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Research AssociateResearch UnitFisheries Economics Research Unit |
Degrees
Ph.D (Ocean Science), National University of Malaysia (UKM), 2012.
M.Sc. (Marine Science), National University of Malaysia (UKM), 2007.
B.Sc. (Fisheries), Rajshahi University, Bangladesh, 2004.
Contact Information
Email: lubna.alam@ubc.ca
Social Media
LinkedIn: Lubna Alam
ResearchGate: Lubna Alam
Twitter: @LubnaOcean
Biography
Dr. Lubna Alam brings more than 12 years of research experience to her work as an interdisciplinary ocean and fisheries scientist. Raised in a small city in Bangladesh, she initiated her academic journey with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Fisheries from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Driven by a desire to further enhance her expertise, she pursued a Master of Science (MSc) in Marine Science, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Ocean Science from the National University of Malaysia (UKM). The Malaysian Government honored her with the prestigious Malaysia Technical Cooperation Program (MTCP) scholarship to support her doctoral studies.
Her roles in various positions, which allowed her to engage with experts across multiple disciplines, have distinguished Dr. Alam’s career. From 2013 to 2023, she served as a Senior Lecturer (Fellow) at the Institute for Environment and Development (LESTARI) of the National University of Malaysia. Additionally, Universitas Airlangga, Indonesia, appointed her as an Adjunct Professor-Research Fellow. Her experience extends to working closely with government organizations, stakeholders, and local communities.
Dr. Alam’s achievements include receiving the prestigious Pan Asia Risk Reduction Fellowship from START USA, which enabled her to conduct collaborative research with the National University of Malaysia, START USA, and the University of the Philippines Los Baños. The World Academy of Sciences also awarded her the TWAS-UNESCO fellowship. Dr. Alam has actively contributed to course development on Fisheries and Climate Change at Pukyong National University, South Korea, under the United Nations University program, and has coordinated training programs with the National University of Malaysia and the Ministry of Finance Bangladesh. She has also served as an expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports.
Dr. Alam is deeply committed to promoting and inspiring women scientists, especially in developing countries. She dedicates herself to advancing research training, career development, and networking opportunities for women scientists worldwide as an Executive Committee member of the OWSD-UNESCO (Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World) Malaysia Chapter (OWIS).
Her research contributes significantly to food security and safety by taking into account the climatic and anthropogenic stressors on the fisheries sector. Notably, she introduced Malaysia’s first fish consumption advisory, “MyFishAd,” aimed at providing safe consumption guidelines for fish and seafood products. Currently, she holds the position of Research Associate at the Institute for Ocean and Fisheries at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Her ongoing research focuses on the impacts of deep-sea mining and the vulnerability of fisheries. Dr. Alam also leads the flagship program “Ocean Malaysia Partnership,” a collaborative initiative between the National University of Malaysia and the Ocean Canada Partnership. Her numerous influential publications address critical issues in ocean and fisheries science, offering both scientific insights and practical solutions for communities and stakeholders.
Research Interests
Deep-Sea Mining, Marine Pollution, Seafood Safety, Climate Change Impact and Adaptation, Vulnerability Assessment, Sustainable Fisheries Management.
Selected Publications
Sumaila, U. R., Alam, L., Abdallah, P. R., Aheto, D., Akintola, S. L., Alger, J., … & Pauly, D. (2024). WTO must complete an ambitious fisheries subsidies agreement. npj Ocean Sustainability, 3(1), 6.
Sumaila, U.R., Alam, L., Pradhoshini, K. et al. (2023) To engage in deep-sea mining or not to engage: what do full net cost analyses tell us?. npj Ocean Sustainability, 8;2(1):19.
Lubna Alam, Siti Zulaiha Zolkaply, Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Ibnu Rusydy, Ahmad Abas Kutty, Md. Azizul Bari, Mazlin Mokhtar, Kumara Perumal Pradhoshini, Subbiah Krishnakumar, Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa (2024) Risk of extinction, variability in fish species composition, and factorsinfluencing fish biodiversity in the Malacca Strait, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31, 41355–41369.
Ashraf Zohud, Lubna Alam and Choo Ta Goh (2023), Evaluation of Groundwater Quality Using the Water Quality Index (WQI) and Human Health Risk (HHR) Assessment in West Bank, Palestine, Hydrology, 10(10):198.
Bharathi Santhanabharathia, Kumara Perumal Pradhoshinia, Munawar Suhail Ahmeda, Marckasagayam Priyadharshinia, Mohamat Hanifa Shafeeka Parveenb, Lubna Alamc, Ismail Md Mofizur Rahmand, Van Hao Duonge, Mehraj Ud Din Warb and Mohamed Saiyad Musthafaa (2023), Source, fate and transfer of primordial radionuclides as potential contaminants in environmental matrices of high and low background radiation areas – a critical review. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 1-27.
Kumara Perumal Pradhoshini, Marckasagayam Priyadharshini, Bharathi Santhanabharathi, Munawar Suhail Ahmed, Mohamat Hanifa Shafeeka Parveen, Mehraj Ud Din War, Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa, Lubna Alam, Franscesca Falco, Caterina Faggio (2023), Biological effects of ionizing radiation on aquatic biota A critical review, Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 1;99:104091.
Marckasagayam Priyadharshini, Munawar Suhail Ahmed, Kumara Perumal Pradhoshini, Bharathi Santhanabharathi, Mohammed Fazal Shakeel Ahmed, · Lubna Alam, Ismail M. M. Rahman, Van Hao Duong, Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa (2023), Human health risk assessment due to consumption of dried fish in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India: a baseline report, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31(29):41388-401.
Kannayiram Muthukumaravel, Venkatachalam Kanagavalli, Kumara erumal Pradhoshini, Natarajan Vasanthi, Bharathi Santhanabharathi, Lubna Alam, Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa and Caterina Faggio (2022), Potential biomarker of phenol toxicity in freshwater fish C. mrigala: Serum cortisol, enzymeacetylcholine esterase and survival organ gill, Comparative Biochemistry And Physiology C-Toxicology & Pharmacology, 1;263:109492.
Ashraf Zohud, Lubna Alam (2022), A review of groundwater contamination in west bank, palestine: quality, sources, risks, and management, Water, 14, 3417.
Mahfuza Begum, Muhammad Mehedi Masud, Lubna Alam, Mazlin Bin Mokhtar and Ahmad Aldrie Amir (2022) The adaptation behaviour of marine fishermen towards climate change and food security: an application of the theory of planned behaviour and health belief model , Sustainability, 14, 14001.
Mahfuza Begum, Muhammad Mehedi Masud, Lubna Alam, Mazlin Bin Mokhtar, Ahmad Aldrie Amir (2022) The impact of climate variables on marine fsh production: an empirical evidence from Bangladesh based on autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29(58):87923-37.
Labonnah Farzana Rahman, Mohammad Marufuzzaman, Lubna Alam,Md Azizul Bari, Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Lariyah Mohd Sidek (2022), Application of machine learning to investigate the impact of climatic variables on marine fish landings, National Academy Science Letters, 45(3):245–248.
Lubna Alam, Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Md Azizul Bari, Ibnu Rusydy, Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa, Mazlin Mokhtar (2022) Investigating fish contamination scenario and community willingness to adopt consumption advice proposing an advisory option, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29:24167–24179.
Labonnah Farzana Rahman, Mohammad Marufuzzaman, Lubna Alam, Md Azizul Bari, Ussif Rashid Sumaila, Lariyah Mohd Sidek. (2021) “Developing an ensembled machine learning prediction model for marine fish and aquaculture production”. Sustainability, 13, 9124.
U. Rashid Sumaila, Lubna Alam, Mazlin Mokhtar, Sufian Jusoh, Mohd T. Latif, Saleem Mustafa et. al., (2021) SCIENCE, , VOL 374 ISSUE 6567.
Labonnah Farzana Rahman, Lubna Alam, Mohammad Marufuzzaman, Ussif Rashid Sumaila. (2021) “Traceability of sustainability and safety in fishery supply chain management systems using radio frequency identification technology”. Foods 10, 2265.
Ahmed, Minhaz Farid, Mazlin Bin Mokhtar, and Lubna Alam. (2021) “Carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risk of arsenic ingestion via drinking water in Langat River Basin, Malaysia.” Environmental geochemistry and health 43, no. 2: 897-914.
Bari, Md Azizul, Lubna Alam, Md Mahmudul Alam, Labonnah Farzana Rahman, and Joy Jacqueline Pereira. (2021) “Estimation of losses and damages caused by flash floods in the commercial area of Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.” Arabian Journal of Geosciences 14, no. 3: 1-9.
Muthukumaravel, Kannayiram, Natarajan Vasanthi, Arumugam Stalin, Lubna Alam, Bharathi Santhanabharathi, and Mohamed Saiyad Musthafa. (2021) “Sublethal effects of phenol on histology of selected organs of freshwater fish Mystus vittatus.” Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28, no. 11: 13752-13760.
Labonnah Farzana Rahman, Mohammad Marufuzzaman, Lubna Alam and Mazlin Bin Mokhtar (2021). Design Topologies of a CMOS Charge Pump Circuit for Low Power Applications. Electronics, 10(6), 676.
Lubna Alam, Labonnah Farzana Rahman, Minhaz Farid Ahmed, Md. Azizul Bari, Muhammad Mehedi Masud and Mazlin Bin Mokhtar (2021) Assessment of health risks and individuals’ willingnessto participate in drinking water management at flood-pronePahang River Basin, Malaysia, Environmental Geochemistry and Health 43(4):1-15.
Ahmed, Minhaz Farid, Mazlin Bin Mokhtar, Lubna Alam, Che Abd Rahim Mohamed, and Goh Choo Ta. (2020)”Investigating the Status of Cadmium, Chromium and Lead in the Drinking Water Supply Chain to Ensure Drinking Water Quality in Malaysia.” Water 12, no. 10: 2653.
Ahmed, Minhaz Farid, Mazlin Bin Mokhtar, and Lubna Alam. (2020): “Factors influencing people’s willingness to participate in sustainable water resources management in Malaysia.” Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies 31:100737.
Labonnah Farzana Rahman*, Mohammad Marufuzzaman, Mamun Bin Ibne Reaz, Lubna Alam and Lariyah Mohd Sidek (2020), A Low Power and Low Ripple CMOS High Voltage Generator for RFID Transponder EEPROM, PLoS ONE 15(2).
Minhaz Farid Ahmed, Mazlin Bin Mokhtar*, Lubna Alam, Che Abd Rahim Mohamed, Goh Choo Ta, (2019). Non carcinogenic Health Risk Assessment of Aluminium Ingestion Via Drinking Water in Malaysia. Exposure and Health 11:167–180.
Minhaz Farid Ahmed, Lubna Alam*, Che Abd Rahim Mohamed, Mazlin Bin Mokhtar and Goh Choo Ta, (2018), Health Risk of Polonium 210 Ingestion via Drinking Water: An Experience of Malaysia, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(10), 2056.
Lubna Alam*, Mazlin Bin Mokhtar, Md. Mahmudul Alam, Md. Azizul Bari, Goh Choo Ta, Lee Khai Ern and Nicholas Kathijotes (2015) Assessment of Environmental and Human Health Risk for Contamination of Heavy Metal in Tilapia Fish Collected from Langat Basin, Malaysia. Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution, Vol. 12, No. 2 (2015), pp. 21–30.
Lubna Alam*, Che Abd Rahim Mohamed & Mazlin Bin Mokhtar (2012) Accumulation pattern of heavy metals in marine organisms collected from coal burning power plant area of Malacca Strait. ScienceAsia. 38: 331–339.
Lubna Alam & Che Abd Rahim bin Mohamed* (2011) A mini review on bioaccumulation of 210Po by marine organisms. International Food Research Journal. 18: 1-10.
Lubna Alam & Che Abd Rahim bin Mohamed* (2011) Natural radionuclide of Po-210 in the edible seafood affected by coal-fired power plant industry in Kapar coastal area of Malaysia. Environmental Health. 10:43.