✉️ E-mail: nikyus@usm.my
🏠 Location:
INFORMM, USM Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, MALAYSIA
Dr Nik Yusnoraini Yusof
Dr. Nik Yusnoraini Yusof is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia, with more than a decade of experience in molecular biology, bioinformatics, and functional genomics. Her research foundation is in structural genomics and structural bioinformatics, where she combines experimental approaches—such as gene cloning, protein expression, purification, and protein crystallization—with computational modeling to elucidate structure–function relationships that govern biological processes. Over time, her research has expanded to integrate Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) and multi-omics approaches, including genomics, transcriptomics, and metagenomics, to investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, rare genetic disorders, and cancer. This integrative strategy enables the identification of novel biomarkers, resistance determinants, and potential therapeutic and vaccine targets among both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial pathogens. Her research particularly focuses on high-risk Gram-negative organisms within the Enterobacteriaceae family, alongside clinically significant Gram-positive pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, which is among the major contributors to the global burden of antimicrobial resistance. Dr. Nik Yusnoraini holds a PhD from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and an MRes from the University of Glasgow. Her current research focuses on bridging structural biology with functional and comparative genomics to translate multi-omics discoveries into practical applications in diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccine development. An active member of the Malaysian Society of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (MaSBiC), Dr. Nik Yusnoraini is widely published in international journals and contributes significantly to integrative multi-omics research, disease control strategies, and postgraduate medical biotechnology education.
(2025)
- Shahimi et al. (2025) A systematic review of the role of methylase genes in antibiotic resistance: co-existence with extended spectrum β-lactamase and carbapenemase genes in Klebsiella pneumoniae, PeerJ 13, e20428
- Nasir et al. (2025) Antigenic and mutational insights into the Nipah virus G glycoprotein: implications for viral entry, host specificity, therapeutics, and vaccine development, PeerJ 13, e19835
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Shahimi, et al. (2025) Draft genome sequence data of Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. pneumoniae B36336, a multidrug-resistant strain isolated from a human bloodstream infection, Data in Brief 61, 111744
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Mustafa et al. (2025) Optimization of a Portable Ligand-Free Optical Spectroscopy Method for SARS-CoV-2 Protein Detection, Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X, 100663
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Abd Rahman et al. (2025) Enhancing food safety: A systematic review of electrochemical biosensors for pathogen detection–advancements, limitations, and practical challenges, Food Control, 111603
2026 -
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