Plenary Speakers
Natural Products and Bioprocessing
Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ibrahim Jantan Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), UKM Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ibrahim Jantan graduated from University of Mansoura, Egypt with Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy in 1981. He obtained his Master’s degree in Medicinal Chemistry from University of Minnesota, USA in 1985, and PhD degree in Natural Products Chemistry from the Universiti Malaya in 1993. He is currently a Professor at Institute of Systems Biology (INBIOSIS), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). He has more than 34 years of research experiences in natural products and medicinal chemistry and pharmacological activites of natural products. His research interests are identification of natural bioactive compounds, their derivatives, and analogues as chemical leads for specific therapeutic efficacy (cardiovascular protective, immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory &
antimicrobial activities) leading to the development of new drug candidates against complex and challenging drug targets prior to clinical trials, and herbal research to develop high quality, safe and effective herbal products. |
Agriculture and Food Security
Prof. Dr. Mohd Zamri Saad Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UPM Prof. Dr. Mohd Zamri Saad is currently working at the AquaHealth Laboratory, Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia. He graduated his Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine in 1986 from University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. He also received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1982 from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Previously, he worked as a Professor in the field of Veterinary Pathology at the Research Centre for Ruminant Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. His research interests are related to the study of Ruminant diseases which includes Pneumonic pasteurellosis of sheep and goats, Haemorrhagic septicaemia of cattle and
buffalo, and Brucellosis of goats. He also interested in the fish diseases research including Streptococcosis of freshwater fish and Vibriosis of marine fish. From his research, he has managed to produce several research outputs such as vaccines for animal diseases, and also the herd health and disease control protocols. |
Drug Discovery and Healthcare
Prof. ChM. Dr. Nor Hadiani Ismail Atta-Ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Products Discovery (AuRIns), UiTM Professor Dr Nor Hadiani Ismail obtained her Ph.D. in natural product chemistry from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 1999. Her PhD thesis entitled Chemistry and Biological Activity of the Roots of Morinda elliptica won the Tan Sri Ong Kee Hui medal for the Best Postgraduate Thesis 1999 by Institut Kimia Malaysia. She is a professor in Chemistry at the Faculty of Applied Sciences and currently serving as the director of Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Products Discovery, Universiti Teknologi MARA. The institute focuses on discovery of bioactive compounds from Malaysian plants and microbial sources towards several target diseases such as diabetes, cancer, malaria and dengue. With almost 200 research publications, she was recognized as Top Research
Scientist Malaysia in 2017. A fellow of the Malaysian Chemical Institute and Malaysian Academy of Science, Prof Nor Hadiani is the current president of Malaysian Natural Product Society. |
AI and Bioinformatics for Modern Biotechnology
Prof. Dr. Leong Chee Onn AGTC Genomics Prof. Dr. Leong Chee Onn is a CEO at AGTC Genomics, Malaysia. Prof Leong obtained his Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Hons) from the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the University of Nottingham, UK. Upon graduation, he was appointed as the Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA. Prof Leong’s main research focus is on the fundamental mechanisms of human epithelial tumorigenesis and identification of new molecular targets for development of effective therapies to treat refractory human cancers. His recent studies on the p53 gene family, including the two p53-related genes, p63 and p73 has provided new insights into the diverse functions of this gene family in the development and spread of cancer. he has also been awarded the ECOR Fund for Medical Discovery Award (USA), the Institute of Biomedical Sciences President’s Award (UK), the Asian Clinical Oncology Society (ACOS) Award, the MAKNA Cancer Research Award (Malaysia), and the Overseas Research Student Award (UK).
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Copyright of INBIOSIS 2023