BACKGROUND

Name :                   Prof.Madya Dr. Rahmah Noordin 
Date of Birth :      15 Disember 1961 
Place of Birth :     Pulau Pinang

Education :
 

  • St. George Girl's School, Penang
  • B.Sc. ( Magna Cum Laude), Indiana State University, 1983
  • M.Sc. (Life Sciences),  Indiana State University ( ISU), Terre Haute, Indiana, 1985 
  • Ph.D (Medical Parasitology), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 1993

                      
  WORK EXPERIENCE
  • Assoc. Professor, USM, March 2000 - present
  • Lecturer, USM, 1993 - March 2000
  • Research Officer, USM, 1988 - 1990
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    RESEARCH INTERESTS

    • Research on development of new or better diagnostic reagents for parasitic diseases
    • Research on development of rapid format of diagnostic tests for parasitic diseases
    • Research on application of the rapid diagnostic tests on patients and the population
    • Research on characterization of novel recombinant antigents
      AWARDS /ACHIEVEMENT
     
  • National Women Inventor,  IFIA Cup Award,  ITEX 2002
  • 'Tokoh Maal Hijrah Pulau Pinang 1423H' (2002) for excellence in R & D
  • Khwarizmi International Award (Second Winner) by  the Iranian Ministry of Science & Technology,  2001
  • Sanggar Sanjung Award 2001 by USM
  • Gold medal at 29th Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions (2001)
  • Best Award in Genetic at IPTA  R&D 2001 exhibition
  • MSPTM medal 2000 by the Malaysian Society of Parasitology & Tropical Medicine
  • Gold medal at ITEX 2000, National Young Scientist Award in 1995 by MOSTE
  • Excellent Service Award 1996 by USM.
  • She is an inventor to a patent on a novel Brugia malayi recombinant gene and antigen which has been filed in three countries and subsequently invented Brugia Rapid kit which is a rapid dipstick test for detection of brugian filariasis. This test has been commercialized and is the world-first serological assay for this infection.
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