Dr. Noor Faizah Mohd Naim

Dr Noor Faizah Mohd Naim is currently an assistant professor under the Biomedical Science Programme at PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam. She completed her Bachelor’s degree (BSc Biotechnology), Master’s degree (MRes Biomedical Research) and, finally, her PhD (PhD Clinical Medicine Research) at Imperial College, London. Her PhD thesis centered around cell biology, molecular biology and protein biochemistry where she investigated the dual role of Armus protein in autophagy and cellular adhesion. Her current research interests include the investigation of molecular mechanism of cancer, examination of the anticancer properties of local herbal plants and the development of biosensors for detection of disease-related biomarkers.

EDUCATION

PhD in Clinical Medicine Research (2015): Imperial College London
MRes in Biomedical Research (2010): Imperial College London
BSc in Biotechnology (2009): Imperial College London

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Molecular mechanism of cancer, therapeutic properties of local herbal plants, biosensors for detection of disease biomarkers.

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

Patents:
[1] Mohammad Rizwan, Noor Faizah Mohd-Naim, Minhaz Uddin Ahmed “An electrochemiluminescence immunosensor and method of fabricating thereof”, BN/N/2018/0025, Brunei Patent Filed 19-Mar-2018
[2] Nura Fazira Noor Azam, Noor Faizah Mohd-Naim, Minhaz Uddin Ahmed “Novel immunosensor for the detection of tropomyosin in food”, US 17/377,389, US Patent Filed 16-Jul-2021