Isa has had a lifelong interest in Islam, Muslim, and science. This interest was inspired by medieval Muslim polymaths and was further cultivated when she studied biotechnology and Islamic studies for her bachelor’s degree. She was part of the first batch of students to graduate from the Universiti Malaya Applied Science with Islamic Studies undergraduate program in September 2007. This unique program provided her with the opportunity to study science and religion in an interdisciplinary manner, which has been a driving force behind her research to this day. Dr. Isa's doctoral thesis was a study on how Muslim scholars assess selected applications of modern biotechnology from an Islamic perspective and how they view conventional perspectives in this regard. Her research has continued to focus on the intersection of science, technology, and society, and she has been especially interested in the interplay between science and Islam, bioethics, and science communication. She believes that these areas are crucial for bridging the scientific community and society, and for promoting public engagement and trust in science. In 2014-2016, Dr. Isa conducted a small research project aimed at examining the role of Malay science fiction novels in communicating ethics in science and technology to the Malaysian public. This was followed by a larger project, which she led, that explored the Islamic perspectives on human germline gene editing. This project was funded by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia and provided Dr. Isa and her team with the opportunity to explore the Islamic worldview and to expound on Islamic ethical-legal concepts and principles related to human germline gene editing. Dr. Isa is also a co-investigator in a project on developing standards for using kratom leaves for medical purposes. In addition to studying Islamic perspectives, she is also interested in cross-cultural studies of religious and cultural perspectives on bioethics. Her interest in this area has been recognized by the Global Forum on Bioethics of Research Project Fellowship from Wellcome Trust, which she received to study the ethics of human genome editing from Islamic and Confucian perspectives. She was also awarded the Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Scholars Award 2020-2021, which enabled her to explore the influence of religion on bioethics in Thailand, where Buddhism is the official religion. Dr. Isa recognizes that science communication is a crucial area of research that has been underexplored in Malaysia. With this in mind, she has attempted to fill this gap by conducting small projects with postgraduate students on Malaysian public knowledge, awareness, and attitudes toward various topics, including vaccination, dengue fever, and medical cannabis. Through these projects, she aims to better understand public perception towards science and technology and to identify the factors that contribute to public trust in science.

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DR. SHANGEETHA A/P RAJAH KUMARAN

Shangeetha Rajah Kumaran is a Senior lecturer at the Department of English Language, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya (UM). Her main areas of research interest are the sociolinguistic aspects of Malaysian and Asian American literary texts, and diasporic writings in literary texts of the Malaysian Indian community.

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RECENT PUBLICATION

  • Afzal, Suhail; Mokhlis, Hazlie; Illias, Hazlee Azil; Bajwa, Abdullah Akram; Mekhilef, Saad; Mubin, Marizan; Muhammad, Munir Azam; Shareef, Hussain (2024). Modelling Spatiotemporal Impact of Flash Floods On Power Distribution System and Dynamic Service Restoration With Renewable Generators Considering Interdependent Critical Loads. Iet Generation Transmission & Distribution


  • Srinivas, M. Karthick; Alengaram, U. Johnson; Ibrahim, Shaliza; Vello, Vejeysri; Phang, Siew Moi (2024). Feasibility Study On The Use of Microalgae as An External Crack Healing Agent for Cement Mortar Rehabilitation. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials


  • Raju, C. S. K.; Basha, H. Thameem; Noor, N. F. M.; Shah, Nehad Ali; Yook, Se-Jin (2024). Significance of Body Acceleration and Gold Nanoparticles Through Blood Flow in An Uneven/Composite Inclined Stenosis Artery: a Finite Difference Computation. Mathematics and Computers in Simulation


  • Priyadharsini, R.; Manoharan, C.; Bououdina, Mohamed; Sagadevan, Suresh; Venkateshwarlu, M.; Bahadur, S. Asath (2024). Impact of Nickel Substitution On Structural, Dielectric, Magnetic, and Electrochemical Properties of Copper Ferrite Nanostructures for Energy Storage Devices. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science


  • Aziz, M. F.; Shamsuri, N. A.; Hamsan, M. H.; Yusof, Y. M.; Azam, M. A.; Aziz, Shujahadeen B.; Rusdi, H.; Kadir, M. F. Z.; Shukur, M. F. (2024). An Elucidation of Symmetric Supercapacitor With Crustacean-Based Polymer Blend Electrolyte. Journal of Applied Polymer Science


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