Research Area: Dietetics; Clinical Nutrition; Nutrition Education; Diabetes Nutrition; Metabolic Obesity; Glycemic Index, Ramadan Nutrition Plan

EDUCATION AND CAREER GROWTH

Tertiary Education

• 2009: PhD (Dietetics) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

• 2002: BS Hons. (Dietetics) Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Fellowship and Research Internship

• 2015-2016: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Joslin Diabetes Centre, Harvard Medical School

• 2011: Research Scholar, SCOPE (Specialization Certification of Obesity Practice), International Association of the Study of Obesity, University of Cambridge UK.

• 2009: Visiting Scientist, University of Toronto, Canada

• 2005: Visiting Scientist, Royal Children Hospital Melbourne

Academic Appointments

• 2015- current: Associate Professor, Department of Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, UPM

• 2009 - 2014: Senior Lecturer, Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, UPM

• 2004-2008: Tutor, Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, UPM

LEADERSHIP ROLES

University Level

• 2022-present: Deputy Dean Academic (Health Sciences) and Students Affairs, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM.

• 2019-2022: Deputy Dean Academic (Health Sciences) and Students’ Affairs, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM.

• 2022-present: Member, Research Group of Diabetes, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM

• 2018-present: Research Associate, Institute for Social Sciences Study, UPM

• 2014-present: Research Members, Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM

• 2017-2019: Dietetics Program Coordinator, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM

• 2009-2015: Dietetics Program Professional Dietetics Internship Training, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. UPM.

Clinical Works

• 2020-present: Lead clinical dietitian, Metabolic Obesity Surgery Clinic, Teaching Hospital Universiti Putra Malaysia (HPUPM)

• 2019-present: Lead research dietitian for DEWI (Diabetes in Women Initiative) project, Diabetes Clinic, Hospital Serdang, Selangor Malaysia

• 2014-2018: Clinical dietitian, Pediatric Diabetes Clinic, Hospital Serdang, Selangor Malaysia

• 2003-2004: Clinical dietitian, University Malaya Medical Centre

Professional Societies

• 2022-present: Council Member, Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society

• 2018-present: Malaysian Dietitians' Association

• 2010-2014: Council Member, Malaysian Dietitians' Association

CONTRIBUTIONS AND RECOGNITIONS

International

• Expert Panel Member, Pre-diabetes program, Global Nestle Research Centre, Switzerland

• Expert Panel Member, International Diabetes Federation and Diabetes and Ramadan Alliance

• Active Reviewer, Diabetes and Ramadan (New Edition), IDF School of Diabetes

• Associate Editor for Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Review (Indexed in Scopus).

• Guest Editor, Nutrition Management of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Special Issue, Nutrient (Q1)

Led the Ramadan Nutrition Plan for Dietitians and Nutritionists IDF-DAR (involving the UK, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Indonesia, and Singapore)

• Scientific Committee, Asia-Oceania and MASO, Obesity Conference 2021

National

• Council Member, Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society

• Council Member, Malaysian Dietitians' Association.

• Chair, Medical Nutrition Therapy for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Development Group, Malaysian Dietitian

• Member, Task Force of Dietetics Education, Malaysian Dietitian Association, Malaysia

• Expert Committee Member, Healthy Choice Logo, Ministry of Health Malaysia

• Expert Panel Member, MyChoice Program, Ministry of Health Malaysia

• Technical Working Group, Malaysian Dietary Guideline 2021 Development Group, Ministry of Health Malaysia

• Technical Working Group, Health Nutrition Education Resources for optimizing Gestational Weight Gain for Prevention of GDM in Malaysia, UPM and Ministry of Health Malaysia

• Training the trainers, Clinical Practice Guidelines for Adults Diabetes, Ministry of Health and Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society

• Technical Working Group for Maternal Dietary Guidelines for Malaysian (Group Leader for Energy Intake), August 2022 – present

• Technical Working Group, Malaysian Dietary Guideline for Vegetarian, Development Group (Carbohydrate), Ministry of Health Malaysia, 2022-present

• Scientific Committee, Malaysian Diabetes Educators Conference (MDEC), annual conference 2022

• Scientific Committee, Malaysian Dietitian Association Annual Conference 2022

Industry Partnership

• Expert Panel Member, Diabetes Lifestyle Program, Collaboration of Diabetes Professional Societies and Abbott Nutrition, Malaysia

• Advisory Board, Ryzodeg for Diabetes Nutrition Section, Novo Nordisk, Malaysia

• Expert Panel, MERCK for pre-diabetes program

• Regular Speaker for Abbot Nutrition, Nestle Health Sciences, and Novo Nordisk Malaysia