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Our people include renowned local, regional and international faculty, researchers, and community members serving as investigators, research associates, master-level and doctoral-level training candidates, visiting scholars and fellows, working group members, and “out of the box” collaborators from the public, private and civil society sectors in Malaysia, the region, and around the world.

Meet CERiA Founding Director
Professor Dato' Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman
Professor of Infectious Diseases, Former Dean (2011-2020), Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya
Chairman, Malaysian AIDS Foundation
President, International AIDS Society
Australian by Degree – Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Malaysia by Australia Global Alumni
How one Australian Alumni Changed the Course of the HIV/ AIDS Epidemic in Malaysia.
Consider This: Fighting AIDS & COVID-19 on Astro Awani
The conversation over the HIV/AIDS epidemic has evolved & holds lessons for the fight against Covid-19. Tonight on #ConsiderThis, Melisa Idris & Sharaad Kuttan speak to the newly appointed president of International AIDS Society, Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman about how we can do so much better. #TalkUndetectedTalkPREP
[LIVE] Anak Melayu setaraf saintis dunia on Sinar Harian on Astro Awani
Malaysia melakar sejarah apabila bekas Dekan Fakulti Perubatan Universiti Malaya (UM), Prof Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman merupakan saintis Asia pertama yang dilantik sebagai Presiden Komuniti AIDS Antarabangsa (IAS) dalam tempoh dua tahun bermula pada 11 Julai.Meet our team
Lead Research Collaborators
Professor Chris Breyer, M.D., M.P.H

Professor Nabila El-Bassel, Ph.D, M.S.W

Professor Don Des Jarlais, Ph.D.

Assistant Clinical Professor Annette Sohn, M.D.

UM Senior Faculty
- Professor, Dato' Dr. Adeeba Kamarulzaman
- Professor, Dr. Woo Yin Ling
- Associate Professor, Dr. Raja Iskandar Shah Raja Azwa
- Associate Professor, Dr. Sasheela Sri La Sri Ponnampalavanar
- Associate Professor, Dr. Reena Rajasuriar
- Associate Professor, Dr. Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar
- Associate Professor, Dr. Anne Yee
UM Faculty
- Senior Lecturer, Dr. Rumana Akhter Saifi
- Senior Lecturer, Dr. Nur Afiqah Binti Mohd Salleh
- Dr. Helmi Sulaiman
- Dr. Howie Lim Sin How
- Dr. Tee Kok Keng
- Dr. Bushra Binti Megat Johari
- Dr. Wong Pui Li
- Dr. Anjanna Kukreja
- Dr. Ong Hang Cheng
- Dr. Sazali Basri
- Dr. Ng Rong Xiang
Research Associates
- Research Associate, Ahsan Ahmad, MS, Yale School of Medicine
- Clinical Research Associate, Sangeeth Dhaliwal, MBBS
- Counseling Psychologist, Chong Meng Li
Research Collaborators
- Professor, David Booth, PhD, Westmead Millennium Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney
- Associate Professor Valarie Earnshaw, PhD, University of Delaware
- Assistant Professor, Dr. Karsten Lunze, MD, MPH, DrPH, Boston University
- Assistant Professor, Jeffrey A. Wickersham, PhD, Yale School of Medicine
Research Personnel
- Data Manager, Nur Akma Ibrahim
- Data Manager, Saidatul Hanida
- Pharmacist, Hashvini Ramachandran
- Medical Assistant, Akmal Azim
- Research Assistant, Mohd Akbar Ezra
- Research Assistant, Naga Devi
- Research Assistant, Mohammad Azri
- Research Assistant, Ahmad Suhaimi
- Research Assistant, Nishaan Raman
- Research Assistant, Bryan Cheah
- Research Assistant, Yan Er Lim
UM Master & Doctoral Candidates
Master and Doctoral Candidates in various departments at University Malaya, Faculty of Medicine have participated in research projects and collaboratives at CERiA.
Committees & Working Groups
Committees and Working Groups are in collaboration with multi-sector stakeholders from a wide spectrum of public, private and civil society organizations.
Currently active working groups include:
- Implementation Science Working Group
- HIV Self Testing/ PrEP Working Group
- M-Health Working Group
- APPGM Secretariat Legal Working Group
- Drug Policy Reform Alliance
International Research Attachments
Sponsored by academic institutions around the world, candidates from around the world have come to CERiA on international research attachments through the following;
- Doris Duke Fellowship
- Fulbright Scholars
- Fogarty Training Grant scholars
- Global Health Equity Fellows and Scholars
- Master/doctoral-level candidates
- Postdoctoral Associates
- Postgraduate Associates
Internships
CERiA is always looking for international and national interns to support in research activities, advocacy and community mobilization, centre operations, event planning, media and communications.
Want to pitch an internship idea?
We are always looking for creative talent willing to make a difference.