Vishna Devi A/P V Nadarajah



Salutation
Professor

School/Centre
School of Medicine

Department
Internal Medicine

Appointment
Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic

Position
Professor

Email
vishnadevi_nadarajah@imu.edu.my



Education

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MHPE (Health Professions Education), 2014 University of Maastricht
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PhD (Biochemistry), 2001 University of Cambridge
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BSc (Hons) (Biochemistry), 1994 University Malaya

Research Funding
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Analysis of perception about basic concepts, pedagogy and construction of microlearning contents among the faculty and students in medical and health sciences IMU Internal Research Grant | 2023-06-30 - 31 Jul 2024
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An Exploratory Study on International Medical Student Experiences in Health Professions Learning Environment IMU Internal Research Grant | 2023-05-22 - 30 Aug 2023
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Evaluation of Operating Theatre – Virtual Reality Experience (OT -VR) to enhance student clinical learning experience. IMU Internal Research Grant | 2022-06-01 - 30 Apr 2024

Publications

Research Articles

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Faculty perceptions of microlearning in health professions education: a mixed method analysis of implementation factors INT J MED EDUC 2025
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ASPIRE-to-excellence: A framework for developing innovative and inspirational approaches to health professions education MEDICAL TEACHER 2025
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Aspiration to admission: Widening access to medical education: AMEE Guide No. 181 MEDICAL TEACHER 2025
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’t Hoen, PAC, van Ommen, G.-JB, and Aartsma-Rus, AM (2013). Low dystrophin levels increase survival and improve muscle pathology and function in dystrophin/utrophin double-knockout mice FASEB J 2025
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A Guide to Peer Coaching for Health Professions Educators THE CLINICAL TEACHER 2025
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van PM, Chaouch A, Garrood P, Straub V, Lochmuller H, Ginjaar HB, artsma-Rus AM, van Ommen GJ, den Dunnen JT,‘t Hoen PA (2011) Serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) as a biomarker for monitoring disease progression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) NEUROMUSCUL DISORD 2025
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Inclusive assessment in health professions education: Balancing global goals and local contexts MEDICAL EDUCATION 2025
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The importance characteristics for veterinary workplace clinical training (WCT) in a distributive curriculum, from the perspectives of students, academics, and clinical supervisors JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION 2024
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Health professions students’ acceptance and readiness for learning analytics: lessons for educators BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2024
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The importance of student preparedness characteristics for veterinary workplace clinical training (WCT) in a distributive curriculum, from the perspectives of students … JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION 2024
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The Importance Characteristics for Veterinary Workplace Clinical Training (WCT) in a Distributive Curriculum, from the Perspectives of Students, Academics, and Clinical Supervisors JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION 2024
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Managing assessment during curriculum change: Ottawa Consensus Statement MEDICAL TEACHER 2024
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A 3-D interactive microbiology laboratory via virtual reality for enhancing practical skills SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 2024
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Solving the complex problem of faculty evaluation MEDICAL EDUCATION 2024
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The state of Continuing Professional Development in East and Southeast Asia among the medical practitioners THE ASIA PACIFIC SCHOLAR 2024
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in Promoting Community of Practice CHARACTER BUILDING AND COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT IN MEDICAL AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION: THE FIRST BIENNIAL INDONESIAN MEDICAL AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION CONFERENCE 2023
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Faculty perceptions regarding an individually tailored, flexible length, outcomes-based curriculum for undergraduate medical students KOREAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2023
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Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities and Challenges in Health Professions Education. INTERNATIONAL E-JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE & EDUCATION 2023
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Supporting validity: steps to contextualise applications for technology and assessment, for learning MEDEDPUBLISH 2023
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Integration of leadership training in the medical and health profession education curricula JURNAL PENDIDIKAN KEDOKTERAN INDONESIA: THE INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2023
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Clinical supervisors' and students' perspectives on preparedness for veterinary workplace clinical training: An international study VETERINARY RECORD 2023
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Inclusion in global health professions education communities through many lenses MEDICAL TEACHER 2023
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A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Preclinical Students in Learning Clinical and Communication Skills at a Simulation Centre MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR 2023
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Remote online open book examinations: through the lenses of faculty and students in health professions programmes BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2023
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Rating and ranking preparedness characteristics important for veterinary workplace clinical training: a novel application of pairwise comparisons and the Elo algorithm FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE 2023
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Communication skills in primary care settings: aligning student and patient voices EDUCATION FOR PRIMARY CARE 2023
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Synthesis and perspectives from the Ottawa 2022 conference on the assessment of competence MEDICAL TEACHER 2023
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Piloting Online" Think Aloud" Sessions to Support Clinical Learning During the Pandemic. EDUCATION IN MEDICINE JOURNAL 2022
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Implications of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic for primary care AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH 2022
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Implications of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic for primary care AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH 2022
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Piloting Online" Think Aloud" Sessions to Support Clinical Learning During the Pandemic. EDUCATION IN MEDICINE JOURNAL 2022
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Community Service and its Learning Values: Perceptions of Undergraduate Pharmacy Students INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 2022
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Stakeholder perspectives on veterinary student preparedness for workplace clinical training–a qualitative study BMC VETERINARY RESEARCH 2022
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Using Learning Theories to Develop a Veterinary Student Preparedness Toolkit for Workplace Clinical Training FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE 2022
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Self-regulated learning practice of undergraduate students in health professions programs FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE 2022
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Technology enhanced assessment: Ottawa consensus statement and recommendations MEDICAL TEACHER 2022
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Co-creating scholarship through collaborative writing in health professions education: AMEE Guide No. 143 MEDICAL TEACHER 2022
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Entrustable professional activities in undergraduate dental education: A practical model for development and validation EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION 2022
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Adaptive leadership during challenging times: Effective strategies for health professions educators: AMEE Guide No. 148 MEDICAL TEACHER 2022
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An exploratory study on the challenges faced and coping strategies used by preclinical medical students during the COVID-19 crisis KOREAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022
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Mind your language: the importance of english language skills in an International Medical Programme (IMP) BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022
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Promoting inclusivity in health professions education publishing MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022
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Investing in scholarship for health professions education: learning from the past to move into the future MEDICAL TEACHER 2021
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Investing in scholarship for health professions education: learning from the past to move into the future MEDICAL TEACHER 2021
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8 Assuring Equivalence UNDERSTANDING ASSESSMENT IN MEDICAL EDUCATION THROUGH QUALITY ASSURANCE 2021
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EASI framework: implementation of an online clinical and communication skills teaching SOUTH-EAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2021
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Usefulness of AMBOSS enhanced e-learning in COVID situation: feedback from medical students SOUTH-EAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2021
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Qualitative study on the lifelong learning orientation of pharmacy graduates SOUTH-EAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2021
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Utility of online clinical teaching: an analysis of feedback from students SOUTH-EAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2021
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Developing a professionalism Education Framework at the Institutional Level with Multidisciplinary Consensus EDUCATION IN MEDICINE JOURNAL 2021
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An analysis of health science students’ preparedness and perception of interactive virtual laboratory simulation MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR 2021
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‘Surviving to thriving’: Leading health professions’ education through change, crisis & uncertainty Asia Pacific Scholar 2021
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Veterinary Education during Covid-19 and Beyond—Challenges and Mitigating Approaches Animals 2021
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Gender and medical education authorship: Moving forward comfortably with necessary conversations. Medical education 2021
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Evaluation of immediate impact of Faculty Development Programme using a pretest–post-test study design format INNOVATION AND EDUCATION 2021
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Improving the learning process in anatomy practical sessions of chiropractic program using e-learning tool Translational Research in Anatomy 2021
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Masterclass: Technology and Assessment HTTPS://PADLET. COM/VIKTORIA_JOYNES/2DIZTDBK3DZFQW61 2020
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Self-reported perception of a Dedicated research semester in Pharmacy curriculum in enhancing research competencies THE ASIA PACIFIC SCHOLAR 2020
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Quality assurance in education: perception of undergraduate health professions students in a Malaysian university Korean Journal of Medical Education 2020
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Development of and First Experiences with a Framework (EASI) for Options and Implementation Opportunities for Online Clinical and Communication Skills Learning JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT 2020
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‘Being international is always a good thing’: A multicentre interview study on ethics in international medical education Medical education 2020
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Transfer of knowledge, skills and confidence from a faculty development programme for health professions educators into practice Medical teacher 2020
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Capturing the wisdom of the crowd: health professions’ educators meet at a virtual world café Perspectives on medical education 2020
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Study of the impact of objective structured laboratory examination to evaluate students’ practical competencies Journal of Biological Education 2020
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Twelve tips for developing a global community of scholars in health professions education Medical teacher 2020
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Educating universal professionals or global physicians? A multi-centre study of international medical programmes design Medical teacher 2020
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Turning around a medical education conference: Ottawa 2020 in the time of COVID‐19 Medical education 2020
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IMoCC–Measure of cultural competence among medical students in the Malaysian context Medical teacher 2020
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Admission policies and methods at crossroads: a review of medical school admission policies and methods in seven Asian countries Korean journal of medical education 2020
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Virtual speed mentoring in challenging times The Clinical Teacher 2020
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Practical Considerations for Online Open Book Examinations in Remote Settings MEDEDPUBLISH 2020
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Twelve tips for institutional approach to outcome-based education in health professions programmes Medical teacher 2019
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Building a database for curriculum mapping and analytics MEDEDPUBLISH 2019
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Validation of a ‘work readiness scale’for health professional (HP) graduates Medical teacher 2019
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Pharmacy Students’ Perceptions of Reflective Portfolios and their Effect on Students’ Deep Information-Processing Skills American journal of pharmaceutical education 2019
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Development and validation of a script concordance test (SCT) to evaluate ethical reasoning ability among first and fifth year students in a medical school Journal of Academic Ethics 2019
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Lessons learnt from the development and implementation of an online assessment system for medical science programmes Medical Science Educator 2019
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Student evaluation of the learning environment in an undergraduate pharmacy programme: lessons for educators Medical teacher 2019
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Twelve tips for enhancing student engagement Medical teacher 2019
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Development of an institutional assessment framework. Medical education 2018
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Drug‐like dietary vanilloids induce anticancer activity through proliferation inhibition and regulation of bcl‐related apoptotic proteins Phytotherapy Research 2018
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Assessment of attitudes for interprofessional team working and knowledge of health professions competencies for final year health professional students The Asia Pacific Scholar 2018
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Personal domains assessed in multiple mini interviews (MMIs) for healthcare student selection: A narrative synthesis systematic review Nurse education today 2018
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Student preparedness characteristics important for clinical learning: perspectives of supervisors from medicine, pharmacy and nursing BMC medical education 2017
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Evaluation of serum MMP-9 as predictive biomarker for antisense therapy in Duchenne Scientific reports 2017
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Student??? s perception of mind mapping in Problem-based learning JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY MEDIACAL EDUCATION 2016
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Medical students' epistemological beliefs: Implications for curriculum Education for Health 2016
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Study on the impact of open and closed book formative examinations on pharmacy students’ performance, perception, and learning approach Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning 2016
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Problem-Based Learning; A Time to Reflect and Remediate South-East Asian Journal of Medical Education 2016
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The near-peer tutoring programme: embracing the ‘doctors-to-teach’philosophy–a comparison of the effects of participation between the senior and junior near-peer tutors Medical education online 2015
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The implementation of problem-based learning in collaborative groups in a chiropractic program in Malaysia Journal of educational evaluation for health professions 2015
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Biomarkeridentifizierung und Anwendung bei der Muskeldystrophie Typ Duchenne NERVENHEILKUNDE 2015
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Multi centre study from Malaysia on student preparedness for clinical learning-Perspectives of lecturers and students from medicine, pharmacy and allied health sciences PROCEEDINGS OF ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS OF FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2015
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Low dystrophin levels in heart can delay heart failure in mdx mice Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology 2014
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Low dystrophin levels in heart can delay heart failure in mdx mice JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY 2014
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Effect of intra-cisternal application of kainic acid on the spinal cord and locomotor activity in rats International journal of clinical and experimental pathology 2013
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Low dystrophin levels increase survival and improve muscle pathology and function in dystrophin/utrophin double‐knockout mice The FASEB Journal 2013
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The multiple mini-interview (MMI) for student selection in health professions training–a systematic review Medical teacher 2013
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The effects of low levels of dystrophin on mouse muscle function and pathology PloS one 2012
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Serum peptide profiles of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) patients evaluated by data handling strategies for high resolution content J PROTEOMICS BIOINF 2012
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Bacillus thuringiensis parasporal proteins induce cell-cycle arrest and caspase-dependant apoptotic cell death in leukemic cells Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology 2012
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TP 26 Low dystrophin levels increase survival and improve pathology and motor function in dystrophin/utrophin double knockout mice NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS 2012
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Serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) as a biomarker for monitoring disease progression in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) Neuromuscular Disorders 2011
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The effect of consequent exposure of stress and dermal application of low doses of chlorpyrifos on the expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein in the hippocampus of adult mice Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2011
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P1. 48 Serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) as a biomarker for monitoring Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) disease progression NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS 2011
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P1. 49 Mass spectrometry based clinical proteomics for biomarker discovery in Duchenne muscular dystrophy NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS 2011
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P1. 51 Serum protein profiling in mouse models with Dystrophin deficiency using bead-fractionation, MALDI-MS and linear regression NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS 2011
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P1. 22 Low dystrophin levels improve life expectancy, phenotype and functional performance in the mdx/utrn-/-mouse NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS 2011
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P1. 44 Development of heart failure in mice with low dystrophin levels NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS 2011
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P1. 23 The effects of low dystrophin levels on muscle function and pathology NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS 2011
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Serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) as a biomarker for monitoring Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) disease progression NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS: 16TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE WORLD MUSCLE SOCIETY 2011
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Ultrastructural and immunofluorescence studies of placental tissue in hypertensive diseases of pregnancy RESEARCH JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2010
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Evaluation of difference in the neurotoxicity produced by dermal application of chlorpyrifos on the neonatal and adult mice TROP BIOMED 2010
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Characterisation of the binding properties of Bacillus thuringiensis 18 toxin on leukaemic cells Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2010
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Periodic assessment of plasma sFlt-1 and PlGF concentrations and its association with placental morphometry in gestational hypertension (GH)-a prospective follow-up study BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2010
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Identification of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) as a binding protein for a 68-kDa Bacillus thuringiensis parasporal protein cytotoxic against leukaemic cells Journal of biomedical science 2010
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Comparative antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of [6]-gingerol,[8]-gingerol,[10]-gingerol and [6]-shogaol Journal of ethnopharmacology 2010
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Effect of concurrent application of heat, swim stress and repeated dermal application of chlorpyrifos on the hippocampal neurons in mice FOLIA NEUROPATHOL 2009
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Maternal plasma soluble fms‐like tyrosine kinase‐1 and placental growth factor levels as biochemical markers of gestational hypertension for Malaysian mothers Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research 2009
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Selective cytotoxic activity against leukemic cell lines from mosquitocidal Bacillus thuringiensis parasporal inclusions Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 2008
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Evaluation of neurotoxicity of repeated dermal application of chlorpyrifos on hippocampus of adult mice Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 2008
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A preliminary study of the bioactivity of vegetative proteins extracted from Malaysian Bacillus thuringiensis isolates Tropical biomedicine 2008
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Antioxidant, Chemopreventive and Antiproliferative Activities of Malaysian Zingiber officinale Variants Planta Medica 2008
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Initiatives for Medical Education Research at the International Medical University INTERNATIONAL E-JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND EDUCATION 2008
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Development of a purification method of pure primary lymphocytes for cell viability assays THE MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES: MJMS 2007
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A preliminary finding: immunohistochemical localisation and distribution of placental angiotensin II receptor subtypes in normal and preeclamptic pregnancies. The Medical journal of Malaysia 2006
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Malaysian mosquitocidal soil bacterium (Bacillus thuringiensis) strains with selective hemolytic and lectin activity against human and rat erythrocytes Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 2006
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Perception of Facilitators in a Medical Curriculum JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION 2003
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Monitoring the effectiveness of PBL amongst undergraduate medical students at Malaysian medical school **-(TM), 2002

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Other Publications

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A survey of skeletal survey examinations in a tertiary centre BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY | 01 Jan 2015
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Institute for Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI) of the International Medical University (IMU), Malaysia The Malaysia-Japan Model on Technology Partnership: International Proceedings 2013 of Malaysia-Japan Academic Scholar Conference | 01 Jan 2015
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MMP-9 serum levels increase over time in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients and decrease upon treatment with drisapersen Human Gene Therapy | 01 Jan 2014
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Periodic Assessment of Plasma Sflt-1 and Plgf Concentrations and It's Association with Structural and Vascular Changes of the Placenta in Pregnancy Induced Hypertension HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY | 01 Jan 2008

Books

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Springer, Singapore (2022). The Way Forward: A Multi-Directional Global Conversation on Culture and Learning
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Springer Nature Singapore (2022). Health Professions Education Journal Club: Faculty-Led Initiative in Promoting Community of Practice