Curriculum Vitae

DR. NUR MUSFIRAH BINTI MAHMUD

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Ophthalmology
    Faculty of Medicine
  • musfirah
  • 0379677576

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PH.D, (Philosophy)
    Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK
  • BSC (HONS), (BIOMOLECULAR SCIENCE)
    Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
  • DIP., (MICROBIOLOGY)
    Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Coordinator
    01 Nov 2024 - 31 Oct 2026 (Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Task Force Member
    14 Aug 2024 - 13 Aug 2025 (Faculty)
  • PENYELARAS CALON IJAZAH TINGGI SECARA PENYELIDIKAN
    01 Dec 2023 - 30 Nov 2024 (Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Coordinator
    03 Sep 2024 - 06 Sep 2024 (National)
  • Representative from the Department of Ophthalmology for Organisasi Keselamatan Kebakaran (OKK)
    15 Aug 2023 - 14 Aug 2024 (Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Department of Ophthalmology Committee Member for Malaysian Society for Quality in Health (MSQH)
    08 Aug 2023 - 07 Aug 2024 (University Malaya)
  • Head of Visibility Unit for the Department of Ophthalmology
    12 Jul 2023 - 11 Jul 2024 (Department)
  • Task Force Member
    16 Jan 2024 - 17 Jan 2024 (National)
  • The 7th Ophthalmology Basic Science Examination (MEDEX) Preparatory Course 2023
    26 Apr 2023 - 28 Dec 2023 (International)
  • Committee Members
    09 Oct 2023 - 10 Oct 2023 (Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Committee Members
    20 Sep 2023 - 20 Sep 2023 (Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • PENGAWAS UJIAN AKHIR POSTING (BERTULIS) BAGI POSTING C DAN D, PERINGKAT 3.1, MBBS, SESI 2022/2023
    20 Jun 2023 - 20 Jun 2023 (Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Panel Penemuduga bagi Kemasukan ke Program Pengajian Peringkat Ijazah Sarjana Muda
    15 Jun 2023 - 15 Jun 2023 (Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • MALAYSIAN SOCIETY FOR EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES (MYSEV), MEMBER
    2024 to 2025 (National)
  • MALAYSIAN SOCIETY FOR BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, MEMBER
    2024 to 2024 (National)
  • EDITOR FOR THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (JUMMEC), BOARD MEMBER
    2020 to 2024 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Mso-Myceb Travel Grants
    2023, The Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology (MSO) and The Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB),  (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Mahmud, Nur Musfirah; Paraoan, Luminita; Khaliddin, Nurliza; Kamalden, Tengku Ain (2022). Thymoquinone in Ocular Neurodegeneration: Modulation of Pathological Mechanisms via Multiple Pathways, FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE. 16. doi:10.3389/fncel.2022.786926
  2. Paraoan, L., Sharif, U., Carlsson, E., Supharattanasitthi, W., Mahmud, N. M., Kamalden, T. A., . . . Grierson, I. (2020). Secretory proteostasis of the retinal pigmented epithelium: Impairment links to age-related macular degeneration. Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 79, 24. doi: 10.1016/j.preteyeres.2020.100859
  3. Sharif, Umar; Mahmud, Nur Musfirah; Kay, Paul; Yang, Yit C.; Harding, Simon P.; Grierson, Ian; Kamalden, Tengku Ain; Jackson, Malcolm J.; Paraoan, Luminita (2019). Advanced glycation end products-related modulation of cathepsin L and NF-kappa B signalling effectors in retinal pigment epithelium lead to augmented response to TNF alpha, JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 23(1), 405-416. doi:10.1111/jcmm.13944

RESEARCH PROJECT

International
  1. 2020 - 2025, International Funding
    Isolating And Characterizing Exosonmal Micrornas In Tear Fluid In Diabetic Retinopathy ( Co-Researcher)
University
  1. 2024 - 2026, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
    Elucidating the Role of Small Extracellular Vesicles-derived microRNA as A Risk Factor for PreDiabetes ( Principal Investigator(PI))

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Increase expression of miR-15a as an early biomarker for diabetic macular oedema, The 38th Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress, The Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (International) (23 Feb 2023 - 26 Mar 2023)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Circulating miR-15a as a potential marker for diabetic retinopathy, The 38th Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress, Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (International) (23 Feb 2023 - 26 Mar 2023)
  2. INCREASE EXPRESSION OF MIR-15A AS AN EARLY BIOMARKER FOR DIABETIC MACULAR OEDEMA, The 38th Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress, The Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (International) (23 Feb 2023 - 26 Feb 2023)
  3. Modulation of cathepsin L expression and NF-kB signalling pathway effectors by advanced glycation end-products in retinal pigment epithelial cells, 2016 ARVO Annual Meeting, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (International) (01 May 2016 - 05 May 2016)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2024) Phd Proposal Defence_amirah Nabilah Binti Abdullah @ Zakaria, University, (Reviewer)
  2. (2023) Internal Examiner for Dr Aasiah Binti Ahmad Sharifudin, University, (Internal Examiner)
  3. (2023) Internal Examiner for Dr Fadzilah Hanim Bt Rahim, University, (Internal Examiner)

TEACHING

Master
  1. (2023) MSD27700 - Advanced Clinical Training
  2. (2023) MSD27300 - Intermediate Clinical Training
Bachelor
  1. (2023) MIA - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery

PATENT/IPR

  • METHOD FOR ISOLATING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES
    PATENT

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Penemuduga Kemasukan Pelajar Baharu Program MBBS Saluran Terbuka (Satu) dan Antarabangsa, Sesi 2024/2025, (02 Sep 2024 - 02 Sep 2024) (University)
  • Kejohanan Bola Jaring Antara Fakulti, Universiti Malaya, (20 Jul 2024 - 20 Jul 2024) (University)
  • Temuduga Kemasukan Pelajar Baharu Program MBBS Saluran Terbuka Upu, Sesi 2024/2025, (10 Jun 2024 - 10 Jun 2024) (University)
  • Moderator for Medex Preparatory Course 2024, (25 Mar 2024 - 27 Mar 2024) (National)
  • Coordinator for Ummc World Diabetes Day'S Eye Screening, (06 Nov 2023 - 09 Nov 2023) (University)
  • Committee Member for World Sight Day Ummc 2023, (02 Oct 2023 - 06 Oct 2023) (University)
  • Mykidney Launch and Fun Run, (13 Apr 2019 - 13 Apr 2019) (National)

COURSE ATTENDED

External Course
NATIONAL
  1. VIVA Defense Workshop, Faculty of Medicine (07 Jun 2018 - 07 Jun 2018)
  2. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Refresher Workshop, Series 1/2023, Online Platform (15 Mar 2023 - 15 Mar 2023)
  3. Introduction To Clinical Audit Workshop, The Cube, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya (25 Mar 2023 - 25 Mar 2023)
  4. Live Webinar Series: Breakfast@UMHealth 1)Introduction to the Intracellular Social Media 2) Stakeholder Engagement in Researc, Online Platform (10 May 2023 - 10 May 2023)
INTERNATIONAL
  1. 5th International Conference on Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Online Platform (07 Jun 2022 - 09 Jun 2022)
  2. Droplet Digital PCR World 2022, Online Platform (24 May 2022 - 24 May 2022)
  3. 38th Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (23 Feb 2023 - 26 Feb 2023)
  4. International Seminar for Authors, Reviewers and Editors of Medical Journals 2023, Universiti Putra Malaysia (21 Jul 2023 - 23 Jul 2023)
  5. Questionnaire Validity & Reliability Workshop, Online Platform (07 Sep 2023 - 07 Sep 2023)
  6. Basic Statistics In The Healthcare & Biological Sciences - Made Simple, Online Platform (06 Dec 2023 - 06 Dec 2023)
Internal / External Course
INTERNAL COURSE- ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. UM STAR SERIES: EFFECTIVE TEACHING COMPLEMENTS IMPACTFUL RESEARCH, Microsoft Teams (24 May 2023 - 24 May 2023)
  2. PBL BASIC TUTOR WORKSHOP FOR UMMP PROGRAMME JUNE 2023, Cube, Aras 4, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Malaya (14 Jun 2023 - 15 Jun 2023)
  3. UM EARLY RESEARCHER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMME (UMERAP), Hotel Ve (09 Jun 2023 - 11 Jun 2023)
  4. MICROSOFT 365: TEAMS AND OTHER APPS: TIPS AND TRICKS, Microsoft Teams (18 Jul 2023 - 18 Jul 2023)
  5. ACADEMIC WRITING, Zoom (17 Jul 2023 - 17 Jul 2023)
  6. EMERALD RESEARCH AND SUPERVISION 2023, Universiti Malaya (15 Aug 2023 - 17 Aug 2023)
  7. EMERALD TEACHING AND LEARNING 2023, Universiti Malaya (07 Aug 2023 - 11 Aug 2023)
  8. ESSENTIALS OF TEACHING & LEARNING FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 21 & 22 FEBRUARY 2024 , Bilik Fakulti, Aras 5, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Malaya. (21 Feb 2024 - 22 Feb 2024)
  9. FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 30TH NOVEMBER 2023, Bilik Fakulti, Aras 5, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Malaya (30 Nov 2023 - 30 Nov 2023)
  10. RESEARCH INDUCTION WORKSHOP FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS (ECR), FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UM 2024, Cube, Aras 4, Fakulti Perubatan (24 Apr 2024 - 24 Apr 2024)
  11. CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING, Cube, Level 4, Faculty of Medicine (22 Jul 2024 - 23 Jul 2024)
  12. GRANT PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS (ECR), FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UM 2024, Cube, Aras 4, Fakulti Perubatan (07 Aug 2024 - 08 Aug 2024)
  13. FACILITATING SKILLS LEARNING IN COMPETENCY-BASED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS EDUCATION 15 AUGUST 2024, Cube, Aras 4, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Malaya (15 Aug 2024 - 15 Aug 2024)
  14. EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER (ECR) TRAINING WORKSHOP, Cube, Level 4, Faculty of Medicine (02 Oct 2024 - 02 Oct 2024)