FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES

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FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES

• ABOUT US
• The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences was
  formed in 1 August 1996 following the
  restructuring of the Department of Biomedical
  Sciences from the Faculty of Veterinary and
  Health Sciences, the Department of Nutrition and
  Community Health from the Faculty of Human
  Ecology, and a new department, the Department of
  Medical Sciences.
• During inception, the faculty was known as the
  Faculty of Biomedicine and Health Sciences. In
  September 1997, the name was officially changed
  to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
  The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has
  moved to a new complex adjacent to Hospital
  Serdang which has been modeled as a teaching
  hospital for UPM students.
• Currently, there are 1527 full time students
  (undergraduate 1247, graduate 280).The faculty
  complex has many facilities which include four
  blocks of students hostel which can accommodate
  2000 students, students centre, food court, surau
  and two houses meant for Heads of hostel
  administration. In addition, there are three
  blocks which house administration section,
  lecture halls, seminar rooms, tutorial rooms and
  laboratories.
• PROGRAMMES OFFERED
• 1. Doctor of Medicine
• 2. Bachelor of Science (Biomedical Sciences)
• 3. Bachelor of Science (Nutrition Community
  Health)
• 4. Bachelor of Science (Environmental
  Occupational Health)
• 5. Bachelor Of Nursing
• 6. Bachelor of Dietetics

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Faculty Niche Areas of Research Stem Cells

• Molecular Diagnostics
• Community Health
• Cancer
• Nutrition and Health
• HIV/Substamce Abuse
• Allergies
• Mental Health
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Thalasemia
• Haruan Research

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Department of Nutrition and Dietetic

• Nutritional Sciences   
• Effects of local fruit consumption on lipid
  profile among hypercholesterolemic subjects
• Health benefits of rice bran oil and its
  potential development as a nutraceutical and
  functional food
• Anticancer components of Strobilanthes crispus
  extracts
• Studies on the health benefits of cocoa, local
  herbs, the bioavailability of minerals,
  functional components of Roselle seeds and the
  role of phytic acid in cancer.
• Community Nutrition
• Development and validation of indicators of
  household food insecurity and health outcomes
  among low income communities
• Development and validation of a customized CVD
  risk calculator for the Malaysian population
• Development of a screening tool to identify rural
  elderly Malays at high risk of malnutrition
  Healthy lifestyles in children
• Nutrition and cognitive performance in children
• Nutrition and intervention/education to promote
  healthy lifestyle
• Diet and exercise intervention in patients with 
  colorectal adenomas and colorectal cancer
• Diet and lifestyles modifications in worksite
  community
• Application of the trans-theoretical stages of
  Change Model to increase fruit and vegetable
  consumption
• Bone health status among women and children

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Department of Biomedical Science

• Drug discovery
• Gene and protein profiling
• Molecular pathogenesis of Candida species
• Phylogenetic study of Orang Asli populations
• Detection of mutation in diabetes
• Molecular genetic analysis of Familial
  hypercholesterolemia

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Department of Community Health

• Novel Methods of Risk Identification,
  Stratification and Behavioral Interventions for
  HIV/AIDS Prevention
• Evaluation and Prevention of Occupational
  Injuries Among Commercial Vehicle Drivers
• Risk management of occupational exposure to
  solvents in the workplace
• Maternal healthcare use and adverse health
  behaviours during pregnancy

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Department of Medical Microbiology and
Parasitology

• Establisment of molecular tools for genotyping of
  Stapylococcus aureus and respiratory synctial
  virus
• Identification of novel therapeutic targets for
  treatment of breast cancer
• Characterization of genes in pathogenicity island
  regions in Helicobacter pylori isolates
• Development of nucleic acid vaccine against
  Brugia malayi infected Meriones ungiculatus
• Identification of potential drug targets by
  bioinformatics, high-throughput screening using
  microarray and proteomics

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Department of Human Anatomy

• Physiology
• Stress
• Reproductive
• Neuro-endocrine
• Placenta
• Pharmacology
• Drug induced anomalies 
• Alterations in amniotic fluid volume
  and associated reduction of deformaties of the
  limbs in rats induced by cyclophosphamide 
• Natural products/Herbal medicine
• Clinical Department
• Cartilage regeneration
• Behavioral Medicine
• Thalassemia
• Prenatal diagnosis
• Clinical Immunology
• Nuclear Neurology

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Awards
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Awards
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Grants
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Achievements PRPI 2007