Resume

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Ministry of Health 
June 1997 – May 2000Medical and Health Officer, Ministry of Health, MALAYSIA  
Universiti Sains Malaysia 
June 2000 – April 2005Trainee medical lecturer, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), MALAYSIA
June 2005 – December 2012Medical lecturer (Epidemiology and Biostatics), School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, MALAYSIA
2021 – 2024Head, Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, USM
Jan 2012 – Aug 2023Associate Professor (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) DU56 Universiti Sains Malaysia
1 Sept 2023 – CurrentProfessor VK7 Universiti Sains Malaysia
1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2026Coordinator, Digital Health and Profession Research Cluster, PPSP
1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2026Research Coordinator for Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia
1 Jan 2024 – 31 Dec 2026Head, Research Advancement Cluster (Health), Universiti Sains Malaysia
Other appointments 
2019 – 2021Sessional Lecturer for ETM5950 (Data Analytics in Business) School of Business Monash University Malaysia
2023 – currentAdjunct Professor, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University
GrantDetailsAmount  
Cost for Raising a Child with Disability in Malaysia  Sponsor: UNICEF Duration: 1 Apr 2026 – 30 March 2027  RM1,200,000.00
ASEAN Research Collaborative Fund (ARCF)Sponsor: ASEAN Medical Schools Network and National University of  Singapore Duration: 2025USD10,000
  A Scalable Solution for Supporting Informal Stroke Caregivers in Malaysia: Systematic Development and Feasibility Study (Newton-Ungku Omar Fund)  Sponsor: MRC, UK And Ministry of Education, Malaysia Duration: 1/1/2020 – 31/12/2022 Role: Principal investigator    RM478,000.00 or GBP100,000 (Total of GBP200,000 awarded to UK and Malaysia)
Elucidating the Roles of Digital Mammography and Clinical Data in Machine Learning to Detect Breast Cancer (FRGS)Sponsor: Ministry of Education Duration: 1/9/2019 – 31/12/2023 Role: Principal investigator  RM138,000.00
The performance of deep learning to detect breast cancer using mammograms (NVIDIA Academic Hardware Grant)  Sponsor: NVIDIA Duration: 10/3/2022 – 10/3/2023 Role: Principal Investigator  USD1200.00 (RM5526.00)
Probability of Cardiovascular Disease and Assessing the Predictive Effect of Job Stress on CVD Risk: A Study Among Healthcare Providers Using the Framingham and Globorisk Scores ([RUI (Individual)]      Sponsor: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) 1001/PPSP/8012359 Duration: 1/1/2019 – 31/12/2023 Role: Principal investigator  RM42000.00
Modelling Trend and Prognostic Factors of Stroke Outcomes in Malaysia (Bridging Grant)  Sponsor: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) 304/PPSP/6316141 Duration: 25/1/2018 – 24/1/2019 Role: Principal investigator  RM9875.00
  The Omega -3 And Omega-3 Index Blood Levels And Their Association With Demographic, Clinical Characteristics, Fasting Blood Sugar And Lipid Profiles Among Health Staffs Population [RUI (Individual)]               Sponsor: Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Duration: 1/1/2009 – 30/6/2011 Role: Principal investigator  RM82775.00
The Validation of The Audit Of Dependent Diabetes Quality Of Life (ADDQOL) Questionaire, Malay Version           USM [Short Term Grant]    Sponsor: USM (304/PPSP/6131293) Duration: 1/4/2004 – 31/3/2006 Role: Principal investigator  RM12685.00
A Comparison of Audit of Diabetes Dependent Quality of Life (ADDQOL) Scores between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Who Are on Combined Treatment of Insulin and Oral Hypoglycemic Agents Versus Those Who Are on Oral Hypoglycemic Agents Only            Insentif             Sponsor: USM Duration: 24/11/2009 – 23/11/2010 Role: Principal investigatorRM5000.00
 TOTALRM2,013,816.00