Curriculum Vitae

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Personal Details Name : Prof. Dr. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah Staff Number : 104511 I/C No. : 620416-08-5595 Position : Dean, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM and Head, Centre for Synthesis and

Chemical Biology, Institute of Science, UiTM Tel. No. : 603-5522 5330 Fax. No : 603-5522 5335 E-mail Address : asazali@salam.uitm.edu.my Academic Qualifications

1985 B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom

1986 Cert. Ed, Malayan Teachers Training College, Penang.

1994 M. Sc (Chemistry), Universiti Pertanian Malaysia.

2000 Ph.D. Organic Chemistry, University of Loughborough, United Kingdom

Positions Previously Date Appointment January 87 Teacher, Technical Institute, Ipoh. March 87 Lecturer, Institut Teknologi MARA (ITM).

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July 96 Senior Lecturer, Institut Teknologi MARA November 00 Head, Department of Chemistry, June 01 Associate Professor July 01 Manager, Science Research Laboratory, UiTM Sept 02-Dec 03 Coordinator, Science and Technology, IRDC Jan 03-Jan 05 Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences December 03 Professor 1 Feb 05-31 Jan 07 Director, Institute of Science 1 Feb 05- present Head, Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology 14 Jan 2008- present Dean, Institute of Graduate Studies Work Experiences Jan 88 Member, Publication Committee, ITM Pahang. Feb 88 Member, Social Committee, ITM Pahang. Oct 88 Head, Teaching and Learning Development Committee, ITM Pahang.

Nov 89 Chairman, Workshop on Educational Management, ITM Pahang.

Dec 89 Chairman, Teaching and Learning Development Committee, ITM Pahang. June 90 Coordinator Off-campus Programme, ITM Pahang. June 89-Jul 90 Tutor, Off-campus Programme for Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kuantan , USM. Nov 90 Member, Examinations Committee, ITM Pahang. Dec 90 Member, Examinations Committee for School of Law and Administration, ITM Shah Alam. Dec 90 Member, Examinations Committee, ITM Pahang. July 91 Member, Pre-Graduation Committee, ITM Shah Alam. June 92 Technical Member, National Seminar on Natural Products Chemistry, Universiti

Pertanian Malaysia.

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Sept 93-Jun 94 Assistant Secretary, Asian Symposium On Medicinal Plants, Species and Other

Natural Products, Melaka. Jan 94 Panel Member, Advance Diploma in Applied Chemistry Seminar, ITM Shah

Alam. Feb 94 Deputy Chairman, Workshop on Excellent and Work Ethics, ITM Shah Alam. Oct 94 Member, Natural Products Research Group UPM. Oct 94 – Mac 95 Member, Workshop on ISO/IEC Guide 25 Laboratory Quality Manual Writing

Committee. June 96-present Member, Malaysian Natural Products Society. Apr 96 Member, Technical and Communications Committee, UNESCO Regional

Meeting on Document Preparation for the Protection of Interest on Utilization of Biological Resources from Developing Countries, Kuala Lumpur.

July 98 Teaching Assistant, Loughborough University. Apr-July 00 Academic Visitor, Loughborough University. Sept-Oct 00 Member, Chemistry Syllabus Committee, UiTM Shah Alam Oct 01 Chairman, 17th National Seminar on Natural Products Chemistry, Shah Alam. Nov 00 Head, Department of Chemistry, UiTM. Nov 00 Member, Academic Committee, Faculty of Science. Jan 01 Chairman, Department Evaluation Committee, Faculty of Science. Oct 01-03 Secretary, Malaysian Natural Products Society Feb 02 Committee Member, Program Baru Ijazah Sarjana (Kepujian) Kimia Analisis

Forensik, UiTM 18-25 March 02 Committee Member, Temuduga Biasiswa Tenaga Pengajar Muda UiTM

2002/2003 March 02-Feb 04 Committee Member, Unit Penyelidikan dan Perundingan, Fakulti Sains Gunaan,

UiTM Apr-May 02 Consultant, Penyelidikan “Glycolipids Synthesis”, UM June 02 Committee Member, Penyeliaan Pelajar PhD, UPM 28 Oct 02 Chairman and Panel Member, Temuduga Jawatan Pensyarah Fakulti Sains

Gunaan

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Apr-May 03 Consultant, Glycolipid Technology Group, UM. 2003 Editor, Journal Institute of Materials. Jan-Oct 03 Member, National Committee for Nobel Laureate Program for Chemistry. Ministry of Higher Education Feb 03 Chairman, IRPA Evaluation Committee, UiTM. March 03 Permanent Member, Malaysian National Commission

for UNESCO. MOSTI March 03 Supervisor, Doctoral Candidate, UM Sept 03 Member, Jawatankuasa Khas Pengangguran Siswazah UiTM Nov 03 Co-Supervisor, Doctoral Candidate, UPM Oct 03-05 Executive Member, Malaysian Natural Products Society. Apr 05 Committee Member, International Conference and Exhibition, UiTM 16 August 05 Evaluator Panel, Defence of Research Proposal, Institute of Graduate Studies,

UiTM 23 Nov 05 Chairman, Seminar Natural Products Malaysia 2005, Putrajaya 29 Nov 05 Panel, Penggubal Ujian dan Penilaian Kursus PTK Staf Akademik UiTM 2005 (TK5-

TK6) Feb 06 Examiner, Tugasan Individu Bagi TK6 Pensyarah UiTM 2007 19-20 Feb 06 Examiner, Penilaian Tahap Kecekapan Pensyarah & Penolong Pensyarah UiTM

2005 26 March 06 Panel, Temuduga Calon-calon Pensyarah Fakulti Sains Gunaan, UiTM 18 April 06 Evaluator Panel, Denfence of Research Proposal, Faculty of Applied Science,

UiTM 19 April 06 Panel, Temuduga Calon-calon Pensyarah, Fakulti Sains Gunaan, UiTM April 06 Evaluator Panel, Kertaskerja Teknikal Konferens, Fakulti Sains Gunaan, UiTM May 06 Main Supervisor, Doctoral Candidate, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM June 06-present Chairman, Lembaga Temuduga Jawatan Kumpulan Pengurusan dan

Profesional, UiTM Negeri Sembilan 13 June 06 Panel, Temuduga Pensyarah (Profesor), UiTM Shah Alam 7-9 July 06 Evaluator Panel, Kertas Prosiding CSSR 2006

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18 August 06 Judge, Pameran Rekacipta, Penyelidikan & Inovasi (PRPI 2006), Universiti Putra Malaysia

11 Oct 06 Chairman, Temuduga Biasiswa MOSTI, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 6 Nov 06 Chairman, Temuduga Siswazah UiTM 2007, Faculty of Applied Science 23 Nov 06 Evaluator Panel, Defence of Research Proposal, Faculty of Applied Science 8-9 Dec 06 Editor, The International Conference on Science & Technology (ICSTIE 2006) 17-29 Dec 06 Head, Kursus Penilaian Tahap Kecekapan Pensyarah UiTM 2006 Feb 07 Chairman, VIVA for Master’s Candidate 9 Feb 07 Panel, Temuduga Pensyarah (Kimia) 21-22 Feb 07 Chairman, Defence of Research Proposal, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 27 Feb 07 Chairman, VIVA for Master’s Candidate, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 26 Mac 07 Main Supervisor, VIVA for Master’s Candidate, Institute of Graduate Studies,

UiTM 11 April 07 Chairman, VIVA for Master’s Candidate, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 9 Mei 07 Speaker, Kursus Kaedah Penyelidikan Pengajian PhD, UiTM Shah Alam 2007-present Committee Member, Kenaikan Pangkat Peringkat Gugusan Sains & Teknologi,

UiTM 2007- present Committee Member, Penilaian Geran Penyelidikan Fundamental IPTA (FRGS)

Fasa 2/20007 Bagi Bidang Sains Tulen 2007-present Member, Ethics Committee UiTM 2007-present Committee Member, Journal of Science Letters 12 June 07 Evaluater, Kenaikan Pangkat Peringkat Gugusan Sains & Teknologi Bil 3/2007 13 June 07 Chairman, VIVA for Master’s Candidate, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 19-20 June 07 Chairman / Evaluator Panel, Defence of Research Proposal, Faculty of Applied

Science June 07 Evaluation Committee, FRGS, Ministry of Higher Education June 07 Member, Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Institute of Science,

Faculty of Applied Science June 07 Chairman, Defence of Research Proposal, Faculty of Applied Science

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June 07 Examiner, Tugasan Individu Bagi TK6 Pensyarah UiTM 2007 June 07 Panel, Kumpulan Pakar Program HCD(STI), MOSTI June-Dec 07 Head, Kursus Penilaian Tahap Kecekapan (PTK) Staf Akademik, UiTM Shah Alam

26-28 July 07 Judge, Pameran Rekacipta, Penyelidikan & Inovasi

University of Malaya

3-5 July 07 Judge, Pembentangan Sempena Conference on Scientific and Social Research (CSSR) 2006 & 2007, Sunway Lagoon Resort & Hotel

1 August 07 Chairman, Temuduga Biasiswa MOSTI, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 8 August 07 Evaluator, Kenaikan Pangkat Peringkat Gugusan Sains & Teknologi Bil. 4/2007 21 August 07 Chairman, Defence of Research Proposal, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 30 August 07 Chairman, VIVA for Doctoral Candidate, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 23-25 August 07 Chairman, 12th Asian Chemical Congress (12ACC) 2007, Kuala Lumpur Sept 07 Evaluator, Public Speaking FSG-500, UiTM 24 Sept 07 Evaluator, Kenaikan Pangkat Peringkat Gugusan Sains & Teknologi Bil. 5/2007 2 Oct 07 Chairman, Defence of Research Proposal, Faculty of Applied Science Nov 07 Chairman, VIVA for Master’s Candidate, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 4 Dec 07 Chairman, VIVA for Master’s Candidate, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 9 Dec 07 Speaker, Kursus Penilaian Tahap Kecekapan (PTK) Staf Akademik, UiTM Shah

Alam Dec 07 Reviewer, Asian Coordinating Group for Chemistry (ACGC),

Chemical Research Communication

Jan 08 Committee Member, Malaysia First Nobel Laureate UiTM 14 Jan 08 Interview Panel, (Mock Teaching) Lecturer (Biology/Organic

Chemistry/Biokomposit) 15 Jan 08 Chairman, Temuduga Jawatan Pensyarah, UiTM Shah Alam March 08-present Chairman, Lembaga Temuduga Jawatan Kumpulan Pengurusan & Profesional

dan Kumpulan Sokongan 1, UiTM

25-27 March 08 Judge, Inventions, Innovations, and Design (IID 2008), UiTM Shah Alam 16 May 08 Chairman, VIVA for Master’s Candidate, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM

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21 May 08 Evaluation Committee, Pusat Kecemerlangan Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi di Photonics Research Centre dan Nano Centre, Universiti Malaya

28 May 08 Chairman, VIVA for Master’s Candidate, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM June 08-present Member, My Brain 15, Universiti Malaya 10-14 June 08 Head of Evaluator, Kursus PTK Staf Akademik UiTM 27 June 08 Evaluator, Skim Khidmat Siswazah, UiTM Shah Alam. 09 July 08 Chairman, VIVA for Master’s Candidate, Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 15 July 08 Panel, Temuduga Pensyarah UiTM Shah Alam.

29 July 08 Panel Jugdes, Pameran Rekacipta, Penyelidikan dan Inovasi (PRPI) 2008 bagi kluster Sains & Teknologi~ Dewan Besar, UPM

20-24 Dis 08 Head of Evaluator, Kursus PTK Staf Akademik, ILQAM, UiTM

13-14 Jan 09 Panel Jugdes, Inventions, Innovations, and Design IID 2009 ~ Dewan Sri Budiman, UiTM

22-23 Jan 09 Panel, Temuduga Skim Biasiswa National Science Fellowship (NSF)~PICC Putrajaya

5 Jan 09 Journal Evaluator Panel, of Agrobiotechnology & Food Sciences (JAFS), UDM 10 Mac 09 Pengucaptama, Majlis Anugerah Kecemerlangan Pelajar, UITM Pahang

25 Mac 09 Journal Evaluator Panel, “Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of TAN1251B”, Jurnal Sains Malaysiana, Fakulti Sains & Teknologi, UKM

20 April 09 Article Reviewer, “Rapid and Regiospecific Phenylthiolation to Some Organic Acids Catalyzed by AICI3 in The Presence of Excess Anhydrous ZnCI2 (MS-02-09, UPM

Professional Memberships Date Appointment March 03-present Permanent Member, Malaysian National Commission for UNESCO (Ministry of

Science, Technology and Innovation) Nov 07-present Member, American Chemical Society

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Workshop / Courses

June 87 Induction Course, ITM Shah Alam.

September 87 Career Development Course, Intan, Terengganu.

March 88 Facilitator for Teaching and Learning Workshop, ITM Shah Alam.

December 88 Seminar on Academic Excellence, Kuantan

November 89 Workshop on Educational Management, Kuantan.

December 89 Public Speaking Course, ITM Shah Alam.

August 90 Research and Consultancy Workshop, Kuantan.

September 90 Academic Conference ITM, Segamat.

December 90 Workshop on Dynamic Management and Philosophical Approach in Educational Organization, Kuantan

March 93 Workshop on "Modern Separation Methods", Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

October 93 UNESCO "Regional Workshop on the Bioassay Guided Isolation of Natural Products", UKM Bangi.

December 93 New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Conference, Auckland, New Zealand

December 94 Seminar on Work Ethics, Melaka

August 94 8th International Conference Traditional Medicine and Folklore, University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada,

December 94 Seminar on Traditional Medicine, FRIM, Kepong

June 95 National Seminar on Natural Products Chemistry, UNIMAS, Sarawak

July 95 International Chemistry Conference in Africa, Accra, Ghana

October 95 National Convention on Traditional Medicine, FRIM

October 95 French-Malaysian Symposium on Natural Products, Universiti Malaya

June 96 National Seminar on Natural Products Chemistry, UTM, Johor

September 96 20th (IUPAC) Conference on Natural Products Chemistry, Chicago, USA

September 96 Seminar and Exhibition on Research, FSG

October 96 International Seminar on Tropical Rainforest Plants And Their Utilization for Development, Padang, Indonesia

June 99 14th Postgraduate Symposium on Heterocyclic Chemistry, Loughborough, UK

September 00 Research Findings Seminar UiTM 2000, Holiday Villa Subang.

October 00 16th Annual National Products Chemistry Seminar, The Mines, Serdang

February 01 Workshop, National Cooperative Programme for Natural Products R & D (8th Malaysian Plan), Quality Hotel, Kuala Lumpur,

July 01 Science Convention 2001, Palace of the Golden Horses, Seri Kembangan

August 01 National Convention on Natural Products, PWTC

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October 01 17th Annual National Products Seminar and Workshop on Marine Natural Products, Shah Alam, Selangor

November 01 Beyond Academic Excellence and Synergistic Roundtable Series, Colmar Resort, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang.

April 02 Future Proofing; The Analysis of UiTM Vision and Mission, Cameron Highland.

June 02 Special Advisory Committee Meeting, Edinburgh, UK

July 02 National Nobel Laureate Program Meeting (1), Pan Pacific, KLIA

August 02 Scientific Seminar Meeting for Topdown project, UM

August 02 Insights 2002, PWTC

August 02 Future Proofing: The Analysis of UiTM’s Vision & Mission

August 02 The Politics of Knowledge, Science and Technology, UiTM

August 02 National Nobel Laureate Program Meeting (2), Pan Pacific, KLIA

September 02 National Seminar on Technology Foresight, Putrajaya

September 02 National Nobel Laureate Program Meeting (3), Pan Pacific, KLIA

October 02 Biotechnology Workshop, UiTM

October 02 Nobel Laureate Awarding Workshop Seminar by Higher Education at KLIA.

October 02 Scientific Meeting for Topdown Project, Hotel UiTM.

May 03 Annual Fundamental Science Seminar, Pan Pacific, Johor Bahru

June 03 Seminar on Testing and Evaluation, Pan Pacific,KLIA

August 03 International Conference on Bio-tourism, Miri, Sarawak,

August 03 Strategies and Effective Management Practices for the Internationalisation of Higher Education, UiTM Shah Alam.

October 03 19th Annual Seminar and Workshop of the Malaysian Natural Products Society

October 03 Structural Workshop, UiTM 2001-2010: Training Strategic and Development of Academic Staff UiTM, Golden Legacy Hotel, Melaka.

9 October 03 Round Table Dialogue on the Employability of UiTM Graduates, 2003, Hotel Summit, Subang USJ.

22-23 October 03 Preparation workshop of Working Paper for New Programe Degree (Hons) on Forensic Chemistry, Concorde Hotel Shah Alam.

19 January 04 Workshop on the Promotion Criteria for Professor/Associate Professor in UiTM, Holiday Villa, Subang Jaya.

2-4 January 04 Workshop on Restructuring UiTM 2001-2010, Colmar French Resort, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang.

February 04 Management Meeting on Science & Technology, Twin Tower, UiTM

Shah Alam.

24 February 04 Meeting on Research & Development at Higher Institution in Malaysia at Department of Higher Education, Kuala Lumpur.

26 February 04 Workshop on Energy Efficiency, Shah Alam, Grand Bluewave Hotel.

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13 March 04 Meeting on Integrity Plan UiTM, 2004, at Institute Leadersip & Quality Management (ILQAM), UiTM Shah Alam.

16 March 04 BSc. Applied Chemistry (BSAc) and Diploma Industrial Training Chemistry (DIC) Programs Workshop at UiTM, Shah Alam, Grand Bluewave Hotel.

11-12 March 04 IRPA, Workshop, Cherating Kuantan, Pahang.

18-22 May 04 Workshop Social Scientific Seminar Research, Crowne Plaza Riverside, Kuching Sarawak.

30-31 May 04 Meeting with Deans of Sciences, Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

17-20 June 04 Workshop on Quality of Strategic UiTM, Swiss Garden Hotel, Pulau Pangkor, Perak.

23 June 04 UILC Workshop at Dewan Sri Budiman, Universiti Teknologi MARA.

16 February 05 Meeting Natural Product Research and Development with Akademi Sains Malaysia and Prof. Kurt Hostettman, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

16 March 05 Colloquium – 1, Nanostructured Zeolites and Mesomorphous Materials Recent Advances, UiTM, Shah Alam.

12 April 05 Colloquium – 2, Eco-Building and Sustainable Technology, UiTM, Shah Alam

4 May 05 Colloquium – 3, Bioactivity, Screening: The First Chapter in Drug Discovery, UiTM, Shah Alam

9-12 June 05 CSSR – Conference Scientific Social Research 2005, Primula Beach Resort, Kuala Terengganu.

23 June 05 Annual General Meeting InTeM and National Energy Experts Meeting, UiTM, Shah Alam.

27 June 05 Colloquium 4 – Present Status of Nano-Science and Nano Technology.

22 July 05 Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Kecil Tetap Sains (JKKT Sains) – Suruhanjaya Kebangsaan UNESCO Malaysia (SKUM) at Kementerian Sains, Teknologi dan Innovasi

25-27 August 05 Program Pemetaan Strategi & Halatuju UiTM 2015: Ke Arah Imbangan Kualiti dan Kuantiti, Hyatt Regency Kuantan.

14 September 05 Colloquium 6 – A New System for Catalysis of Asymmetric Epoxidation

16-18 September 05 Bengkel Percambahan Fikiran Untuk Meningkatkan Penyelidikan & Pembangunan di IPT, Hotel Bayview Beach Resort, Pulau Pinang

2-4 October 05 Mesyuarat Penggubalan Kurikulum Penilaian Tahap Kecekapan 2005, Ilham Resort, Port Dickson

22-23 November 05 Natural Products Malaysia 2005, Hotel Palm Garden, IOI Resort Putrajaya.

17 & 18 February 06 Bengkel Halatuju Penyelidikan Utama UiTM – Persediaan untuk RMK9 Pan Pacific Hotel, KLIA

10 April 06 Kursus Kaedah Penyelidikan Pengajian PhD di ILQaM, UiTM Shah Alam

7-8 June 06 Seminar Prospects in Natural Product Research & Development, UiTM Sarawak

19-21 June 06 International Workshop on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2006 (Nano-SciTech 2006), UiTM Shah Alam

15-16 July 06 Science and Technology Exhibition, UiTM Shah Alam

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25-26 July 06 Kursus Kepimpinan dan Pengurusan Akademik, Pengurusan Kanan Akademik, UiTM 2006

3-6 December 06 38th Convention of the South Africa Chemical Institute University of

Kawazulu-Natal, Durban, South African

17 Jan 07 Change Management, INKA, Hotel UiTM

17 August 07 Bengkel Pemantapan Pusat Kecemerlangan Siri 2/2007, UiTM Shah Alam

31 October 07 Bengkel Pemurnian Kriteria Kenaikan Pangkat Staf Akademik, UiTM Shah Alam

18-20 Jan 08 Bengkel Penyelarasan dan Penyediaan Laporan Pelaksanaan Inisiatif Jabatan, Selasa Beach Resort, Negeri Sembilan

18-19 Feb 08 Seminar Kepimpinan Untuk Dekan (Faculty Excellence: Strategies and Implications, Hotel Concorde, Shah Alam

4 March 08 Seminar on Malaysian Diplomatic & Administrative Service, UiTM Shah Alam

24-26 June 08 Bengkel (Halatuju) Pemantapan Institut Sains, Intekma Resort, UiTM Shah Alam.

4-5 June 08 Bengkel Dasar Pengambilan Pelajar Antarabangsa, UiTM Shah Alam

10 July 08 Kursus “Research Leadership”~Managing Research Part 1

11-13 July 08 Misi Akademik IPSis ke UiTM Perlis

2-28 July 08 Perjumpaan IPSis bersama Fakulti-Fakulti di UiTM Shah Alam

6-8 August 08 Transformational Coaching : Creating a High Performance Coaching Culture~Sheraton Subang Hotel& Towers

15 August 08 Series of talk by Profesor Dr Charles Egbu~Fakulti Seni Perancangan & Ukur

23 August 08 Speaker, Ceramah Kerjaya Sempena Program puncak Jaya 2008 Siri 2, UiTM Shah Alam.

20 Oct 08 4th International Conference on University Learning & Teaching anjuran Fakulti Pendidikan~ Concorde Hotel, Shah Alam.

7-9 Nov 08 Mesyuarat Khas Naib Canselor Bersama Pengurusan Kanan UiTM Mengenai Survival Melayu / Bumiputera Hotel Bayview, Melaka

15-16 Dec 08 UiTM Academic Conference 2008, Annex Hall, UITM Shah Alam.

29-30 Jan 09 Bengkel Kesarjanaan Penyelidikan (Malim Sarjana), Hotel UiTM, Shah Alam.

14-21 Mac 09 Promosi Pascasiswazah, 14th Middle East Education, Training And Solution (MEETES) Exhibition & Symposium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2 April 09 Mesyuarat Penyediaan Akademic Blueprint, The Legend Resort Cherating, Kuantan Pahang

12 Mei 09 Seminar Sehari Pengurusan “Management vs Leadership-Overlap or Conflict”, Dewan Sri Impian, Hotel UiTM

14-16 Mei 09 Bengkel Perancangan Strategik, Kampus UiTM Puncak Alam

13-15 Jun 09 National Symposium in Organic Synthesis 2009 (NaSOS 2009) dengan kerjasama Universiti Darul Iman, Terengganu dan Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Primula Beach Resort, Kuala Terengganu

Bengkel Perancangan Strategik IPSis, Ilham Resort, Port Dickson

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Presentation of Papers at International Conference and Seminars 1. Studies towards the total synthesis of codonopsinine and its derivatives, 12th Asian Chemical

Congress, Kuala Lumpur, August, 2007 2. An Approach towards the synthesis of 3-hydroxy-4-methylproline (HMP), 12th Asian Chemical

Congress, Kuala Lumpur, August 2007. 3. “Studies towards pyrrolidinone type compounds” presented at the 38th Convention of the

South Africa Chemical Institute University of Kawazulu-Natal, Durban, South African. 3-7 Dec 2006.

4. “Five Membered Nitrogen Heterocycles: Synthesis Studies and Biological Activity” will present

at “A Celebration of Organic Chemistry” on 5-8 September 2004 at University of Warwick, UK.

5. “Total Synthesis and Biological Studies of a New Anti-Proteasome Drug, Lactacystin and Its Derivatives will present on BioTech-Asia Exposition 2004, at Putra World Trade Centre on 9-11 September 2004.

6. “Chemical Studies towards the synthesis of 3-hydroxy-4-methyl proline Isolated from Aspergillus

sp.” presented at 19th Annual Seminar and Workshop of the Malaysian Natural Products Society, Universiti Malaya, and 13-16 Oct 2003.

7. “Cytotoxic Potential of Compounds Isolated from Phyllanthus sp”. Presented at 19th Annual

Seminar and Workshop of the Malaysian Natural Products Society, Universiti Malaya, and 13-16 Oct 2003.

8. “Antitumour Activities of Synthetic Derivatives of APAG-1”, presented at 19th Annual Seminar

and Workshop of the Malaysian Natural Products Society, Universiti Malaya, and 13-16 Oct 2003.

9. “A New Furanoanthraquinone from Hedyotis Capitellata”, presented at 19th Annual Seminar

and Workshop of the Malaysian Natural Products Society, Universiti Malaya, and 13-16 Oct 2003.

10. “Chemical Constituents of Leea Indica (Burm.f.) Merr. (Leeaceae)”, presented at 19th Annual

Seminar and Workshop of the Malaysian Natural Products Society, Universiti Malaya, and 13-16 Oct 2003.

11. “Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Evaluation of Some Garcinia Species”, presented at 19th Annual

Seminar and Workshop of the Malaysian Natural Products Society, Universiti Malaya, 13 -16 Oct 2003.

12. "Chemical Constituents of Hedyotis dichotoma", presented at International Seminar on Tropical

Rainforest Plants and their Utilization for Development, Padang, Indonesia, and 29-30th Oct 1996.

13. "New Anthraquinones from Hedyotis dichotoma", presented at 12th IUPAC International

Conference on Natural Products Chemistry, Chicago, USA. 15 – 20th Sept 1996.

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14. "Anthraquinones from Hedyotis dichotoma", presented at the French-Malaysian Symposium on

Natural Products, 24 - 28 Oct. 1995. 15. "Bioactive Compounds from Some Malaysian Plants", presented at the 6th International

Chemistry Conference in Africa, Accra, Ghana, and 31 st July - 5th August 1995. 16. "Antimicrobial Activities of Some Hedyotis species", presented at Sixth Asian Chem tyhjnm

mical Congress (ACC95), Manila, Philippines, 22 - 25 May, 1995 17. "Chemical Studies of Some Malaysian Medicinal Plants", presented at the 8th International

Conference Traditional Medicine and Folklore, University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada, 18 - 21 August, 1994.

18. "Chemical Constituents of Hedyotis verticillata", presented at 8th Asian Symposium on

Medicinal Plants, Spices and Other Natural Products, Air Keroh, Melaka, 12 - 16 June 1994. 19. "Identification, Characterization and Biological Activities of Some Ophiorrhiza and Hedyotis

Species", presented at New Zealand Institute of Chemistry Conference, University of Auckland, New Zealand, 7 - 10 December 1993.

20. "The Alkaloids of Ophiorrhiza communis and Ophiorrhiza tomentosa", presented at the 10th

Annual UNESCO Regional Seminar on Natural Products, UKM Bangi, 19 - 23 October 1993. 21. "Brine Shrimp Toxicity Test on Methanol Extract of Some Malaysian Plants" presented at the 10th

Annual UNESCO Regional Seminar on Natural Products, UKM Bangi, and 19 - 23 October 1993. Presentation of Papers at National and local conferences/Seminars 1. Zurina Shaameri, Wan Nursyuhada Wan Mohd Azmi and Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, “An

Approach towards the Syntheses of Natural Products Derivatives via Alkylations of Pyrrolidinone Ring System”, poster presentation at Simposium Kimia Analisis Malaysia ke21 at UMS, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 25-27 November 2008

2. Mohd Fazli Mohammat, Zurina Shaameri, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, “Synthetic Studies towards

the Total Synthesis of Codonopsinine, an Anti-Hypertensive Compound from Codonopsis Clematida”, oral presentation at Simposium Kimia Analisis Malaysia ke21 at UMS, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 25-27 November 2008

3. Sharifah Edayu Syed Monudeen Khan, Zurina Shaameri, Yaser Bathich, Mohammed Fazli

Mohammed and Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, “An Approach towards the Synthesis of an Anti-Inflammatory Agent, Dysidamide C”, poster presentation at Simposium Kimia Analisis Malaysia ke21 at UMS, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 25-27 November 2008

4. Nor Saliyana Jumali, Zurina Shaameri and Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, “Synthesis and

Characterization of PPV Derivatives”, poster presentation at Simposium Kimia Analisis Malaysia ke21 at UMS, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 25-27 November 2008

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5. An approach towards the total synthesis of codonopsinine, an anti-hypertensive compound from Codonopsis clematideae, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysian Biochem. Conference, Sept 5-9, 2007,

6. “Total Synthesis and Biological Studies of a New Anti-Proteasome Drug, Lactacystin and its

Derivatives presented at Seminar IRPA at Hyatt Saujana, Subang on 4-5 May 2004.

7. “Synthesis of neoglycolipids as novel surfactants”, presented at Symposium Malaysia Chemistry Analysis (SKAM-16th), Holiday Inn Resort, Kuching, Sarawak, 9-11 September 2003.

8. “Kajian Tindak Balas 2, 4-diokso-pirplidina-3-karboksilik Asid Metil Ester with Analina”, presented

at Symposium Malaysia Chemistry Analysis (SKAM-16th), Holiday Inn Resort, Kuching, Sarawak, 9-11 September 2003.

9. “Synthetic Studies of Some Nitrogen Heterocycles with Pyrrolidine Ring System”, presented at

Symposium Malaysia Chemistry Analysis (SKAM-16th), Holiday Inn Resort, Kuching, Sarawak, 9-11 September 2003.

10. “Chemical Studies of Some Alkyl-Substituted Pyrrolidinoe” presented at Conference on

Scientific & Social Research 2003, Palace of the Golden Horses, Sri Kembangan, 26 & 27 August 2003.

11. “Synthetic Studies of Some Pyrrolidinone Type Compounds”, presented at Annual

Fundamental Science Seminar, UTM, and 20-21 May 2003. 12. “The Advantage of Branched Chain Alkyl Glucosides over straight chain alkyl glucosides in

Applications”, presented at Scientific Seminar (Top down Project), Cyberview Lodge Resort, 17 Feb 2003

13. “The liquid crystal behavior of Branched Glycolipids of Glucose and Maltose, presented at

Scientific Seminar (Top-Down Project), Hotel UiTM, 31 Oct 2002.

14. “Antioxidant Activities of Methanol Extracts of Malaysian Medicinal Plants”, presented at 18th Annual National Products Seminar, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 23-24 Oct 2002.

15. “New Areas in Science and Technology”, presented at Malaysian Press Institute Workshop,

Petaling Jaya, 9 April 2002. 16. “Synthesis of Anthraquinones using Friedel-Craft Condensation”, presented at”, presented at

18th Annual National Products Seminar, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, 23-24 Oct 2002. 17. “A Facile Alkylation Reaction of 2,4-Dioxopyrrolidinone 3- Carboxylate towards the Total

Synthesis of Lactacystin”, presented at 17th Annual National Products Seminar and Workshop on Marine Natural Products, Shah Alam, Selangor, 15-18 Oct 2001.

18. "Anti oxidant activities of methanol extracts of Some Hedyotis Species", presented at 16th

Annual National Seminar on Natural Products, UPM, The Mines, Serdang, 24-25th Oct. 2000. 19. "A New Anthraquinone from Hedyotis dichotoma", presented at 12th Annual National Seminar

on Natural Products, UTM, Hyatt Regency, June, 1996.

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20. "Chemical Studies of Some Hedyotis Species", presented at Faculty of Applied Sciences Seminar, ITM, and 17 April 1996.

21. "Chemical Constituents of Hedyotis herbacea", presented at the 11th Annual National Seminar

on Natural Products, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, and 25 - 28 Jun 1995. 22. "Alkaloids: Natural Products Isolated from Plants", presented at Faculty of Applied Sciences

Seminar ITM, Shah Alam, 7 July 1995. 23. "Introduction to Chromatography Techniques", presented at Instrumentation on Chemical

Laboratory Workshop, ITM Shah Alam, 5 - 7 July 1994. 24. "Chemistry of Some Species of Rubiaceae", presented at Chemical Industry Seminar, UPM

Serdang, and 22 April 1993.

Publications in international/national refereed journals/proceedings 1. M.F Mohammat, Z.Shaameri and A.S. Hamzah, (2009), “Synthesis of 2,3-Dioxo-5-(substituted)

arylpyrroles and Their 2-Oxo-5-aryl-3-hydrazone Pyrrolidine Derivatives”, Molecules.14, 250-256 2. Zurina Shaameri and Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, (2008), “Synthetic Studies and Biological Activity

of Some Pyrrolidinone Type Compounds”, Herbal Medicine: Nature’s Gift for Health, Proceedings of the 21st Annual Seminar of the Malaysia Natural Products Society, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 303-312

3. Koushik Saha, Nordin H.Lajis, Faridah Abas, Nabil Ali Naji, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah and Khozirah

Shaari, (2008) “Halophenol Rearrangement in Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Friedel-Crafts Conditions : Evidence of Competitive Initial Protonation and Acylation”, Australian Journal of Chemistry, 61, 821-825

4. Srinivasa Rao Jada, Charlet Matthews, Mohammad Said Saad, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Nordin

Haji Lajis, , Malcolm F.G. Stevens, Johnson Stanslas (2008) “Benzylidene derivatives of andrographolide inhibit Growth of breast and colon cancer cells in vitro by inducing G1 arrest and apoptosis, British Journal of Pharmacology, 1-14

5. M. Fazli Mohammat, Zurina Shaameri, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Hoong-Kun Fun and Suchada

Chantrapromma, (2008) “ 4-hydroxy-5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-pyrrolidin-2-one”, - Acta Cryst E, E64, o578-o579

6. M. Fazli Mohammat, Zurina Shaameri, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Hoong-Kun Fun and Suchada

Chantrapromma, (2008) “Tert-butyl 5-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1-methyl-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl carbonate”, Acta Cryst E, E64. o661-o662

7. M.Fazli Mohammat, Zurina Shaameri, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Hong-Kun Fun, Norlida

Kamaruzamman and Suchida Chantrapromma, (2008) , Methyl 3-{[1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl]amino}-3-oxopropanoate hemihydrate”, Acta Cryst E, E64, o663-0664

8. Khalid A. Shadid, Khozirah Shaari, Faridah Abas, Daud A. Israf, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah,

Normawati Syakroni, Koushik Saha , Nordin Hj. Lajis, (2007) “ Cytotoxic caged-polyprenylated xanthoids and a xanthone from Garcinia cantleyana, Phytochemistry, 68, 2537-2544

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9. Srinivasa Rao Jada, Genevieve Suseno Subur, Charlet Matthews, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Nordin Haji Lajis, Mohammad Said Saad, Malcolm F.G. Stevens, Johnson Stanslas (2007) “Semisynthesis and in vitro anticancer activities of andrographolide analogues”, - Phytochemistry, 68, 904-912

10. Zurina Shaameri, Norlida Kamarulzaman, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Shea-Lin Ng and Hoong-Kun

Fun, (2007) “ Methyl 2-(2-methoxycarbonylacetamido)-3-methylbutyrate”, - Acta Cryst E, 457-458

11. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Zurina Shaameri and Bohari M. Yamin, (2006) “ 3,3-Dimethylpyrrolidine-

2,4-dione”, - Acta Cryst E, 1795-1797

12. Srinivasa Rao Jada, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Nordin Haji Lajis, Mohammad Said Saad, Malcolm F.G. Stevens, Johnson Stanslas, (2006) “Semisynthesis and cytotoxic activities of andrographolide analgues”, Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 21(2), 145-155.

13. Srinivasa Rao Jada, Katherine McMillan, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Mohammad S. Saad, Nordin

H. Lajis, Malcolm F.G. Stevens, Carl H. Schwalbe and Johnson Stanslas, (2006), “14-Acetylandrographolide” Journal of Chemical Crystallography” 1074-1542.

14. Rohaya Ahmad, Khozirah Shaari, Nordin H. Lajis, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Nor Hadiani Ismail,

Mariko Kitajima, Shazia Anjum, (2005), “Anthraquinones from Hedyotis capitellata, Phytochemistry”, 66, 1141-1147.

15. K. Saha, N. H. Lajis, K. Shaari, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah and D.A. Israf, (2005), “Chemical

Constituents of Lea indica (Burm. F.) Merr. (Leeaceae)”, Maaysian. Journal of Science, 24 (1), 75-79.

16. Zurina Shaameri, A. Affendi, Halila Jasmani, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, (2005), “An Approach

towards the Synthesis of 3-Hydroxy-4-Methylproline Isolated from Aspergillus sp. Malaysian Journal of Science (24), 51-59.

17. Irwana Nainggolan, Shahidan Radiman, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah and Raudzah Hashim, (2005),

“The Phase and Rheological Behaviours of Neoglycolipids”. The Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences (9), 74.

18. K.Saha, N.H. Lajis, D.A. Israf, A.. S. Hamzah, S.Khozirah and A. Syahida, (2004), “Evaluation of

antioxidant and nitric oxide inhibitory activities of selected Malaysian Medicinal Plants”. Journal of Etnopharmacology, 92, 263-267

19. P.C.B. Page, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, David C. Leach, Steven M. Allin, David M. Andrews,

G.A.Rassias, (2003), “Short and Versatile route to a Key intermediate of Lactacystin Synthesis”, Organic letters, 5(3), 353-355

20. Rauzah Hashim, Hind Hassan, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Volkmar Vill and Matthias Wulf, (2003),

Electronic Liquid Crystal Communications, e-LC. (http://www.e-lc.org/Documents/R._Hashim_2003_02_05_07_19_24.pdf) on International Liquid Crystal Institute, USA, 2003.

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21. P.C.B. Page, David C Leach, Colin M Hayman, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Steve M Allin, Vickie McKee (2003), “A Short preparation of an advanced intermediate for Lactacystin Synthesis: The Complete Carbon Skeleton of Clasto-Lactacystin Dihydroxyacid”, Synlett, 1025-1027

22. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Zurina Shaameri, Izwan A. Adziz and Bohari M. Yamin, (2003), Methyl

(3SR, 4RS)-3-benzyl-4-hydroxy-2-oxo-pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate, Acta Cryst. E59, 737-738.

23. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah and P.C.B.Page, (2003), “A Facile Alkylation of ethyl-2, 4-dioxopyrrolidinone-3-carboxylate towards the Total Synthesis of Lactacystin”. In Fine Chemicals from Natural Resources, Norhadiani Ismail, Zaidah Zainal Arrifin and Zaini Hamzah (eds), UPENA, Universiti Teknologi MARA.

24. Rohaya Ahmad, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Halila Jasmani, Abdul Razak Baba, Nordin Hj. Lajis and

Masataka Konishi, (2001), “Coumarins from Hedyotis dichotoma (Rubiaceae), Pertanika J. Sci. & Technol. 9(2), 143-147

25. Rohaya Ahmad, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Halila Jasmani, (2001). “The Application of NOE and HMBC Techniques in the Structural Elucidation of a New Anthraquinone from Hedyotis dichotoma”, In the Proceeding Seminar Faculty Science, 1, 43-47.

26. Rohaya Ahmad, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Fauzi Safian, (2001). “Chemical Constituents of

Hedyotis dichotoma”I, in the Proceeding Seminar on Research Products BRC, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 80-87.

27. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, R. Ahmad, N. H. Lajis, H. Jasmani. N. Aimi, (2001), "Chemical Constituents of Hedyotis dichotoma", in the proceeding International Seminar on Tropical Rainforest Plants and their Utilization for Development, Padang, Indonesia, 102-104.

28. M. Konishi, Y. Hano, M Takayama, T. Nomura, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Halila Jasmani and

Rohaya Ahmad, (1998), “Triterpenoid Saponins from Hedyotis nudicaulis”, Phytochemistry, 48 (3), 525-528.

29. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Halila Jasmani, Rohaya Ahmad, Abdul Razak Baba, Nordin Hj. Lajis, M.

Kitajima, H. Takayama and Norio Aimi, (1997), “Two New Anthraquinones from the roots of Hedyotis dichotoma”, Journal Natural Products, 60 (1), 36-37.

30. Irmawati Ramli, Nordin Hj. Lajis, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah and Norio Aimi, (1997), “Chemical

Constituents of Vitex ovata (Verbenaceae)”, Pertanika J. Sci. & Technol. 5(1), 105 - 109.

31. Rohaya Ahmad, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Halila Jasmani, Abdul Razak Baba, Nordin Hj. Lajis and Masataka Konishi, (1997). “Coumarins from Hedyotis dichotoma”. In The Proceeding Phytochemicals and Biopharmaceutins from the Malaysian Rain Forest. A. Manaf Ali, Khozirah Shaari and Zuriati Zakaria (eds). Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 67-69.

32. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Nordin Hj. Lajis and Norio Aimi, (1996), “Chemical Constituents of from

Hedyotis herbacea”, Biochemical Syst & Ecology, 24(3), 273.

33. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah and Nordin H. Lajis, (1996), “Chemical Constituents of Hedyotis verticillata and Their Biological Activity”, in Contemporary Perspective in Chemical Diversity: Application and Conversation, I.M. Said et. al. (ed),pp. 175-181.

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34. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah and Nordin Hj. Lajis, (1996), “Chemical Constituents of Hedyotis verticillata and its Biological Activity”. In The Proceedings of Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants, Spices and Other Natural Products, Melaka. I.M. Said, L. Din, N.H. Lajis, R. Kiev (eds), Malaysian Natural Product Society, 175-180.

35. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah and Nordin Hj. Lajis, (1995). “Chemical Constituents of Hedyotis

herbacea”,. In Chemical Prospecting in the Malaysian Forest, G. Ismail, M. Mohamed and L.Din (eds), Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 99-106

36. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Halila Jasmani, Rohaya Ahmad, Nordin Hj. Lajis and Norio Aimi. (1995). “Ursolic Acid from Hedyotis verticillata and its Biological Activity”, Journal Utama, 1(9), 54-57

37. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Halila Jasmani, Rohaya Ahmad and Nordin Hj. Lajis, (1995), “Brine

Shrimp Toxicity Test on Some Hedyotis species”, Ikhtisar, 1(3), 44-47.

38. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, (1995), “Chemical Studies of Some Malaysian Medicinal Plants”. In The Proceedings of International Conference Traditional Medicine and Folklore, University of Newfoundland, Canada, Vol. 4.

39. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Arbain. D, Muhyiddin, Nordin Hj. Lajis and Melvyn V. Sargent, (1994),

“Alkaloids from Ophiorrhiza communis and Ophiorrhiza tomentosa”. Pertanika J. Sci. & Technol .2(1), 33-38.

40. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, Nordin Hj. Lajis and Melvyn. V. Sargent, (1994), “Kaempferitrin from

Hedyotis verticillata and its Biological Activity”. Planta Medica, 60, 388-389.

41. Ahmad Sazali Hamzah and Nordin Hj,. Lajis, (1994). “The Alkaloids of Ophiorrhiza communis and O. Tomentosa”. In The Proceedings of the 10th Annual Seminar and UNESCO Regional Workshop on the Bioassay Guided Isolation of Natural Products, UKM, Bangi, 111-114

42. Salwati Othman, Nordin Hj. Lajis, Ahmad Sazali Hamzah and N. Aimi. “Chemical Constituents of

Hedyotis dichotoma and its Biological Activity”, (1993) Pertanika J. Sci. & Technol. 4(2), 183-189. 43. Michael F. Aldersly, Francis M. Dean and Ahmad Sazali Hamzah, (1985), “Derivatives of

Naphtho[2,3-c] Pyran-5,10-Dione; A Simple Synthesis and A note of their Chromogenic Properties”. Tetrahedron Letters, 27(2), 255-258.

Supervision of Research Student: 1. Year: 1994 - 1995 Name: Hairunnizam bin Nordin

Course: Advance Diploma in Applied Chemistry Title: Chemical Constituents of Hedyotis Capitellata 2. Year: 1994 Name: Ruhida bt. Abdul Rahim

Course: Diploma in Industrial Chemistry Title: Biological Activity of Some Hedyotis Species

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3. Year: 1995 Name: Ahmad Khairil bin Mohd Manan

Course: Diploma in Industrial Chemistry Title: Chemical Studies of Phyllanthus pulcher 4. Year: 2001 - 2005 Name: Koushik Saha

Course: Ph.D (UPM), Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies Title: Synthesis of Anthraquinone Analogues and the Study on Their Potential as Anti-

Leukemic Agent

5. Year: 2001- 2005 Name: Srinivasa Rao Jada Course: Ph.D (UPM), Faculty of Bio-Medicine Title: Synthesis of Andrographolide Derivatives for Anticancer Activities 6. Year: 2001 - 2004 Name: Khalid Ahmad Shadid

Course: Ph.D (UPM), Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies Title: Isolation and Identification of Cytotoxic and Antimicrobial Compounds frpm

Garcinia species.

7. Year: 2003-2005 Name: Hind Hassan Abadillah Course: Ph.D (UM), Faculty of Science

Title: Synthesis of Branched-Chain Alkyl Glucosides and Their Liquid Crystal Behaviour 8. Year: 2003-2007 Name: Zurina Shaameri Course: Ph.D (UiTM), Faculty of Applied Sciences

Title: Synthetic Studies of Five Membered Heterocyclic Nitrogen Compounds. 9. Year: 2003-2006 Name: Yong Youk Mei Course: MSc. (UKM), Faculty of Sciences and Technology Title: Synthetic Glycolipids and it Applications. 10. Year: 2003-2007

Name: Gururaj Bagalkotkar Course: Ph.D (UPM), Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies Title: Cytotoxic Potential of Compounds Isolated from a Malaysia Medicinal Plants

11. Year: 2003-present Name: Mazatulikhma Mat Zain Course: Ph.D (UKM)

Title: Neuro Protective Effects of Synthetic Derivatives of Pyrrolidinone and its mechanisms

12. Year: 2003-2008 Name: Srinivasa Rao Sagineedu Course: PhD (UPM), Faculty of Medicine & Allied Health

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Title: Synthesis of Novel Androgropholide Derivatives and Evaluation of their Antitumour Potential

13. Year: 2005-present

Name: Mohd Fazli bin Mohammat Course: Ph.D (UiTM), Faculty of Applied Sciences Title: Synthetic Studies towards The Total Synthesis of Codonopsinine, and Anti-

hypertensive Compound from Codonopsis clematidea 14. Year: 2008-present

Name: Nur Saliyana Jumali. Course: MS.c (UiTM), Faculty of Applied Sciences Title: Synthesis and Characterizations of some MEH-PPV and some of Trienylene-PPV

Derivatives 15. Year: 2008-present

Name: Sharifah Edayu Syed Monudeen Khan. Course: MS.c (UiTM), Faculty of Applied Sciences Title: Chemical Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of Dysidimide C. A Neurotoxin

isolated from the Marine Sponge, Lamellodysideae Herbacea (Dysideae Herbacea)

16. Year: 2008-present

Name: Sharifah Hidayah bt Sharif Ali Course: MS.c (UiTM), Faculty of Applied Sciences Title: Chemical Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of (+)-Preussin, an Antifungal

Isolated from Aspergillus Ochraceus and Preussia sp. External Examiner 1. Year: 2001 Name: Subasyini Sivasupramaniam Course: BSc (UKM), Faculty of Allied Health

Title: Studies on the oxidative coupling of trisubstituted stilbenes using dicyanochlorobenzoquinone (DDQ) and Potassium ferricyanide

2. Year: 2002 Name: Lau Lee Cheng Course: MSc (UTM), Faculty of Science

Title: Sebatian kimia daripada satu tumbuhan Euphrobiaceae dan tiga tumbuhan Verbenacea.

3. Year: 2004 Name: Sofian bin Ibrahim Course: MSc (UTM), Sarjana Sains (Kimia)

Title : Sintesis dan Penggunaan Cecair Ion Terbitan Sebatian N- Heterosiklik

4. Year : 2008

Name : Desy Fitrya Syamsumir

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Course : MSc (UMT), Sarjana Sains Title : Isolation and Determination of Chemical Compounds in Red Algae Gracilaria

spp. and Their Bioactivity

5. Year : 2009 Name : Norazah binti Basar Course : Ph.D (Kimia, (UTM), Faculty of Science Title : Synthesis of Insect Lipid using ”Tin-Free” Remote Stereocontrol ofAcyclic 1,3,5-

Trimethyl Compounds

External Assessor HCD (STI), MOSTI 1. Year: January 2009

Title: Development of Low-Cost Adsorbents from Biomass for Mercury Removal from Natural Gas.

2. Year: January 2009

Title: Preparation and Application of Novel Molecularly Imprinted Polymers as Sorbents in Solid-Phase Extraction for Triazole Fungicide Compounds

External Assesor National Science Fellowship (NSF), MOSTI 1. Year: January 2009

Title: The Study Of Effects Of The Different Kinds Of Dopants On The Different Gas Sensing Properties Of Sno2 Thin Films

2. Year: January 2009

Title: Studies On The Properties Of New Development Bioactive Glass Ceramic Filled PMMA Bone Cement Composites For Medical Applications

3. Year: January 2009

Title: Preparation, Characterization And Evaluation Of Agricultural Waste-Based Mesoporous Activated Carbons For Treatment Of Textile Wastewater

4. Year: January 2009

Title: Microstructure Study Of Welded Materials In Pulsed Nd:Yag Laser Welding 5. Year: January 2009

Title: Penyahwarnaan air sisa industri tekstil melalui kaedah pengoksidaan elektrokimia menggunakan elektrod komposit dwilogam

6. Year: January 2009

Title: Penghasilan Biolubrikan Berasaskan Asid Risinoleik dari Minyak Jarak (Ricinus communis sp) dan Gliserol

7. Year: January 2009

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Title: Sintesis dan pencirian kompleks molibdenum dinuklear dengan ligan jejambat terbitan 4,4’-(etuna-1,2-diil)difenol dan 4,4’-(1,4-fenilenabis(etuna-2,1-diil))difenol

8. Year: January 2009

Title: Mechanical Behaviour Of Ti-6al-4v Superplastically Embedded By Hydroxyapatite(Ha) For Medical Implant

9. Year: January 2009

Title: Synthesis And Characterization Of Ligands Functionalized Silica Based Materials (Sorbents) For Mercury Removal From Natural Gas

10. Year: January 2009

Title: Development of highly pure and lanthanide doped-Bismuth Titanate via wet chemical route for wireless dielectric antenna application.

11. Year: January 2009

Title: Grain Size Effect on the Mechanical Properties of Hydroxyapatite Bioceramic

12. Year: January 2009 Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Sulfur Impregnated Silica Based Materials for

Mercury Removal from Natural Gas

Visiting Scientist 1. Name: Dr. Yaser Bathich

Country: Iran Duration: 2008-current

2. Name: Dr. Nigar Najim Country: England, United Kingdom Duration: 2009-2011

Research Grants 1. Year: 1994 - 1996

Title: Chemical Constituents of Morinda elliptica and its biological activities. Sponsor: Research and Consultancy Bureau, ITM

Amount: RM 63,000

2. Year: 1996 - 1997 Title: Chemical Constituents of Hedyotis dichotoma Sponsor: Research and Consultancy Bureau, ITM Amount: RM 20,000 3. Year: 2000 - 2001 Title: Synthetic Studies and Biological activity of some

Pyrrolidinone type compounds. Sponsor: Research and Consultancy Bureau, ITM Amount: RM 20,000

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4. Year: 2002-2005 Title: Total Synthesis and Biological Studies of a New Anti-

Proteasome drug Lactacystin and its derivatives Sponsor: Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment

(EA-IRPA) Amount: RM178, 960 5. Year: 2002-2006

Title: Development of Glycolipids as Functional Materials for Lyotropic nanoscopic using Palm Oil and Carbohydrate Sources.

Sponsor: Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (SR-IRPA), Amount: RM704, 000.

6. Year: 2006-2009 Title: Studies towards the total synthesis of codonopsinine, an anti-hypertensive

compound from Codonopsis clematidea Sponsor: Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (eScienceFund) Amount: RM208, 496 7. Year: 2007-2010 Title: Studies towards the total synthesis of Dysidamide C, A neurotoxin isolated from

the marine sponge, Lamellodysideae herbaceae Sponsor: Ministry of Higher Education Amount: RM111, 000 8. Year: 2008-2010 Title: Novel Advanced Organic Material: Polymides (PI) and Polyhenylenenevinylene

(PPV) Sponsor: Ministry of Higher Education (Top Down FRGS) Amount: RM230, 000.00 9. Year: 2008-2010 Title: Neurotoxicity and Neuroprotective Effects of Synthetic Derivatives of Codonopsinine Intermediates Against Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced Oxidative

Stress. Sponsor: Ministry of Higher Education Amount: RM122,000.00

Books / Teaching Aid 1. Basic Organic Chemistry ISBN 967-958-104-7, published by UPENA, UiTM (1997) 2. Organic Chemistry Educational Poster published by UiTM (1996). 3. Important Terms in Organic Chemistry ISBN 967-958-149-7, (2004). 4. Encyclopedia Science and Technology, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Dewan Bahasa dan

Pustaka, (2004).

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5. Fine Chemicals from Natural Resources, Editor, UPENA, Universiti Teknologi MARA (2003) Awards 1995 UNESCO Travelling Grant 2000 Potential Research Project for Commercialisation, UiTM 2001 2001 Excellent Staff Award, UiTM 2005 Researcher of the Year 2005, UiTM

Patent Glycolipids of branched chain alkyl oligosaccharides for liquid crystal and related applications, WO/2006/098699 Referees 1. Prof. P.C.B. Page School of Chemical Sciences & Pharmacy University of East Anglia Earlham Road, Norwich NR4 7TJ United Kingdom 2. Dr. S.D.R. Christie

Senior Lecturer Department of Organic chemistry University of Loughborough Loughborough, LE 11 3TU United Kingdom

3. Prof. Nordin Hj Lajis Institut Biosains, UPM 43400 Serdang Selangor Darul Ehsan

4. Prof Dr. Rauzah Hashim, Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science University of Malaya

50603 Kuala Lumpur Wilayah Persekutuan