Curriculum Vitae

DR. NUR MUSFIRAH BINTI MAHMUD

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Ophthalmology
    Faculty of Medicine

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, CELL BIOLOGY, CELL SIGNALLING

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

  • PENYELARAS CALON IJAZAH TINGGI SECARA PENYELIDIKAN
    01 Dec 2023 - 30 Nov 2024 (Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine)
  • 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 Data Quality Management (DQM)
    08 Aug 2023 - 07 Aug 2024 (University Malaya)
  • 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)
  • 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

  • EDITOR FOR THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (JUMMEC), BOARD MEMBER
    2020 to 2024 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • MSO-MyCEB Travel Grants
    The Malaysian Society of Ophthalmology (MSO) and The Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), 2023 (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 - 2023, International Funding
    Isolating And Characterizing Exosonmal Micrornas In Tear Fluid In Diabetic Retinopathy ( Co-Researcher)

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. (2023) Proposal Defence for Dr Loh Sze Lian - Outcomes of Bent Needle Ab-Interno Goniectomy in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Patient, University, (Reviewer)
  2. (2023) Proposal Defense for Dr Rachel Kamea -The Duration for Visual Acuity, Visual Field and Retinal Nerve Fiber Recovery Following Pituitary Endoscopic Decompression Surgery, University, (Reviewer)
  3. (2023) Proposal Defence for Dr Sylvester Wong - Hertel Exophthalmometry and Ocular Biometry Values in Adult Chinese Population in Malaysia, University, (Reviewer)
  4. (2023) Proposal Defence for Dr Sharon Yet -Evaluation of Effectiveness of Eye Lubrication Vs Simple Eye Toileting in Preventing Exposure Keratopathy Among Intensive Care Unit Patients., University, (Reviewer)
  5. (2023) Internal Examiner for Dr Aasiah Binti Ahmad Sharifudin, University, (Internal Examiner)
  6. (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

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • 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

Internal / External Course
INTERNAL COURSE- ORGANIZED BY PTJ
  1. UM EARLY RESEARCHER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAMME (UMERAP), Hotel Ve (09 Jun 2023 - 11 Jun 2023)
  2. UM STAR SERIES: EFFECTIVE TEACHING COMPLEMENTS IMPACTFUL RESEARCH, Microsoft Teams (24 May 2023 - 24 May 2023)
  3. PBL BASIC TUTOR WORKSHOP FOR UMMP PROGRAMME JUNE 2023, Cube, Aras 4, Fakulti Perubatan, Universiti Malaya (14 Jun 2023 - 15 Jun 2023)
  4. ACADEMIC WRITING, Zoom (17 Jul 2023 - 17 Jul 2023)
  5. MICROSOFT 365: TEAMS AND OTHER APPS: TIPS AND TRICKS, Microsoft Teams (18 Jul 2023 - 18 Jul 2023)
  6. EMERALD TEACHING AND LEARNING 2023, Universiti Malaya (07 Aug 2023 - 11 Aug 2023)
  7. EMERALD RESEARCH AND SUPERVISION 2023, Universiti Malaya (15 Aug 2023 - 17 Aug 2023)
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)