PROFESSOR DR. ZILFALIL BIN ALWI 

Current Position:  

Senior Consultant Pediatrician & Clinical Geneticist

Professor of Medical Genetics (VK6 / Jusa B)

Human Genome Center

School of Medical Sciences

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Research Interest:  

1) Pediatrics

2) Clinical Genetics

3) Population Genomics

Research Recognition and Achievements: 

1) The UNESCO Chair in Human Genetics on Thalassaemia (2022-2026)

2) Joint-chairman, Global Globin Network (GGN) (2016-present)

3) Board of Directors, Human Variome Project International (HVP), (2014-present)

Appointed as a member of the board of directors of Human Variome Project International, which is based in Newcastle, United Kingdom.

4) Fellow of the Academy of Medicine Malaysia (2014-present).

5) Chief Editor, MyHVP Newsletter, (2014-present)

6) Academy of Medicine Malaysia, College of Paediatrics;  Council member (2013- present)

7) Chief Editor Malaysian Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health (2010 – 2011, 2011 -present)

8) Head, Malaysian Node of the Human Variome Project (MyHVP)

(2010-present) HVP is a global effort focusing on the collection, collation and curation of the genomic variations of all the world ethnic groups for all to use.

9) Founding & current President Malaysian Society of Human Genetics (2012 –2016, 2019-2021)

10) Academy of Medicine Malaysia, College of Pathologist, Advisor, Genetic Pathology Specialty Committee (2018-2021)

11) Chief Editor Malaysian Journal of Human Genetics (2020)

12) Chief Editor, GENETIK, Official Bulletin of the Genetics Society of Malaysia (2004 – 2010, 2011 -2017)

13) Vice-President, Genetics Society of Malaysia (2011 -2016)

14) Malaysian Expert Recognized By UNESCO (2016)

Listed by the Malaysian Permanent Delegation to UNESCO Paris as one of the experts from Malaysia recognized by UNESCO, in recognition of his contribution to the Human Variome Project (HVP) and the appointment as the joint-chairman of Global Globin 2020 Challenge (GG2020)

15) Co-chairman, International Confideration of Countries Advisory Council (ICCAC) Human Variome Project (2014)

16)  Kesatria award; Appointed as the Ambassador or Industrial Champion (for Scientific Convention) for Malaysia’s Convention and Exhibition Bureau (MyCeb), Ministry of Tourism Malaysia. (2013)

Researcher Profile:

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-5055-7892 

Researcher ID (Publons): EJN-2501-2022 

Scopus Author ID: 6507377118 

Google Scholar: wqDEcRoAAAAJ 

USM Experts: https://bit.ly/3MWdAUc

Other Researcher Platform:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zilfalil-alwi-b7542647/ 

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bin-Zilfalil 

Contact details:  

Telephone: +6097673000 extn 6531 / +60199875767 

e-mail: zilfalil@usm.my / zilfalil@gmail.com

Address: Human Genome Center, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MALAYSIA