Rate My Professor Enoch Perimal

Dr. Enoch Perimal is a Senior Lecturer at Curtin Medical School within the Faculty of Health Sciences at Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia. He previously held the position of Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, at Universiti Putra Malaysia. Dr. Perimal obtained his BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences, MSc in Pharmacology and Toxicology, and PhD in Physiology from Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is a Chartered Scientist (CSci) with the Science Council, United Kingdom, and a Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (FIBMS), United Kingdom. His professional memberships include the Education Council of the Federation of the Asian Oceanian Physiological Societies (FAOPS) and the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). Dr. Perimal serves on the editorial team of Life Sciences, Medicine and Biomedicine.

Dr. Perimal's research specializations include physiology, neuroscience, and pharmacology, with a focus on neuropathic pain pathways and drug discovery. His investigations employ in vivo, in vitro, and in silico models to explore pain mechanisms and develop novel molecules for chronic pain management. He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals, achieving a Scopus h-index of 20, and has supervised multiple PhD students to completion. Key publications include 'Elucidating zerumbone's low-efficacy agonism at the μ-opioid receptor using computational and pharmacological approaches' (2025), 'Cardio- and neuroprotective effects by pretreatment of dietary moringin from Moringa oleifera seeds and cDMoringin formulation in a rat model of isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarction' (2025), 'Mapping partial agonism of mitragynine at the µ-opioid receptor using computational and pharmacological approaches' (2026, Scientific Reports), and 'Validating the Threat of a Virtual Reality Clinical Environment: A Mixed Methods Study' (2024, Applied Sciences). At Curtin University, he coordinates the HUMB1001 Integrated Systems Anatomy and Physiology unit and brings extensive expertise in curriculum development and accreditation for medical and health sciences programs. In 2023, he contributed to a Curtin Medical School team recognized in the Curtin University Research and Engagement Awards for research engagement excellence.