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Asst. Prof. Dr. Norbaiyah Mohamed Bakrim is an Assistant Professor who graduated from Monash University, Australia with MBBS in 2009. She served as a medical officer in Frankston Hospital and Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne till 2012. She came back to Malaysia in March 2012 and following her great passion in teaching, she joined the IIUM teaching fraternity as a trainee lecturer in September 2012. She received the Best Student Award for her Master thesis in 2015 entitled “Antifertility Effects of Fenugreek Aqueous Extract on Female Rat ” and later in 2020 was awarded a Ph.D. in Medical Sciences (Physiology) from the Kulliyyah of Medicine, IIUM based on her thesis “ Haptoglobin and Other Biomarkers of Coronary Artery Disease in Young Adults with Hypertension and Acute Myocardial Infarction.”. She also was awarded with Anugerah MAPIM-KPT for The Best Manuscript in Sciences, Technology and Medicine Category for her article "Identification of Haptoglobin as a Potential Biomarker of Young Acute Myocardial Infarction by Proteomic Analysis". She was awarded as the Best Oral presenter during the International Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health Conference (COMET 2023) for the same research as well.

Currently, she is actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching at the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Kulliyyah of Medicine. Her main research interest is molecular studies particularly in metabolomics and proteomic studies in discovery of potential biomarkers for chronic diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular disease and long COVID-19.

Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Biomedical Sciences ~ Proteomics - Molecular study of cardiovascular diseases and COVID-19.

2023 - 2024 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member ), Malaysian Society of Pharmacology and Physiology (MSPP)

ADAB AND AKIDAH	2025/2026
BASIC GENERAL SURGERY POSTING	2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
BASIC PSYCHIATRY AND BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES	2025/2026
BMS & GENERAL ORL-HNS ROTATION	2022/2023 2021/2022
BODY REACTIONS TO PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS	2025/2026 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS	2025/2026
CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY	2025/2026 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
CARDIOVASCULAR, RESPIRATORY AND HAEMOPOIETIC SYSTEMS	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
CARDIOVASCULAR, RESPIRATORY, BLOOD AND BLOOD FORMING ORGANS	2018/2019
CELL BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES	2025/2026
Endocrine Physiology	2025/2026 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
ENTREPRENEURSHIP	2023/2024
Gastrointestinal Tract Physiology	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021
Introduction to Medical Physiology	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
Islamisation of Human Knowledge for Health Sciences	2024/2025
NORMAL RESPONSE & PROCESS TO DISEASED STATE	2018/2019
NORMAL RESPONSE AND PROCESS TO DISEASED STATE	2025/2026 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
NORMAL STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN CELL, TISSUE & BODY SYSTEM	2018/2019
NORMAL STRUCTURE & FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN CELL, TISSUE & BODY SYSTEMS	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
PHYSIOLOGY	2021/2022
Physiology of the Central Nervous System I	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM II	2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
RENAL PHYSIOLOGY	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
Research Methodology	2024/2025 2023/2024
RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY	2025/2026 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
RESPONSE TO DISEASED STATE AND EXOGENOUS AGENTS	2025/2026
STRUCTURE & FUNCTION IN NORMAL & DISEASED STATES & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
THE ALIMENTARY AND HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEMS	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019
THE ENDOCRINE, REPRODUCTIVE AND URINARY SYSTEMS	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
THE LOCOMOTOR AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021

Serum Proteomic And Metabolomic Profiling To Identify Biomarkers Of Post Covid-19 Syndrome.

Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor

Urinary Protein Biomarkers In Young Adults With Prehypertension And Hypertension.

Master Completed 2025 Main Supervisor

Relationship Of Apolipoprotein A1 Levels Between Obesity In Schizophrenia And Obesity Control Subjects.

Master Completed 2025 Co-supervisor

Seven-Year Cohort Study Of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, Non-High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, And Reynolds Risk Score Among Young Adults With Prehypertension.

Master Completed 2025 Co-supervisor

Protein Profiles And Expression In Obese Schizophrenia.

Master Completed 2024 Co-supervisor

Completed

2024 - 2025	IIUM History of Physiology Competition 2024
2020 - 2023	URINARY PROTOEMIC PROFILING OF YOUNG PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION: IDENTITIFCATION OF PREDICTIVE CANDIDATE BIOMARKERS OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN YOUNG ADULTS.
2016 - 2019	Fundamental Study of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Young Adults: Identifying Coronary Artery Disease-Specific Proteome Panel as Predictor of Early Significant Coronary Atherosclerosis in Young Adults
2013 - 2014	The effect of Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) seeds aqueous extract on fertility of female rats.

On-Going

2025 - Present	ESTABLISHING NON-INVASIVE URINARY BIOMARKERS IN YOUNG ADULTS WITH HYPERTENSION AND HIGH NORMAL BLOOD PRESSURE ATTENDING IIUM PRIMARY CARE SERVICES
2022 - Present	Proteomic and Genetic Role of APOL2 in the Development of Obesity in Schizophrenia Patients
2021 - Present	Profiling of metabolomes and proteomes as biomarkers for Post COVID-19 Syndrome.

22 Dec, 2023	Anugerah MAPIM-KPT ke 14 Makalah Jurnal Terbaik 2021 Indeks Antarabangsa (Sains, Teknologi dan Perubatan) - Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (KPT) dan Majlis Penerbitan Ilmiah Malayisa (MAPIM)	National
12 Oct, 2023	Best Paper Award - University Sultan Zainal Abidin	International
23 Dec, 2020	Gold Award - Others	University
07 Nov, 2015	Best Student Masters Basic Medical Sciences - Kulliyyah of Medicine	KCDIO

Articles

2026	Discovery phase of serum proteomic analysis in post-COVID-19 syndrome patients using two-dimensional electrophoresis. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 25 (1) pp. 196-205
2026	The role of apolipoproteins as genetic biomarkers in schizophrenia: a systematic review. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 81 (1) pp. 180-194
2025	Bibliometric analysis of genetic variations in schizophrenia. Jordan Medical Journal, 59 (2) pp. 274-289
2025	Bibliometric insights into the dynamics of schizophrenia and obesity research. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 21 (3) pp. 465-473
2024	Biomarker identification from urine of dengue patients through GCMS for initial development of non-invasive diagnostic kit. IIUM Engineering Journal, 25 (2) pp. 1-16
2024	Biomarkers identification from urine of dengue patients through GCMS for initial development of non-invasive diagnostic kit. IIUM Engineering Journal, 25 (2) pp. 1-16
2024	Identification of Alpha-1 antitrypsin as a candidate biomarker for post Covid-19 syndrome by two-dimensional electrophoresis proteomic analysis. Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, 9 (2 (Special Issue)) pp. 3-3
2024	Komplikasi alkohol kepada fisiologi tubuh badan manusia. The Malaysian Medical Gazette, () pp.
2024	Optimisation of LCMS QTOF settings for untargeted serum metabolomic profiling of post COVID-19 syndrome. Medicine & Health, 19 (Suppl. 5) pp. 50-51
2024	Plasma haptoglobin as a potential biomarker for coronary artery disease in young hypertensive adults. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 23 (1) pp. 115-122
2024	Role of DBP and FGG proteins in obese schizophrenia: a proteomic study. Medicine and Health, () pp. 63-64
2024	Serum proteomic profiling of post-COVID-19 syndrome by two-dimensional electrophoresis. Medicine & Health, 19 (Suppl. 5) pp. 19-20
2023	Optimisation of immobilized pH gradient range for serum proteomic analysis of post Covid-19 syndrome patients using two-dimensional electrophoresis. Life Sciences, Medicine and Biomedicine, 7 (1) pp. 47-47
2023	Optimization of a two-dimensional electrophoresis protocol for plasma proteomic profiling of obese schizophrenia patients. Life Sciences, Medicine and Biomedicine, 7 (1) pp. 49-49
2023	Schizophrenia and apolipoprotein: a 10-year bibliometric analysis. Medicine & Health, 18 (7 (Suppl)) pp. 47-47
2023	Schizophrenia and epigenetics: a comprehensive bibliometric analysis. Middle East Current Psychiatry, 30 (1) pp.
2023	Urinary Apolipoprotein A1 and its potential as a biomarker for coronary artery disease in young adults. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 22 (4) pp. 60-65
2022	A study of risk factors in acute myocardial infarction of adults ages 18 to 45 in a tertiary referral centre for cardiology services in Malaysia's East Coast.. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia, 21 (1) pp. 49-54
2021	Metabolic syndrome and high sensitive C-reactive protein In young hypertensive and prehypertensive adults. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 5 (1 Special Issue) pp. 2138-2138
2020	Identification of haptoglobin as a potential biomarker in young adults with acute myocardial infarction by proteomic analysis. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 27 (2) pp. 64-76
2019	Proteomic profiles of young adults with acute myocardial infarction. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 18 (3) pp. 113-119
2018	Risk factor profile of young adults with acute myocardial infarction: a preliminary finding. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 17 (Supplementary Issue No 1) pp. 62-62
2016	Is there any effect of fenugreek seeds aqueous extract (FSA) on the quantity of ovarian follicles and estrus cycle of female rats…?. Journal of Medical Practice and Review, 1 (7) pp. 55-63
2016	Quantification of anti-fertility compound-Diosgenin concentration in the fenugreek seeds aqueous extrac (FSA). The International Medical Journal Malaysia, 15 (1) pp. 75-80
2015	Is there any effect (S) of fenugreek seeds aqueous extract on the regularity of estrous cycle and quantity of ovarian follicles of female rats? . International Medical Journal Malaysia, 14 (supp.) pp. 10-11

Conference or Workshop Items

2025	Comparative study of Apolipoprotein A1 levels in obese schizophrenia and controls. In: 1st International Biomedical Conference (IBC2025),
2025	Risk factor profiles in young adults with prehypertension and hypertension attending IIUM primary healthcare service. In: 1st International Biomedical Conference 2025,
2025	Urinary Endothelin-1 as a potential non-invasive biomarker for young hypertensive adults. In: 1st International Biomedical Conference 2025,
2023	Optimization of a two-dimensional electrophoresis protocol for plasma proteomic profiling of obese schizophrenia patients. In: 36th Malaysian Society of Pharmacology and Physiology Annual Scientific Meeting 2023,
2023	Potential of urinary apolipoprotein A1 as a biomarker for coronary artery disease in young adults. In: 6th Asia-Pacific CardioMetabolic Syndrome Congress (APCMS 2023),
2023	Schizophrenia and apolipoprotein: a 10-year bibliometric analysis. In: International Virtual Medical Research Symposium 2023,
2023	The role of plasma and urinary haptoglobin as a potential biomarker of acute myocardial infarction in young hypertensive individuals. In: International Cardiovascular and Metabolic Health Conference (COMET) 2023,
2021	AGTR1 Methylation was not predictive of prehypertension or hypertension in young adults. In: The 9th Seoul International Congress of Endocrinology and Metabolism in conjunction with the 40th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Korean Endocrine Society,
2021	Inflammation precedes sodium retention in raised blood pressure in young adults. In: Hypertension Seoul 2021 in conjunction with the 55th Scientific Meeting of the Korean Society of Hypertension,
2021	Ita'leem training for clinical specialist lecturers of Kulliyyah of Medicine. In: International Putra Innocreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning (PicTL) 2021,
2021	Online viva voce for supplementary first professional Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.S) exam: challenges and implementation. In: International Putra Innocreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning 2021,
2020	Association between duration to complete online assessment and student score among IIUM preclinical medical students. In: International Putra InnoCreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning 2020 (PicTL 2020),
2020	Comparison of familiarity and competency in using online assessment platforms among lecturers before and during movement control order period. In: International Putra InnoCreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning 2020 (PicTL 2020),
2020	Contextual factors influencing performance in the new synchronous online assessment among IIUM preclinical medical students. In: International Putra InnoCreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning 2020 (PicTL 2020),
2020	New online assessment among IIUM preclinical medical students: a firsthand experience. In: International Putra Innocreative Poster Competition International Putra Innocreative Carnival in Teaching And Learning (PicTL 2020),
2020	Outcome of conventional and alternative assessment during online teaching and learning mode between open book and recall test. In: International Putra InnoCreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning 2020 (PicTL 2020),
2020	Timing and format of new synchronous online assessment : IIUM experience with preclinical medical students. In: International Putra InnoCreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning 2020 (PicTL 2020),
2020	Using a Moodle-based platform for online assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic: expectations vs reality. In: International Putra InnoCreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning 2020 (PicTL 2020),
2018	Risk factors profile of young adult with acute myocardial infarction: a preliminary finding. In: Medical Research Symposium 2018,
2016	Histological changes in the uterine of female rats after a comparative treatment with Trigonella foenum-graecum seeds and combined oral contraceptive pills. In: Medical Research Symposium 2015,
2015	Anti-fertility potential of Trigonella foenum-graecum in comparison to oral contraceptive pills. In: Medical Research Symposium 2015,
2015	Is there any effect (s) of fenugreek seeds aqueous extract on the regularity of estrous cycle and quantity of ovarian follicles of female rats…?. In: Medical Research Symposium 2015,
2014	Effects of trigonella foenum-graecum L.(Fenugreek) seeds aqueous extract on reproductive system of female rats. In: Pharmacology & Physiology International Scientific Congress (2014),

Books

2021

Fiqh Muamalah in medicine: a course aid (e-book). Shahar & Tahir Publisher, ISBN:

Monograph

2019	Fundamental study of acute myocardial infarction in young adults: identifying coronary artery disease-specific proteome panel as predictor of early significant coronary atherosclerosis in young adults.. In: ,
2018	Effects of trigonella foenum graecumn (fenugreek) seeds aqueous extract on fertility of female rats. In: ,

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