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CURRICULUM VITAE

DR. NUR AZMINA BINTI MOHD ZAILAN
DR. NUR AZMINA BINTI MOHD ZAILAN
Veterinary Officer
Dean Office
Faculty of Medicine

BIOGRAPHY


Dr. Nur Azmina Mohd Zailan is a Veterinary Officer with almost 10 years of experience in Laboratory Animal Science and preclinical biomedical research. Since 2016, she has provided specialized veterinary support for research involving rodents, rabbits, and small ruminants, with expertise in laboratory animal medicine, anaesthesia, perioperative care, surgical procedures, blood collection, and animal welfare management.

She plays an integral role in supporting multidisciplinary research projects by ensuring the highest standards of animal care, procedural refinement, and compliance with ethical and regulatory requirements. As an active member of the Faculty of Medicine's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), she contributes to the ethical review and oversight of animal research protocols.

Dr. Azmina has collaborated extensively with researchers, healthcare institutions, government agencies, and industrial partners across Malaysia and internationally, supporting research in biotechnology, toxicology, pharmacology, and translational medicine. Her professional interests include laboratory animal medicine, research ethics, AAALAC International accreditation, animal welfare, and the development of high-quality animal models that promote robust and reproducible scientific outcomes.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE


  • ANIMAL ANATOMY
    Life Sciences, Biological Sciences, Zoology
  • VETERINARY ANAESTHESIOLOGY
    Life Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Basic Veterinary Sciences
  • VETERINARY BACTERIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY
    Life Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Basic Veterinary Sciences
  • VETERINARY MEDICINE (INCLUDING RADIOLOGY, THERAPEUTICS AND SURGERY)
    Life Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Basic Veterinary Sciences
  • VETERINARY OBSTETRICS AND THERIOGENOLOGY
    Life Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Basic Veterinary Sciences
  • VETERINARY BIOLOGICS AND THERAPEUTICS
    Life Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Clinical Veterinary Sciences
  • ANIMAL DISEASES, PREVENTION, DIAGNOSTIC AND MANAGEMENT
    Applied Science And Technology, Biotechnology, Animal Biotechnology
  • ANIMAL RIGHTS, PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND WELFARE LAW
    Social Sciences, Law, Conventional Law

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION


  • DVM, (Veterinary Medicine)
    Universiti Malaysia Kelantan

WORKING EXPERIENCE


  • 17 Oct 2016 -
    16 Oct 2018
    Perubatan Veterinar
    Universiti Malaya

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES


  • Functioned as Veterinary Representative within the IACUC, delivering specialized technical assessment of anesthesia, restraint techniques, blood collection, surgical procedures, experimental approaches, euthanasia, and related animal-use components to ensure ethical justification, procedural refinement, and adherence to internationally recognized laboratory animal care standards.
    01 Nov 2016 - 31 Dec 2027 (University Malaya)
  • Served as the Departmental DQM Representative, coordinating and overseeing quality audit implementation, driving continuous improvement through the PDCA cycle, engaging stakeholders for quality enhancement, and implementing risk management strategies to safeguard departmental performance and achieve organizational quality objectives.
    01 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 (Department)

MEMBERSHIPS


  • INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL SILVER MEMBER OF AALAS, MEMBER
    2025 to 2026 (International)
  • ORDINARY MEMBER OF LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (LASAM), MEMBER
    2018 to 2026 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP


  • Excellence Service Award
    2024, Universiti Malaya
  • Certificate of Excellent Service
    2020, Universiti Malaya

PUBLICATIONS


Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Abd Raziff, H. H., Tan, D., Tan, S. H., Wong, Y. H., Lim, K. S., Yeong, C. H., . . . Ahmad, H. (2021). Laser-heated needle for biopsy tract ablation: In vivo study of rabbit liver biopsy. Physica Medica-European Journal of Medical Physics, 82, 40-45. doi: 10.1016/j.ejmp.2021.01.067

COURSE ATTENDED


Internal/ External Course
  1. LASAM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2026, FROM CARE TO DISCOVERY, HOTEL CONCORDE KUALA LUMPUR (19 May 2026 - 20 May 2026)
  2. KURSUS EXCEL ANALYTICS PRO : FROM DATA TO DECISIONS MASTERCLASS, SECARA ATAS TALIAN (13 May 2026 - 13 May 2026)
  3. PENGURUSAN RISIKO ICT DAN PENCEGAHAN ANCAMAN KESELAMATAN MAKLUMAT, SECARA ATAS TALIAN (27 Apr 2026 - 27 Apr 2026)
  4. BENGKEL LATIHAN AUDIT DAN PENGURUSAN RISIKO 2026 FAKULTI PERUBATAN, CUBE, ARAS 4. FAKULTI PERUBATAN UM (09 Apr 2026 - 10 Apr 2026)
  5. ASAS PENGURUSAN ORGANISASI & KOMUNIKASI TRATEGIK , SECARA ATAS TALIAN (09 Dec 2025 - 09 Dec 2025)
  6. OECD GLP COMPLIANCE MONITORING AUTHORITY (CMA) FORUM WITH STAKEHOLDERS , GOOGLE MEET (21 Nov 2025 - 21 Nov 2025)
  7. LASAM SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR & 30TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING , PUTRAJAYA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE (PICC) (11 Sep 2025 - 11 Sep 2025)
  8. LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (LASAM) IACUC WORKSHOP 2025 - BUILDING ETHICAL COMPETENCY IN LABORATORY ANIMAL RESEARCH OVERSIGHT, PUTRAJAYA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE (PICC) (09 Sep 2025 - 10 Sep 2025)
  9. BENGKEL LATIHAN ISO 9001:2025 ESTABLISH CONTROLLING DOCUMENTED INFORMATION PADA 9 & 14 JULAI 2025, THE CUBE PANGLIMA KINTA FAKULTI PERUBATAN (14 Jul 2025 - 14 Jul 2025)
  10. BENGKEL LATIHAN ISO 9001:2025 ESTABLISH CONTROLLING DOCUMENTED INFORMATION PADA 9 & 14 JULAI 2025, THE CUBE PANGLIMA KINTA FAKULTI PERUBATAN (09 Jul 2025 - 09 Jul 2025)
  11. VLSU SEMINAR: FROM SAMPLES TO SOLUTION - ADVANCING VETERINARY HEALTH IN MALAYSIA , AUDITORIUM FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, UPM (18 Feb 2025 - 18 Feb 2025)
  12. OECD GLP QUALITY SYSTEM REFRESHER, BILIK KONFEREN JABATAN (16 May 2024 - 17 May 2024)
  13. 1ST LASAM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2024, CONCORDE HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (08 May 2024 - 09 May 2024)
  14. PRECLINICAL STUDIES IN HIGH CONTAINMENT, MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND NUTRACEUTICALS (IPHARM), PENANG (22 Apr 2024 - 24 Apr 2024)
  15. LABORATORY ANIMAL WELFARE FOR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSE, ARAS 4 BILIK LATIHAN HTD BANGUNAN CANSELERI (19 Oct 2023 - 19 Oct 2023)
  16. LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYSIA (LASAM) SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR AND 28TH ANNUAL GRAND MEETING 2023, CONCORDE HOTEL, 2, JALAN SULTAN ISMAIL, 50250 KUALA LUMPUR (26 Sep 2023 - 26 Sep 2023)
  17. BENGKEL GLP, BILIK CUBE PANGLIMA KINTA (12 Jul 2023 - 12 Jul 2023)
  18. BENGKEL GLP, BILIK CUBE PANGLIMA KINTA (11 Jul 2023 - 11 Jul 2023)
  19. GLP TRAINING (STUDY REPORT), ANIMAL EXPERIMENTAL UNIT (02 Feb 2023 - 02 Feb 2023)
  20. LASAM SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR AND 27TH AGM , CONCORDE HOTEL, KUALA LUMPUR (29 Sep 2022 - 29 Sep 2022)
  21. CAGE WASHER REFRESHMENT TRAINING , UNIT EKSPERIMENTAL HAIWAN, FAKULTI PERUBATAN, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (15 Sep 2022 - 15 Sep 2022)
  22. RESEARCH DISCUSSION ON IN-VIVO GLP STUDY , UNIT EKSPERIMENTAL HAIWAN, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (12 Sep 2022 - 12 Sep 2022)
  23. GLP MAIN TEST TRAINING , UNIT EKSPERIMENTAL HAIWAN, ARAS 3 FAKULTI PERUBATAN, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (17 Aug 2022 - 17 Aug 2022)
  24. REFRESHER TRAINING (PRIMUS AUTOCLAVE) , UNIT EKSPERIMENTAL HAIWAN, ARAS 3 BLOK L FAKULTI PERUBATAN, UNIVERSITI MALAYA 50603 KUALA LUMPUR (29 Jun 2022 - 29 Jun 2022)
  25. GLP RPT TRAINING , UNIT EKSPERIMENTAL HAIWAN, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (23 Jun 2022 - 23 Jun 2022)
  26. RABBIT PYROGEN TEST , UNIT EKSPERIMENTAL HAIWAN, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (10 Jun 2022 - 10 Jun 2022)
  27. RABBIT PYROGEN TEST , UNIT EKSPERIMENTAL HAIWAN, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (10 Jun 2022 - 10 Jun 2022)
  28. TOXICITY TEST, UNIT EKSPERIMENTAL HAIWAN, FAKULTI PERUBATAN, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (18 May 2022 - 18 May 2022)
  29. RABBIT PYROGEN TEST , UNIT EKSPERIMENTAL HAIWAN, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (22 Apr 2022 - 22 Apr 2022)
  30. GLP/LP05, GLP/LP11, GLP/LP13, GLP/LP14, UNIT EKSPERIMENTAL HAIWAN, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (15 Apr 2022 - 15 Apr 2022)
  31. GLP SOP TRAINING (GLP/LP01, GLP/LP02, GLP/LP03, GLP/LP06), UNIT EKSPERIMENTAL HAIWAN, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (13 Apr 2022 - 13 Apr 2022)
  32. GLP SOP TRAINING (GLP/LP07B & GLP/LP16) , UNIT EKSPERIMENTAL HAIWAN, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (05 Apr 2022 - 05 Apr 2022)
  33. KELETIHAN BELAS KASIHAN DALAN KOMUNITI KESEJAHTERAAN HAIWAN, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (23 Jun 2021 - 23 Jun 2021)
  34. ESSENTIAL LABORATORY KNOWLEDGE USECHH REGULATIONS 2000, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (15 Jun 2021 - 15 Jun 2021)
  35. CHEMICAL SAFETY 101: YOU ASK WE ANSWER, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (15 Jun 2021 - 15 Jun 2021)
  36. REMOTE ENGAGEMENT BIORISK MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT TRAINING , ZOOM MEETING (29 Mar 2021 - 02 Apr 2021)
  37. OECD GLP WORKSHOP 6C: REPORTING OF GLP STUDY, BILIK KONFEREN, JABATAN SURGERI ORTOPEDIK (22 Sep 2020 - 23 Sep 2020)
  38. OECD GLP WORKSHOP 6B: CONDUCT OF GLP STUDY, BILIK KONFEREN, JABATAN SURGERI ORTOPEDIK (10 Aug 2020 - 11 Aug 2020)
  39. OECD GLP WORKSHOP 6A: INITIATE OF GLP STUDY , BILIK KONFEREN, JABATAN SURGERI ORTOPEDIK (20 Jul 2020 - 21 Jul 2020)
  40. OECD-GLP WORKSHOP 5B: COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM, BILIK KONFEREN JABATAN SURGERI ORTOPEDIK (24 Jun 2020 - 25 Jun 2020)
  41. OECD GLP WORKSHOP 5A: OECD-GLP COMPUTERISED SYSTEM , CONFERENCE ROOM (NOCERAL), JABATAN SURGERI ORTOPEDIK (11 Feb 2020 - 12 Feb 2020)
  42. PROGRAM FOR WORKSHOP ON PAIN ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN MICE AND RATS, UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA (UKM) JALAN TEMERLOH KUALA LUMPUR (10 Jul 2019 - 10 Jul 2019)
  43. TRAINING THE TRAINER HANDS-ON WORKSHOP: ESSENTIAL RODENT SOFT TISSUE SURGICAL TECHNIQUES, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK (30 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2019)
  44. TRAINING THE TRAINER HANDS-ON WORKSHOP: ESSENTIAL RODENT HANDLING TECHNIQUES, MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY, BANGKOK (29 Jun 2019 - 29 Jun 2019)
  45. SCHEDULED WASTE MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, GALERI, ARAS 4, PEJABAT DEKAN, FAKULTI PERUBATAN (24 Jun 2019 - 24 Jun 2019)
  46. OECD GLP WORKSHOP 1: ORGANIZING TEST FACILITY FOR OECD-GLP ADHERENCE, NOCERAL,JABATAN SURGERI ORTOPEDIK,FAKULTI PERUBATAN (13 May 2019 - 14 May 2019)
  47. ONE SHOT KILL ALL- KURSUS STERILISATION, DISINFECTION AND ANTISEPTIC, BILIK SENAT ARAS 4 BANGUNAN CANSELERI (15 Apr 2019 - 15 Apr 2019)
  48. WILDLIFE VETERINARY CLINICAL ROUND 2018, THE AUDITORIUM, DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND NATIONAL PARKS (PERHILITAN) PENINSULAR MALAYSIA, CHERAS (23 Oct 2018 - 23 Oct 2018)
  49. 23RD LASAM AGM & SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR, HOTEL BANGI-PUTRAJAYA (20 Sep 2018 - 20 Sep 2018)
  50. BIORISK MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP, BILIK PAMERAN, BANGUNAN HIGH IMPACT RESEARCH (14 Aug 2018 - 15 Aug 2018)
  51. 2017 IACUC TRAINING CONFERENCE, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HALL, NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TAIWAN (01 Aug 2017 - 05 Aug 2017)
  52. 40TH SEMINAR ON RECENT ADVANCES IN ANIMAL HEALTH AND PRODUCTION, FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, UPM (09 Jun 2017 - 09 Jun 2017)
  53. BENGKEL RODENT DAN PENCEGAHAN SERTA NYAMUK DAN KAWALAN, BILIK SERBAGUNA, ARAS 4, FPUM (16 Mar 2017 - 16 Mar 2017)
  54. 9TH ANIMAL AWARENESS DAY , CENTERPOINT, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA (07 Mar 2017 - 07 Mar 2017)
  55. *DEALING WITH 7 DEADLY WASTES IN YOUR ORGANIZATION (P&P) , BILIK SENAT ARAS 4 BANGUNAN CANSELERI (01 Mar 2017 - 02 Mar 2017)
  56. BIOSAFETY AWARENESS SEMINAR, DEWAN PEPERIKSAAN BALAI UNGKU AZIZ FAKULTI PERGIGIAN (17 Nov 2016 - 17 Nov 2016)