He leads the Genetics and Regenerative Medicine Research Centre (GRMRC) and also serves as the head of the Clinical Genetics Unit at the Faculty. He is currently one of the ExCo members of the Young Scientists Network – Academy of Sciences Malaysia. His primary research interest is in the field of gene therapy, focusing on ways to extend the duration of therapeutic gene expression and developing safer vector constructs. He has authored and co-authored numerous papers in high impact-factor journals in the area of gene delivery and DNA vaccine.