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DR. SITI RAFIDAH BINTI YUSOF
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MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

CENTRE FOR DRUG RESEARCH
Main Campus
UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM)
Starting Date in USM: 01 September 2011
sryusof@usm.my
+6(04) 653 (Ext) 2141
https://experts.usm.my/cvitae/sryusof
  • IJAZAH SARJANA MUDA (KEPUJIAN), SAINS GUNAAN
    UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) (MALAYSIA)
  • PhD, NEUROSAINS
    KING'S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (BRITAIN)
BIOGRAPHY
Dr Siti Rafidah Yusof specialises in blood-brain barrier (BBB) research. Her pioneering BBB research in the country in particular determining the BBB permeability of kratom alkaloids won her Young Investigator Award in 2019 from the Malaysian Society of Neurosciences (MSN). She is currently the Deputy Director of the Centre for Drug Research USM.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
In vitro cellular barrier models in particular blood-brain barrier (BBB) and blood-intestinal barriers. Mechanisms of BBB and intestinal barrier permeability of molecules. Alterations of the BBB structure and functions in diseases.
Scopus ID
35742368200
Researcher ID
G-5930-2012
ORCID
0000-0003-2257-9933
Google Scholar ID
p4WEtvgAAAAJ
EXPERTISE
  1. MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES >> Neurosciences > Central Nervous System
  2. MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES >> Medical Pharmacology > Neuropharmacology
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