Monash graduate and former trainee to deliver keynote presentation at Forbes Week, 7-9 November

Professor Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Forbes Fellow 2016

Renowned infectious diseases physician and former Monash trainee Professor Adeeba Kamarulzaman will visit Monash Infectious Diseases and present at Forbes Week next month.

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Professor Kamarulzaman has dedicated her career to the prevention, treatment and research of infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS.  She is also a strong advocate for HIV prevention, treatment and care programs in marginalised communities.

Professor Kamarulzaman graduated in medicine from Monash University before training in infectious diseases in Melbourne.  Upon returning to Malaysia, she established one of the first Infectious Diseases Units in the country which has become a leading tertiary referral centre for infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS. 

In 2007, Dr Kamarulzaman established the Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA) at the University of Malaya, one of the few dedicated HIV research centres in the region.

In addition her academic and clinical work has included descriptions of emerging infectious diseases in Malaysia such as the Nipah virus outbreak, and experience with dengue and multiresistant gram negative infections.

Professor Kamarulzaman will present at Forbes Week, 7-9 November in Melbourne.  Program information and registration is HERE.