Achievements

SUCCESSFULLY PUBLISHED AN IMPACTFUL ARTICLE

Congratulations to Associate Professor Ts Dr Lee Ming Tatt for successfully publishing an impactful article titled "Median nerve stimulation as a non-pharmacological approach to bypass analgesis tolerance to morphone : A proof-of-concept study in mice" in The Journal of Pain (JCR impact Factor 2020 = 5.820, JCR Q1, Clinical Neurology.

SUCCESSFULLY PUBLISHED AN IMPACTFUL ARTICLE

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Dr Ravishankar Ram Mani for successfully publishing an impactful article titled “A Clinical Update on the Prognostic Effect of microRNA Biomarkers for Survival Outcome in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, in Cancers (Q1, IF 6.639).

SUCCESSFULLY PUBLISHED AN IMPACTFUL ARTICLE

Congratulations to Associate Professor Ts Dr Lee Ming Tatt for successfully publishing an impactful article titled "α6GABA _A Receptor Positive Modulators Alleviate Migraine-like Grimaces in Mice via Compensating GABAergic Deficits in Trigeminal Ganglia"  in Neurotherapeutics (JCR Impact Factor 2020 = 7.62, top 15% in Pharmacology & Pharmacy).

RECIPIENTS OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME (FRGS) FROM THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Congratulations seven researchers from Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in receiving FRGS from Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) amounting RM888,722 in FRGS I/2021   

SUCCESSFULLY PUBLISHED AN IMPACTFUL ARTICLE

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Dr Anand Gaurav for his latest 2021 publication in Journal of Molecular Liquids [JCR Impact Factor 2020 = 6.165, top 10% (Scopus) in Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry and Spectroscopy categories], titled: “Identification of Dual Inhibitor of Phosphodiesterase 1B/10A using Structure-Based Drug Design Approach”.

BRONZE PRIZE AT THE 2021 SEOUL INTERNATIONAL INVENTION FAIR (SIIF 2021)

Congratulations to the team for winning Bronze Prize at the 2021 Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF 2021), Seoul, Korea. 1 – 4 December 2021

For their invention Chocolate-based drug delivery for Tetrahydrocurcumin (Fast Melting Tablets).

MPS DUOPHARMA BIOTECH GOLD MEDAL AWARD 2020

Congratulations Ms Tan Puay Luan, B- Pharm batch 2020, PhD candidate, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University on winning the MPS DUOPHARMA BIOTECH GOLD MEDAL AWARD 2020 at MPS National Pharmacists Convention 2021 which was held from 8^th to 11^th July 2021.

EDITORIAL APPOINTMENT FOR DR JUNAID

Dr Junaid was appointed as an Academic Editor of the PLOS ONE Editorial Board.

MPS NATIONAL PHARMACISTS CONVENTION 2021 COMMITTEE

Scientific Committee Chair:

Associate Professor Dr Mogana Sundari Rajagopal

Committee members:

1. Assistant Professor Dr Muhammad Junaid Farrukh,
2. Por Choo Shiuan
3. Annabelle Rose Joykin
4. Hee Mei Qi
5. Yap Chuan Sheng

The team from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences were selected to be part of the Prestigious MPS National Pharmacists Convention 2021 Committee.

DOUBLE APPOINTMENT FOR DR MOGANA

Prof Dr Mogana was appointed as a Council Member of the Malaysian Pharmacists Society for the 2021 – 2023 term. She was also appointed as an editor of the Malaysian Journal of Pharmacy.