Dr. Nurshafarina serves as a senior lecturer in the Department of Building Surveying at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Housing, Building, and Planning (Building Surveying), a Master’s in Building Technology, and a PhD in Construction Materials and Technology, all conferred by Universiti Sains Malaysia. Before joining Universiti Malaya, Dr. Nurshafarina amassed considerable industry experience with a leading construction chemicals firm, where she specialized in designing sustainable concrete solutions and developing advanced chemical admixtures for both ready-mix and pre-cast concrete applications. Her research portfolio encompasses a breadth of cutting-edge construction technologies, with particular focus on sustainable cementitious materials, concrete admixtures and durability enhancement.

Academic Qualification: Universiti Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 2025 – Thesis with Distinction (Graduate on Time) Research Field: Health (Medicine) Specialisation: Medical Microbiology Master of Medical Science, 2021 Research Field: Medical Microbiology Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry), 2017   Publications: Niek, W. K., Teh, C. S. J., Idris, N., Sit, P. S., Lee, Y. Q., Thong, K. L., & Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, S. (2020). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia, 2003–2015: Comparative evaluation of changing trends in molecular epidemiology and clinical outcomes of infections. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 85, 104567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104567 Lee, Y. Q., Kamar, A. A., Velayuthan, R. D., Chong, C. W., & Teh, C. S. J. (2021). Clonal relatedness in the acquisition of intestinal carriage and transmission of multidrug resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli and its risk factors among preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Pediatrics & Neonatology, 62(2), 129-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedneo.2020.10.002 Teh, C. S. J., Lee, Y. Q., Kong, Z. X., Woon, J. J., Niek, W. K., Lau, M. Y., Idris, N., Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, S., Ho, P. F., and Por, L. Y. (2021). Development of a web-based multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) monitoring and transmission tracking system on the basis of microbiology and molecular characteristics. Journal of Taibah University for Science, 15(1): 303-311. doi:10.1080/16583655.2021.1978807 Lee, Y. Q., Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, S., Chong, C. W., Karunakaran, R., Vellasamy, K. M., Abdul Jabar, K., Kong, Z. X., Lau, M. Y., & Teh, C. S. J. (2022). Characterisation of non-carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae based on their clinical and molecular profile in Malaysia. Antibiotics, 11(11), 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11111670 Yap, P. S. X., Chong, C.W., Ponnampalavanar, S., Ramli, R., Harun, A., Tengku Jamaluddin, T. Z. M., Ahmed Khan, A., Ngoi, S. T., Lee, Y. Q., Lau, M. Y., Tan, S. C., Kong, Z. X., Woon, J. J., Mak, S. T., Abdul Jabar, K., Karunakaran, R., Ismail, Z., Salleh, S. A., Md Noor, S. S., Masri, S. N., Mohd Taib, N., Jasni, A. S., Tee, L. H., Leong, K. C., Lim, V. K. E., Abu Bakar, S., The, C. S. J. (2023). A multicentre study to determine the in vitroefficacy of flomoxef against extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli in Malaysia. PeerJ 11:e16393. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16393 Lee, Y. Q., Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar, S., Wong, J. H., Kong, Z. X., Ngoi, S. T., Karunakaran, R., Lau, M. Y., Abdul Jabar, K., & Teh, C. S. J. (2024). Investigation on the mechanisms of carbapenem resistance among the non-carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2024.1464816 Lau, M. Y., Ponnampalavanar, S., Chong, C. W., Dwiyanto, J., Lee, Y. Q., Woon, J. J., Kong, Z. X., Jasni, A. S., Lee, M. C. C., Obaidellah, U. H., & Teh, C. S. J. (2024). The Characterisation of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiand Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Teaching Hospital in Malaysia. Antibiotics, 13(11), 1107. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13111107 Li, F., Hooi, S. L., Choo, Y. M., Teh, C. S. J., Toh, K. Y., Lim, L. W. Z., Lee, Y. Q., Chong, C. W., & Ahmad Kamar, A. (2025). Progression of gut microbiome in preterm infants during the first three months. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 12104. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95198-1

Dr. Chiu Chee Kidd is an Associate Professor in University of Malaya and a Consultant Spine Surgeon in University Malaya Specialist Centre. He specializes in spinal surgery for patients with disorders of the thoracic and lumbar spine with focus on degenerative, deformity and traumatic pathologies. Dr. Chiu is an active member of numerous professional spine societies such as the Malaysian Spine Society (MSS), Asia Pacific Spine Society (APSS), AOSpine and Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). Dr. Chiu’s expertise was grounded on his research on spinal disorders and had published his researches in both local and international journals. His master’s degree thesis won the “Singapore Medical Journal Best Published Article of the Year”. His researches also won several awards in local and international conferences. Amongst them were the International Minimal Invasive Surgery Spine Congress Best Oral Paper Presentation Award, 4th International MSS Scientific Congress Best Research Award, Bioeconomy Innovation Award, PECIPTA 2017 Gold Award, Asia Pacific Spine Society & Asian Spine Journal Best Clinical Research Award, 47th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research English Presentation Award, 1st Annual Meeting of the Singapore Spine Society First Prize Award, Malaysian Spine Society Presidential Best Research Award, 48th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research Gold Prize English Presentation Award and Korean Society of Spine Surgery Best Paper Award. Dr. Chiu is a peer reviewer for several local and international journals such as Scientific Reports, PLoS ONE, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, Journal of Orthoapedic Surgery, Asian Spine Journal, Journal of Investigative Surgery, Clinical Interventions in Aging, Current Medical Research & Opinion and Medical Devices Evidence and Research. He had been awarded as the “top ten reviewer” by Journal of Orthoapedic Surgery.