Assistant Professor Dr Yin Nwe Aung
Head of Research | Medicine (Pre Clinical)
Academic Qualifications
PhD (Community Medicine- Health Economics)
MSc (Clinical Epidemiology)
MPH (International Health)
PGDTT (Post-graduate Diploma in Tertiary Teaching)
MBBS
Areas of Interest
Clinical Epidemiology
Health Economics
Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health
Professional Bodies
- Malaysia Medical Council
- Myanmar Medical Council
- National Specialist Registration (Malaysia)
Research
- Epidemiological studies
- Systematic review and meta-analysis
- Health care cost analysis
- Machine learning and AI models
Publications (Selected)
2026
- ‘Association of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1)(rs5498) genetic polymorphism and dengue in Sabah East Malaysia population’, Molecular Biology Reports, 2026, 53, (1), pp. 13
2025
- ‘Ameliorative effect of Yuganzi (Emblica officinalis) on chronic low-dose acrylamide-induced reproductive toxicity in male and female rats’, Pharmacological Research-Modern Chinese Medicine, 2025, 14, pp. 100569
- ‘Synergic Treatment of Plant-Based Antioxidants with Iron Chelators for Iron Overload in Transfusion-Dependent-Thalassemia Patients: A Systematic Review’, International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research, 2025, 19, (3), pp. 261-285
2022
- ‘Impact of different dietary sodium reduction strategies on blood pressure: a systematic review’, Hypertension Research, 2022
2021
- ‘Different domains of dengue research in the Philippines: A systematic review and meta-analysis of questionnaire-based studies’, PLoS One, 2021, 16, (12), pp. e0261412
- ‘Different domains of dengue research in Malaysia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of questionnaire-based studies’, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, 18, (9), pp. 4474
- of nutritional knowledge, attitudes and practices between urban and rural secondary school students: a cross-sectional study in Sabah, East Malaysia Foods 10 (9), 2037
Award and Recognition
- Team SwiftDx Member (selected as one of the Top 20 Teams in the 7th Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab Hackathon 2026)
- Best Presentation Award (13th Post Graduate Forum on Health System and Policy - Medical Specialist within the Health System in Asia) 2019
- Best Free Paper Oral Presentation (12th Post Graduate Forum on Health System and Policy) 2018
- Interfaculty studentships award (University of Alberta 2011-2012)
- Asian Development Bank Scholarship award (2003-2004)
- National Scholastic Award (1987-1998)
Contributions to Society
- Author: Mastering Biostatistics and Epidemiology: A Guide for USMLE Success and Beyond (2025)
- Moderator - for panel discussion “Health System and Policy Response Towards Pandemic: Developing Countries – Lesson Leant for the Future” at 15th Postgraduate Forum ( 27-28 July 2021)
