Executive Comittee
Our current members of the executive comittee of TESMAExecutive Committee 2025-2027
Honorary Advisor - Professor Dato’ Dr Ruszymah bt Haji Idrus
Honorary Advisor - Associate Professor Dr. Angela Ng Min Hwei
Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
15th Floor, Preclinical Building, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected]
President - Prof. Dr. Norshariza Nordin
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected]
Area of Specialisation: Pluripotent, neural and amniotic fluid stem cells, molecular genetics, molecular neurall development
Main Research Area / Disease: Neuroprotection, neuroregeneration, natural product, neurodegenerative diseases (Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease), secretomes and exosomes
Vice President - Dr. Wan Safwani Wan Kamarul Zaman
Department of Pharmaceutical Life Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected]
Area of Specialisation: MSCs, biomaterials, tissue engineering
Main Research Area / Disease: Regenerative medicine, biosensor, AI-assisted TERM
Honorary Secretary - Dr. Nam Hui Yin
Department of Pre-clinical Sciences, M. Kandiah Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected]
Area of Specialisation: Regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, mechanobiology, stem cell biology, nanomedicine
Main Research Area / Disease: Musculoskeletal regeneration, mechanobiology based therapy, cellular therapy
Deputy Honorary Secretary - Dr. Ng Sook Luan
Department of Craniofacial Diagnostics and Biosciences, Faculty of Dentistry,
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Campus
Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur.
Email: [email protected]
Area of Specialisation: Dental stem cells (DPSC, PDL), corneal cells, WJMSC, platelet lysate, extracellular vesicles
Main Research Area / Diseases: Regenerative dentistry, buccal mucosal wound healing, periodontal regeneration
Honorary Treasurer - Dr. Siti Aminah Muhammad Imran
Ming Medical Sdn Bhd
D3-3 (2nd Floor), Block D3 Dana 1 Commercial Centre, Jalan PJU, 1a/46, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
Email: [email protected]
Area of Specialisation: Hesc, Ipsc, Msc, telomere maintenance
Main Research Area / Disease: Regenerative medicine
Deputy Honorary Treasurer - Associate Professor Dr. Nurul Asma Abdullah
School of Health Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
Email: [email protected]
Area of Specialisation: Regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, molecular immunology
Main Research Area / Disease: Hard tissue regeneration (bone, cartilage, dental tissues), inflammation
Exco Member - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yogeswaran Lokanathan
Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
15th Floor, Preclinical Building, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected]
Area of Specialisation: Tissue engineering and cellular therapy
Main Research Area / Disease: Metabolic syndrome, nerve regeneration, cellular immunotherapy
Exco Member - Dr. Fazlina Nordin
Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
15th Floor, Preclinical Building, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected]
Area of Specialisation: Stem cells and iPSC
Main Research Area / Disease: Stem cell technology
Exco Member - Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tan Suat Cheng
Biomedicine Programme
School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Email: tansc@usm.my
Area of Specialisation: Stem cell biology, molecular biology, natural product
Main Research Area / Disease: Neural stem cells for ischaemic stroke
Exco Member - Dr. Pezhman Hafez
Yakin Medic Sdn Bhd
No. 1, Jalan P8, Perdana 8, Kawasan Perindustrian Kg. Baru, Balakong, 43300 Seri Kembangan, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected]
Area of Specialisation: UCMSC, hypoxia, mitochondria
Main Research Area / Disease: Regenerative medicine, age related diseases, autoimmune disorders
Exco Member - Ts. Ooi Ghee Chien
CryoCord Sdn Bhd
Suite 1-1, 1st Floor, Bio-X Centre, Persiaran Cyberpoint Selatan, Cyber 8, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
Email: [email protected]
Area of Specialisation: Cell & Gene Therapy (haematopoietic stem cells, mesenchymal stem cells, immunotherapy, iPSCs, extracellular vesicles)
Main Research Area / Disease: Cell & Gene Therapy
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