About Us
About the passionate people that keep Medical Genetics and Regenerative Medicine research and education alive.
A little story about MGU
Medical Genetics Unit (MGU) at the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) was established in 1998. It was first called Clinical Genetics Unit and was led by Dr. Rozita Rosli. Since then, the unit was headed by a number of leaders and placed under the purview of different departments in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UPM. MGU administers two laboratories, the Medical Genetics Laboratory (MGL) and Stem Cell Research Laboratory (SCRL). There are six academic and three laboratory staff providing teaching, research and consultation services in the field of medical genetics and regenerative medicine.
Past Heads of MGU
- Professor Dr. Rozita Rosli (1998 – 2007)
- Associate Professor Dr. Syahrilnizam Abdullah (2007 – 2016)
- Associate Professor Dr. Norshariza Nordin (2016 – 2021)
- Associate Professor Dr. Michael Ling (2021 – 2023)
- Associate Professor Dr. Rachel Mok (2023 – present)
MGU Administrative Department
- Department of Human Growth and Development (1998 – 2006)
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (2006 – 2015)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences (2015 – present) (the name of the unit changed to Medical Genetics Unit)