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Biography
Dr. Nafees has joined Monash University Malaysia (MUM) on 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.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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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 → 30/10/24
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 → 30/04/23
Project: Research
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Mapping and Characterization of interactions of Chikungunya virus proteins (E1, E2, nsP2 and nsP3) with Ae. albopictus midgut cellular proteins
SyedHassan, S., Ahemad, N., Tham , H. W. & Balasubramaniam, V.
15/08/17 → 14/11/21
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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Antiviral Activity of Withanolide A Against Different Infectivity Phases of Dengue Virus Serotype 2 in Vero Cell Line
Al Quwatli, L., Lee, M. F., Wu, Y. S., Poh, C. L., Batumalaie, K., Ahemad, N., Fuloria, N. K., Fuloria, S., Sekar, M., Subramaniyan, V., Sarke, M. R. & Mac Guad, R., Jun 2024, In: Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia. 34, 3, p. 609–617 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A comprehensive assessment of phytochemicals from Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene as a potential enzyme inhibitor, and their biological potential: an in-silico, in-vivo, and in-vitro approach
Alafnan, A., Nadeem, M. F., Faraz Ahmad, S., Sarfraz, M., Aalamri, A., Khalifa, N. E., Saeed Abdullah, A., Murtaza, A., Danish, M., Ahmad, I., Hussain, R., Locatelli, M., Khurshid, U., Ahemad, N. & Saleem, H., Nov 2023, In: Arabian Journal of Chemistry. 16, 11, 12 p., 105233.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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A comprehensive review on the botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicity of Anagallis arvensis (L). A wild edible medicinal food plant
Saleem, H., Khurshid, U., Tousif, M. I., Anwar, S., Awadh Ali, N. A., Mahomoodally, M. F. & Ahemad, N., Apr 2023, In: Food Bioscience. 52, 17 p., 102328.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
7 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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2017 Bronze medal at PECIPTA
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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From grave to cradle: Hunting new antimicrobials through sustainable drug discovery
Yie Kie, Chong (Recipient), Yeong, Keng Yoon (Recipient), Joo Kheng, Emily, Goh (Recipient), Yau Yan, Lim (Recipient), Yuen Lin, Cheow (Recipient), Chee Wei, Ang (Recipient), Kooi Yeong, Khaw (Recipient), Ahemad, Nafees (Recipient), Robinson, Andrea (Recipient), Andrews, Philip (Recipient), Prasetyoputri, Anggia (Recipient), Ahmad Kamil Hj Mohd Jaafar (Recipient) & Zainal Baharum (Recipient), 22 Jul 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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PVC’s Commendation for Excellence in Education
Ahemad, Nafees (Recipient), Lee, Ronald (Recipient), Dujaili, Juman (Recipient), Molugulu, Nagashekhara (Recipient), Sivasothy, Yasodha (Recipient), Nair, Rajesh Sreedharan (Recipient) & Wee Kiat, Ong (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Other distinction
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Supervisor of the Year – Outstanding Nominee Award
Ahemad, Nafees (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Other distinction