Muhammad Zubir Yusof completed his PhD in 2016 from University of Aberdeen, U.K. in occupational hygiene. His PhD research involved the work on estimating lifetime pesticide exposure and cognitive impairment under the supervision of Dr Sean Semple and Prof. John Cherrie (Principal Scientist, Institute of Occupational Medicine, UK). In 2015, he received one of the prestigious conference Travel Awards in Nevada, USA, in recognition of his outstanding work and promise in the field of exposure science. He has also presented his work at a wide range of national and international scientific conferences during this time. He returned to Malaysia and took up a lecturer position in the Department of Community Medicine, Kulliyyah of Medicine in July 2016.
He is a registered member for both national and international professional bodies such as Malaysian Industrial Hygiene Association (MIHA), British Occupational Hygiene Society (BOHS), International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), and Asian Network of Occupational Hygiene (ANOH).
His research strategy focused on examining the links between current and past exposure to hazardous agents (i.e. chemical, biological etc.) with human health. He had been appointed as one of the consultants for Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), Malaysia for the national project, on the role of basic occupational health services in early screening for the identification and prevention of occupational diseases in small and medium industry in Malaysia. Currently, he has been appointed as a consultant for National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) for health risk assessment of asbestos project. 

• Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety Research ~ Other Environmental and Occupational health and Safety Research N.e.c.

COMMUNITY MEDICINE	2019/2020 2020/2021 2016/2017 2018/2019 2017/2018
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE	2017/2018
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH	2018/2019 2017/2018 2020/2021 2019/2020
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	2016/2017
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY	2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021

Completed

2017 - 2020	Prevalence of depression and its associated risk factors among elderly in Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan.
2017 - 2020	A MIXED METHOD: DEPRESSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG TRANSGENDER MALE TO FEMALE IN KUANTAN, PAHANG
2016 - 2017	KAJIAN PERANAN PERKHIDMATAN KESIHATAN PEKERJAAN DALAM SARINGAN AWAL BAGI PENGENALPASTIAN DAN PENCEGAHAN PENYAKIT PEKERJAAN DI INDUSTRI KECIL DAN SEDERHANA DI MALAYSIA
2016 - 2020	Improvement of Basic Occupational Health Service (BOHS) for Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)in Malaysia

On-Going

2021 - Present	A Cross-Sectional Study on Patient Satisfaction on healthcare service quality at selected Major Outpatient Clinics at Sultan Ahmad Shah Medical Centre and IIUM FHC Kuantan Pahang
2019 - Present	KAJIAN PENDEDAHAN DAN RISIKO KESIHATAN: ASBESTOS TERAMPAI SEMASA PENYELENGGARAAN KENDERAAN DAN JENTERA BERAT
2018 - Present	Predicting respirator fitting using facial dimension, physiological and psychophysical responses data of Malaysian workers

Article

2021	A preliminary studies to assess public knowledge of beach safety in east coast Malaysia. Natural Hazards, 107 (1) pp. 873-887
2021	Challenges of implementing occupational health services (OHS) in Malaysia -perspective of occupational health doctors. Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 29 (2) pp. 993-1010
2021	Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) and modifiable risk Factors profiling among adults in a selected FELDA settlement in East Coast of Pahang. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 17 (Supp5) pp. 40
2021	Practice of Tahajjud among Undergraduate Medical Students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and its Relationship with Poor Sleep Quality. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 17 (5) pp. 74-74
2020	Oral health status and self-perceived oral health satisfaction among residents in the largest care home in east coast Malaysia and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study. Journal of International Oral Health, 12 (2 (March-April)) pp. 168-172
2020	Poor sleep quality among medical students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and its association with mental health and other factors. International Medical Journal Malaysia, () pp. 49-57
2020	Qualitative content analysis of sharps management practices in Hce’s in Malaysia: employee factor. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology (IJAST), 29 (9s) pp. 1798-1806
2019	A cross-sectional study on patient satisfaction at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang Malaysia. Journal of Family Medicine Forecast, 2 (Edition 3) pp. 1-6
2019	A study on prevalence of depression among adults attending International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang, Malaysia. Journal of Family Medicine Forecast, 2 (Edition 3) pp. 1-4
2019	An overview of scheduled wastes management in Malaysia. Journal of Wastes and Biomass Management (JWBM), 1 (2) pp. 01-04
2019	Body Mass Index status and its relationship with mode of delivery, birth weight and early feeding history among children in an urban area of Pahang. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 74 (Supplement 2) pp. 69-69
2019	Health care waste management and sustainable development goals in Malaysia. Journal of Wastes and Biomass Management (JWBM), () pp. 18-20
2019	Health effects of Hevea brasiliensis wood dust exposure among furniture factory workers. Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences, 18 (3) pp. 1-5
2019	Human resource development for future basic occupational health services in Malaysia. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (4) pp. 939-943
2019	Prevalence of depression among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang.. Malaysian Family Physician, 14 (Supplement 2) pp. 15-15
2019	Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors: a cross sectional study in community felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan Pahang. Journal of Family Medicine Forecast, 2 (2) pp. 1-6
2019	Prevalence of Occupational Diseases among Small and Medium Industry Workers in Malaysia: A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences, 4 (2) pp. 4-30
2019	The prevalence of high risk of obstructive sleep apnea and its association with sociodemographic factors among adults in Taman Dato' Rashid Salleh, Indera Mahkota, Kuantan. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 18 (Supplement 2) pp. 18-18
2019	The proposed future infrastructure model for basic occupational health services in Malaysia. Malays J Med Sci, 26 (2) pp. 131-137
2018	The Kuala Lumpur Charter on smoke-free homes. BMJ Blog Tobacco, () pp. 1-7
2018	The relationship between eating habits and stress among undergraduate medical students of IIUM Kuantan. Malaysia Journal of Public Health Medicine, 18 (Supplement 2) pp. 68

Conference or Workshop Item

2021	A cross-sectional study on patient satisfaction at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang Malaysia. In: Virtual 3rd World Congress on The Integration and Islamicisation (2021 WCII): Mental Health and Well Being in the 4th Industrial Revolution,
2021	A study on the prevalence of depression among adults attending International Islamic University of Malaysia(IIUM) Family Health Clinic. Kuantan Pahang. In: Virtual 3rd World Congress on the Integration and Islamicisation (2021 WCII): Mental Health and Well Being in the 4th Industrial Revolution,
2021	Estimating lifetime asbestos inhalation exposure of brake maintenance workers in Malaysia. In: 12th IOHA International Scientific Conference,
2021	Practice of Tahajjud among Undergraduate Medical Students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and its relationship with poor sleep quality.. In: 3RD WORLD CONGRESS ON THE INTEGRATION AND ISLAMICISATION (2021 WCII): MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING IN THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION,
2021	Practice of tahajjud prayer among undergraduate medical students of IIUM and its relationship with poor sleep quality. In: 3rd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation 2021: Mental Health and Well-Being in the 4th Industrial Revolution,
2021	Prevalence of depression, anxiety, stress symptoms and the related factors among caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Kuantan, Pahang. In: 23rd Family Medicine Scientific Conference 2021,
2020	A cross-sectional study on patient satisfaction at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Family Health Clinic, Kuantan Pahang Malaysia. In: Kuantan Research Day 2020: A National Online Event for E-poster Presentation,
2020	Factors related to depression among transgender male to female (mtf) in Kuantan, Pahang : a qualitative study. In: First Virtual International Conference On Equality, Religious Harmony & Peace 2020,
2019	Determining the association between oral health status and self-perceived oral health satisfaction among residents in the largest care home in East Coast Malaysia. In: Medical Research Symposium 2019: Expanding Research Collaboration in Health,
2019	Prevalence of depressive symptoms among elderly and its predictors; a cross sectional study in community Felda Bukit Goh, Kuantan, Pahang. In: 7th Asia Pacific Primary Care Research Conference,
2018	A cross sectional study on quality of sleep among adult population in an urban area of Pahang. In: Medical Research Symposium 2018,
2018	Food safety at home: knowledge and practices among adults in suburban community in Malaysia. In: International Society for Environmental Epidemiology and International Society of Exposure Science - Asia Chapter Conference 2018 (ISEE/ES-AC 2018),
2017	Examining neurobehavioral effects of pesticide exposure in workers involved in mosquito control in Malaysia: A Preliminary study. In: International Conference on Environmental and Occupational Health,
2017	Knowledge, attitude and behaviour towards dietary salt intake among adults’ residents of sub-urban setting in Kuantan. In: 20th Family Medicine Scientific Conference,
2016	Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its related factors among pre-clinical students at IIUM Kuantan Campus 2016. In: 2nd Sabah Regional Public Health Conference & 11th Sabah Public Health Colloqium :Innovation & Transformation: Regional Public Health Of the Future,
2016	Smoking dependency behaviour towards conventional & e-cigarette among selected government instituition in Indera Mahkota, Kuantan 2016. In: 2nd Sabah Regional Public Health Conference & 11th Sabah Public Health Colloqium :Innovation & Transformation: Regional Public Health Of the Future,
2015	Estimating lifetime pesticide exposure and neurobehavioral performance among mosquito control workers in Malaysia. In: International Society of Exposure science 25th Annual Meeting,
2011	Health effects of rubber wood dust exposure among workers in a furniture factory. In: Scientific Conference on Occupational Safety & Health (SCI-COSH),