Bioactive Natural Products

INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH GROUPS

a) Drug discovery and delivery

The research focus involves the identification of chemical leads from natural products for specific therapeutic efficacy leading to the development of new drug candidates against complex and challenging drug targets prior to clinical trials and evaluation of herbs and their products for quality, safety and efficacy as therapeutic agents.

Group Leader : Professor Dr. Ibrahim Jantan

Team Members
•    Professor Dr. Ibrahim Jantan
•    Professor Dato’ Dr. Laily bin Din
•    Associate Professor Dr. Jamia Azdina Jamal
•    Associate Professor Dr. JalifahLatip
•    Associate Professor Dr. Juriyati Jalil
•    Dr. Khairana Husain
•    Dr. Endang Kumolosasi
•    Dr. Norazrina Azmi
•    Dr. Malina Jasamai
•    Dr. Lam Kok Wai

b) Drug Delivery and Novel Targets

Research focus is on contemporary drug delivery strategies which include acquiring new knowledge of physicochemical properties of traditional and biotechnology-based drug molecules of natural origin as well as mechanisms of cellular uptake and transport.

Group Leader : Associate Professor Dr. Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin

Team Members
•    Associate Professor Dr. Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin
•    Dr. Ahmad Fuad Shamsuddin
•    Dr. Haliza Katas
•    Dr. Ng Shiow Fern
•    Dr. Mohd Hanif Zulfakar
•    Dr. Mohamad Azwani Shah Mat Lazim

c) Novel Antibiotic

Research focus is to search for novel anti-infective agents from micro-organisms especially endophytic fungi and plants.

Group Leader : Associate Prof. Dr. Noraziah Mohamad Zin

Team Members
•    Associate Professor Dr. Noraziah Mohamad Zin
•    Professor Dr. Mohamed Kamel bin Abd Ghani
•    Associate Professor Dr. Jalifah Latif
•    Associate Professor Dr. Jacinta Santhanam
•    Associate Professor Dr.Dayang Fredalina Basri
•    Associate Professor Dr.Juriyati Jalil
•    Associate Professor Dr.Salasawati Hussin
•    Associate Professor Dr.Nik Marzuki Sidik
•    Dr. Alfizah Hanafiah
•    Dr. Neoh Hui Min
•    Dr. Syarul Nataqain Baharum
•    Dr. Ng Chyan Leong
•    Dr. Yap Wei Boon
•    Mrs. Zaleha Shafiei
•    Mrs. Mariati Abdul Rahman
•    Mrs. Shafariatul Akmar Ishak

d) Toxicology

The main research focus is to understand the effects of natural products on various biological systems through in vitro and in vivo studies. The mechanisms of action that are the main focus of study are the chemopreventive effect, apoptosis, oxidative damage and neurodegenerative.

Group Leader : Associate Professor Dr. Nor Fadilah Rejab

Team Members
•    Associate Professor Dr. Nor Fadilah Rejab – Molecular Biochemistry and Genetic Toxicology
•    Professor Dr. Salmaan Hussain Inayat-Hussain- Biochemical and Occupational Toxicology
•    Associate Professor Dr. Ahmad Rohi Ghazali- Biochemical Toxicology and Pharmacology
•    Associate Professor Dr. Hidayatulfathi Othman – Parasitology and Entomology
•    Associate Professor Dr. Normah Awang-  Inorganic Chemistry
•    Associate Professor Dr. Siti Balkis Budin – Haematology And Free Radical
•    Associate Professor Dr. Yanti Rosli–Neuroscience And Anatomy
•    Dr. Mohd Sham Othman – Ecotoxicology And Conservation Biology
•    Dr. Nihayah Mohammad – Reproductive Physiology
•    Dr. Asmah Hamid – Drug Discovery And Biochemistry
•    Dr. Mazlyzam Abd Latiff – Tissue Engineering
•    Dr. Chan Kok Meng – Mechanistic Toxicology
•    Dr. Zariyantey Abd Hamid – Molecular Medicine
•    Dr. Norazrina Azmi – Neuropharmacology
•    Mrs. Farah Wahidah Ibrahim – Reproductive Neuroscience And Human Genetics