Dr. Nurzatil Sharleeza is a senior lecturer at Department of Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya. She obtained her Bachelor and Doctoral degrees in the field of Biotechnology from The University of Queensland, Australia. 

She worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at CEBAR UM for 2.5 years and then at the Academy of Sciences Malaysia as a project manager for the Malaysia Open Science Platform (MOSP). Although no longer managing the Project, Dr Nurzatil is still attached to Open Science as a member of MOSP Technical Committee (Policy), a member of UM Open Science Steering Committee and the UM Open Science Coordinator. Dr Nurzatil was a member of Global Young Academies Working Group on Open Science, and led the FAIR Data Stewardship Guidelines for Reproducibility in Biodiversity Research project. Currently, she is a member of International Data Policy Committee (IDPC) CODATA and project manager for OPEN-ASIA ERASMUS+ project. She recently published a book chapter Malaysia's Leadership in Open Science in ASEAN Countries.

Dr Nurzatil's research interests include social and governance of emerging technology, food and farm systems and Responsible Research Innovation. Her recent publications include Building Public Trust and Acceptance Towards Spray-on RNAi Biopesticides: Lessons from Current Ethical, Legal and Social Discourses and Assessing the Benefits and Harms of RNAi-based Pesticides Through the Lens of Islamic Bioethics. In addition to this, Dr Nurzatil is a co-founder of Citizen Science Banana Hunter project. This project receives funding from Gates Foundation and it aims to train new Citizen Scientists to document wild banana occurences in Malaysia. Besides a researcher, Dr Nurzatil is an educator at Universiti Malaya. She is leading the Think-Prompt-Reflect project, which introduced AI-based continuous assessment through various assignments such as podcasts, policy briefs, and movie review and critiques for use in classes.