Dr Reena Rajasuriar is a Clinical Pharmacist by training and an Associate Professor at the Department of Medicine, University Malaya (UM). She also holds an adjunct position as a Fellow at the Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Melbourne, Australia. She leads the research unit at the Department of Medicine, UM and is Head of the Immunotherapeutics Laboratory (ITL), a core immunology research laboratory at the Faculty of Medicine, UM. Dr Rajasuriar completed her PhD in Immunogenetics at Monash University, Australia and now leads a translational research program in HIV and Aging at the Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA). Her training as a clinical and basic scientist has afforded Dr Rajasuriar the expertise to perform multidisciplinary research spanning basic, clinical and implementation studies. Her research focuses on understanding drivers of accelerated aging in people living with HIV and its interaction with functional aging outcomes. She is also invested in understanding how integrated HIV care can best be implemented in resource limited settings to promote healthy aging. Dr Rajasuriar has published extensively on the intersection of HIV and aging, and is an international leader in advancing the knowledge in this field, having delivered multiple plenaries at international forums, co-authored multiple opinion pieces and viewpoints as well as contributed to the development of consensus statements around this subject matter. Together with members of her team, she was instrumental in developing the first ECHO training program on HIV and Aging for the Asia Pacific region to advance capacity building for health professionals providing care for people with HIV. She is also the Principal Investigator of the only HIV and aging cohort in the Asia Pacific region studying aging from a multidimensional perspective, with over a decade of follow up (2014-2024). Dr Rajasuriar’s work is funded by various national and international funding bodies including the National Institutes of Health, US, the American Foundation for AIDS Research and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia. She has received multiple accolades including the Australia-APEC Women in Research Fellowship (2015), the Loreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Malaysia Fellowship (2016), the IAS Research-for-Cure Academy Fellowship (2018), the CIRA International Visiting Fellowship to Yale (2019), the Asian Universities Alliance (AUA) Scholars Award (2023) and most recently, the Fulbright Malaysian Scholar Award (2024).
show more »Senior Lecturer Department of Fiqh and Usul Academy of Islamic StudiesUniversity of Malaya+603-79676011zafran@um.edu.my€ Google Scholar : https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&view_op=list_works&alert_preview_top_rm=2&gml...€ Orcid : https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4693-1890
show more »Tan Maw Pin is Professor in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Malaya. She qualified from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. She received her postgraduate training in Internal Medicine at the Nottingham City Hospital and her higher specialist training in Geriatric Medicine at Newcastle upon Tyne. After working for two years as a consultant geriatrician at the Royal Victoria Infirmary and Freeman Hospital, she was appointed to an academic post at Universiti Malaya. She is the Principal Investigator of the Transforming Cognitive Frailty into Later Life Self-Sufficiency (AGELESS) programme which is funded by a Ministry of Higher Education Long Term Research Grant Scheme. Prof Tan is the immediate past President of the Malaysian Society of Geriatric Medicine and formerly the Honorary General Secretary of the College of Physicians of Malaysia. She is a member of the World Falls Guidelines Development Group, and a core member of the World Falls Society. In addition, she has founded the University of Malaya spin-off, ACT4Health Sdn Bhd, and as Medical Director of the Genting Dementia Day Care Centre and Managed Care Services Sdn Bhd.
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Abdullah, Muhammad Fazrin; Jauhari, Iswadi; Sabri, Mohd Faizul Mohd; Ghazali, Nik Nazri Nik (2025). A Novel Vertical Axis Parallel Turbines System for in-pipe Hydropower Generation: Conceptual Design and Preliminary Experiment. Energy Sources Part a-recovery Utilization and Environmental Effects
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Shaharudin, Mohd Rizaimy; Zailani, Suhaiza; Tan, Keah-Choon; Cross, James; Hotrawaisaya, Chattrarat (2025). Fostering Closed-loop Supply Chain Orientation by Leveraging Strategic Green Capabilities for Circular Economy Performance: Empirical Evidence from Malaysian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturing Firms. Environment Development and Sustainability
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Wong, Li Ping; Alias, Haridah; Tan, Sik-Loo; Sia, Thiam Eng; Saw, Aik (2025). An Exploration of Death Anxiety of Family Members of Silent Mentor Body Donation Program. Omega-journal of Death and Dying
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Altarturi, Hamza H. M.; Nor, Adibi Rahiman Md; Jaafar, Noor Ismawati; Anuar, Nor Badrul (2025). A Bibliometric and Content Analysis of Technological Advancement Applications in Agricultural E-commerce. Electronic Commerce Research
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Zhao, Yang; Hamidi, Mashitah; Abd Wahab, Haris (2025). Challenges of Palliative Care in Advanced Cancer Patients in The Chinese Mainland: a Qualitative Study. Omega-journal of Death and Dying
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS AS OF DATE 1905
LATEST AWARDED GRANT
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Aligning Leadership, Values and Outcomes: Examining Healthcare Professionals' Workplace Experiences in Malaysia and Australia
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Islamic Finance for Sustainability and Inclusivity: Navigating Through Economic Uncertainty
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Investigating The Digital Skills Gap: Development of Financial Digital Skills (fds) Framework
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Energy Price Shocks, Inflation Dynamics, and Industrial Performance in Indonesia
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The Role of Leader Morality and Sustainable Marketing, in Corporate Sustainability Performance: Comparison of Malaysia and Japan
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Technological Innovations for Advancing a Circular Economy in The Single-use Flexible Plastic Packaging Industry in Malaysia
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Building Psychological Readiness for Gen Z: a Cross-national Study of Compulsory Learning Modules in Malaysia and Taiwan
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Rural Youth Perception and Intention to Engage in Agri-entrepreneurshi
