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Biosafety Expert
(EXP)
last updated: 05 Oct 2026
Ts. Dr. Saiful Effendi Syafruddin is Deputy Director and Senior Lecturer at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, with over 15 years of experience in molecular biology, biotechnology and genetic engineering. He is a member of Malaysia Genetic Modification Advisory Committee, contributing technical expertise to biosafety implementation, risk assessment and compliance monitoring involving living modified organisms. He also serves on the Convention on Biological Diversity Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology and Malaysia Technical Working Group on Benefit-Sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources. He leads Malaysia first Professional Certificate in CRISPR Technology, integrating technical training with ethical and responsible genome-editing practices. Through invited lectures, forums and workshops, he promotes safe, ethical and inclusive applications of gene editing and emerging biotechnologies. His experience bridges biosafety, regulatory science, responsible innovation and the communication of emerging biotechnologies to scientific and stakeholder communities.
Person:Ts. Dr. Saiful Effendi SyafruddinDeputy Director, Molecular Medicine (Cancer Biology and Genomics)Phone: +603 9145 9029,Fax:Email: effendisy@hctm.ukm.edu.my,Website: https://www.ukm.my/umbi/saiful-effendi/,Related Organization(UMBI UKM)Phone: +603 9145 9029,Fax:Email: effendisy@hctm.ukm.edu.my,Website: https://www.ukm.my/umbi/saiful-effendi/,
1986
Malaysia
- Malaysian
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
EN
Academic or research institute
Deputy Director
EN
UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI)
EN
2011-11
Academic or research institute
Conduct research and postgraduate teaching in molecular biology, genetic engineering and CRISPR technologies, while contributing to biosafety risk assessment, compliance monitoring, training and capacity building related to GMOs/LMOs.
B.Sc. in Biotechnology
EN
Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
EN
2005-09
2009-05
Master in Biotechnology
EN
University of Pennsylvania, USA
EN
2009-09
2011-05
Ph.D. in Medical Sciences
EN
University of Cambridge, UK
EN
2015-01
2019-01
B. Other professional qualifications
- a. Professional Certificate in Higher Education Teaching
- b. Professional Certificate in Quality Assurance of Academic Programmes and Services
- Biotechnology research and development
- Capacity development
- Information and knowledge management
- Public awareness, education and participation, including access to information
- Risk management
- 1. Garis Panduan Etika Bioteknologi di Malaysia (2025) / (Guidelines on Biotechnology Ethics in Malaysia (2025)
- 2. Syafruddin SE (2026). Recombinant DNA: A Laboratory Guide to Cloning and in vitro Expression. UMBI Manual of Molecular Biology
- 3. Patel SA, Hirosue S, Rodrigues P, Vojtasova E, Richardson EK, Ge J, Syafruddin SE, et al., (2022). The renal lineage factor PAX8 controls oncogenic signalling in kidney cancer. Nature.
- 1. Malaysia Board of Technologist Professional Technologist
- 2. Malaysia Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (Council Member)
- 3. American Association for Cancer Research
- 1. Genetic Modification Advisory Committee
- 2. Technical Working Group on Benefit-Sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources
- 3. Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology
- Malay
| Language | Level |
|---|---|
| Arabic | fair |
| English | excellent |
