{"id":101,"date":"2014-04-10T20:40:22","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T20:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ukm.my\/nictkp\/?page_id=101"},"modified":"2015-07-21T01:21:02","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T01:21:02","slug":"bioactive-natural-products","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ukm.my\/nictkp\/bioactive-natural-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Bioactive Natural Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH GROUPS<\/p>\n<p><strong>a) Drug discovery and delivery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Group Leader : Professor Dr. Ibrahim Jantan<\/p>\n<p>Team Members<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Professor Dr. Ibrahim Jantan<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Professor Dato&#8217; Dr. Laily bin Din<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor Dr. Jamia Azdina Jamal<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor Dr. JalifahLatip<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor Dr. Juriyati Jalil<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Khairana Husain<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Endang Kumolosasi<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Norazrina Azmi<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Malina Jasamai<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Lam Kok Wai<\/p>\n<p><strong>b) Drug Delivery and Novel Targets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Group Leader : Associate Professor Dr. Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin<\/p>\n<p>Team Members<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor Dr. Mohd Cairul Iqbal Mohd Amin<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Ahmad Fuad Shamsuddin<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Haliza Katas<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Ng Shiow Fern<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Mohd Hanif Zulfakar<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Mohamad Azwani Shah Mat Lazim<\/p>\n<p><strong>c) Novel Antibiotic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Research focus is to search for novel anti-infective agents from micro-organisms especially endophytic fungi and plants.<\/p>\n<p>Group Leader : Associate Prof. Dr. Noraziah Mohamad Zin<\/p>\n<p>Team Members<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor Dr. Noraziah Mohamad Zin<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Professor Dr. Mohamed Kamel bin Abd Ghani<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor Dr. Jalifah Latif<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor Dr. Jacinta Santhanam<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor Dr.Dayang Fredalina Basri<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor Dr.Juriyati Jalil<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor Dr.Salasawati Hussin<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Associate Professor Dr.Nik Marzuki Sidik<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Alfizah Hanafiah<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Neoh Hui Min<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Syarul Nataqain Baharum<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Ng Chyan Leong<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dr. Yap Wei Boon<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mrs. Zaleha Shafiei<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mrs. Mariati Abdul Rahman<br \/>\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mrs. Shafariatul Akmar Ishak<\/p>\n<p><strong>d) Toxicology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The main research focus is to understand the effects of natural products on various biological systems through in vitro and in vivo studies. 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