Justin Vijay Gnanou



Salutation
Associate Professor Dr

School/Centre
School of Medicine

Department
Human Biology

Appointment
Associate Dean, Student Affairs

Position
Associate Professor

Email
justinvijay@imu.edu.my



Education

a
MD Biochemistry (Medical Biochemistry), 2001 St. John's Medical College, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
a
MBBS (Medicine), 1997 St. John's Medical College, Bangalore University

Memberships

a
Malaysian Medical Council Member 2024 - 2025
a
Association of Clinical Biochemists of India Member 2003 - Present

Research Funding
a
Comprehensibility and readability assessment of the transcript of the pre-recorded lecture videos used by first year medical students using automated speech recognition and transcription software. IMU Internal Research Grant | 15 Feb 2025 - 14 Feb 2026
a
Post-prandial hyperglycemia during Ramadan fasting using a 24-hour continuous glucose monitoring system in Malaysian individuals. IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jan 2025 - 01 Oct 2026
a
Assessment of English proficiency among year 1 undergraduate medical students using readability analysis IMU Internal Research Grant | 15 Nov 2024 - 15 Nov 2025
a
PREVALENCE OF CHEIROARTHROPATHY (LIMITED JOINT MOBILITY) IN TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS OF THE SEREMBAN DIABETES COHORT AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH UPPER LIMB DISABILITY IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2025
a
Qualitative assessment to identify types of reflective reports and development of a software-based algorithm to identify types of emotion in the reflective reports written by undergraduate medical students IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jun 2024 - 31 Dec 2025
a
Prevalence and measurement of functional disability index of neck pain among academicians in a healthcare university in Malaysia IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 May 2024 - 31 Mar 2025
a
Segmental analysis of body muscle mass and its association with hand grip strength using hand dynamometer and urinary 3-methylhistidine using immunoassay IMU Internal Research Grant | 15 Feb 2024 - 31 Mar 2025
a
Relationship between hand dexterity and basic suturing technique among medical students IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Feb 2024 - 31 Jul 2025
a
Effect of different types of background music, sustained attention and hand anthropometry on manual hand dexterity in young adult males IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jun 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
a
The effect of pre, pro and synbiotics consumption on glycaemic control in prediabetes- a systematic review and meta-analysis IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jan 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
a
Relationship between hand anthropometry and dexterity with hand grip strength using a handheld dynamometer in young males. IMU Internal Grant (BPharm) | 15 Feb 2022 - 14 Feb 2023
a
Comparison of the remyelinating property of alpha-tocopherol and tocotrienol in the cuprizone-induced animal model of multiple sclerosis Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) | 27 May 2021 - 25 Dec 2020
a
A Validation Study on Saccadic Eye Movements in Detecting Mental Fatigue FRGS | 01 Nov 2020 - 31 May 2023
a
Effect of isotonic oral rehydration drink on markers of skeletal muscle damage, DNA damage and hematological indices following exercise until voluntary exhaustion IMU | 01 Jun 2020 - 01 Oct 2020
a
Effects of Tabata training program and quarter-quarter half diet on lipid profile among overweight adults in Malaysia Geran Penyelidikan Jangka Pendek Fasa 2/2019 | 01 Dec 2019 - 30 Nov 2021
a
Effect of two different meal compositions on plasmaghrelin levels in young adultmale Asians with BMI in the normal and overweight range IMU | 01 Feb 2019 - 01 Jun 2019
a
Effect of Pre Exercise Red Pitaya Juice Supplementation on the Running Performance and Muscle Damage in Young Trained Athletes Geran Penyelidikan Jangka Pendek Fasa | 01 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021
a
Optimization of recovery time for triathletes Sports Research Grant | 01 Jun 2014 - 31 May 2017
a
Identification of biomarkers of stress and establishing the link between BDNF, androgens and perception of self in students undergoing military training RAGS | 01 Jul 2013 - 31 Jul 2015
a
The effect of exogenous leptin administration on glomerular immuno-histological changes and tgf-1 beta expression in spontaneously hypertensive rats RAGS | 01 Jun 2012 - 31 May 2015
a
The effect of exogenous leptin administration on glomerular TGF-1beta expression and renal function in rats Malaysian Society of Hypertension Grant | 01 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2012
a
The effect of exercise on plasma glucose loading GLUT4 and TRB3 expression in rats on chronic leptin treatment FRGS | 23 Sep 2010 - 31 Dec 2013
a
Effects of acute and chronic exogenous leptin administration on GLUT4 expression and plasma glucose uptake in the rat FRGS | 01 Jun 2009 - 31 May 2011

Show More


Publications

Research Articles

a
Task-Specific Ocular Responses Characterise Experienced Mental Load: A Saccadic Eye Movement Study​ AVAILABLE AT SSRN 5650818 2026
a
The effect of different types of background music on sustained attention. MUSIC AND MEDICINE 2025
a
Association between haemoglobin A1c level and hip fracture risk in type 2 diabetes patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMA 2025
a
CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING IMPROVES DIABETES MELLITUS AWARENESS AND PROMOTES A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AMONG NORMAL HEALTHY ADULTS. INTERNATIONAL E-JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE & EDUCATION 2025
a
Hand Dexterity and Its Effect on Acquiring Basic Suturing Skills among Pre-clinical Medical Students ASIAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH RESEARCH 2025
a
Readability analysis as a tool for evaluating English proficiency in first-year medical students BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2025
a
EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF BACKGROUND MUSIC TEMPO ON MANUAL HAND DEXTERITY. DEFENCE S&T TECHNICAL BULLETIN 2024
a
Effects of 12-Week Tabata training on selected Health-Related fitness component in healthy untrained students from Malaysia JOURNAL OF SCIENCE IN SPORT AND EXERCISE 2024
a
Iatrogenic ulnar nerve palsy associated with supracondylar humeral fracture in children: a systemic review on its management TRAUMA 2024
a
The Relationship between Hand Dexterity with Hand Grip Strength in Young Males. INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY & OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY 2023
a
LITERATURE REVIEW ON THE EFFECT OF ORAL REHYDRATION DRINKS ON THE MARKERS OF CARDIAC MUSCLE DAMAGE FOLLOWING STRENUOUS EXERCISE UNTIL EXHAUSTION. DEFENCE S&T TECHNICAL BULLETIN 2023
a
Effect of Two Different Meal Compositions on 1-hour Plasma Ghrelin Levels in Young Men MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES 2023
a
Effect of hand anthropometry indices on the measurement of hand grip strength using a handheld dynamometer in young asian males EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT SCIENCE 2023
a
Comparing palm oil-derived tocotrienol-rich fraction with alpha-tocopherol in changes in locomotion and histological appearance in a cuprizone-induced animal model of multiple … INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUTRITION, PHARMACOLOGY, NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES 2023
a
Pure juice supplementation: its effect on muscle recovery and sports performance THE MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES: MJMS 2023
a
Understanding mental fatigue and its detection: a comparative analysis of assessments and tools PEERJ 2023
a
ASSESSMENT OF IMMUNE FUNCTION IN WELL TRAINED MILITARY PERSONNEL AFTER STRENUOUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN A TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT. DEFENCE S&T TECHNICAL BULLETIN 2020
a
Science & Technology Research Institute for Defence (Stride) DEVELOPMENT 2020
a
Gut microbiota and gestational diabetes mellitus: a review of host-gut microbiota interactions and their therapeutic potential FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY 2020
a
Training induced oxidative stress-derived DNA and muscle damage in triathletes THE EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 2019
a
EFFECT OF SIX DIFFERENT TORSO SUB-SYSTEM ARMOURED VESTS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE PARAMETERS. DEFENCE S&T TECHNICAL BULLETIN 2019
a
Energy expenditure of walking with different types of armored vests in military personnel–a pilot study MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MOVEMENT, HEALTH & EXERCISE 2019
a
Effect of exercise on body weight and insulin sensitivity following glucose loading in chronic leptin treated rats JURNAL SAINS SUKAN & PENDIDIKAN JASMANI 2019
a
Evaluation of out-patient care educational environment of National Defence University, Malaysia utilizing the ACLEEM Inventory JOURNAL OF BASIC AND CLINICAL HEALTH SCIENCES 2018
a
Melatonin ameliorates the adverse effects of leptin on sperm ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY 2017
a
Maximal oxygen uptake, ventilatory threshold and fat oxidation after an incremental exercise test in triathletes GAZZETTA MEDICA ITALIANA ARCHIVIO PER LE SCIENZE MEDICHE 2017
a
Perception and Attitude of Non-Smokers towards Smokers among Students in a Medical School. INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL 2016
a
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor delivered to the brain using poly (lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles improves neurological and cognitive outcome in mice with traumatic … DRUG DELIVERY 2016
a
Effect of gender specific anthropometric characteristics on lung function in young competitive triathletes from Malaysia. THE JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS 2016
a
Dysregulation of glucose homeostasis following chronic exogenous administration of leptin in healthy sprague-dawley rats JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RESEARCH: JCDR 2015
a
THE PRESENCE OF A LITTERMATE DURING MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCES THE ACCLIMATIZATION TIME IN CONSCIOUS NAÃ VE RATS. ASIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2015
a
Effects of leptin on sperm count and morphology in Sprague‐Dawley rats and their reversibility following a 6‐week recovery period ANDROLOGIA 2015
a
Common misconceptions and future intention to smoke among secondary school students in Malaysia ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CANCER PREVENTION 2015
a
Effects of Ramadan fasting on glucose homeostasis and adiponectin levels in healthy adult males JOURNAL OF DIABETES & METABOLIC DISORDERS 2015
a
EFFECT OF HANDEDNESS AND SAMPLE COLLECTION TYPES ON BLOOD LACTATE MEASUREMENTS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH AND REVIEW 2014
a
The effect of 6-weeks military training on blood hematological parameters in untrained recruits in a military university MEDICINE SCIENCE 2014
a
The effect of acute and chronic exogenous leptin administration on whole body insulin sensitivity index in the Sprague-Dawley rat: T3: S15. 28 OBESITY REVIEWS 2014
a
The effect of leptin on tgf-β1/smad pathway and BMP 7 expression in spontaneously hypertensive rats: T3: S15. 29 OBESITY REVIEWS 2014
a
Prediction equations for lung function in healthy, life time never-smoking Malaysian population SOUTHEAST ASIAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINEAND PUBLIC HEALTH 2011
a
Increased urinary cadmium excretion in never-smoking young hypertensive adults in south India-a cross-sectional study. INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SPECIALITIES 2011
a
Pros and cons of immunochemical and enzymatic method in the diagnosis of Wilson's disease INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2006
a
Branched-chain amino acid requirements in healthy adult human subjects THE JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 2006
a
The daily phenylalanine requirement of healthy Indian adults THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2006
a
Biological variation of plasma ferritin in healthy adult males in south Indian population—A sample study INDIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY 2006
a
The daily valine requirement of healthy adult Indians determined by the 24-h indicator amino acid balance approach THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2005
a
Daily requirement for total sulfur amino acids of chronically undernourished Indian men THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2004
a
Original Research Communications-Energy and protein metabolism-Effect of cystine on the methionine requirement of healthy Indian men determined by using the 24-h indicator … AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2004
a
Original Research Communications-Energy and protein metabolism-Daily requirement for total sulfur amino acids of chronically undernourished Indian men. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2004
a
Automated derivatization with o-phthalaldehyde for estimation of amino acids in plasma using reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography. INDIAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & BIOPHYSICS 2004
a
Effect of cystine on the methionine requirement of healthy Indian men determined by using the 24-h indicator amino acid balance approach THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2004
a
Leucine requirement and splanchnic uptake of leucine in chronically undernourished adult Indian subjects THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2003
a
Daily methionine requirements of healthy Indian men, measured by a 24-h indicator amino acid oxidation and balance technique THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2003
a
Intestinal parasites increase the dietary lysine requirement in chronically undernourished Indian men THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2003
a
Original Research Communications-Energy and protein metabolism-Daily methionine requirements of healthy Indian men, measured by a 24-h indicator amino acid oxidation and … AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2003
a
Original Research Communications-Energy and protein metabolism-Lysine requirements of chronically undernourished adult Indian men, measured by a 24-h indicator amino acid … AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2003
a
Original Research Communications-Energy and protein metabolism-Intestinal parasites increase the dietary lysine requirement in chronically undernourished Indian men. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2003
a
Original Research Communications-Energy and protein metabolism-Leucine requirement and splanchnic uptake of leucine in chronically undernourished adult Indian subjects. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2003
a
Lysine requirements of chronically undernourished adult Indian men, measured by a 24-h indicator amino acid oxidation and balance technique THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2003
a
Intravenously infused 13C-leucine is retained in fasting healthy adult men THE JOURNAL OF NUTRITION 2002
a
Threonine requirements of healthy Indian men, measured by a 24-h indicator amino acid oxidation and balance technique THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2002
a
Energy and protein metabolism-Threonine requirements of healthy Indian men, measured by a 24-h indicator amino acid oxidation and balance technique. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2002
a
Unusual Presentation of Galactosemia in a 4‐month‐old Child JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS 2001

Show More


Other Publications

a
How To Do Efficient Literature Search? School of Medicine Research Advisory Talk | 18 Mar 2021
a
PREDICTION EQUATIONS FOR LUNG FUNCTION IN HEALTHY, NON-SMOKING MALAYSIAN POPULATION RESPIROLOGY | 01 Jan 2010
a
THE ASSOCIATION OF LUNG FUNCTION AND METABOLIC SYNDROME COMPONENTS IN A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY OF MALAYSIAN POPULATION RESPIROLOGY | 01 Jan 2010
a
Cadmium exposure in hypertensive subjects MOLECULAR BIOTECHNOLOGY | 01 Jan 2007
a
Lysine requirement of chronically undernourished adult Indians measured by the 24hr indicator amino acid oxidation/balance technique FASEB JOURNAL | 01 Jan 2002

Books

a
Springer Singapore (2016). Effect of the Long Term ‘Training and Competitive’Cycle on Urinary Protein and Creatinine in Elite Male Triathletes in Malaysia–A Pilot Study


Supervisions
a
Aali Mohammad Ayaan | Undergraduate | 01 Feb 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 Thesis: Comprehensibility and readability assessment of pre-recorded lecture videos used by first year medical students using automated speech recognition and transcription software.
a
Pranjal Shah | Undergraduate | 01 Feb 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 Thesis: Relationship between hand dexterity and basic suturing technique among medical students
a
SHANE EMMANUEL JAMES | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 Thesis: Segmental analysis of body muscle mass and its association with hand grip strength using hand dynamometer.
a
ISAAC LIM WAN CHENG | Undergraduate | 01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 Thesis: Segmental analysis of body muscle mass and its association with urinary 3-methylhistidine using immunoassay
a
ALYSIA KOH XIN WEY | Undergraduate | 01 Feb 2022 Thesis: THE RELATIONSHIP OF HAND ANTHROPOMETRY WITH HAND GRIP STRENGTH USING A HANDHELD DYNAMOMETER IN YOUNG MALES
a
ANGEL LING LI QIN | Undergraduate | 01 Feb 2022 Thesis: THE RELATIONSHIP OF HAND DEXTRITY WITH HAND GRIP STRENGTH USING A HANDHELD DYNAMOMETER IN YOUNG MALES
a
Audrey Lim Jia Yee | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 Thesis: A LITERATURE REVIEW OF THE EFFECT OF ORAL REHYDRATION DRINK ON THE MARKERS OF CARDIAC MUSCLE DAMAGE FOLLOWING EXERCISE UNTIL VOLUNTARY EXHAUSTION
a
Chua Li Ann | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 Thesis: EFFECT OF ISOTONIC ORAL REHYDRATION DRINK ON DNA DAMAGE FOLLOWING EXERCISE UNTIL VOLUNTARY EXHAUTION – A LITERATURE REVIEW
a
Ng Eu Ping | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 Thesis: A LITERATURE REVIEW OF THE EFFECT OF ISOTONIC ORAL REHYDRATION DRINK ON MARKERS OF SKELETAL MUSCLE DAMAGE FOLLOWING EXERCISE UNTIL VOLUNTARY EXHAUSTION
a
Dashmitha Mahendran | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2020 - 31 Jan 2021 Thesis: A LITERATURE REVIEW OF THE EFFECT OF ISOTONIC ORAL REHYDRATION DRINK ON HEMATOLOGICAL INDICES FOLLOWING EXERSICE UNTIL VOLUNTARY EXHAUSTION
a
Sue Yin Keng | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2018 - 31 May 2019 Thesis: Influence of protein diet on weight change in obesity- a systematic review
a
Mohamad Hanapi bin Johari | Doctorate | 01 Jun 2016 - 31 Dec 2021 Thesis: Identifying Predictors of Performance Based on Lung Function (FVC), Ventilatory Threshold (VT), Maximal Oxygen Uptake (VO2max) During Competition and Training Cycle of Triathletes in Malaysia
a
Mr. Mohd Hakimi bin Ahmad Zainuddin | Master (Research) | 01 Jun 2015 - 30 Dec 2021 Thesis: DNA damage and repair in young competitive triathletes
a
Ms. Wjidan Khalil | Master (Research) | 01 Jun 2014 - 31 Aug 2017 Thesis: The effect of exogenous leptin administration on glucose homeostasis.
a
Ms. Nor Atika | Master (Research) | 01 Jan 2014 - 31 Jul 2017 Thesis: The effect of exercise on plasma glucose loading, GLUT4 and TRB3 expression in rats on chronic leptin treatment
a
Faiz A Almabhouh | Doctorate | 01 Jun 2011 - 31 Dec 2014 Thesis: Leptin and its effects on male reproduction

Show More