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INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

✉️ E-mail: khairulmf@usm.my

🏠 Location:

INFORMM, USM Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MALAYSIA

Dr Khairul Mohd Fadzli Mustaffa

Dr. Khairul Mohd Fadzli Mustaffa is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), based at the Health Campus in Kelantan. He holds a PhD in Tropical Medicine from the University of Liverpool (2012), an MSc in Pharmacology from USM, and a BSc in Biotechnology from UPM. His research expertise lies in molecular therapeutics and theranostics, with a specialized focus on malaria. Dr. Khairul's work investigates the molecular mechanisms of severe malaria, particularly cytoadherence, and the development of aptamer-based technologies for point-of-care diagnostics and targeted therapy. He is a member of the International Society on Aptamers and the Malaysian Malaria Network.

(2025-2026)

  • Nik Kamarudin et al. (2026) Binding characterization of small protein-conjugated ssDNA aptamer to recombinant human ICAM-1NAA, Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids 45(3), 309-331
  • Shahidan et al. (2026) MicroRNAs as diagnostic biomarkers in periodontitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis, Odontology, 1-18
  • Ashraf et al. (2025) Beyond traditional diagnosis: aptamer-based microRNA detection for the early diagnosis of periodontitis, Molecular Biology Reports 52(1), 604
  • Yadevan et al. (2025) Aptamer technology in latent tuberculosis diagnosis: A systematic review and metaanalysis, Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 15(8), 305-312
  • Mathavan et al. (2025) Aptamer based immunotherapy: a potential solid tumor therapeutic, Frontiers in Immunology 16, 1536569

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