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Dr Uma Palanisamy is Associate Professor in Biochemistry at the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia. Dr Uma completed her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and furthered to obtain an MPhil from the University of Malaya. She pursued her PhD at Cambridge on a project designing affinity ligands for the selective binding of the glycoprotein pharmaceuticals. She presented her work orally at the 12th International Conference on Affinity Techniques in Kalmar, Sweden in 1997 and was awarded First Prize in the Young Scientists section. Prior to joining Monash, Dr Uma was in SIRIM for a period of 17 years, where she has carried out extensive work to aid natural product research in Malaysia. Her research expertise are in screening local natural resources for its cosmeceutical, nutraceutical and pharmaceutical content and to develop medium-throughput screening techniques particularly to identify antioxidants, antipsoriatics, antiarthritics, antiglycemic, antifungals - to name a few. She was also attached to a Japanese Pharmaceutical company for a period of six months where she purified antifungals and immunomodulant bioactives from soil microorganisms. Dr Uma has to her name a number of innovation awards, four patents and a number of publications.
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Investigating the mechanism of action of the anti-aging ability of Geraniin nano-phytosome.
Sundralingam, U., Palanisamy, U., Subramaniam, T. & Sivasothy, Y.
1/11/20 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
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Could tropical fruit rind treat hypertension by ameliorating endothelial dysfunction?
Tan Ban Lee, J., Ting, K. N., Palanisamy, U. & Kadir, K.
1/09/19 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis in Diet-induced Obesity and Insulin Resistance and the Prebiotic Potential of Geraniin-enriched Extract
Palanisamy, U., Marino Moreno, E., Chua, K. H. & Kadir, K.
Project: Research
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Amelioration of high-fat diet-induced obesity and its associated complications by a myricetin derivative-rich fraction from: Syzygium malaccense in C57BL/6J mice
Nallappan, D., Chua, K. H., Ong, K. C., Chong, C. W., Teh, C. S. J., Palanisamy, U. D. & Kuppusamy, U. R., 7 Jul 2021, In: Food & Function. 12, 13, p. 5876-5891 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Assessment of community pharmacists’ communication and comfort levels when interacting with deaf and hard of hearing patients
Chong, E. Y., Jacob, S. A., Ramadas, A., Goh, P. H. & Palanisamy, U. D., 12 May 2021, In: Pharmacy Practice. 19, 2, 10 p., 2274.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Flavonoid composition and pharmacological properties of elaeis guineensis jacq. Leaf extracts: A systematic review
Tow, W. K., Goh, A. P. T., Sundralingam, U., Palanisamy, U. D. & Sivasothy, Y., Oct 2021, In: Pharmaceuticals. 14, 10, 20 p., 961.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Gestational diabetes mellitus in southeast Asia: A scoping review
Kunasegaran, T., Balasubramaniam, V. R. M. T., Arasoo, V. J. T., Palanisamy, U. D. & Ramadas, A., Feb 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 3, 21 p., 1272.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Metabolites of the ellagitannin, geraniin inhibit human ACE; in vitro and in silico evidence
Looi, D., Goh, B. H., Khan, S. U., Ahemad, N. & Palanisamy, U. D., 19 May 2021, In: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 72, 4, p. 470-477 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review