Faculty of Medicine

About Us

The Department of Biomedical Science (formerly known as the Biomedical Science Unit under the Department of Molecular Medicine) offers a full time Bachelor of Biomedical Science undergraduate programme and conducts Biomedical research in various disciplines, including Population Genetics, Rare Diseases, Neuroscience, Haematology, Microbiology, Developmental Biology, Cancer Therapeutics, and Natural Products.

The department consists of fifteen (15) academic staff, with two (2) Professors, two (2) Associates Professors, eleven (11) senior lecturers, who are supported by trained Medical Laboratory Technologists. Facilities within the department are designed for teaching and research, with fully equipped lecture theatres, seminar rooms and teaching labs, and research labs for Biochemistry, Haematology, Immunology, Clinical Chemistry, Tissue Culture and Molecular Biology. The department is also home to the Zebrafish Lab, which is one of the satellite facilities for the Faculty’s AAALAC-accredited Animal Experimental Unit.

At present there are nearly 200 undergraduate and postgraduate students, both local and international, making up the student population of the department.

Our Vision

The vision of the Biomedical Science Department is to become an excellent and exemplary Teaching, Research and Service Centre for Biomedical Science in Malaysia and in Asia.

Our Mission

To produce competent graduates with a sound foundation in the basic medical sciences, in depth knowledge of the major Biomedical Science disciplines with good scientific research skills.
To produce postgraduates who are competent, able and independent scientists.
To develop techniques and tools for clinical diagnostics.
To share the knowledge and skills with others in the country and region and this is envisaged to be achieved through workshops, conferences and staff and student exchange programmes.

Professor. Dr. Chua Kek Heng

Head of Department

+603-79676607 khchua@um.edu.my

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Bil	Salutation	Name	Email	Phone
1	Professor Dr.	Chua Kek Heng	khchua@um.edu.my	03-79676607
2	Professor Dr.	Umah Rani a/p Kuppusamy	umah@um.edu.my	-
3	Assoc. Prof. Dr.	Azlina Ahmad Annuar	azlina_aa@um.edu.my	03-79674948
4	Assoc. Prof. Dr.	Ong Kien Chai	kcong@um.edu.my	03-79674799
5	Assoc. Prof. Dr.	Puah Suat Moi	suatmoi@um.edu.my	03-79677511
6	Dr.	Suzita Mohd Noor	suzita@um.edu.my	03-79674901
7	Dr.	Rozaida Poh Yuen Ying	rozaiday@um.edu.my	03-79676611
8	Dr.	Anwar Norazit	anwar.norazit@um.edu.my	03-79676604
9	Dr.	Kee Boon Pin	bpkee@um.edu.my	03-79676601
10	Dr.	Nur‘Ain Salehen	nurain_36@um.edu.my	03-79674902
11	Dr.	Chai Hwa Chia	hccha18@um.edu.my	03-79677522
12	Dr.	Bavani Arumugam	bavani@um.edu.my	03-79674903
13	Dr.	Tan Soon Hao	tansoonhao@um.edu.my	03-79677898
14	Dr.	Kamariah Ibrahim	kamariahibrahim2106@um.edu.my	03-79676649
15	Dr.	Looi Mee Lee	meelee.looi@um.edu.my	03-79676654

Bil	Salutation	Name	Email	Phone
1	Mrs.	Jauhar Lisa Junaidi	lisa@um.edu.my	03-79674949
2	Mrs.	Siti Aisha Hassan	aisha1@um.edu.my	03-79674949
3	Mrs.	Norhayati Md Arifin	yatie@um.edu.my	03-79674949
4	Mrs.	Norul Ezzah Ismail	ezzah87@um.edu.my	03-79676603
5	Ms.	Noor Faten Binti Dollah	faten@um.edu.my	03-79676603
6	Ms.	Nur Wahida Binti Abdul Rahman	nurwahida@um.edu.my	03-79674949
7	Ms.	Noor Haswani Hamidy	haswanihamidy@um.edu.my	03-79677507
8	Ms.	Noor Khairina Hashim	khairinahashim@um.edu.my	03-79677507
9	Mrs.	Noremi Mahussin	noremi@um.edu.my	03-79676616
10	Ms.	Nurliyana Sufina Abdul Rahman	liyana@um.edu.my	03-79676605
11	Ms.	Rohana Osman	rohana_osman@um.edu.my	03-79676605
12	Mr.	Zulkeflee Mukhtar	zulk@um.edu.my	03-79676605

The Biomedical Science has been acknowledged as an important branch of Science and Technology, especially in providing support service in conjunction with various other medical services in health and patient care. Research in the area of Biomedical Science has also emerged as a growing, very important field of science. Thus, the realisation of the importance to fulfil this need drove the Faculty of Medicine to propose the Biomedical Science Degree Programme.

A Board of Studies was formed by the Senate to study the proposal for the implementation of this programme in the Universiti Malaya. After several meetings with the University Malaya Council and Board of Studies, the senate agreed to the proposal and was eventually approved by the Ministry of Education on 15 October 1992. The Department of Allied Health Sciences which comprised units of Biomedical Science, Nursing and Rehabilitation Medicine was formed in early 1993. The first enrolment (13 students) into the Biomedical Science programme was in 1993 and the first batch graduated in 1996. The student intake has increased over the years (not exceeding 40 per year) and there are a total of 100 undergraduates pursuing this programme at various levels. More than 500 students have graduated since the commencement of this programme.In 1997, the University of Malaya Biomedical Science degree programme was accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), UK.

In 2003, the Biomedical Science Unit was merged with the Department of Biochemistry and the merged department was known as Department of Molecular Medicine. The Biomedical Science Programme was run under this department until 2012. The formation of Department of Biomedical Science was approved on 12 June 2012 and on 2nd January 2013, the Department of Biomedical Science was commenced.

Undergraduate Programme:

The Biomedical Science Programme spans a minimum period of 4 years. Initially, students are provided with a broad based knowledge of basic medical sciences, allowing students the chance to acquire basic medical laboratory skills. Subsequently students proceed to the specific study of medical laboratory disciplines of their own choice: Anatomic Pathology, Haematology, Clinical Chemistry, Medical Microbiology,Parasitology, Physiology and Pharmacology.
Students will learn the principles underlying the various analytical methods and investigatory procedures used in laboratory medicine, and obtain practical training to consolidate theoretical instruction. In addition, instruction is provided on research methodologies as students will be carrying out research projects of their own design during final year.
Successful graduates in biomedical science should be able to assume responsible positions in the following situations: (1) as part of a healthcare team that is concerned with the care of patients and/or with basic and applied clinical research; (2) as part of a research team in allied medical disciplines, in food and pharmaceutical industries, in public health, and in biotechnology. Career opportunities are wide ranging and include employment in clinical laboratory service departments, teaching institutions, and research centres in public as well as private sectors. Post-graduate training is strongly encouraged, either within the country or abroad, all towards attaining the goal of heightening the quality of science and medicine.

Postgraduate Programme:

The department offers postgraduate programmes by research leading to Master of Medical Science and PhD degrees. The intake criteria includes a bachelors degree in the relevant field with a cGPA>3.0 for Master of Medical Science programme and a Masters degree or Bachelors degree with cGPA>3.7 in the relevant field for PhD programme. The areas of research in the Department of Biomedical Science include Medical Genetics, Microbiology, Virology, Pathology, Free Radical Biology and Biochemistry, Neuroscience, Immunology and Natural Products. The department is equipped with reasonably adequate amount of research instruments to support the research activities. The Department has excellent research links and collaborations within the Faculty, University, country as well as Asia- International.

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