Current Position, Affiliation
- Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
- Visiting Lecturer, Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Education / Training
- 2008, B.S, University of Leeds, BSc in Pharmacology
- 2013, PhD., University of Cambridge, PhD in Medicine
Professional and Research Experience
- 2013 - 2013, Research Associate, Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Cambridge
- 2014 - 2022, Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- 2022 - Present, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Awards & Honors
- 2024, National Young Scientist Award (ASMN Medicine) 2024 Malaysia
- 2023, LOreal-UNESCO For Women In Science Award (FWIS) Malaysia
- 2021, European Network for the study of Adrenal Tumours (ENS@T) Award for Research on Aldosterone-Producing Adenoma
- 2017, Malaysian Endocrine and Metabolic Society Young Investigator Award (Basic Science)
- 2015, Asean Federation of Endocrine Societies (AFES) Investigator Award
Selected Publications
- Pauzi FA, Mustangin M, Tan GC, Ryska A, Ceral J, Solar M, Azizan EA. Histopathological spectrum of common aldosterone-driver gene mutations in aldosterone-producing adenomas. Frontiers in Medicine. 2025 Jun 10;12:1569619.
- Azizan EA, Drake WM, Brown MJ. Primary aldosteronism: molecular medicine meets public health. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 2023 Dec;19(12):788-806.
- Wu X, Azizan EA, Goodchild E, Garg S, Hagiyama M, Cabrera CP, Fernandes-Rosa FL, Boulkroun S, Kuan JL, Tiang Z, David A. Somatic mutations of CADM1 in aldosterone-producing adenomas and gap junction-dependent regulation of aldosterone production. Nature Genetics. 2023 Jun;55(6):1009-21.
- Zhou J, Azizan EA, Cabrera CP, Fernandes-Rosa FL, Boulkroun S, Argentesi G, Cottrell E, Amar L, Wu X, O’toole S, Goodchild E. Somatic mutations of GNA11 and GNAQ in CTNNB1-mutant aldosterone-producing adenomas presenting in puberty, pregnancy or menopause. Nature Genetics. 2021 Sep;53(9):1360-72.
- Azizan EA, Poulsen H, Tuluc P, Zhou J, Clausen MV, Lieb A, Maniero C, Garg S, Bochukova EG, Zhao W, Shaikh LH. Somatic mutations in ATP1A1 and CACNA1D underlie a common subtype of adrenal hypertension. Nature genetics. 2013 Sep;45(9):1055-60.
Unveiling the Silent Tempest: Poetic Journeys Through the Enigmas of Primary Aldosteronism
Role
Speaker
Date & Time
12/06 10:00 - 10:15
Place
Room 5 ( 701G )
Lecture Title
Effect of Inhibiting Aldosterone Production on Human Adrenocortical Cells