Nurulhasanah Othman | Technological Networks | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Nurulhasanah Othman | Technological Networks | Best Researcher Award

University of Science | Malaysia

Dr. Nurulhasanah Othman is a distinguished researcher recognized for her extensive contributions in the fields of molecular parasitology, proteomics, and infectious disease research. As a Principal Investigator and Co-Researcher on numerous national and university-funded projects, her work reflects a deep commitment to advancing biomedical science and public health. She currently leads a national grant project under the Ministry of Education Malaysia (Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia) focusing on elucidating the potential inhibitory roles of dextromethorphan and azathioprine targeting Rho GTPase to combat metronidazole-resistant E. histolytica HM1-IMSS (MTZR). Her collaborative projects span a range of innovative studies, including comparative proteome profiling in cervical cancer tissues, identification of immunogenic proteins in G. duodenalis, exploration of antibody profiles in Strongyloides stercoralis, and the development of novel multiplex qPCR assays for triple-negative breast cancer markers. Dr. Nurulhasanah has also served as the Principal Investigator for multiple University Sains Malaysia (USM) research grants, including investigations into pyrethroid resistance in Aedes aegypti, proteomic analyses of Entamoeba histolytica for vaccine development, and protein detection studies using MALDI-TOF/TOF technology. As a Co-Researcher, she has contributed to large-scale genome projects, such as the genomic and proteomic analyses of Malaysian mangrove crab species and horseshoe crabs, as well as molecular diagnostic assay development for Leptospira spp. detection. Through her leadership and interdisciplinary collaborations, Dr. Nurulhasanah has made significant strides in proteomic-based pathogen research, genomic studies, and the pursuit of novel molecular tools for disease control and therapeutic innovation.

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Featured Publications

"Application of Proteomics to the Study of the Therapeutics and Pathogenicity of Giardia duodenalis"

"Entamoeba histolytica: Membrane and Non-Membrane Protein Structure, Function, Immune Response Interaction, and Vaccine Development"

"A Review: Natural and Synthetic Compounds Targeting Entamoeba histolytica and Its Biological Membrane"

"Evaluation of Total Female and Male Aedes aegypti Proteomes Reveals Significant Predictive Protein–Protein Interactions, Functional Ontologies, and Differentially Abundant Proteins"

"Entamoeba histolytica: Proteomics Bioinformatics Reveal Predictive Functions and Protein–Protein Interactions of Differentially Abundant Membrane and Cytosolic Proteins"

Anna Crisci | Statistics | Best Research Article Award

Prof. Anna Crisci | Statistics | Best Research Article Award

University of Naples Federico II | Italy

Prof. Anna Crisci is a Research Associate in Statistics at the Department of Economics, Management, and Institutions of the University of Naples Federico II. She earned her PhD in Economics in 2011 at the Second University of Naples (now the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”), with a dissertation on estimation methods for structural equation models applied to innovation performance in manufacturing firms. Over the years, she has built extensive teaching experience in statistics and market research across leading Italian universities, including Federico II University of Naples, the University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli,” and Pegaso Telematic University, delivering both core and supplementary courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has been actively engaged in organizing and chairing sessions at prestigious international conferences, serving on scientific and organizing committees such as CLADAG 2025, ENBIS 2017, and IRSYSC 2019. Her research contributions and expertise have been recognized with the National Scientific Qualification for Associate Professor (13/D1 – Statistics), editorial board memberships for journals such as Mathematical and Computational Applications (MDPI) and Journal of Applied Quantitative Methods, and guest editorship of special issues on advanced numerical methods. A committed reviewer for high-impact journals including SEPS, Quality & Quantity, and Social Indicators Research, she is also an active member of the Italian Statistical Society and its “Statistics for the Evaluation and Quality of Services” research group. Prof. Crisci’s scholarly activity reflects a strong commitment to advancing statistical methodologies for applied research in economics, management, and social sciences.

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Featured Publications

"Decomposition of the Main Effects and Interaction term by using Orthogonal Polynomials in Multiple Non Symmetrical Correspondence Analysis."

"Weighted log ratio analysis by means of Poisson factor models: a case study to evaluate the quality of the public services offered to the citizens."

"The confidence ellipses in decomposition Multiple Non- Symmetrical Correspondence Analysis."

"Estimation methods for the Structural Equation Models: Maximum Likelihood, Partial Least Squares and Generalized Maximum Entropy."

"Permutation Test for group comparison in PLS-Modeling."