PROFILE
UPM's Staff Profile
DR. NORFARRAH BINTI MOHAMED ALIPIAH
PEGAWAI PENYELIDIK
INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE
PROFESSIONAL
Research Officer
Aquatic Animal Health & Therapeutics
Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia
✅ Expert in Antimicrobial Resistance & Zoonotic Disease
With a PhD in Systems Biology and a strong background in molecular microbiology, my research addresses food safety challenges, which focusing on antimicrobial resistance and zoonotic transmission in aquaculture and agriculture.
✅ Contributor to High-Impact International Projects
Actively involved in internationally funded initiatives, including projects supported by IDRC (Canada) and the UK Global AMR Innovation Fund, aimed at improving global health and sustainable food systems.
✅ Strong Scientific Output & Academic Engagement
Author of over 18 scientific publications, contributor to practical manuals, and regular presenter at international conferences. I also serve as a reviewer and laboratory coordinator, contributing to research excellence and knowledge dissemination.
Aquatic Animal Health & Therapeutics
Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia
✅ Expert in Antimicrobial Resistance & Zoonotic Disease
With a PhD in Systems Biology and a strong background in molecular microbiology, my research addresses food safety challenges, which focusing on antimicrobial resistance and zoonotic transmission in aquaculture and agriculture.
✅ Contributor to High-Impact International Projects
Actively involved in internationally funded initiatives, including projects supported by IDRC (Canada) and the UK Global AMR Innovation Fund, aimed at improving global health and sustainable food systems.
✅ Strong Scientific Output & Academic Engagement
Author of over 18 scientific publications, contributor to practical manuals, and regular presenter at international conferences. I also serve as a reviewer and laboratory coordinator, contributing to research excellence and knowledge dissemination.
NAME :
(Dr.) Norfarrah Binti Mohamed Alipiah
POSITION :
Pegawai Penyelidik
ENTITY :
Institute Of Bioscience
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EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2021
PhD Systems Biology, UKM
2012
MSc Microbiology, UPM
2002
BSc (Hons) Biology, UPM
PROJECT
2024
Assessment on Zoonoses and Food Safety in Shrimp Farming
2022
Small Interfering RNA Molecule as Antagonist to Vibrio Quorum Sensing Regulation in Asian Sea Bass Lates calcarifer Fingerlings
2022
Occurrence, Antimicrobial Resistance Profile and Virulence Associated Genes of Vibrio spp. Isolated from Cultured Shrimp in Peninsular Malaysia
2021
Small RNA-Sequencing of Vibrio harveyi cultured in quenching culture conditions
2019
Integrated quorum quenching strategies to reduce antimicrobial resistance in shrimp aquaculture
2012
High Immunity Breeds Selection of Epinephalus fuscoguttatus (tiger grouper) Fingerlings against Vibriosis through Transcriptome Array Assessment
2010
Active Molecules of Microbial Consortia Isolated from Potential Invertebrates
AREA OF SPECIALISATION
Systems Biology
Microbiology
PUBLICATION
2025 Antimicrobial resistance in Malaysian shrimp aquaculture and strategies to reduce its occurrence.Reviews in Aquaculture.
2024 Molecular Characterization and Gene Expression of Pattern Recognition Receptors in Brown-Marbled Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) Fingerlings Responding to Vibriosis Infection. Developmental & Comparative Immunology
2023 Distribution, Prevalence, and Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles of Infectious Noncholera Vibrio Species in Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Medicine.
2023 Disease development in red hybrid tilapia following single and co-infection with tilapia lake virus and Streptococcus agalactiae. Aquaculture.
2022 Data on genome assembly and annotation of Marinobacter sp. strain CA1 isolated from indigenous diatom found in whiteleg shrimp pond in Malaysia. Data in Brief.
2021 Regulation of Glycine Cleavage and Detoxification by a Highly Conserved Glycine Riboswitch in Burkholderia spp. Current Microbiology.
2019 Quorum sensing is required for full virulence of Vibrio campbellii towards tiger grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) larvae. Journal of Fish Diseases.
2019 Extraction and Characterization of Organ Components of the Malaysian Sea Cucumber Holothuria leucospilota Yielded Bioactives Exhibiting Diverse Properties. BioMed Research International.
2016 Protective effects of sea cucumber surface-associated bacteria against Vibrio harveyi in brown-marbled grouper fingerlings. Aquaculture Environment Interactions.
2016 Molecular characterization of Vibrio harveyi virulence- associated serine protease and outer membrane protein genes for vaccine development. International Journal of Biosciences.
2015 Membrane biosynthesis gene disruption in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as potential mechanism for reducing antibiotic resistance. Indian journal of microbiology.
2012 Biodiversity and adaptability of Holothuria leucospilota and Stichopus japonicus sea cucumber species in artificial environment. Journal of Aquaculture Research and Development.
2011 In vivo evaluation on Malaysian coastal isolates of Gracilaria changii and Stichopus badionotus through heat-burn methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection animal model. African Journal of Microbiology Research.
2010 Characterization of Nigella sativa L. essential oil-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles. American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
2009 Molecular–Bioassay Methods: Complementary Approaches for Development and Evaluation of Anti-Infective Marine Product. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science.
2009 Selective in vitro activity of marine extract on genes encoding membrane synthesis of methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus. Biotechnology.
2009 Evaluating the antibacterial activity and in vivo assay of methanolic extract of Stichopus badionotus. International Journal of Pharmacology.
2009 Novel antibacterial activity of peptide gene extracted from Malaysian sea cucumber. Research Journal of Biological Sciences.
2024 Molecular Characterization and Gene Expression of Pattern Recognition Receptors in Brown-Marbled Grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) Fingerlings Responding to Vibriosis Infection. Developmental & Comparative Immunology
2023 Distribution, Prevalence, and Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiles of Infectious Noncholera Vibrio Species in Malaysia. Journal of Tropical Medicine.
2023 Disease development in red hybrid tilapia following single and co-infection with tilapia lake virus and Streptococcus agalactiae. Aquaculture.
2022 Data on genome assembly and annotation of Marinobacter sp. strain CA1 isolated from indigenous diatom found in whiteleg shrimp pond in Malaysia. Data in Brief.
2021 Regulation of Glycine Cleavage and Detoxification by a Highly Conserved Glycine Riboswitch in Burkholderia spp. Current Microbiology.
2019 Quorum sensing is required for full virulence of Vibrio campbellii towards tiger grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus) larvae. Journal of Fish Diseases.
2019 Extraction and Characterization of Organ Components of the Malaysian Sea Cucumber Holothuria leucospilota Yielded Bioactives Exhibiting Diverse Properties. BioMed Research International.
2016 Protective effects of sea cucumber surface-associated bacteria against Vibrio harveyi in brown-marbled grouper fingerlings. Aquaculture Environment Interactions.
2016 Molecular characterization of Vibrio harveyi virulence- associated serine protease and outer membrane protein genes for vaccine development. International Journal of Biosciences.
2015 Membrane biosynthesis gene disruption in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as potential mechanism for reducing antibiotic resistance. Indian journal of microbiology.
2012 Biodiversity and adaptability of Holothuria leucospilota and Stichopus japonicus sea cucumber species in artificial environment. Journal of Aquaculture Research and Development.
2011 In vivo evaluation on Malaysian coastal isolates of Gracilaria changii and Stichopus badionotus through heat-burn methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection animal model. African Journal of Microbiology Research.
2010 Characterization of Nigella sativa L. essential oil-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles. American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
2009 Molecular–Bioassay Methods: Complementary Approaches for Development and Evaluation of Anti-Infective Marine Product. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science.
2009 Selective in vitro activity of marine extract on genes encoding membrane synthesis of methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus. Biotechnology.
2009 Evaluating the antibacterial activity and in vivo assay of methanolic extract of Stichopus badionotus. International Journal of Pharmacology.
2009 Novel antibacterial activity of peptide gene extracted from Malaysian sea cucumber. Research Journal of Biological Sciences.