DR. NOR EEZA BINTI ZAINAL ABIDIN

Dr. Nor Eeza Zainal Abidin is a sports management lecturer at the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Science, Universiti Malaya. Her background is in accounting, public administration and sports management and she has more than 12 years working experience in sports services across several private companies and public universities in Malaysia. Her research interests are related to sociology of sports, management and sustainability. She is currently involved in research related to sports facilities including accessibility for persons with disabilities, social challenges of physical fitness for autistic swimmers, and female sport students as future leaders.  Nor Eeza is an active sportsperson and has represented the country in softball and floorball.

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PROF. DR. LIM LEE LING

Prof. Lim is the Executive Director, Department of Clinical Research and Advancement at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is a Senior Consultant Endocrinologist and former Head of the Diabetes Care Unit, Universiti Malaya (2022-2025). She also holds honorary positions at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia. As a clinician-scientist, Prof. Lim’s major areas of interest are cardiometabolic medicine (epidemiology, molecular, and implementation science).  Prof. Lim sits on the Working Groups of the WHO Global Diabetes Compact, The Lancet Commission on Diabetes, and the American Diabetes Association/European Association for the Study of Diabetes (ADA/EASD) Precision Medicine in Diabetes Initiative. She recognizes that every person with diabetes and non-communicable disease (NCD) is unique and warrants personalized care. To revolutionize health care, Prof. Lim aims to advance the implementation of Precision Medicine in Diabetes and NCD, taking into account differences in clinical presentation, genes, and lifestyles in Malaysian populations. These have led to several collaborations with the USA, UK, and other Asian countries. She has published in more than 130 high-impact journals, including The Lancet, Nature, Diabetes Care, and Science Bulletin.  Prof. Lim has received several awards, including the Universiti Malaya’s Top Cited Researcher 2024, World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University for 4 consecutive years (2022-2025), and the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD) Albert Renold Fellowship, tenable at the University of Oxford, UK. She has also received a scholarship funded by the USA NIH National Institute of General Medical Sciences for training in statistical genetics at the University of Washington, USA.  She is also the Vice President of Diabetes Malaysia (a country affiliate of the International Diabetes Federation), 2025-2027, and Council Member of the Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society, 2022-2026. She is an Editorial Board Member of 4 Q1 Web of Science-indexed journals (BMC Medicine; Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism; Diabetes/Metabolism Research & Reviews, and Diabetes & Metabolism Journal). Dr. Lim is an article reviewer for 30 leading academic journals, including the European Heart Journal, Diabetes Care, PLoS Medicine, and The Lancet series.

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MRS NOR ZEHAN BT AHMAD

Mrs. Nor Zehan Ahmad is a Lecturer in the Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc) degree from Universiti Putra Malaysia and a Master of Nursing Science from Universiti Malaya. With over two decades of experience in critical care, she brings a wealth of clinical expertise to her academic role. Over the past 15 years, Mrs. Nor Zehan has made significant contributions to both teaching and research in nursing education. In addition to her academic and clinical roles, she has served as the advisor for the Nursing Society for more than a decade, demonstrating her ongoing commitment to student development and leadership. Currently, she serves as the Department Coordinator for the Unit of Visibility, Information, and Communication, Faculty of Medicine (VICFOM), as well as the Student Mobility Coordinator for the department. She is also actively involved in international education, including teaching responsibilities for nursing students in Jiangsu, China. She is a dedicated life member of the Malaysian Association for the Study of Pain (MASP).

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