Rima Mustafa
MD, MSc, PhD
Researcher in Genomic Discovery
Rima joined the Big Data Institute and Oxford Population Health in June 2023 as a researcher in genomic discovery in Papiez’s group.
Her role involves conducting genetic discovery analysis on microvascular features derived using machine learning methods. This project is part of Oxford – Novo Nordisk Collaboration.
Her research interest lies in using genetics to improve our understanding of diseases and aid in finding effective treatment and diagnostic strategies.
Rima holds a medical degree from Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia and MSc and PhD in Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology from Imperial College London, where she was a President’s Scholar.
Recent publications
Investigating the relationship of plasma microRNAs and colorectal cancer risk using genetic evidence.
Journal article
Bouras E. et al, (2025), BMC medicine, 23
The intersection between circulatory microRNAs and biomarkers of neurodegeneration.
Journal article
Yaqub A. et al, (2025), Alzheimer's research & therapy, 17
Exploring the association of adverse drug reactions with medication adherence and quality of life among hypertensive patients: a cross-sectional study.
Journal article
Insani WN. et al, (2025), International journal of clinical pharmacy, 47, 354 - 364
comprehensive study of genetic regulation and disease associations of plasma circulatory microRNAs using population-level data.
Journal article
Mustafa R. et al, (2024), Genome biology, 25