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Professor
Dato’ Dzulkifli Abdul Razak
Position: Vice Chancellor Organization: University Sains Malaysia Country: Malaysia Dzulkifli Abdul Razak joined Universiti Sains Malaysia, (USM) as an academic staff in 1980. He has served as: • Deputy Dean
in the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences from 1988 – 1994,
In December 2000, he was made the Vice-Chancellor
of USM. Dzulkifli also act as a Consultant to WHO/HQ (Geneva) and Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO). On behalf of WHO, he led and conducted more than 10 missions to a number countries, in Asia, South Pacific and East Africa |
Professor
Geoffrey A. Cordell Position: Director Organization: Center for Advance Design, Research and Exploration (CADRE), Chicago Country: United State of America Obtained his Ph.D. in synthetic Organic Chemistry at the University
of Manchester in 1970. Following two years as a NATO postdoctoral
fellow at the Department of Chemistry, M.I.T. he joined the College
of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago.A Professor since
1980, he was an Associate Dean for Research in the College of
Pharmacy, and the Graduate College, an Assistant Vice Chancellor
for Research responsible for campus grants to faculty and for
human and animal subject research, and was the first Chair of
the Animal Care Committee at UIC. From 1988-1999 he served as
Head of the Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy,
and from 1992-1994 served as Interim Dean of the College of Pharmacy. His research is focused developing new technologies for the detection and discovery of biologically active natural products. Chemistry and biology of alkaloids. Use of plants as chemical reagents. Analysis of phytotherapeutical agents. The future role of plants in global health care. Specific projects include: |
Professor
Iklas Khan Position: Assistant Director Organization: National Center for Natural Product research, Mississippi Country: United State of America Dr. Ikhlas Khan is the Director of the FDA Program, a Research Professor, as well as Professor in the Department of Pharmacognosy at the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi. He received a B.S. in Chemistry in 1980 and a M.S. in Organic Chemistry in 1982 from the Aligarh Muslim University in Aligarh, India. Dr. Khan then received a Ph.D. in Pharmacy from the Institute fuer Pharmaceutische Biology in Munich, West Germany in 1987 and postdoctoral studies at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich. After completing his education, Dr. Khan began his career with the University of Mississippi in 1992 as a research scientist. He became a research assistant professor in 1995, and was promoted to research associate professor and director of the FDA program in 2001, assistant director of the center in Oct. 2002 and to professor in July 2005. Dr. Khan’s primary research interests include analytical fingerprinting for standardization of herbal products, and bio-analytical approaches to improvement of product quality and safety. Dr. Khan has authored or co-authored over 225 original research articles, publications, or reviews. He has been an invited speaker at numerous events. Dr. Khan serves as reviewer for several journals. Co-editor of planta medica and foreign editor for J. Traditional Chinese medicine. Dr. Khan is a fellow with the American Institute of Chemists and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, of the American Herbal Product Association in Washington D.C. He is member of expert panel of United States of Pharmacopoeia (USP) Committee. He is serving on the Advisory board of William L. Brown Center for Plant Genetic Resources, Missouri Botanical Garden. He is a member of Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, and Rho Chi, the Pharmaceutical Honor Society. Dr. Khan is also an active member of the American Chemical Society, the Society of Medicinal Plant Research, the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, and the New York Academy of Sciences. He is a member of the American Society of Pharmacognosy , where he served as Chair of the Constitution of By-laws Committee in 1998. He is serving on Health Canda, NIH, AOAC expert committees. Dr. Khan served as WHO consultant in Vietnam in 2002. |
Dr
Joerg Gruenwald Position & Organization: Chief Scientific Officer, Biotropics Malaysia Berhad Country: Malaysia Dr Gruenwald is the Chief Scientific Officer of Biotropics Malaysia Berhad founded early 2007. As an experienced medical scientist, he also holds a doctorate in Botany and was a Scientific Director and Head of Clinical Research of a prominent phyto-pharmaceutical company based in Berlin, Germany. He was responsible for more than 100 clinical and pharmacological studies on phyto-pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements in Europe, the United States, Australia and Asian. He is the author of the international reference work for botanical medicines "Physician Desk Reference for Herbal Medicine", co-editor of the "Complete German Commission E Monographs" and Editor-in-Chief of "Advances in Natural Therapy. He was a member of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). He is also an Executive Director of IKEC International Kava Executive Council (NGO). He is the co-founder of a world leading consulting company focusing on natural products. |
Dr
S. Natesh
Position: Senior Advisor & Head, International Collaboration Department of Biotechnology Organization: Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India Country: India Dr Natesh is currently Senior Adviser in the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and Member-Secretary of the National Bioresource Development Board, Government of India. A botanist by training from University of Delhi. He joined the Department of Science & Technology served as Senior Scientific Officer, Principal scientific Officer, Director and, since 1999, Adviser. His area of interest includes (i) Biotechnology relating to bioresources – conservation and utilization; (ii) Plant biotechnology; (iii) Medicinal & aromatic plants; (iv) Seri-biotechnology; and (v) Environmental biotechnology; (vi) Aquaculture & marine biotechnology; (vii) Food and nutrition security; (viii) Microbial biodiversity He has played a crucial role in the establishment of Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Imphal; Bioresource Development Unit, IHBT, Palampur; Bioresouce Development Centre, Shillong; Programme support for Environmental Biotechnology at University of Delhi; MSSRF, Chennai; UAS, Bangalore, and is currently Vice President of the Orchid Society of India; Life Member of Indian Society of Plant Genetic Resources and International Society of Plant Morphologists; Member, Society for Conservation of Biodiversity; |
| Professor
Paul Pui Hay But Prof Paul But is a professor in the Department of Biology, The
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and in Yunnan Institute
of Materia Medica, Kunming, China. He obtained his B.Sc. and M.B.A.
from CUHK, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California,
Berkeley. He served as the Director of the Chinese Medicinal Material
Research Centre, CUHK, from 1992-99. He is now the Coordinator
of the Laboratory for Quality Control of Chinese Medicines; and
the Co-Convener of the Section for Standardization and Safety
of Chinese Medicines, Institute of Chinese Medicine, CUHK; and
Webmaster of the websites on ‘Hong Kong Flora and Vegetation
(http://www.hkflora.com)’
and ‘Crocobest (http://www.crocobest.com)’.
His interest focuses on the authentication, quality control, safety
and efficacy of traditional Chinese medicines and natural products.
He published 13 books, 220 papers, and eight U.S. and China patents. |
Dr
G. N. Qazi Position: Director Organization: Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Country: India Dr. Qazi after his Post Doctoral Research in Biochemical Engineeirng
at the University of Dortmund where he worked on Bubble Column
and airlift bioreacters worked in the area of molecular biology
at Max Plank Institute of Biochemistry in Munich (Germany). |
Dr.
A. B. Rema Shree
Position: Senior Scientist Organisation: Centre for Medicinal Plants Research, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal. Country : India Dr. A.B. Rema Shree is the Head and Senior Scientist of Pharmacognosy Division of Centre for Medicinal Plants Research, Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, India. Her research is focusing in pharmacognostic standardization of medicinal plants and quality control studies. During her 16 years research period to her credit she has published more than 60 research papers, book chapters, comprehensive reviews and monographs of medicinal plants in national and International journals. She also won the ICAR sponsored J.S Pruthi award and obtained 3 state award in the area of Standardisation and Quality control of Ayurvedic Medicinial plants. She is handling collaborative projects with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Deptt, of AYUSH, Govt. of India in the preparation of Quality standards of medicinal Plants for Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India |
Professor
Dr. Suhaila Mohamed
Position: Head Organization: Head of Functional Food Laboratory Faculty of Food Science and Technology, UPM Country:Malaysia Professor Dr. Suhaila Mohamed received B.Sc Hons in Food Science and Physiology (Combined studies, double major) from University of Leeds UK in 1977. She obtained a PhD degree from University of Leeds UK in 1981 where she researched on the Bio-physicochemical properties of protein polysaccharide gels from 1978 to 1980. She began her professional academic career at the Department of Food Science, UPM as a Tutor in 1978 and was appointed a Lecturer in 1981. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 1990 and made a Professor in 1996. Her research career was focused on the Functional Food and Bio-physico-chemical properties of Food. She was the Head of the Technology Commercialisation Unit, University Business Centre, UPM in 1996-1997; Head of BioAssay Unit 1, Interim Laboratory, National Pharmaceutical and Nutraceutical Institute, Ministry of Science Technology and Environment 2001-2005; Head of Functional Food Laboratory Faculty of Food Science and Technology, UPM, 2006-to date; National Executive Committee member of the use of Halal products, Malaysian Islamic Centre, Prime Ministers Department 1982-1997; National Executive committee member of Malaysian Muslim Women Consultation Board, Prime Ministers Department 2000-to date; and was the Hon. Secretary and Chairman of UPM's Woman staff Association PERMATA. |
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