Professor Rebecca Wong Shin Yee

Professor Rebecca Wong Shin Yee

  • Head of Department
Department of Medical Education

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • PhD in Education (Medical Education), Asia e University, Malaysia (2017)
  • MSc (Medical Sciences) International Medical University, Malaysia (2010)
  • Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery University of Malaya, Malaysia (2003)

Research Interests

  • Stem Cells
  • Cancer
  • Medical Education

Notable Publications

  1. Rebecca S. Y. Wong. Therapeutic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Their Derivatives in Sarcopenia. Malaysian Journal of Pathology 2022; 44 (3): 429-442
  2. Rebecca S. Y. Wong. Psychopathology of attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder: from an inflammatory perspective. The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry & Neurosurgery 2022; 58:123
  3. Rebecca S. Y. Wong. Neuroinflammation in autism spectrum disorders: potential target for mesenchymal stem cell‑based therapy. The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry & Neurosurgery 2022; 58:91
  4. Doustjalali SR, Sabet NS, Lubnah BSD, Rebecca EA, Rufina MA, Thed GA, Lin WM, Linn NH, Zin KT, Kumar SS, Dar HT, Oo KT, Rebecca SY Wong et al. Knowledge and attitude towards polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) among Malaysian undergraduate female students. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education 2022; 14(2):5559-5570
  5. Rebecca S.Y. Wong. Sore throat or sore tooth? A case of recurrent pharyngitis and chronic mouth ulcers. . Asia Pacific Journal of Health Sciences & Research 2022 (Accepted April 2022)
  6. Khalaf AT, Wan J, Liu X, Doustjalali SR, Sabet NS, lin WM, Linn NH, Zin KT, Kumar SS, Dar HT, Oo KT, Wong RS, Su WWL, Ramli N, Low S, Yusuf A, Kyaw YW, Desa MNM, Nazmul MHM, Al-Jashamy K, Hussaini J. Investigation and analysis of knowledge and perceptions on tuberculosis prevention and control among university students in Chengdu, China. International Journal of Health Sciences 2022;6(S1):1487-9. 
  7. Rebecca S.Y. Wong. Inflammation in COVID-19: from pathogenesis to treatment. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology 2021 ;14(7):831-844
  8. Rebecca S.Y. Wong. COVID-19 vaccines and herd immunity: Perspectives, challenges and prospects. Malaysian Journal of Pathology, 2021; 43(2): 203 – 217
  9. Rebecca S.Y. Wong, Soon-Keng Cheong. Role of circular RNAs in determining the differentiation and fate of mesenchymal stem cells. Malaysian Journal of Pathology 2021 ; 43(2): 241 – 250
  10. Rebecca S.Y. Wong. COVID-19 testing and diagnosis: A comparison of current approaches. Malaysian Journal of Pathology 2021; 43(1): 3 – 8
  11. Rebecca S.Y. Wong, Teh CPW, Fadhlullah Suhaimi NS, Azman AA, Ravientheran E, Jamaludin J, Sharada MB, Subramonie PB. Inter-relationships between life satisfaction, self-esteem and perceived stress and their influence on academic achievements among medical and dental students at a Malaysian private university. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Sciences & Research 2020; 5(2): 46-64
  12. Rebecca SY Wong, Fadhlullah Suhaimi NS, Teh CPW, Low MK, Ahamed MA, Thavachelvan R, Sakhnini Z, Ali SA. Factors affecting self-efficacy and the effects of self-efficacy on academic achievements among medical and health sciences students at a Malaysian private university. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Sciences & Research 2020; 5(2): 29-45
  13. Doustjalali SR, Sabet NS, Muhammad EFS, Aly-Ahmed AMM, Saniya B, Sreemathi K, Abdulaziz AZ , Linn HT, Khin TZ , Kumar S , Hlaing TD, Khin TO , Wong RSY et al. Correlation between body mass index (BMI) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) level among Malaysian adults age 40-60. Pakistan Journal of Medical & Health Sciences 2020; 14 (3): 1371-1375
  14. Rebecca S.Y. Wong. The SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak: An Epidemiological and Clinical Perspective. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine 2020; 2: 1983–1991
  15. Rebecca S.Y. Wong, Song-Keng Cheong. Therapeutic potentials of Neural Stem Cells in Alzheimer’s Disease. Malaysian Journal of Pathology 2020; 42(2): 157 – 170
  16. Doustjalali SR, Sabet NS, Ayisha AA, Arvin THW, Nuradilah ZZ, Zubaidah AHA, Linn NH, Zin KT, Kumar SS, Dar HT, Oo KT, Mohamed R, Mansar AH, Wong RSY et al. Correlation between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist-to-Hip Ration (WHR) among Primary School Children. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2020; 12 (3): 623-630
  17. Doustjalali SR, Sabet NS, Rahman ANA, Linn NH, Al-Jashamy K, Khalaf AT, Zin KT, Kumar SS, Dar HT, Oo KT, Abdul Kadir SY, Zainol J, Mohamad R, A, Mansar AH, Rebecca SY Wong et al. Protein map standardization of human urine using two dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2019; 11(3): 101-104
  18. Rebecca S.Y. Wong. Role of Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in cancer protection and cancer promotion.  Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2019; vol. 2019, Article ID 3418975, 10 pages
  19. Rebecca S.Y. Wong. Disease modifying effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in spondyloarthritis. Advances in Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2019; vol. 2019, Article ID 5324170, 6 pages
  20. Khin TZ, Sabet NS, Doustjalali SR, Hlaing TD, Khalaf AT, Gan CJ, Devduni AT, Abozorik ARHK, Basaruddin FF, Al-Jashamy K, Mohamad R, Nyan HL, Abdul Kadir SY, Zainol J, Wong RSY et al. Correlation between body height and length of foot among undergraduate students. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences 2018; 9(5): 369-374
  21. Sabet NS, Doustjalali SR, Khalaf AT, Zin KT, Hlaing TD, Chong MS, Mohamad ZB, Mohamad SH, Namira MA, Sheri BP, Al-Jashamy K, El Sersi MM, Linn NH, Abdul Kadir SY, Zainol J, Mohamad R, Yusuf A, Rebecca SY Wong et al. Correlation between body mass index (BMI) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) level among undergraduate students. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2018, 9(3): 609-617
  22. Khin TO, Sabet NS, Doustjalali SR, Lin WM, Khalaf AT, Darboe B, Yang ES, Mohammed M, Akmal Ashari MS, Al-Jashamy K, Mohamad R, Abdul Kadir SY, Zainol J, Rebecca SY Wong et al. Awareness, knowledge and attitude of colorectal cancer among undergraduate students. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2018, 9(4): 405-412
  23. Rebecca S.Y. Wong, Heng-Loke Siow, Vinoth Kumarasamy, Nazrila Shaherah Fadhlullah Suhaimi. Effects of demographic factors on the multiple intelligences of preclinical dental students at SEGi University, Malaysia. International Journal of Advanced Research and Innovative Ideas in Education 2018, 4(4): 1052-1057
  24. Rebecca S.Y. Wong, Nazrila Shaherah Fadhlullah Suhaimi, Mun-Kit Loh, Muhammed Azhar Ahamed, Renuthuyilarasi Thavachelvan , Zainah Sakhnini , Shaima Ahmed Ali. Multidimensional perfectionism among medical, dental and optometry students at SEGi University, Malaysia. Journal of Educational, Health and Community Psychology, 2018, 7(1): 1-16
  25. Saw AY, Sabet NS, Htwe MN, Doustjalali SR,Hlaing TD, Khin TZ, Zulfihar AS, Hanafi HM, Abubaker NF, Mohan P, Al-Jashamy K, Elbahloul MA, El Sersi M, Appalanaidu V, Abdul Kadir SY, Zainol J, Mohamad R, Wong AC, Yusuf A, Rebecca SY Wong, et al. A study of cephalic index and head shape among undergraduate students. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2017, 8(4): 453-456
  26. Sabet NS, Doustjalali SR, Khin TZ, Hlaing TD, Kenneth SYY, Azim S, Annadurai G, Maram RM, Al-Jashamy K, Elbahloul MA, El Sersi M, Appalanaidu V, Abdul Kadir SY, Zainol J, Mohamad R, Wong AC, Yusuf A, Rebecca SY Wong et al. Correlation between body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure among undergraduate students. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2017, 8(4): 857-865
  27. Khin TZ, Sabet NS, Hlaing TD, Doustjalali SR, Thanabalan A, Arul Hashim NF,  Mwangangi E, Amran AF, Al-Jashamy K, Elbahloul MA, El Sersi M, Appalanaidu V, Abdul Kadir SY, Zainol J, Mohamad R, Wong AC, Yusuf A,  Rebecca SY Wong et al. The effect of laptop usage on the angle of wrist extension among undergraduate students. Research Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences, 2017, 8(4): 237-241
  28. Rebecca S.Y. Wong, Heng Loke Siow, Vinoth Kumarasamy, Nazrila Shaherah Fadhlullah Suhaimi. Interdisciplinary and inter-institutional differences in learning preferences among Malaysian medical and health sciences students. Journal of Advances in Medical Education and Professionalism, 2017; 5(4):164-171 
  29. Rebecca S.Y. Wong, Samiah Yasmin Abdul Kadir. Medical Education in Malaysia: Quantity versus Quality, Perspectives on Medical Education, 2017, 6:10-11
  30. El-Sersi MM, Rebecca Wong. Tan SC, Vijayan S, Yap LPK, Nadarajah V and Vijayawarman, Ravi Chandran VN. A study on the perceived stress in medical and dental students at a private university in Malaysia, Asia Pacific Journal of Health Sciences & Research, 2016, 1(1): 3-18 
  31. Doustjalali SR, Dar HT, Zin KT, Gujjar KR, Sharma R, Jasman NN, Bhaukaurally W, Sisay FL, Lim SJ, Hilmy IY, Ye KL, Jashamy KA, Irfan M, El Sersi M, Linn NH, Lin WM, Appalanaidu V, Abdul Kadir SY, Mohamad R, Wong AC, Yusuf A, Wong RSY et al.  Correlation between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Fasting Blood cholesterol level among undergraduate students. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 2016; 15(9): 873-877
  32. Doustjalali SR, Gujjar KR, Sharma R, Nurfatiha M, Nur Firzanah R, Muhamad Syukri MK, Napatr WA, Nurul Syahirah TKZ, Al-Jashamy Irfan M, El-Sersi M, TZ Khin , Linn1, Wai Ma Lin NH, AppalanaiduV, Abdul Kadir SY, Mohamad R, Wong AC, Yusuf A, S.Y. Rebecca Wong et al. Correlation between body mass index (BMI) and waist to hip ratio (WHR) among undergraduate students. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 2016, 15 (7): 618-624 
  33. Doustjalali SR, Yaldrum A, Al-Jashamy K, Irfan M, Khin TZ, Linn NH, Lin MW, Appalanaidu V, Abdul Kadir SY, Nadankutty J,Mohamad R, Wong AC, Htet H,Yusuf A, Rebecca SY Wong et al. Protein map standardization of human saliva using two dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE). Journal of Molecular Biomarkers & Diagnosis 2015, 6:6
  34. Rebecca S.Y. Wong. Role of stem cells in spondyloarthritis: pathogenesis, treatment and complications. Human Immunology, 2015, 76 (2015) 781–788
  35. Rebecca S. Y. Wong, Samiah Yasmin Abdul Kadir. An unusual case of bilateral vestibulopathy, chronic subjective dizziness and spondyloarthropathy. General Hospital Psychiatry, 2015, 37 (2015) 372.e3–372.e4
  36. Rebecca S.Y. Wong. Medical education in the cyber world. SEGi Review, 2014, 7:5-19
  37. Rebecca S.Y. Wong, Soon Keng Cheong. Role of mesenchymal stem cells in leukaemia: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? Clinical & Experimental Medicine, 2014, 14:235-248
  38. Rebecca S.Y. Wong, Usharani Balasingam. Teaching medical law and ethics in medical education. Journal of Academic Ethics, 2013, 11:121-138.
  39. Rebecca S.Y. Wong. Edible bird’s nest: Food or medicine? Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2013, 19(9): 643-649
  40. Rebecca S.Y. Wong, Soon-Keng Cheong. Leukaemic stem cells: drug resistance, metastasis and therapeutic implications. Malaysian Journal of Pathology, 2012, 34(2): 77-88.
  41. KoK-Keong Chan, Rebecca Shin-Yee Wong, Shar Mariam Mohamed, Tengku Azmi Tengku Ibrahim, Maha Abdullah, Vishna Devi Nadarajah. Bacillus thuringiensis parasporal proteins induce cell-cycle arrest and caspase-dependant apoptotic cell death in leukemic cells. Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology & Oncology, 2012, 30(1): 75-86
  42. Rebecca S.Y. Wong, Ammu K. Radhkrishnan, Tengku Azmi Tengku Ibrahim, Soon-Keng Cheong. Delta- and gamma-tocotrienols induce classical ultrastructural apoptotic changes in human T lymphoblastic leukaemic cells. Microscopy & Microanalysis 2012, 18:462-469
  43. Rebecca SY Wong, Ammu K Radhakrishnan. Tocotrienols: past into present. Nutrition Reviews 2012, 70(9): 483-490.
  44. Rebecca SY Wong. Apoptosis in cancer: from pathogenesis to treatment. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research, 2011, 30:87
  45. Rebecca SY Wong. Mesenchymal stem cells: angels or demons? Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, 2011, vol. 2011, Article ID 459510, 8 pages
  46. Rebecca SY Wong. Extrinsic factors involved in the differentiation of stem cells into insulin-producing cells: an overview. Experimental Diabetes Research 2011, vol. 2011, Article ID 406182, 15 pages  
  47. Wong SYR. Bacillus thuringiensis parasporal proteins and their effect on human cancer cells: An overview. International e-Journal of Science, Medicine and Education 2010:4(2):3-9
  48. Rebecca SY Wong, Shar M. Mohamed, Vishna D. Nadarajah, Tengku Azmi Tengku Ibrahim. Characterization of the binding properties of Bacillus thuringiensis 18 toxin on leukemic cells. Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research 2010, 29: 86