Fatimah Md Yusoff

Background

Yusoff, Fatimah Md was born on February 26, 1955 in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia. Daughter of Yusoff Maryland Salleh and Lijah Mamat.

Education

Bachelor, Drew University, Madison. New Jersey, 1977; Master of Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1979. Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1987.

Career

Lecturer Faculty Fisheries & Marine Science UPM, Serdang, Malaysia, 1980—1991. Associate professor University Putra Malaysia, 1991—2000, professor, since 2000. Head Department Fish Biology and Aquaculture, UPM, Malaysia, 1989—1993.

Science advisor International Foundation Science, Sweden, since 2001. Deputy director Institute Bioscience, Malaysia, 2004—2006. Laboratory head Marine Science, IBS, UPM, Malaysia.

Deputy director Research Management Centre, UPM, Malaysia. Director Institute Bioscience, University Putra Malaysia, since 2006.

Achievements

• Fatimah Maryland Yusoff has been listed as a noteworthy biology professor, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Asian Fisheries Society (council member since 2001), Malaysian Fisheries Society (executive committee member 1989), International Association Theoretical and Applied Limnology, Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management, Canada (review board member 2001-2008), Freshwater Biological Association (life).

Connections

Married Dzulkafli Yaacob, May 30, 1980. Children: Irman Hadi Dzulkafli, Suriani Dzulkafli, Liyana Nur Dzulkafli;1 child Ahmad Ridhwan Dzulkafli.

Father:

Yusoff Maryland Salleh

Mother:

Lijah Mamat

Spouse:

Dzulkafli Yaacob

child:

Ahmad Ridhwan Dzulkafli Yusoff

child:

Irman Hadi Dzulkafli Yusoff

child:

Suriani Dzulkafli Yusoff

child:

Liyana Nur Dzulkafli;1 child Ahmad Ridhwan Dzulkafli Yusoff