In 2017,  after completing my PhD at The University of Sydney, I joined the Pharmacology Department, Universiti Malaya as a senior lecturer. My research interest is in groups of molecules secreted during cellular stress, injury, and inflammation called damage-associated molecular pattern molecules (DAMPs). They have been implicated in the pathogenesis of various inflammatory diseases and cancer. My aim is to better understand their secretory pathway(s) and the mechanism(s) by which they contribute to cancer development and progression, especially in colorectal cancer. I hope that with more profound knowledge in these areas, more future studies will be conducted, paving the way for discovering novel pathways that can be targeted to combat cancer.  In addition to my interest in inflammation and cancer research, I am also passionate about teaching.  I am involved in teaching Pharmacology subjects for various Bachelor degree courses including Dentistry, Nursing, Medicine, and Biomedical Science. I am also the coordinator of Biomedical Science in the Pharmacology department. 

Associate Professor Ir. Dr. TING Hua Nong obtained his Bachelor, Master and PhD degree from University of Technology Malaysia, Malaysia. He is a Chartered Engineer of Engineering Council, UK and a member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET). He is a Professional Engineer (Ir) with the Board of Engineers Malaysia. He is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya. He is a Visiting Professor at Jining Medical University, Shandong Province, China. He has active research collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Southeast University and Jining Medical University. His research expertise and areas of research are speech analysis and processing and recognition, image processing and recognition, Artificial Intelligence, deep learning, and dielectric measurement with specific AI application in cancer research, cardiovascular diseases and respiratory diseases. He has completed supervision of 7 PhD students, 3 Master students by research and 19 Master students by coursework. Currently, he is supervising 8 PhD students and 4 Master students. He has published more than 30 ISI-indexed and Scopus-indexed journal articles and 30 conference proceedings. His articles appear in high impact factor journals such as Expert Systems with Applications, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, IEEE Access, Journal of Cancer and Journal of Voice. He has obtained several internal research grants of University of Malaya such as Short-Term Grant (PGP), University of Malaya Research Grant (UMRG), Research University (RU) grant and external research grants such as Science fund, UKM internal grant with a total of more than RM 1.35 million. He was involved as the technical programme committee and organizing committee in more than 25 national and international conferences. He has been an invited speaker for a few international conferences in China and Taiwan. He was actively involved as reviewer for more than 15 journals and 110 conferences, internal and external research grant proposals and postgraduate theses. He was a member of the Publicity Committee for International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) in 2018-2022. He was member of the Asia Pacific Working Group, IFMBE in 2015-2018. He was a recipient of the IFBME Asia Pacific Research Networking Fellowship in 2012. Currently, he is collaborating with academicians from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Southeast University, Guangxi Medical University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Swinburne University of Technology, Australia.     

Associate Professor Dr. Noor Adwa's research investigates the convergence of auditing, governance, and financial reporting, employing qualitative methods (interviews) and quantitative approaches (archives and surveys), alongside diverse theoretical frameworks (institutional, legitimacy, power, attribution, and agency). Her research covers subjects such as digitalisation (audit data analytics and artificial intelligence), sustainability assurance, the efficacy of audit committees and other boards, audit quality, the effectiveness of internal audits, external audit legislation, and auditor reporting. She has authored multiple peer-reviewed research articles and co-authored books and book chapters. Her work aims to advance the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions; and SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals.