NURUL HANIS BINTI RAMZI



Salutation
Dr

School/Centre
Institute of Research, Development and Innovation (IRDI)

Position
Senior Lecturer


Professional Network


Education

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Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Medicine Research), 2020 Imperial College London
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Masters in Science (Molecular Medicine), 2012 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
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Bachelor in Science (Microbiology), 2007 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Memberships

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European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Young Scientist Membership 2023 - 2024
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UKM Molecular Biology Medicine Institute Alumni Association President 2023 - 2024

Research Funding
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A retrospective study on the glycaemic control and growth trajectories following a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in children from Negeri Sembilan IMU Internal Research Grant | 24 Oct 2024 - 30 Sep 2025
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Association of plasma exosomal caveolin-1 with diabetes and its complication in Seremban diabetes (SeDia) population: a potential biomarker IMU Internal Research Grant | 09 Aug 2024 - 30 Sep 2026
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The Landscape of COVID-19 Vaccine Infodemic in the Malay Language: An Analysis of Social Media Content IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Jun 2024 - 31 Aug 2024
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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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Body composition and measured energy expenditure in relation to dietary intake among regular climbers IMU Internal Research Grant | 01 Dec 2023 - 30 Jun 2024
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Impacts of microbiota profile on the nutritional status of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in Malaysia MoHE Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) | 01 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2025
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Investigation On the Association Of Urinary Antigen Test In Paediatric Pneumonia in The East-Coast of Peninsular Malaysia IMU Internal Research Grant | 04 Sep 2023 - 15 Mar 2024
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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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Identification of human genomic variations related to obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM) in Malaysian and Southeastern Asian population Internal | 01 Jul 2022 - 30 Sep 2022
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Identification of human genomic variations related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and obesity in Malaysian and Southeastern Asian population. Internal | 01 Mar 2022 - 31 Dec 2022
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Relationship between individual personality traits and use of electronic cigarettes, waterpipe or traditional cigarettes: An institutional cross-sectional study Internal | 16 Jun 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
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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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Mechanisms of underlying increased blood pressure in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis in a postmenopausal rat model FRGS | 01 Jun 2021 - 31 Jan 2023
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Awareness, preparedness, and barriers towards promoting and assisting tobacco cessation among dental undergraduates: A multi-country cross-sectional study. IMU Internal Research Grants | 31 May 2021 - 31 Mar 2022
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Development of pooling strategy for COVID 19 RT-PCR testing IMU | 17 Apr 2020 - 30 Apr 2020
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Maternal mortality trend and pattern in Malaysia over a 10-year period (2009-2018) Internal | 16 Oct 2019 - 31 Dec 2020

Publications

Research Articles

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Predictors and Trends of Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Malaysian Children JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY 2024
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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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Severe obesity may be an oligogenic condition: evidence from 1,714 adults seeking treatment in the UK National Health Service MEDRXIV 2023
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Depression mediates the relationship between alexithymia and obesity in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (NFBC1966) JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS 2023
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Personality Traits and Sociodemographic Factors Associated with the Use of E-Cigarettes, Waterpipe and Conventional Cigarettes among Medical University Students INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022
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Personality Traits and Annual Income Determine the Willingness to Pay for a Single Tooth Implant HEALTHCARE 2021
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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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Relationship between BMI and emotion-handling capacity in an adult Finnish population: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 PloS one 2018
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Genetic polymorphisms associated with breast cancer in Malaysian cohort Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry 2015
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Role of genetic & environment risk factors in the aetiology of colorectal cancer in Malaysia The Indian journal of medical research 2014
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Association of genetic and non-genetic risk factors with the development of prostate cancer in Malaysian men Molecular biology reports 2014
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Review on Variants in Genes Associated with Cancer Risk and Red Meat Metabolism JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL THERAPEUTICS 2013
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Influences of Multiple Genetic Polymorphisms on Ovarian Cancer Risk in Malaysia Genetic testing and molecular biomarkers 2013
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Laser capture microdissection with genome-wide expression profiling displayed gene expression signatures in endometrioid endometrial cancer Cancer investigation 2012
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Identification of genetic and non-genetic risk factors for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in a Southeast Asian population Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2012
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COLORECTAL CANCER CHALLENGES IN MALAYSIA: NEED FOR SCREENING AND PREVENTION ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF LIFE SCIENCES 2011

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 (Europneumo) | 23 May 2023
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Pneumococcal infection among children with pneumonia and otitis media in Malaysia IMU – University of Southampton Collaborators’ Meeting “Pneumococcal serotype prevalence in Malaysia" | 22 Nov 2022


Supervisions
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Wong Kai Xuan | Master (Research) | 05 Aug 2024 - 30 Dec 2025 Thesis: Association between Microbiome and Nutritional Status among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Hospital Tuanku Jaafar Seremban, Malaysia
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Juan Qin Nee | Undergraduate | 01 Jun 2024 - 31 Aug 2024 Thesis: The Landscape of COVID-19 Vaccine Infodemic in the Malay Language: An Analysis of Social Media Content
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Jean Ann Sau Jing En | Undergraduate | 01 Dec 2023 - 30 Jun 2024 Thesis: Body composition and measured energy expenditure in relation to dietary intake among regular climbers
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Hoomashini a/p Gunasegaran | Master (Mixed Mode) | 04 Sep 2023 - 26 Feb 2024 Thesis: Investigation On the Relationship Between Pneumococcal Pneumonia and Urinary Antigen Test Among Children in The East-Coast of Peninsular Malaysia
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Andrew Tan Chun Hoong | Doctorate | 03 Jul 2023 - 20 Jul 2026 Thesis: Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in children under five years of age during pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) implementation in Malaysia
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CHANG XUAN QI | Undergraduate | 12 Jun 2023 - 14 Sep 2023 Thesis: Identification Of Co-Infection Between Streptococcus Pneumoniae And Haemophilus Influenzae Among Children With Pneumonia Using Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)
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AZIM HAIKAL BIN MD ROSLAN | Undergraduate | 12 Jun 2023 - 16 Sep 2023 Thesis: Identification Of Chlamydophila Pneumoniae Among Children with Pneumonia Using Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR)
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LUM XIN RU | Undergraduate | 12 Jun 2023 - 16 Sep 2023 Thesis: Co-Infection Status Between Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Bordetella Parapertussis Among Children With Pneumonia Using Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)
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WONG SIMONE | Undergraduate | 12 Jun 2023 - 16 Sep 2023 Thesis: Co-Infection Status of Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Legionella Pneumophila Among Children With Pneumonia Using Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)
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Eileen Eng Jia Lin | Undergraduate | 12 Jun 2023 - 16 Sep 2023 Thesis: Co-Infection Status of Streptococcus Pneumoniae And Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Among Children With Pneumonia Using Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR)
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LOH JUI SZE | Undergraduate | 01 Jul 2022 - 30 Sep 2022 Thesis: Identification of human genomic variations related to obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM) in Malaysian and Southeastern Asian population
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NG WOEI LIN | Undergraduate | 01 Jul 2022 - 30 Sep 2022 Thesis: Identification of human genomic variations related to obesity and diabetes mellitus (DM) in Malaysian and Southeastern Asian population
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Michelle Lee Yee Shuen | Master (Research) | 01 Mar 2022 - 10 Apr 2023 Thesis: Identification of human genomic variations related to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and obesity in Malaysian and Southeastern Asian population.
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YAP YEW SHEN | Undergraduate | 01 Jul 2021 - 30 Nov 2021 Thesis: Relationship Between Individual Personality Traits and Use Of Electronic Cigarettes, Waterpipe or Traditional Cigarettes: An Institutional Cross-Sectional Study