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Biography
Dr. Nafees has joined Monash University Malaysia (MUM) in September 2012. He obtained M.S. (Pharm) and PhD in Natural Products chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry from National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, India. He worked on total synthesis of natural products, synthesis of new chemical analogues for discovery of new anti-HIV agents based on natural products templates. Before joining MUM as lecturer, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Penang. His current areas are computational based rational design of new drug candidates for HIV-1, dengue and other therapeutics.
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Design, synthesis and mechanistic studies of novel benzimidazole sirtuin inhibitors as a novel class of therapeutics against drug-resistant oral cancer cells
Yeong, K. Y., Ahemad, N., Lee, W., Osman, H., Yuen Lin, C. & Hock Siew, T.
1/11/20 → 31/10/23
Project: Research
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Mechanistic studies to understand enzyme inhibition: Towards the development of new anti-HIV agents based on quinoline scaffold
Ahemad, N., SyedHassan, S., Ali Shah, S. A., Kim San, T., Htar, T. T. & Ahmad, M. N.
1/11/20 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
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Use of guided active learning in thermodynamics to improve the performance of pharmacy students
1/01/16 → 30/06/16
Project: Research
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A comparative evaluation of anti-tumor activity following oral and intravenous delivery of doxorubicin in a xenograft model of breast tumor
Rehan, F., Emranul Karim, M., Ahemad, N., Farooq Shaikh, M., Gupta, M., Gan, S. H. & Chowdhury, E. H., Nov 2022, In: Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation. 52, 6, p. 787-804 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A comprehensive phytochemical, biological, and toxicological studies of roots and aerial parts of Crotalaria burhia Buch.-Ham: An important medicinal plant
Anwar, S., Faisal Nadeem, M., Pervaiz, I., Khurshid, U., Akmal, N., Aamir, K., Haseeb ur Rehman, M., Almansour, K., Alshammari, F., Shaikh, M. F., Locatelli, M., Ahemad, N. & Saleem, H., 2022, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 13, 12 p., 988352.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A green and efficient synthetic methodology towards the synthesis of 1-allyl-6-chloro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxamide derivatives
Gill, M. S. A., Azzman, N., Hassan, S. S., Shah, S. A. A. & Ahemad, N., 2022, In: BMC Chemistry. 16, 1, 9 p., 111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Bio-chemical characterization and in silico computational experimental properties of Trianthema triquetra Rottler & Willd. A desert medicinal plant for industrial products
Khurshid, U., Ahmad, S., Saleem, H., Aziz, M., Wazir, M. A., Sarfraz, M., Anwar, S., Ansari, S. A., Ahmed, S., Mollica, A., Mahomoodally, M. F. & Ahemad, N., Mar 2022, In: Industrial Crops and Products. 177, 9 p., 114474.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Buxus papillosa C.K. Schneid. A comprehensive review on traditional uses, botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and toxicology
Saleem, H., Khurshid, U., Anwar, S., Tousif, M. I., Mahomoodally, M. F. & Ahemad, N., Nov 2022, In: Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology. 46, 13 p., 102547.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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Bronze medal at PECIPTA 2017
Shaikh, Farooq (Recipient), Pillai, B Saatheeyavaane Bhuvanendran (Recipient), Kumari, Yatinesh (Recipient), Othman, Iekhsan (Recipient) & Ahemad, Nafees (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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PVC’s Commendation for Excellence in Education
Ahemad, Nafees (Recipient), Lee, Ronald (Recipient), Dujaili, J. (Recipient), Molugulu, Nagashekhara (Recipient), Sivasothy, Yasodha (Recipient), Nair, Rajesh Sreedharan (Recipient) & Wee Kiat, O. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Other distinction
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Supervisor of the Year – Outstanding Nominee Award
Ahemad, Nafees (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other distinction