dr. norefrina shafinaz binti md nor

pensyarah universiti

jabatan sains biologi & bioteknologi

 efrina@ukm.edu.my



   Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :


  •    Biografi/ Biography :


  • Dr Norefrina’s work focuses on antiviral mechanism of natural compound from herbs against human viruses as well as the fundamental understanding on pathogenesis of the viruses at molecular level. Her research involved Human Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1, Human Cytomegalovirus, Adenoviruses, Enterovirus 71 (HFMD) and Rotavirus. Her most recent work involves molecular detection of SARS-CoV-2 detection from air sample, a collaboration effort with Hospital Canselor Tuanku Mukriz and Hospital Pakar Kanak-Kanak UKM. She is also actively involved in Phage therapy study in search for alternative therapy against Multidrug Resistant Bacteria. Besides the hardcore research, Dr Norefrina is also the founder of a community outreach module, Fun With Microbes@UKM (FWM). The module nurture our fellow undergraduates from Microbiology Programme UKM to share their knowledge on microorganisms with the community through various sharing platform. The module that started in 2017 has had participation from more than 30 schools from pre-schoolers to secondary school and hold a record in The Malaysia Book of Records in 2018.

  • norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2025).  fighting antimicrobial resistance: lessons learned from decoding phage resistance.  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate seminar 2025. 

     

    rana, a., md nor, n.s. and ibrahim, n..  (2025).  relationship between multidrug resistant escherichia coli isolates and the presence of colibactin genes.  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate symposium 2025. 

     

    nurul wahida othman, nurul hidayah fakhruraji, norefrina shafinaz md nor, salmah yaakop, nazlina haiza mohd yasin, ang wei lun, nur ain syauqina noor azman.  (2025).  preliminary study on probiotics and its effect on black soldier fly, hermetia illucens larvae body weight, length, growth performance and total lipid content. .  - 6th international symposium on insects (isoi) 2025. 

     

    nazlina ibrahim, zahar amir, mimi atira abdul jalil norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2025).  peralatan bantuan mengajar dan pengamatan dalam amali imunologi di jabatan sains biologi dan bioteknologi, fst, ukm.  - hari penyelidikan dan inovasi fst 2025. 

     

    aziz norhazniza, koh soo peng, norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2025).  enhancing jackfruit’s bioactive properties through scoby fermentation: implications for cosmeceuticals.  - malaysian applied biology.  1 - 11. 

     

    abeer ameen baqer, kokxin fang, siti noor adnalizawati adnan, norfarhan mohd-assaad, norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2023).  in vitro activity, stability and molecular characterization of eight potent bacteriophages infecting carbapenem-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae.  - viruses.  1-22. 

     

    nur akma mahat, norefrina shafinaz md nor, siti aisyah shamsudin.  (2022).  effects of positive carbon quantum dots on gram negative bacteria as an antimicrobial agent.  - journal of inorganic and organometallic polymers and materials.  2428-2440. 

     

    lip huat saw; bey fen leo; norefrina shafinaz md nor; chee wai yip; nazlina ibrahim; haris hafizal abd hamid; mohd talib latif; chin yik lin; mohd shahrul mohd nadzir.  (2021).  modeling aerosol transmission of sars-cov-2 from human-exhaled particles in a hospital ward.  - environmental science and pollution research.  53478-53492. 

     

    kien hui chua, isa naina mohamed, mohd heikal mohd yunus, norefrina shafinaz md nor, khidhir kamil, azizah ugusman, jaya kumar.  (2021).  the anti viral and anti inflammatory properties of edible bird nest in influenza and coronavirus infections: from pre clinical to potential clinical application.  - frontiers in pharmacology.  1-27. 

     

    norefrina shafinaz md nor, chee wai yip, nazlina ibrahim, mohd hasni jaafar, zetti zainol rashid, norlaila mustafa, haris hafizal abd hamid, kuhan chandru, mohd talib latif, phei er saw, chin yik lin, kemal maulana alhasa, jamal hisham hashim, mohd shahr.  (2021).  particulate matter (pm2.5) as a potential sars-cov-2 carrier.  - scientific reports.  1-6. 

     

    nazlina ibrahim, mariya mohd tahir & norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2025).  asplenium nidus menindas virus herpes simplex pada awal fasa jangkitan, tindakan virusidal dan menurunkan jangkitan progeni.  - sains malaysiana .  389 - 401. 

     

    wan nurul ‘ain wan mohd. nor, nurul wahida othman, salmah yaakop, norefrina shafinaz md. nor.  (2024).  potensi peptida sintetik wolbachia (wolfar) bagi pembangunan biopestisid berdasarkan kesan perubahan histologi pada sel ovari kumbang merah palma, rhynchophorus ferrugineus .  - sains malaysiana.  3593 - 3605. 

     

    fatin hafizah hassni, shubatra a/p nahenthara raj, yip chee wai, nazlina haiza mohd yasin, nur hazlin hazrin chong, wan syaidatul aqma, norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2024).  kepelbagaian bakteria pada cap jari kanak-kanak taska dan montessori sebelum dan selepas pendedahan terhadap teknik pembasuhan tangan yang betul.  - sains malaysiana.  1235 - 1242. 

     

    norhazniza aziz, norefrina shafinaz md nor, koh, s.p.  (2024).  potensi antivirus daripada ekstrak fermentasi daun nangka (artocarpus heterophyllus) terhadap virus herpes simpleks jenis 1 (hsv-1).  - sains malaysiana.  1831 - 1841. 

     

    azizan, f. f., hanafiah, r. m., msarah, m. j., nor, n. s. m., ibrahim, n. aqma, w. s..  (2020).  antibacterial and antibiofilm analyses of melastoma malabathricum leaves extract against streptococcus mutans on tooth surfaces.  - malaysian journal of microbiology.  454-460. 

     

    nazlina ibrahim, mariya mohd tahir & norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2025).  asplenium nidus menindas virus herpes simplex pada awal fasa jangkitan, tindakan virusidal dan menurunkan jangkitan progeni.  - sains malaysiana .  389 - 401. 

     

    aziz norhazniza, koh soo peng, norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2025).  enhancing jackfruit’s bioactive properties through scoby fermentation: implications for cosmeceuticals.  - malaysian applied biology.  1 - 11. 

     

    kokxin fang, norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2024).  encapsulated phage cocktail: the destined environmental biocontrol agent for pathogenic leptospira.  - malaysian applied biology.  1 - 20. 

     

    norhazniza aziz, norefrina shafinaz md nor, koh, s.p.  (2024).  potensi antivirus daripada ekstrak fermentasi daun nangka (artocarpus heterophyllus) terhadap virus herpes simpleks jenis 1 (hsv-1).  - sains malaysiana.  1831 - 1841. 

     

    fatin hafizah hassni, shubatra a/p nahenthara raj, yip chee wai, nazlina haiza mohd yasin, nur hazlin hazrin chong, wan syaidatul aqma, norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2024).  kepelbagaian bakteria pada cap jari kanak-kanak taska dan montessori sebelum dan selepas pendedahan terhadap teknik pembasuhan tangan yang betul.  - sains malaysiana.  1235 - 1242. 

     

    nazlina ibrahim, saleha shahar, noor zarina abdul wahab, norefrina shafinaz md. nor.  (2019).  effect of styrylpyrone derivative (spd) and spd/foscarnet combination towards virus infected cell.  - the 2018 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium.  1-4. 

     

    ahmad syairazie ibrahim fikri, irman abdul rahman, norefrina shafinaz md nor & ainon hamzah.  (2018).  isolation and identification of local bacteria endophyte and screening of its antimicrobial property against pathogenic bacteria and fungi.  - the 2017 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium, aip conference proceedings. 

     

    chee wai yip, yasuo nagaoka, norefrina shafinaz md. nor, and nazlina ibrahim.  (2016).  in vitro evaluation of anticancer effect and neurotoxicity of styrylpyrone derivative (spd).  - the 2016 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium.  1-4. 

     

    adibah ahamad bahtiar, norefrina shafinaz md. nor, and nazlina ibrahim.  (2015).  stability evaluation of styrylpyrone derivative (spd) incorporated products.  - the 2015 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium.  030005-1-030005-4. 

     

    alaa abd alwahid, wan mohtar wan yusoff, norefrina shafinaz md. nor, and nazlina ibrahim.  (2015).  cytotoxicity and phytochemical analyses of orthosiphon stamineus leaves and flower extracts.  - the 2015 ukm fst postgraduate colloquium.  030010-01-030010-04. 

     

    tuan aima najihah che wan ngah, siti noor adnalizawati adnan & norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2017).  aktivit anti-bakteria campuran madu kelulut (trigona spp.) dan lemon (citrus limon) ke atas patogen mulut dan tekak.  - 524-527. 

     

    siti nur asyiqin abdl halim, siti noor adnalizawati adnan & norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2017).  aktiviti anti-bakteria campuran madu tualang (koompassia excelsa) dan lemon (citrus limon) ke atas patogen mulut dan tekak.  - 516-519. 

     

    nurul rifhan kamruddin & norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2017).  kesan sitotoksisiti gabungan ekstrak orthosiphon stamineus dan melastoma malabathricum ke atas sel vero.  - 504-507. 

     

    nur hidayah azhar, bohari m. yamin & norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2017).  kajian kesitotoksikan sebatian terbitan calix 4 resorcinarene terhadap sel vero.  - 489-491. 

     

    nur hazlin ameiza ameran & norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2017).  pemencilan dan pengenalpastian bakteria daripada kelawar menggunakan agar reasoners 2a dan jujukan 16s ribosom.  - 485-488. 

     

    nazlina ibrahim, zahar amir, mimi atira abdul jalil norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2025).  peralatan bantuan mengajar dan pengamatan dalam amali imunologi di jabatan sains biologi dan bioteknologi, fst, ukm.  - hari penyelidikan dan inovasi fst 2025. 

     

    megat nazhan megat shamshul anuar, nurul aina safiah saiful adli, nur ain syauqina noor azman, norul wafiqah mohamad saffiruddin, norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2025).  pemencilan bakteriofaj dan kesesuaian medium penghantar hidrogel mengandungi bakteriofaj dalam mengawal pertumbuhan staphylococcus aureus rintang antibiotik.  - prosiding simposium prasiswazah fst 2025; gugusan sains biologi dan bioteknologi.  109 - 117. 

     

    nazlina ibrahim, mariya mohd tahir & norefrina shafinaz md nor.  (2025).  asplenium nidus menindas virus herpes simplex pada awal fasa jangkitan, tindakan virusidal dan menurunkan jangkitan progeni.  - sains malaysiana .  389 - 401. 

     

    wan nurul ‘ain wan mohd. nor, nurul wahida othman, salmah yaakop, norefrina shafinaz md. nor.  (2024).  potensi peptida sintetik wolbachia (wolfar) bagi pembangunan biopestisid berdasarkan kesan perubahan histologi pada sel ovari kumbang merah palma, rhynchophorus ferrugineus .  - sains malaysiana.  3593 - 3605. 

     

    norhazniza aziz, norefrina shafinaz md nor, koh, s.p.  (2024).  potensi antivirus daripada ekstrak fermentasi daun nangka (artocarpus heterophyllus) terhadap virus herpes simpleks jenis 1 (hsv-1).  - sains malaysiana.  1831 - 1841. 

     

    mastuki, s.n., md nor, n.s..  (2025).  multifactorial antifungal mechanisms of melastoma malabathricum (l.) ethyl acetate leaves fraction against candida albicans.  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate seminar 2025. 

     

    saffiruddin, n.w.m., zheng, k.t. md nor, n.s.  (2025).  mechanistic exploration of antimicrobial action of hypochlorous acid using in vitro and in silico approaches.  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate seminar 2025. 

     

    fang, k., md nor, n.s, yasin, n.h.m..  (2025).  coevolutionary dynamics between escherichia coli and bacteriophage: emergence of phage resistance and associated motility loss.  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate seminar 2025. 

     

    nurul wahida othman, nurul hidayah fakhruraji, norefrina shafinaz md nor, salmah yaakop, nazlina haiza mohd yasin, ang wei lun, nur ain syauqina noor azman.  (2025).  preliminary study on probiotics and its effect on black soldier fly, hermetia illucens larvae body weight, length, growth performance and total lipid content. .  - 6th international symposium on insects (isoi) 2025. 

     

    azman, n.a.s.n., md nor, n.s., aqma, w.s.1 and yasin, n.h.m..  (2025).  bacteriophage and effective microorganisms (em) characterization and compatibility for potential integrated bioremediation of contaminated water.  - malaysian society for microbiology postgraduate seminar 2025. 

     

    MEDICAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Molecular Virology
    Pengalaman / Experience : 15 tahun/years(s)

    BIOTECHNOLOGY :PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES
    Virologi/Antiviral,Molecular Microbiology,
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
    Antimicrobial agent from natural sources against pathogenic bacteria
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)

    ENVIRONMENT :ARTS AND APPLIED ARTS
    Bacteriophage isolation for therapy and bioremediation
    Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)