Biography

Dr. Mariatulqabtiah Abdul Razak works at the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, and a research associate of the Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).

She just received the L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award 2022 (Malaysia programme) on 30th November 2022, during her research attachment at the Pirbright Institute, UK, under the collaboration with Prof. Dr. Munir Iqbal of the Avian Influenza Group. Dr. Maria graduated with a first class honours degree for her Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) at Universiti Putra Malaysia back in 2006. Then, she pursued her PhD studies at Imperial College London, which was fully-funded by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. She developed and characterised the recombinant fowl pox viruses coexpressing avian influenza and chicken cytokine genes for her PhD, under the supervisions of Emeritus Prof. Dr. Mike Skinner and Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman Omar. This project has intrigued her scientific curiosity in the areas of molecular biology, immunology and vaccine development. Upon graduation in 2011, she was appointed as a senior lecturer at UPM and promoted to an associate professor in January 2020. She had led several national competitive grants from the Government's ministries including MOSTI and MOHE, and currently leading an international grant from the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN), U.K. Her research projects involve rapid diagnostic strategies against viruses, and the development of avian vaccine vectors, i.e. recombinant viruses and virus-like particles, for structure elucidations, antigenicity, immunogenicity and pathogenicity. Her interest in global networking is evidenced by journal article co-publications with the U.K. (Imperial College London, the Pirbright Institute) and Taiwan (NPUST), and catalogue-chapter publications with the U.K. (Imperial College London) and the U.S. (John Hopkins University). Apart from being a member of the Young Scientist Network-Academy of Sciences Malaysia, she is also a member of several national and international societies of microbiology and veterinary.

Dr Maria believes in the importance of knowledge and technology acquisition and dissemination across continents to promote a global scientific impact.

Area of Interest:

Molecular Biology

100%

Virology

62%

Vaccine Development

90%

Immunology

75%

Genetic Engineering

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
0

Chapters
0

Articles
30

Abstracts
29

Selected Publications

Padzil, F., A.R. Mariatulqabtiah, W.S. Tan, K.L. Ho, N.M. Isa et al., 2022. Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (lamp) as a promising point-of-care diagnostic strategy in avian virus research. Animals, Vol. 12. 10.3390/ani12010076.
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Mariatulqabtiah, A.R. and K.R. Buttigieg, 2022. COVID-19 vaccinations for children. Lancet Infect. Dis., 22: 1255-1256.
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Lim, Y.W., W.S. Tan, K.L. Ho, A.R. Mariatulqabtiah and N.H.A. Kasim et al., 2022. Challenges and complications of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-based long-acting drug product development. Pharmaceutics, Vol. 14. 10.3390/pharmaceutics14030614.
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Abir, A.S.M., S. Yusof, A.R. Yasmin, A.R. Omar, K.L. Ho, W.S. Tan and A.R. Mariatulqabtiah, 2022. Morphological and immunophenotypical properties of chicken bone marrow-derived dendritic cells towards wild type and h5-recombinant fowlpox virus infections. Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci., 10: 1233-1238.
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Selvaraj, B.A., A.R. Mariatulqabtiah, K.L. Ho, C.L. Ng, C.Y. Yong and W.S. Tan, 2021. Regulation of proteolytic activity to improve the recovery of Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus capsid protein. Int. J. Mol. Sci., Vol. 22. 10.3390/ijms22168725.
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Ninyio, N.N., K.L. Ho, C.Y. Yong, H.Y. Chee, M. Hamid et al., 2021. Chimeric virus-like particles of prawn nodavirus displaying hepatitis b virus immunodominant region: Biophysical properties and cytokine response. Int. J. Agric. App. Sci., Vol. 22. 10.3390/ijms22041922.
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M.Y. Zanna, A.R. Yasmin, A.R. Omar, S.S. Arshad, A.R. Mariatulqabtiah, S.H. Nur-Fazila and M.d.I.N. Mahiza, 2021. Review of dendritic cells, their role in clinical immunology, and distribution in various animal species. Int. J. Mol. Sci., Vol. 22. 10.3390/ijms22158044.
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Akwiditya, M.A., C.Y. Yong, M.T. Yusof, A.R. Mariatulqabtiah, K.L. Ho and W.S. Tan, 2021. Hepatitis b virus-like particle: Targeted delivery of plasmid expressing short hairpin rna for silencing the Bcl-2 gene in cervical cancer cells. Int. J. Mol. Sci., Vol. 22. 10.3390/ijms22052320.
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Santos, H.M., Ching-Yi Tsai, K.R.A. Maquiling, L.L. Tayo, A.R. Mariatulqabtiah, Chi-Wen Lee and K.P. Chuang, 2020. Diagnosis and potential treatments for acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND): A review. Aquacult. Int., 28: 169-185.
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Ninyio, N.N., K.L. Ho, A.R. Omar, W.S. Tan, M. Iqbal and A.R. Mariatulqabtiah, 2020. Virus-like particle vaccines: a prospective panacea against an avian influenza panzootic. Vaccines, Vol. 8. 10.3390/vaccines8040694.
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Fam, S.Y., C.F. Chee, C.Y. Yong, K.L. Ho, A.R. Mariatulqabtiah and W.S. Tan, 2020. Stealth coating of nanoparticles in drug-delivery systems. Nanomaterials, Vol. 10. 10.3390/nano10040787.
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Santos, H.M., C.Y. Tsai, C.A.S. Yanuaria, L.L. Tayo, D.D. Vo, A.R. Mariatulqabtiah and K.P. Chuang, 2019. Effects of sodium alginate-fed pacific white shrimps, Litopenaeus vannamei, on Toll-like receptors and Vibrio alginolyticus infection. Aquacult. Res., 50: 1384-1392.
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Ong, H.K., C.Y. Yong, W.S. Tan, S.K. Yeap, A.R. Omar, M.A. Razak and K.L. Ho, 2019. An influenza a vaccine based on the extracellular domain of matrix 2 protein protects BALB/C mice against H1N1 and H3N2. Vaccines, Vol. 7. 10.3390/vaccines7030091.
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Mustafa, M.Z., F.N. Zulkifli, I. Fernandez, A.R. Mariatulqabtiah and M. Sangu et al., 2019. Stingless bee honey improves spatial memory in mice, probably associated with brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor type 1 (Itpr1) genes. Evidence-Based Complementary Altern. Med., Vol. 2019. 10.1155/2019/8258307.
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Fam, S.Y., C.F. Chee, C.Y. Yong, K.L. Ho, A.R. Mariatulqabtiah, H.Y. Lau and W.S. Tan, 2019. Shielding of hepatitis b virus-like nanoparticle with poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline). Int. J. Mol. Sci., Vol. 20. 10.3390/ijms20194903.
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Zanon, Z., J. Abu, N. Najihah and A.R. Mariatulqabtiah, 2018. Prevalence of avian polyomavirus in psittacine birds in the Klang valley. Pertanika J. Trop. Agric. Sci., 41: 917-923.
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Zain, N.A.L.M., K.I. Sheshe, M.N. Razak, N.E. Zaidi and A.R. Mariatulqabtiah, 2018. Therapeutic strategies for cervical cancer. Pertanika J. Scholarly Res. Rev. (In Press). .
Santos, H.M., C.A.S. Yanuaria, A.R. Mariatulqabtiah, L.L. Tayo, C.Y. Tsai and K.P. Chuang, 2018. The effects of sodium alginate-fed pacific white shrimps, Litopaneaous vannamei, on toll-like receptors and Vibrio alginolyticus infection. Aquacult. Res. (In Press). .
Rafie, A.Z.M., A. Syahir, W.A.N.W. Ahmad, M.Z. Mustafa and M.A. Razak, 2018. Supplementation of stingless bee honey from Heterotrigona itama improves anti-obesity parameters in high fat diet-induced obese rat model. J. Evidence-Based Complement. Alternat. Med. (In Press). .
Mariatulqabtiah, A.R., N.N. Majid, E.S. Giotis, A.R. Omar and M.A. Skinner, 2018. Inoculation of recombinant fowlpox viruses coexpressing avian influenza H5 and chicken IL-15 cytokine genes stimulates diverse host immune response. Vet. J. (In Press). .
Jailani, N.M.A. and M.A. Razak, 2018. Stingless bee rearing and colony splitting: A brief review. Pertanika J. Scholarly Res. Rev. (In Press). .
Hassan, M.A., M. Abdul Razak, A.H. Baharom, M.S.M. Sah and M.Z.A. Rahman, 2018. Effects of plant growth regulators on root culture and yeast extract elicitation on metabolite profiles of Polygonum minus. Sains Malaysiana, 47: 3085-3094.
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Hassan, M.A., I. Ismail, A.R. Mariatulqabtiah, A.H. Baharom, M.S.M. Sah and M.Z.A. Rahman, 2018. Metabolite compounds profiling from elicitation of Polygonum minus Huds. root culture via yeast extract. Sains Malaysiana (In Press). .
Padzil, F., A.R. Mariatulqabtiah and J. Abu, 2017. Avian polyomavirus: A recent update. J. Vet. Malaysia, 29: 9-13.
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