CURRICULUM VITAE

PROF. DR. MOY FOONG MING

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                Dr Moy is a Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, attached with the Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  She teaches Epidemiology, Nutritional Epidemiology, Research Methodology and Evidence-Based Medicine to both undergraduate and postgraduate candidates.   Her research interests include Translational Research in the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the community setting, Workplace Wellness and the effects of obesity and lifestyle behaviours (diet, physical activity etc ) on NCDs.                    Dr Moy is an established researcher and she has been included in the prestigious World’s Top 2 % Scientists in the Stanford University’s list for the last five conservative years (2020 to 2024).  Her expertise in obesity research is ranked top 2.8% among the published authors worldwide on Obesity from 2010 through 2023 (ExpertScape).       Dr Moy has vast experience in running cohort study.  Currently, she heads a cohort study comprising of almost 15,000 teachers from the Peninsular Malaysia (CLUSTer).  A biobank with serum, plasma and buffy coat was set up.  The study aims to determine the temporal relationship between lifestyle practices (diet and physical activity) and stress with cardiovascular diseases with repeated measurements over time.    This cohort study started in 2013 and up to date, a total 14 PhD/DrPH
PROFILE
Address
Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Office of The, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Website
umexpert.um.edu.my/moyfm
CONTACT
Telephone
+603-79676657
Email
moyfm
RESEARCH ID
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Orcid id
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0306-4419
Researcher id
B-7899-2010
Scopus id
15124362500
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION
Master Degree, Sains Makanan dan Pemakanan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM),
Master Degree, Kesihatan Awam, Universiti Malaya (UM),
Doctoral Degree (PhD), Public Health, Universiti Malaya (UM), 2007
Master Degree, Medical Science, Universiti Malaya (UM), 2001
Master Degree, Sains Makanan dan Pemakanan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 2001
Bachelor Degree, Dietetik, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 1990
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP/ FELLOWSHIP
WORKING EXPERIENCE
RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENT
Research Areas
25-hydoxyvitamin D, obesity and cardiometabolic risks among a multi-ethnic female cohort in Malaysia , TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASES IN A WORKPLACE , Clustering of Lifestyle Risk Factors and Understanding its association with Stress on Health and Wellbeing among school teachers in Malaysia (CLUSTer) , Development of mobile diet apps to promote health among adult population, Promotion of sustainable diet among the Malaysian adult population
H Index: 27.00
Total Journal Publication: 175
Sum of Citation: 2304.00
Proceedings: 0
Research Grants: More than RM Four million six hundred and seventy two thousand eighty two