Dr Nortina Shahrizaila is currently employed as Consultant Neurologist at University Malaya Medical Centre as well as Professor of Neurology at University of Malaya. She has subspecialty clinical and research interests in the field of motor neurone disease/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and peripheral neurophysiology. She is the President-Elect of the Pan-Asian Consortium for Treatment and Research in ALS (PACTALS)