Por Choo Shiuan

Deputy Dean | Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Master of Clinical Pharmacy Practice
Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons)

Natural product development

Counterfeit and adulterated medicine

Clinical pharmacy practice

*Current research project (PI/Co-PI)*	*Grants*	*Collaboration*	*Status*
In-vitro evaluation of transdermal patch containing polyherbal extract for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.	UCSI Research Excellence and Innovative Grant (REIG) REIG-FPS-2024/023		On-going
An investigator-initiated prospective, open-labelled, two-arm, single-centre randomised clinical study to compare patient satisfaction clinical outcome associated with two nasal packs in nasal surgery.	International Industry Grant and Consultancy IND-FPS-2024/005-SST		On-going
Development of hydrogel firm patch and capsule containing nano micelles of MM-06 and its mechanism of action in primary dysmenorrhea	International Industry Grant and Consultancy IND-FPS-2023/003		On-going
Standardisation and mechanism of action of polyherbal formulation MM-24 for cutaneous wound healing	Malaysian Ministry of Education Fundamental Research Grant Scheme FRGS/1/2021/WAB03/UCSI/03/1		On-going
Evaluation of polyherbal formulation, MM-15 for dual inhibition of 5-Lipoxygenase (5-LOX)/Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) and 5-LOX derivatives in the mechanistic pathway of primary dysmenorrhea.	UCSI Research Excellence and Innovative Grant (REIG) REIG-FPS-2020-049F		Completed
Formulation of mangosteen and seaweed-based sunscreens and evaluation of their in vitro and clinical efficacy.	Pioneer Scientist Incentive Fund (PSIF) Proj-2019-In-FPS-023		Completed

PhD students (current)

Undergraduate students (completed)

Chow, J. C., Rajagopal, M., Choo, S. P. (2023). Herbs with acute wound healing potential: A review. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy.
Rajagopal, M., Paul, A. K., Lee, M. T., Joykin, A. R., Choo, S. P., Mahboob, T., Salibay, C. C., Torres, M. S., et al. (2022) Phytochemicals and nano-phytopharmaceuticals use in skin, urogenital and locomotor disorders: Are we there? Plants.
Choo, S. P., Rajagopal, M. S., Akowuah, G. A., Chinnappan, S., Abdullah, N. H. (n.d.). Herbs for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea: A review. The Natural Products Journal.
Leong, M. Y., Rajagopal, M. S., Selvaraja, M., Chinnappan, S., Choo, S. P., Yap, C. S., Tan, P. L., Dharmendra, K (2021). A review on herbal skincare creams. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy.
Choo, S. P., Rajagopal, M. S., Akowuah, G. A., Chinnappan, S., Abdullah, N. H., (2022) Polyherbal formulation for primary dysmenorrhea: A review. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology.
Choo, S. P., Keshavarzi, F., Chuan, S. Y., Yee, C. S. (2020). A cross-sectional study of public knowledge, attitude and practice towards counterfeit and adulterated medicines in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Current Trends in Biotechnology and Pharmacy.
Gaurav, A., Akowuah, G. A., Choo, S. P. (2018). Quantitative structure–activity relationship modeling of s-triazines and 2-arylpyrimidines as selective PDE4B inhibitors. Thai Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Public Health Campaign advisor 2023 - Present.
PharmCare Community Project advisor 2019 - Present.
Visitation of Students to Orphanage Home, Rumah Bakti Nur Syaheera, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur accompanying lecturer.
Know Your Medicine Workshop accompanying lecturer for Primary School Students in SMK Sungai Manggis, Banting, Selangor.
Know Your Medicine Campaign 2018-2019 organiser in collaboration with MOH at UCSI University.
Annual Public Health Campaign 2019 Cancer Awareness counsellor at Sri Permaisuri Apartment, Cheras.

Awards

Best Women Invention Award. International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2023
Gold award, The International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2023
Gold medal, Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE), 2022
Association of British Inventors and Innovators (ABII), Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE), 2021
Gold medal, Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE), 2021
Silver medal, The International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX), 2020
Gold medal award 2017 by Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society

Other achievements

2nd International Conference on Biotechnology and Biomedical Research 2025 invited speaker.
10th World Conference on Pharmaceutical Science and Drug Manufacturing keynote speaker in 2023.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Experts Lecturing invited speaker in 2023 University Horizon Programme.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Experts Lecturing invited speaker in 2022 University Horizon Programme.