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Khatijah Yusoff

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Khatijah Yusoff
DSIS, FASc, FIAS, FTWAS, PhD
Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Universiti Putra Malaysia
Assumed office
1 January 2016
ChancellorSharafuddin of Selangor
Personal details
Born (1956-06-15) 15 June 1956 (age 70)
CitizenshipMalaysia
EducationLa Trobe University (BSc)
La Trobe University (PhD)

Khatijah Mohamad Yusoff is a Malaysian academic and a virologist.[1] Her research on the Virulent Newcastle disease (NDV), a poultry virus has gained acknowledgement locally and globally. She received the UNESCO Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology in 2005.[2]

Personal

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Khatijah was born in Penang.

References

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  1. ↑ "Biodata".
  2. ↑ "Yusoff Khatijah Mohamad".