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DATIN PROFESOR DR.
NORHANOM BINTI

ABDUL WAHAB

Biomedical Sciences

atin Profesor Dr. Norhanom binti atin Profesor Dr. Norhanom binti
Abdul Wahab dilahirkan pada 28 Februari Abdul Wahab was born on February 28,
1957 di Raub, Pahang. Beliau berkahwin 1957, in Raub, Pahang. She is married to
Ddengan Datuk Kamarulzaman Zainal, D Datuk Kamarulzaman Zainal, a former
mantan Pengarah Berita TV3 dan ahli Lembaga News Director of TV3 and a member of the Board
Pengarah Media Prima Bhd. Mereka dikurniakan of Directors of Media Prima Bhd. They are blessed
empat anak perempuan. Pendidikan awalnya di with four daughters. Professor Norhanom received
Sekolah Methodist Raub sebelum melanjutkan her early education at Methodist School Raub and
pelajaran ke Sekolah Menengah Sains, Pulau continued her studies at the Science Secondary
Pinang pada tahun 1972. Pada tahun 1974, beliau School in Penang in 1972. In 1974, she was awarded
menerima biasiswa MARA untuk pengajian A-Level a MARA scholarship for her A-Level studies in the
di UK dan Ijazah Sarjana Muda Mikrobiologi dari United Kingdom and subsequently obtained a
Queen Elizabeth College, University of London Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from
pada tahun 1980. Beliau kemudiannya memperoleh Queen Elizabeth College, University of London,
Ijazah Sarjana Sains pada tahun 1984 dan PhD in 1980. She later earned her Master of Science
pada tahun 1990 dari Universiti Malaya (UM). Tesis degree in 1984 and a PhD in 1990 from the University
beliau mengenai Virus Epstein Barr dan Kanser of Malaya (UM). Her doctoral thesis on the Epstein-
Nasofarinks adalah merupakan penerbitan yang Barr Virus and Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma was the
pertama dalam bidang ini di Malaysia.
first publication on this subject in Malaysia.
Kerjaya Dr. Norhanom bermula sebagai tutor Dr. Norhanom’s career began as a tutor in the
di Jabatan Genetik dan Biologi Sel, Fakulti Sains Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Faculty
dan kemudian sebagai pensyarah di Pusat Asasi of Science, and later as a lecturer at the Centre
Sains (PASUM). Di PASUM, beliau pernah memegang for Foundation Studies in Science (PASUM). At

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