Dr. Farina Mustaffa Kamal

Dr. Farina Mustaffa Kamal

Doktor Falsafah (2013) - University of California, Davis USA
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine  (2007) - Universiti Putra Malaysia
Diploma Kesihatan Haiwan dan Peternakan (2002) - Universiti Putra Malaysia


Bidang Kepakaran : Immunologi Veterinar, Virologi Veterinar
Penyelidikan Semasa : 


E-mel  :  farina@upm.edu.my
Telefon  : +603 9769 3466
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Jabatan Patologi & Mikrobiologi Veterinar
Fakulti Perubatan Veterinar, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang
Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Prasiswazah :
VPM 3361 - Jangkitan dan Imuniti
VPP 3231 - Fisiologi I
VPD 4990 - Sains Veterinar Gunaan
VPD 4971 - Penyelesaian Masalah dalam Penyakit
VPK 4942 - Konferen Klinikal

Siswazah :
VPM5301 – Molekul Biologi Haiwan Gunaan

Penerbitan Terpilih :

Siti Suri Arshad, Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah, Wan Mastura Shaik Mohamed Mossadeq, Farina Mustaffa Kamal, Rasedee Abdullah, Janetrix Hellen Amuguni & Mohamed Ariff Omar (Eds.).  2017. A Problem-Based Learning Approach:One Health Cases. Serdang, Malaysia: UPM Press.

Hasliza Abu HassimHazilawati Hamzah, Nurrul Shaqinah Nasruddin, Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah, Farina Mustaffa Kamal, Nor Yasmin Abd Rahaman, Nur Fazila Saulol Hamid & Mazlina Mazlan (Eds.). 2017. Proceedings of the 9th Malaysian Association of Veterinary Pathology Scientific Conference 2017, Olive Tree Hotel, Penang, Malaysia, 64p

Ina Salwany Md. Yasin, Hassan Mohd Daud, Farina Mustaffa Kamal, Izharuddin Shah Kamaruddin (Eds.). 2017. Proceedings of the International Conference of Advances in Fish 2017, UPM, Serdang, Malaysia, 91p

Books/Monographs

Siti Suri Arshad, Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah, Wan Mastura Shaik Mohamed Mossadeq, Farina Mustaffa Kamal, Rasedee Abdullah, Janetrix Hellen Amuguni & Mohamed Ariff Omar (Eds.).  2017. A Problem-Based Learning Approach:One Health Cases. Serdang, Malaysia: UPM Press.

Hasliza Abu Hassim, Hazilawati Hamzah, Nurrul Shaqinah Nasruddin, Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah, Farina Mustaffa Kamal, Nor Yasmin Abd Rahaman, Nur Fazila Saulol Hamid & Mazlina Mazlan (Eds.). 2017. Proceedings of the 9th Malaysian Association of Veterinary Pathology Scientific Conference 2017, Olive Tree Hotel, Penang, Malaysia, 64p

Ina Salwany Md. Yasin, Hassan Mohd Daud, Farina Mustaffa Kamal, Izharuddin Shah Kamaruddin (Eds.). 2017. Proceedings of the International Conference of Advances in Fish 2017, UPM, Serdang, Malaysia, 91p

Chapter in books

Ariza Adnan, Mohd Hafiz Ngoo Abdullah, Farina Mustaffa Kamal & Wan Mastura Shaik Mohamed Mossadeq (2017). It is more than just a cold. In Siti Suri Arshad, Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah, Wan Mastura Shaik Mohamed Mossadeq, Farina Mustaffa Kamal, Rasedee Abdullah, Janetrix Hellen Amuguni & Mohamed Ariff Omar (Eds.).  A Problem-Based Learning Approach:One Health Cases (pp. 14-20, 101-117). Serdang, Malaysia: UPM Press.

Latiffah Hassan, Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, Goh Yong Meng & Farina Mustaffa Kamal (2017). Oh! My Aching Muscles. In Siti Suri Arshad, Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah, Wan Mastura Shaik Mohamed Mossadeq, Farina Mustaffa Kamal, Rasedee Abdullah, Janetrix Hellen Amuguni & Mohamed Ariff Omar (Eds.).  A Problem-Based Learning Approach:One Health Cases (pp. 33-40, 145-156). Serdang, Malaysia: UPM Press.

 

Journal Articles

Nur Hidayah Mohd Isa, Gayathri Thevi Selvarajah, Khor Kuan Hua, Hemadevy Manoraj, Nurul Husna Omar, Tan Sheau Wei, Abdul Rahman Omar and Farina Mustaffa Kamal. Molecular detection and characterization of feline morbillivirus in domestic cats in Malaysia. Manuscript submitted.

Mustaffa-Kamal, F., Liu, H., Pedersen, N.C., Sparger, E.E. 2019. Characterization of antiviral T cell responses during primary and secondary challenge of laboratory cats with feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV). BMC Veterinary Research, 2019. 15:165

M. B. Sadiq, R. Mansor, S. S. Syed-Hussain, A. A. Saharee, Z. Zakaria, A. A. Syahirah, I. Bousnane, Z. A. Jaezah Adlina, A. Salleh, W. I. Wan Mohd Sukri, F. Mustaffa-Kamal, S. Z. Ramanoon. Clinical observation, acute phase protein levels, and histopathological changes of mammary gland in experimentally infected goats with Staphylococcus aureus. Comparative Clinical Pathology, 2019. 1-7

Abdul Rashid, Lau Seng Fong, Puteri Azaziah Megat Abd Rani, Siti Fatimah Kader Maideen, Intan Nur Fatiha Shafie, Nur Indah Ahmad, Farina Mustaffa Kamal, Mokrish Ajat, Sharina Omar. Instilling Good Knowledge, Attitude and Practices among the Indigenous People of Malaysia Concerning Dog Associated Zoonotic Infections. Manuscript submitted.

Agharid Al-Rasheed, Kareem Obayes Handool, Bashiru Garba, M.M. Noordin, Siti Khairani Bejo, Farina Mustaffa Kamal, Hassan Mohd Daud. 2018. Crude extracts of epidermal mucus and epidermis of climbing perch Anabas testudineus and its antibacterial and hemolytic activities. The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejar.2018.06.002

Sparger, E.E., Murphy, B., Mustaffa-Kamal, F., Arzi, B., Naydan, D., Skouritakis, C., Cox, D., & Skorupski, K. 2018. Investigation of immune cells markers in feline oral squamous cell carcinoma. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 2018. 202:52-62

Sa’aidatun Asyikin Aminudin, Farina Mustaffa Kamal, Mohd Zamri-Saad, Siti-Zahrah Abdullah, Mohd Syafiq Ridzuan, Hanan Mohd Yusoff, Shahidan Hashim, Fahmi Sudirwan, Ismail Md. Salihin, Suphia-Amiera Sulaiman. 2018. Effect of incorporating different concentrations of palm oil as adjuvant in fish vaccine. International Journal of Biosciences, 2018. 12:35-41.

Safi N, Haghani A, Shing Wei N, Selvarajah G, Mustaffa-Kamal, F, Omar, AR. 2017. Expression profiles of immune mediators in feline Coronavirus-infected cells and clinical samples of feline Coronavirus-positive cats. BMC Veterinary Research, 2017. 13:92

Balakrishnan KN, Abdullah AA, Abba Y, Bala JA, Ariasamy FFJ, Kamal FM, Zeenathul NA, Aini I, Noordin MM, Mohd Azmi ML. 2015. 
Closing the gaps in Rat Cytomegalovirus ALL-03 (Malaysian Strain) genomic scaffold. 
American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences. Doi: 10.3844/ajavsp.2015

Balakrishnan KN, Abdullah AA, Camalxaman SN, Quah YW, Abba Y, Hani H, Loh HS, Kamal FM, Zeenathul NA, Aini I, N.A. Mohamaddiah, K.H.Khor, S.S. Arshad and F. Mustaffa Kamal. 2014. Serological prevalence and haematological profile of feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) in semi-roamer and outdoor cats. J. Vet. Malaysia, 2014. 26 (2):20-26

Pedersen, N.C., Liu, H., Scarlett, J., Leutenegger, C.M., Golovko, L., Kennedy, H., and Kamal, F.M. 2012. 
Feline infectious peritonitis: role of the feline coronavirus 3c gene in intestinal tropism and pathogenicity based upon isolates from resident and adopted shelter cats. 
Virus Research, 2012. (165)1:17-28

 

Prosiding

Nurul Najwa Ainaa, J.Y. Wallace Chee, J. Khalil Afif, R.M. Raja Aiman Hakim, T.S.M.T.S Muhammad Syahmi, A. Nur Indah, O., Sharina, M. Watanabe, S.T. Tay and M.K. Farina. Molecular Prevalence of Bartonella spp. in Shelter Cats and Its Association with the Level of Disease Awareness Among Cat Shelter’s Personnel. In: Proceedings of the International Congress on One Health & AAVS-MyOHUN WPSA (Malaysia)- SEAOHUN Meetings 2019, Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (oral presentation)

Siti Tasnim, M., Nur Hidayah, M.I., Omar, A.R., Selvarajah, G.T., Kuan Hua, K.,  Tan, S.W., Mustaffa Kamal, F. 2019. Molecular Detection and Development of Taqman-based Real-Time RT-PCR (qRT-PCR) assay for the quantitative detection of feline morbillivirus from Malaysian domestic cats. In: Proceeding of the Malaysian Small Animal Veterinary Association (MSAVA) National Scientific Conference 2019, Connexion Conference & Event Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (oral presentation)

Hamzah, M.M., Selvarajah, G.T., Omar, A.R., Mustaffa Kamal, F. 2019. Immunomodulation of Toll-like Receptors (TLRs) expression in feline infectious peritonitis virus infection. In: Proceeding of the Malaysian Small Animal Veterinary Association (MSAVA) National Scientific Conference 2019, Connexion Conference & Event Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (oral presentation)

Wallace, J.Y.C., Khalil, A.J., Indah, N.A., Malaika, W., Hafandi, A., Farina M.K. 2018. Molecular Detection of Bartonella spp. in Cats and Cat Flea (Ctenocephalides felis) from Animal Shelters in Selangor and Putrajaya. In: Proceedings of the 10th Malaysian Association of Veterinary Pathology Scientific Conference 2018, Casuarina @Meru Hotel, Perak, Malaysia. (poster presentation)

Jamiran, K.A., Mustaffa Kamal, F., Watanabe, M., Ahmad, N.I. 2018. Detection of Bartonella spp. in cats at animal shelters in Selangor and Putrajaya, Malaysia. In: Proceeding of the 13th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, UPM, Malaysia. (oral presentation)

Hamzah, M.M., Ali, N.A., Selvarajah, G.T., Omar, A.R., Mustaffa Kamal, F. 2017. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) expression in feline infectious peritonitis virus infection in vitro. In: Proceeding of the 29 th Veterinary Association Malaysia Congress 2017, Holiday Inn, Glenmarie, Malaysia (poster presentation).

M., Siti Tasnim, Adzif, M.A., Omar, A.R., Tan, S.W., Mustaffa Kamal, F. 2017. Characterisation of feline morbillivirus from Malaysian isolates. . In: Proceeding of the 29 th Veterinary Association Malaysia Congress 2017, Holiday Inn, Glenmarie, Malaysia (poster presentation).

Adzif, M.A, Saad, M.Z., Md Yasin, I.S., Mustaffa Kamal, F. 2017. Immune response assessment of maternal immunity following vibriosis vaccination of seabass broodstock. In: Proceeding of International Conference on Advances in Fish Health, UPM, Malaysia. (poster presentation).

Man, M.A., Mustaffa Kamal, F., Abd. Rahaman, Y. 2017. Comparison of two different disinfectants in the inactivation of Newcastle disease and infectious bursal disease viruses. In: Proceeding of the 12th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, UPM, Malaysia, (oral presentation).

Muhammad Ali, N.A., Mustaffa Kamal, F., Tan, S.H. 2017. Evaluation of toll-like receptors gene expression in feline infectious peritonitis virus-infected cell line. In: Proceeding of the 12th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, UPM, Malaysia, (oral presentation).

Liew, W.H., Abd. Rahaman, N.Y., Arshad, S.S., Omar, A.R., Mustaffa Kamal, F., Anand, P., Mummoorthy, K., Kumar, K., Wan Noor, W.A. 2017. Molecular investigation of feline coronavirus in Malaysian pet cats. In: Proceeding of the 12th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, UPM, Malaysia, (oral presentation).

Manoraj, H., Mohd Isa, N.H., K.H. Khor , Selvarajah, G.T., Mustaffa Kamal, F. 2016. Molecular prevalence of feline morbillivirus. In: Proceeding of the 28 th Veterinary Association Malaysia Congress 2016, The Waterfront Hotel, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (oral presentation)

Azhar, S.A., Mustaffa Kamal, F., Khor, K.H., Mohd Noor, M.H. 2016. Effects of cryopreservation condition on viability of feline peripheral blood mononuclear cells. In: Proceeding of the 11th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, UPM, Malaysia, (oral presentation).

Omar, N.H., Mustaffa Kamal, F., Selvarajah, G.T. 2016. Molecular prevalence of feline morbillivirus. In: Proceeding of the 11th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, UPM, Malaysia, (oral presentation).

Md. Tahir, S.H., Dhaliwal, G.K., Megat Abdul Rani, P.A., Mustaffa Kamal, F. 2016. Feline and canine vaccination protocols in Peninsular Malaysia and veterinarian perception of the recommendations by the WSAVA Asian Vaccination Guidelines Group. In: Proceeding of the 11th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, UPM, Malaysia, (oral presentation).

Cheah, Z.W., Shafie, I., Mustaffa Kamal, F., Lau, S.F. 2016. Identification of a Superoxide Dismustase-1 Gene Mutation in client-owned dogs at the University Veterinary Hospital, Universiti Putra Malaysia. In: Proceeding of the 11th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, UPM, Malaysia, (oral presentation).

Mohd Isa, N.H., Tan, S.W., K.H. Khor , Selvarajah, G.T., Mustaffa Kamal, F. 2015. Towards the development of conventional PCR assay for detection of feline morbillivirus in cats. In: Proceeding of the 6th Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference of the CVA and the 27th Congress of the Veterinary Association of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (poster presentation)

Manoraj, H., Mustaffa Kamal, F., K.H. Khor , Selvarajah, G.T. 2015. Molecular screening of feline morbillivirus. In: Proceeding of the 10th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, UPM, Malaysia, (oral presentation).

Mohamaddiah, N.A., K.H. Khor, Arshad, S.A., Mustaffa Kamal, F. 2014. Serological prevalence and haematological profile of feline immunodeficiency virus-infected cats presented to the University Veterinary Hospital, Universiti Putra Malaysia. In: Proceeding of the 9th Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, UPM, Malaysia, (oral presentation).

Mustaffa-Kamal, F., Liu, H., Sparger, E.E., Pedersen, N.C. A Longitudinal Investigation of Antiviral T Cell Responses and T Cell Function During Primary and Secondary Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus Infections. Oral presentation at the International Conference on Feline Health (ICFH). September 5-7, 2014, Davis, USA.

Kamal, F.M., Liu, H., Sparger, E.E., Pedersen, N.C. Alterations in lymphocyte subsets and immune response dysregulation in feline infectious peritonitis (FIPV)-infected cats.
Poster presentation at the 2 nd Biennial Symposium of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases (ISCAID). November 14-17, 2012, San Francisco, California.

Mustaffa-Kamal, F., Liu, H., Sparger, E.E., Pedersen, N.C. Feline infectious peritonitis: Viral pathogenesis and characterization of global and virus-specific immune responses in experimental infection. Oral presentation at the 11 th International Feline Retrovirus Research Symposium (IFRRS). August 26- 29, 2012, Leipzig, Germany.

Mustaffa-Kamal, F., Liu, H., Sparger, E.E., Pedersen, N.C. Lymphocyte phenotyping in cats infected with different variants of Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus (FIPV).
Poster presentation at the 2010 Graduate Group of Immunology Recruitment Weekend.

Mustaffa Kamal, F., Omar, A.R., Salim, N., and Wei, T.S. 2007. A serological investigation of type A avian influenza virus subtype H5 specific antibody in domestic cats.
In: Proceeding of the the 2nd Seminar on Veterinary Sciences, UPM, Malaysia (oral presentation)

 

ACADEMIC ROLE

Supervisory role:

Main supervisor –PhD

  • Nor 'Ammar Liyana binti Shaari

 

Main supervisor –Masters

  • Nur Hidayah Mohd Isa -graduated
  • Siti Tasnim Makhtar
  • Megat Hamzah Megat Mazhar Khair
  • Nurul Najwa Ainaa Alias
  • Nurul Afiqah Shamsul Bahri

 

Main supervisor –Final year project of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

  • Hemadevy Manoraj- Molecular screening of feline morbillivirus (2014/2015)
  • Siti Aisyah Azhar- The effects of different cryopreservation conditions on feline peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) viability (2015/2016)
  • Nurul Husna Omar- Molecular prevalence of feline morbillivirus in shelter cats (2015/2016)
  • Nur Atiqah Muhammad Ali– Evaluation of Toll-Like Receptors (TLRs) Gene Expression in Feline Infectious Peritonitis Virus (FIPV)–Infected Cell Line (2016/2017)
  • Maizatul Amirah Man- Comparison of two different disinfectants in the inactivation of Newcastle disease virus and infectious bursal disease virus (2016/2017)
  • Khalil Afif Jamiran - Molecular detection of Bartonella in cats and cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) from animal shelters in Selangor and Putrajaya (2017/2018)
  • Raja Aiman Hakim Raja Mahmood - Molecular Detection of Bartonella From Blood And Saliva Of Shelter Cats (2018/2019)
  • Tengku Syed Muhammad Syahmi Tengku Manso - Molecular Detection of Bartonella in Cats’ Blood And Fleas (Ctenocephalides Felis) From Shelter Cats (2018/2019)

 

Co-supervisor:

Postgraduate – PhD

  • Agharid Ali Hussein - The Efficacy of Anabas Testudeneus Mucin Peptides as

     an antibacterial (Graduated)

  • Nadhirah Abu Nor – In vitro and in vivo killing of Vibrio following vaccination of host against vibriosis.

 

Postgraduate – Masters

  • Seyedeh Nikoo Safi – In vivo and in vitro characterization of gene-specific expression profiles of feline infectious peritonitis (Graduated)
  • Krishnan Nair a/l Balakrishnan - Immediate-Early Genes of novel cytomegalovirus (closing the gaps in the virus genome sequence (Graduated)
  • Sa’aidatun Asyikin Aminudin – Determination of optimal dosage of Freund’s complete adjuvant (FCA), Freund’s Incomplete Adjuvant (Fia) and palm oil adjuvant in fish vaccines (Graduated)
  • Muhammad Ehsan Amir – Identification of interactomics of Japanese Encephalitis Virus NS5 and Human Brain Cellular Proteins using Yeast-2-Hybrid-System (Y2h)
  • Lou Chan Hui –Superoxide Dismutase 1 gene mutation (Sod1:C.118g>A) in Dogs: Genetic Epidemiology and Its Implication

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Associate Member of Malaysian Small Animal Veterinary Association (MSAVA) (2013-present)

Member of Veterinary Association Malaysia (2018-present)