Dr. Hamizah Shahirah Hamezah is a research fellow at the Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She graduated from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia with a Bachelor of Science in Genetics (Hons.) and a Master's in Medical Science (Biochemistry). She completed her Ph.D. in Medical Science at the Molecular Neuroscience Research Center, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan. Upon completing her Ph.D., she was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Diagnostics and Therapeutics for Brain Diseases, Molecular Neuroscience Research Center, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan. She has a great interest in understanding the mechanisms of learning and memory, as well as interventions for the cognitive decline during aging and neurodegenerative diseases. Her research focuses on finding possible biomarkers leading to the cognitive decline in brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease by using state-of-the-art omics approaches, brain imaging and cognitive neurosciences. She is also interested in finding possible therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and other diseases by investigating the effect of natural compounds in both in vitro and in vivo studies.