Biografi/ Biography :
Dr. Sok Kuan Wong is a Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Her field of expertise includes cell signaling, immunomodulation, bone metabolism, metabolic syndrome, and natural products. She has been ranked as a Top 2% Scientist by Elsevier for three consecutive years from 2020 to 2022. In addition to scientific journal articles, the book that she co-authored received two prestigious awards, namely the National Book Award and the Bitara Award for Book Publication in 2021. Internationally, she has been selected to represent Malaysia in several prestigious events/meetings, namely (a) the 15th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; (b) 72nd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Physiology & Medicine) and 70th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Interdisciplinary) by the Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, Germany; (c) the Global Young Scientists Summit by the National Research Foundation, Prime Minister Office, Singapore. She was also a recipient of the Science and Technology Research Grant awarded by Malaysia Toray Science Foundation (MTSF) in 2018, Hadiah Khalid Kadir in 2021, the Malaysian Society of Pharmacology and Physiology (MSPP) Young Investigator Award in 2022, International Conference on Drug Delivery and Translational Medicine 2023 (ICDDTM’23) Travel Grand Award in 2023.
wong sok kuan;ima nirwana soelaiman;chin kok yong. (2025). elucidation on the role of glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (gsk3β) in the skeletal-promoting effects of tocotrienol. - . .
sok kuan wong. (2024). glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (gsk3b) as a potential drug target in regulating osteoclastogenesis: an updated review on current evidence. - biomolecules. 1-19.
sok kuan wong. (2024). the multifaceted role of tocotrienol in targeting metabolic syndrome and osteoporosis. - 15th hope meeting with nobel laureates. 131.
sophia ogechi ekeuku, muhamed lahtif nor muhamad, alya aqilah aminuddin, fairus ahmad, sok kuan wong, wun fui mark-lee, kok-yong chin. (2024). effects of emulsified and non-emulsified palm tocotrienol on bone and joint health in ovariectomised rats with monosodium iodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis. - biomedicine & pharmacotherapy. 1-19.
muhd fadzli r, kamil my, nur ainaa mh, norhidayah z, rathimalar m, alia amilin aa, muhammad amzan mf, ahmed atia, wong sk, yusof k, norliana m, nur azlina mf, qodriyah hms, azman abdullah. (2024). supplementation of 500 mg kg-1 tocotrienol-rich fraction (trf) in mice induced alteration in liver protein expression. - international journal of pharmacology. 194-200.
sok kuan wong. (2024). glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (gsk3b) as a potential drug target in regulating osteoclastogenesis: an updated review on current evidence. - biomolecules. 1-19.
sophia ogechi ekeuku, muhamed lahtif nor muhamad, alya aqilah aminuddin, fairus ahmad, sok kuan wong, wun fui mark-lee, kok-yong chin. (2024). effects of emulsified and non-emulsified palm tocotrienol on bone and joint health in ovariectomised rats with monosodium iodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis. - biomedicine & pharmacotherapy. 1-19.
sophia ogechi ekeuku, kok-yong chin, jing qian, yan zhang, haibin qu, fairus ahmad, sok kuan wong, mohd mustazil mohd noor, ima nirwana soelaiman. (2023). the effects of e'jiao on body composition, bone marrow adiposity and skeletal redox status in ovariectomised rats. - international journal of medical sciences. 1711-1721.
aswini kumareswaran, sophia ogechi ekeuku, norazlina mohamed, norliza muhammad, alfizah hanafiah, kok-lun pang, sok kuan wong, deborah chia hsin chew, kok-yong chin. (2023). the effects of tocotrienol on gut microbiota: a scoping review. - life. 1-19.
siti sarah md dali, sok kuan wong, kok-yong chin, fairus ahmad. (2023). the osteogenic properties of calcium phosphate cement doped with synthetic materials: a structured narrative review of preclinical evidence. - international journal of molecular sciences. 1-17.
muhd fadzli r, kamil my, nur ainaa mh, norhidayah z, rathimalar m, alia amilin aa, muhammad amzan mf, ahmed atia, wong sk, yusof k, norliana m, nur azlina mf, qodriyah hms, azman abdullah. (2024). supplementation of 500 mg kg-1 tocotrienol-rich fraction (trf) in mice induced alteration in liver protein expression. - international journal of pharmacology. 194-200.
k.w. goh, y.h. wong, r.s.k. singh, hari chandran, s.k. wong, k.y. sara lee. (2022). irradiation time-dependent study of eggshell-derived hydroxyapatite powder synthesized by microwave-assisted wet chemical precipitation method. - journal of ceramic processing research. 158-164.
james jam jolly, nur farhana mohd fozi, kok-yong chin, sok kuan wong, kien hui chua, ekram alias, nur sabariah adnan, soelaiman ima-nirwana. (2021). skeletal microenvironment system utilising bovine bone scaffold co-cultured with human osteoblasts and osteoclast-like cells. - experimental and therapeutic medicine. 1-8.
sok kuan wong, soelaiman ima-nirwana, kok-yong chin. (2020). can telomere length predict bone health? a review of current evidence. - bosnian journal of basic medical sciences. 423-429.
sok kuan wong, soelaiman ima-nirwana, kok-yong chin. (2020). effects of astaxanthin on the protection of muscle health (review). - experimental and therapeutic medicine. 2941-2952.
siti sarah md dali, sok kuan wong, kok-yong chin, fairus ahmad. (2024). effects of tocotrienol-doped calcium phosphate cement on bone mineral density, bone mineral content and biomechanical strength in tibia of ovariectomised rats with bone defect. - malaysian journal of medicine and health sciences. 95.
sok kuan wong, michelle min fang yee, kok-yong chin, soelaiman ima-nirwana, ekram alias, kien hui chua. (2024). effects of palm carotene mixture on static bone histomorphometry of bovine bone scaffold co-cultured with osteoblasts and osteoclasts. - malaysian journal of medicine and health sciences. 36.
wenjian zhao, yuezhi zhu, sok kuan wong, norliza muhammad, kok-lun pang, kok-yong chin. (2024). effects of resveratrol supplementation on biochemical markers and joint structure in preclinical models of osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. - malaysian journal of medicine and health sciences. 81.
sok kuan wong. (2024). glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (gsk3b) as a potential drug target in regulating osteoclastogenesis: an updated review on current evidence. - biomolecules. 1-19.
muhd fadzli r, kamil my, nur ainaa mh, norhidayah z, rathimalar m, alia amilin aa, muhammad amzan mf, ahmed atia, wong sk, yusof k, norliana m, nur azlina mf, qodriyah hms, azman abdullah. (2024). supplementation of 500 mg kg-1 tocotrienol-rich fraction (trf) in mice induced alteration in liver protein expression. - international journal of pharmacology. 194-200.
wong sok kuan. (2023). tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perubatan moden [jilid 2]. - . 18.
ima nirwana soelaiman, wong sok kuan. (2023). tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perubatan moden [jilid 2]. - . 293.
ima nirwana soelaiman, wong sok kuan. (2023). tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perubatan moden [jilid 2]. - . 5.
ima nirwana soelaiman, zuliskandar ramli, wong sok kuan. (2022). unraveling the mysteries of bone health in ancient humans from the malay peninsula. - . 183.
ima nirwana soelaiman, wong sok kuan. (2022). tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perubatan moden. - . 11.
wong sok kuan. (2023). tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perubatan moden [jilid 2]. - . 18.
ima nirwana soelaiman, wong sok kuan. (2023). tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perubatan moden [jilid 2]. - . 5.
wong sok kuan. (2022). unraveling the mysteries of bone health in ancient humans from the malay peninsula. - . 15.
wong sok kuan. (2022). tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perubatan moden (jilid 1). - . 16.
ima nirwana soelaiman, wong sok kuan. (2022). tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perubatan moden. - . 11.
ima nirwana soelaiman, wong sok kuan. (2023). tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perubatan moden [jilid 2]. - . 293.
ima nirwana soelaiman, zuliskandar ramli, wong sok kuan. (2022). unraveling the mysteries of bone health in ancient humans from the malay peninsula. - . 183.
ima nirwana soelaiman, wong sok kuan. (2022). tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perubatan moden (jilid 1). - . 202.
wong sok kuan;ima nirwana soelaiman;chin kok yong. (2025). elucidation on the role of glycogen synthase kinase-3 beta (gsk3β) in the skeletal-promoting effects of tocotrienol. - . .
wenjian zhao, yuezhi zhu, sok kuan wong, norliza muhammad, kok-lun pang, kok-yong chin. (2024). effects of resveratrol supplementation on biochemical markers and joint structure in preclinical models of osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. - 1st international conference on integrative physiology and molecular medicine. 102.
sok kuan wong. (2024). the multifaceted role of tocotrienol in targeting metabolic syndrome and osteoporosis. - 15th hope meeting with nobel laureates. 131.
muhamed lahtif nor muhamad, alya aqilah aminuddin, sophia ogechi ekeuku, sok kuan wong, fairus ahmad, kok-yong chin. (2023). comparing the skeletal effects between emulsified and non-emulsified palm tocotrienol in ovariectomized rats with osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. - international conference on pharmaceutical sciences 2023. 99.
wong sok kuan, ima nirwana soelaiman, chin kok yong. (2023). the role of toll-like receptor signalling as a potential underlying mechanism in metabolic syndrome. - mtsf grant research symposium 2023. 5.