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Dr Nurul Uyun Abdul Aziz

Non-Clinical Lecturer

Background

A non-clinical Lecturer in Anatomy Working Group (AWG) Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia

Academic background

  • PHD  (Universiti Putra Malaysia)
  • Master's degree - Medical Science Anatomy (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
  • Bachelor's degree - Biomedical Sciences (Universiti Putra Malaysia)

Woking Experiences

  • Research Assistant (Laboratory of Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (LiVES, University Putra Malaysia)
  • Scientific Officer (Pathology Laboratory, Hospital Jerantut, Pahang, Malaysia)
  • Tutor (Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris)
  • Lecturer (Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Sports Sciences & Coaching, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris)
Research

Her research background is Biomedical Sciences. Since 2005, she has been involved in animal research studies related to the teratogenic changes of the rats' foetus due to drugs administration. The research activities were towards histological changes in the main organs in the body system using light microscope. 

In addition to that, she was involved in cardiovascular research project looking on the changes in intimal layers of aorta in atherogenic rats using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was back in 2010, working with research team from Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.

The research work continued with a model of postpartum depression (PPD) in rats, in which that the investigation included the behavioural test analysis, biochemical and histological findings in the tissues of hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. The research was conducted in Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

She has been involved as well in Basic first aid research project when she was an academician in UPSI. It was the study regarding on knowledge, attitude and practice of Basic First Aid among student's teachers in the university. 

Currently, she is working with medical education and herbal studies research teams in Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia. Her teams are looking and investigating on the students' perception on Anatomy education environment together with the investigation of the perception of using herbal medicine in treating Covid-19. 

Teaching

MBBS PROGRAM

  • Gross anatomy 
  • Microanatomy/ histology
  • Embryology
  • Basic First Aid


BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES PROGRAM

  • Human Anatomy (Module leader of BMN2007)
  • Developmental genetics (BMN1003 module)
  • Endocrinology (BMN1002 module)


FOUNDATION

  • Histology of GIT
Publications