UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIABioinformatics & computational structural biology
MFRLabMolecular Function
Regulation Laboratory

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A community built
around scientific enquiry.

Our research brings together computational and experimental perspectives across molecular biology, structural biology, genomics and data science.

Principal investigator

Mohd Firdaus Raih

Professor of Bioinformatics and Computational Structural Biology

Leads the Molecular Function Regulation Laboratory at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. His research investigates the evolution of functional sites in biological macromolecules and develops computational approaches for understanding their mechanisms and applications.

The group’s approach to mentoring emphasizes independent research questions, critical enquiry and the connection between computational findings and biological meaning.

Current postgraduate students

PhD · Bioinformatics

Sabrina Mohd Moffit

Substructural similarities of functional sites

Supervised research
PhD · Genetics

Taghreed Abdelrahman Kreem

Mutations in colorectal cancer

Supervised research
PhD · Genetics

Ola Hatif Hazim

tRNA mutations in diabetes

Supervised research
PhD · Biochemistry

Mursyidah Khairi Anwarali Khan

Comparative genomics of Rafflesia

Co-supervised research
PhD · Biochemistry

Mohd Noor Mat Isa

Comparative genomics of Rafflesiaceae

Co-supervised research
PhD · Systems Biology

Nurul Fadzillah Fadhar

Structural biology of Burkholderia pseudomallei hypothetical proteins

Co-supervised research
PhD · Biochemistry

Nur Afiqah Shalihin Muhamad Ismail

Structural biology of the Burkholderia Lethal Factor protein family

Co-supervised research
MSc · Molecular Biology

Aida Sakinah Mustafa

Computational protein structure analysis

Supervised research

Current students are those recorded as “in progress” in the 2026 CV. Co-supervised students are identified explicitly.

Research alumni

Completed postgraduate research, including co-supervised projects. Multiple qualifications are grouped under one person.

ResearcherQualificationResearch focus

Ahmad Kamal Ghazali

PhD · 2021 · Co-supervised

Transcriptomics of B. pseudomallei host–pathogen interactions

Annisa Akmal Zainal

MSc · 2011

Comparative proteomics of Burkholderia species

Bernard Lee Kok Bang

MSc · 2013

Discovery and analysis of C/D box snoRNA in G. antarctica

Chai Shiao Fei

MSc · 2017

Small non-coding RNAs in Burkholderia pseudomallei

Faridah Hani Mohamed Salleh

PhD · 2019 · Co-supervised

Algorithms for gene-regulatory network analysis

Haslina Makmur

MSc · 2022

Transcriptomes in co-cultures of bacterial pathogens

Hazrina Yusof Hamdani

PhD · 2017

Hydrogen-bonded base networks in RNA structures

Hirzahida Mohd Padil

PhD · 2019; MSc · 2012

Evolution of bacterial sRNAs; protein analysis in Lates calcarifer

Intan Azlinda Ramlee

MSc · 2019 · Co-supervised

Characterization of Eimeria secreted proteins

Khoo Jia Shiun

MSc · 2012

Discovery and analysis of non-coding RNAs in B. pseudomallei

Laziana Ahmad

MSc · 2013

Molecular characterization of a B. pseudomallei putative haemolysin

Lee Xin Wei

MSc · 2014 · Co-supervised

Characterization of the Rafflesia cantleyi transcriptome

Mohd Syafiq Rahim

PhD · 2024 · Co-supervised; MSc · 2013

Evolutionary genomics of Galápagos iguanas; sequence features of extremophilic adaptation

Nadzirah Damiri

PhD · 2019

Small RNAs unique to Burkholderia pseudomallei

Ng Siuk Mun

PhD · 2017

Genomic characterization of Rafflesia

Nik Yusnoraini Yusof

PhD · 2018 · Co-supervised

Structural genomics of Glaciozyma antarctica hypothetical proteins

Noor Munyati Othman

PhD · 2019

Characterization of Burkholderia riboswitches

Nor Azurah Mat Akhir

PhD · 2018

Structural genomics of B. pseudomallei hypothetical proteins

Norfarrah Mohamed Alipiah

PhD · 2021

Conserved Burkholderia pseudomallei small RNAs

Nur Syatila Ab Ghani

PhD · 2021

Substructural similarity searches for protein function annotation

Nurhafizhoh Zainuddin

MSc · 2017

Computational analysis of bacterial small open reading frames

Nursyamimi Yusoff

MSc · 2019

Horizontally transferred hypothetical-protein genes in B. pseudomallei

Nurul Nadzirin

PhD · 2017

Non-homologous function assignment of hypothetical proteins

Ong Hui San

MSc · 2012

Comparative genomics of glycan-associated proteins in Burkholderia

Reeki Emrizal

PhD · 2024

Computational structural analysis of RNA–ligand interactions

Shuhaila Mat Sharani

PhD · 2020

Conservation and evolutionary origins of small ORFs in fungal genomes

Sri Devan Appasamy

MSc · 2013

Hydrogen-bonded nucleotide interactions in RNA structures

Suhaila Sulaiman

PhD · 2019

sRNA-associated stress-response systems in prokaryotes

Other former members

Zatil Hanan YahayaRNA structural analysis
Rozieffa RoslanRibozyme logic gates
Quinnie LeeRafflesia genomics

Former attachments & temporary researchers

Shariza Azizan2014
Ahmad Luqman Abdul Fatah2013
Nur Diyana Sofea Md. Nasir2013
Atikah Ajis2012
Nurul Atiqah Zulazmi2012
Tg. Yasmin Putri Tg. Yusof2012

Other research contributors

Nivrenjeet SinghNeural tube defects
Nur Khairun Atiyah Sagee AhmadNanostructural platforms and carriers

These contributors are retained from the earlier lab member record; their current membership or degree status is not specified in the 2026 CV. For a correction to the lab record, contact info@mfrlab.org.