NUR ALIA BINTI JOHARI
Salutation
Dr
School/Centre
Institute of Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI)
Position
Senior Lecturer
Email
Education
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PhD in Medical and Health Sciences (Infectious Disease Epidemiology), 2019
International Medical University (IMU)
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Master of Public Health, MPH (Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Neglected Tropical Diseases), 2015
Imperial College London
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BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science (Global Health and Infectious Disease Epidemiology), 2013
Imperial College London
Memberships
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European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID)
Young Scientist Membership
2023 - 2024
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Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH)
Member
2022 - Present
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Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD)
Member
2019 - Present
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Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (MSPTM)
Member
2018 - Present
Research Funding
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Prospective Study on The Maternal and Foetal-neonatal Outcomes of Dengue Infection in Pregnancy
MSD Investigator Studies Program (MISP) | 01 Jun 2024 - 31 May 2027
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Epidemiological and molecular characterisation of carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in children under five years of age during pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) implementation in Malaysia
IMU Internal Research Grant | 04 Apr 2024 - 26 Jun 2026
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Identification of respiratory tract pathogens among children with pneumonia using multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)
IMU Internal Research Grant | 12 Jun 2023 - 17 Sep 2023
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Pneumococcal carriage and serotype distribution in children with otitis media in Malaysia
MSD Investigator Studies Program (MISP) | 31 Oct 2022 - 31 Jul 2024
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Molecular detection of Chikungunya and Batai viruses in Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus larvae collected from the Klang Valley
IMU Internal Grant | 11 Jul 2022 - 23 Dec 2022
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Evaluating the burden of paediatric pneumococcal pneumonia in Malaysia prior to and during pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) implementation
Merck Investigator Study Program (MISP) | 01 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2024
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Biomineralisation potential of enveloped and non-enveloped viruses.
IMU Internal Grant | 01 Jun 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
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Carriage rate of upper respiratory tract pathobionts and their association with host metabolomics profiles and gut microbial composition in diabetic patients
Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | 01 Dec 2020 - 31 Dec 2022
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Prevalence of COVID-19 amongst IMU staff and students in Bukit Jalil: a community survey
IRDI | 01 Oct 2020 - 30 Jun 2021
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Molecular evaluation of biogeography and functional redundancy theory in Antarctic rhizosphere prokaryotic communities
Sultan Mizan Antarctic Research Foundation (YPASM), Smart Partnership Initiative | 01 Jun 2019 - 28 Feb 2022
Publications
Research Articles
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Multicentre Case-Control Study of Pneumococcal Infections Among Children with Pneumonia in Peninsular Malaysia (MY Pneumo): A Study Protocol
BMC Public Health 2024
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National mapping of schistosomiasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and anaemia in Yemen: Towards better national control and elimination
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES 2022
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COVID-19 Sample Pooling: From RNA Extraction to Quantitative Real-time RT-PCR
BIO-PROTOCOL 2021
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A novel strategy for community screening of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): Sample pooling method
PloS one 2020
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Sylvatic dengue virus type 4 in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in an urban setting in Peninsular Malaysia
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2019
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Short Communication Detection of Zika virus RNA in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus larvae in Klang Valley, Peninsular Malaysia
Tropical Biomedicine 2019
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The emergence and re-emergence of arboviruses: Transmission and disease burden
International e-Journal of Science, Medicine & Education (IeJSME) 2019
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Hepatitis C seroprevalence and HIV co-infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
The Lancet infectious diseases 2015
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Online data on opening hours of general practices in England: a comparison with telephone survey data
British Journal of General Practice 2015
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
F1000Research 2014
Other Publications
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Development and implementation of sentinel surveillance for pneumococcal infections among children in Malaysia: A preliminary analysis
16th European Meeting on the Molecular Biology of the Pneumococcus | 23 May 2023
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Molecular evaluation of bacterial biogeography and functional diversity in Antarctic rhizosphere soil – A research expedition to Signy Research Station, South Orkney Islands
YPASM POLAR RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2022 | 18 Oct 2022
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Arbovirus and Wolbachia co-infections in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus larvae in Peninsular Malaysia
4th Asia Dengue Summit | 14 Jul 2019
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Médecins Sans Frontières Scientific Day 2014 | 23 May 2014
Supervisions
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Biomedical Science (BM121) Azim Haikal Bin Md Roslan, Wong Simone, Eileen Eng Jia Lin, Chang Xuan Qi, Lum Xin Ru | Undergraduate | 12 Jun 2023 - 18 Sep 2023
Thesis: Identification of respiratory tract bacterial pathogens by multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) caused paediatric pneumococcal pneumonia in Peninsular Malaysia during pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) implementation
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Bachelor of Medical Science (MEI220) Shriyaa Daniel | Undergraduate | 11 Jul 2022 - 31 May 2023
Thesis: Molecular detection of Chikungunya and Batai viruses in Aedes aegypti and A. albopictus larvae collected from the Klang Valley
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TBC | Master (Research) | 01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2022
Thesis: Molecular evaluation of biogeography and functional redundancy theory in Antarctic rhizosphere prokaryotic communities
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Biomedical Science (BM119) Chia Kiat Fatt, Woo Yong Shen, Adrienne Gan Jia Wen, Chuck Char Hoong | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
Thesis: Biomineralisation potential of enveloped and non-enveloped viruses.
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Ting Chin Lee | Master (Research) | 01 Dec 2020 - 31 Dec 2022
Thesis: Carriage rate of upper respiratory tract pathobionts and their association with host metabolomics profiles and gut microbial composition in diabetic patients