Curriculum Vitae

ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. THORSTEN HEIDELBERG

Professor
  • Department of Chemistry
    Faculty of Science
  • +603-79677170

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • STRUCTURAL CHEMISTRY
    Assembly Behaviour, Liquid Crystals (Experimental & Computer Simulation)
  • CHEMICAL SPECTROSCOPY
    NMR
  • DATABASE
    Database design
  • NANO-MATERIALS
    Nanoparticles
  • ORGANIC CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS
  • NATURAL PRODUCTS CHEMISTRY
    Carbohydrate and Glycoconjugate Chemistry

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • DIP(Marketing Assistant), (Marketing Assistant)
    Pharma Management Academy
  • PhD, (Carbohydrate Chemistry)
    Hamburg University, Germany
  • MSc(Chemistry), (Chemistry)
    Hamburg University, Germany
  • BSC, (Carbohydrate Chemistry)
    Hamburg University, Germany

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Mazlee, Muhammad Taufiq Firdausi; Heidelberg, Thorsten; Ariffin, Azhar; Zain, Sharifuddin Md (2023). Cation-stimulated drug delivery via lipid assembly comprising macrocyclized disaccharides - A DFT study, CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH. 532. doi:10.1016/j.carres.2023.108923
  2. Ong, Chiu Ling; Jiang, Xuefeng; Juan, Joon Ching; Khaligh, Nader Ghaffari; Heidelberg, Thorsten (2022). Ashless and non-corrosive disulfide compounds as excellent extreme pressure additives in naphthenic oil, JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS. 351. doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2022.118553
Others
  1. Ali, T.H.; Mandal, A.M.; Heidelberg, T.; Hussen, R.S.D (2022). Sugar-based cationic magnetic core-shell silica nanoparticles for nucleic acid extraction, RSC Adv. 22, 13566-13579.
  2. Ali, T.H., Heidelberg, T., Hussen, R.S.D,,Tajuddin, H.A. (2021) Unexpected reactions of terminal alkynes in targeted copper catalyzed azide alkyne cycloadditions. Cure Org. Synth. 16
  3. Ling, O. C., Heidelberg, T., Ching, J. J., Khaligh, N. G., (2021). Practical and efficient recyclable oxidative system for the preparation of symmetrical disulfide under aerobic conditions. Journal of Sulfur Chemistry, 42(3), 281-294
  4. Ng, S.H., Mazlee, M.T.F., Heidelberg, T. (2021) Biantennary Alkyl Triazole Glycosides by Double-click-Coupling for Water-in-Oil-Emulsi!cation, J. Surf. Deterg.
  5. Ali, T.H. ,Mandal, A.M., Heidelberg, T., Hussen, R.S.D., Goh, E.W. (2020). Ionic magnetic core shell nanoparticles for DNA extraction, RSC Adv. 10, 38818.
  6. Ali, T.H., Heidelberg, T., Hussen, R.S.D., Tajuddin, H.A. (2020). X Shaped Sugar Derived Emulsifiers From Click Chemistry A New Gemini Surfactant Type for Oil in Water Systems. ChemistrySelect 5, 6856-6860.
  7. Sharhan, O., Heidelberg, T., Hashim, N.M., Al-Madhagi,W.M & Ali, H.M. (2020) Benzimidazolium-acridine-based silver N-heterocyclic carbene complexes as potential anti-bacterial and anti-cancer drug, Inorganica Chimica Acta. Vol.504
  8. Syed Mohamed, S.M.D., Annuar, M.S.M., Heidelberg, T., Ansari, N.F., and Ismail, N.H. (2020) Porous Amphiphilic Biogel from Facile Chemo-Biosynthetic Route. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 85(3): 353-367 (doi.org/10.2298/JSC190625101S)
  9. Goh, E.W., Heidelberg, T., Hussen, R.S.D., Salman, A.A.. (2019). Imidazolium-linked azido-functionalized Guerbet glycosides: multifunctional surfactants for biofunctionalization of vesicle. ACS Omega, 4, 17039-17047.
  10. Sharhan, O.; Heidelberg, T.; Hashim, N.M.; Salman, A.A.; Ali, H.M.; Jayash, S.N. (2018). Synthesis and biological study of acridine-based imidazolium salts, RSC Adv. 8, 38995-39004.
  11. Tabandeh, M, Salman, A.A., Wai, G.E., Heidelberg, T. & Hussen, R.S.D. (2018). Renewable resources -based approach to biantennary biosurfactants, Chem. Phys. Lipids, 212(1), 111-119.
  12. Tabandeh, M., Goh, E.W., Salmana, A.A., Heidelberg, T., Hussen, R.S.D (2018). Functionalized glycolipids for potential bioconjugation of vesicles. Carbohydr. Res. 469, 14-22.
  13. Ahmadi, S; Heidelberg, T. (2017). Modelling and molecular dynamics simulation studies on a hexagonal glycolipid assembly, J. Iran. Chem. Soc. 14, 65-74.
  14. Ng, S.H., Heidelberg, T & Salman, A.A (2017). Spacer effect on triazole-linked sugar-based surfactants, J. Disp. Sci. Tech. 38, 105-109.
  15. Ishak, K.A., Annuar, M.S.M., Heidelberg, T., Gumel, A.M.(2016). Ultrasound-Assisted Rapid Extraction of Bacterial Intracellular Medium-Chain-Length Poly (3-Hydroxyalkanoates) (mcl-PHAs)in Medium Mixture of Solvent/Marginal Non-solvent. Arab. J. Sci. Eng. 41:33- 44
  16. Kareem, H.S., Nordin, N., Heidelberg, T., Abdul-Aziz, A. & Ariffin, A. (2016). Conjugated oligo-aromatic compounds bearing a 3,4,5-trimethoxy moiety: Investigation of their antioxidant activity correlated with a DFT study, Molecules 21: 224
  17. Rusnah Syahila Duali Hussen and Thorsten Heidelberg. 2016. Drug carriers in cancer therapy: administration, formulation and characterization. International Journal of Pharma Research & Review 5(4):37-45.
  18. Salman, A.A., Goh, E.W., Heidelberg, T., Hussen, R.S.D & Ali, H.M. 2016. Bis-(alkylimidazolium)-glycosides - Promising materials for easy vesicle preparation. J. Mol. Liq. 222 : 609-613
  19. Ali, T.H., Tajuddin, H.A., Hussen, R.S.D., Heidelberg, T. (2015). Increased Emulsion Stability for Reverse Y- shaped Sugar-based Surfactants, J. Surfact. Det.
  20. Huda S. Kareem, H.S., Ariffin, A., Nordin, N., Heidelberg, T., Abdul-Aziz, A., Kong, K.W., Yehye, W.A. (2015). Correlation of antioxidant activities with theoretical studies for new hydrazone compounds bearing a 3,4,5-trimethoxy benzyl moiety. Eur. J. Med. Chem. 103:497-505.
  21. Mak, O.W., Seman, N.; Harun, N.H.; Duali Hussen, R.S.; Mohd Rodzi, N;; Heidelberg, T. (2015). Nanovesicles based on mixtures of a biantennary glycolipid with ionic co-surfactants, J. Surfact. Deterg.
  22. Salman, A.A.; Tabandeh, M.; Heidelberg T.; Hussen, R.S.D. (2015). Functional glycolipid-crown-ethers by click chemistry, Carbohydr Res. 406: 41-45
  23. Salman, Abbas Abdulameer, Mojtaba Tabandeh, Thorsten Heidelberg, Rusnah Syahila Duali Hussen, and Hapipah Mohd Ali. "Alkyl-imidazolium glycosides: non-ionic cationic hybrid surfactants from renewable resources." Carbohydrate research 412 (2015): 28-33.
  24. T.H. Ali, T. Heidelberg & R.S.D.H. Hussen (2015). Base- induced cyclization of derivatives of bispropargylated acetic acid to m-toluic acid. Synlett 26
  25. Gumel, A.M., Annuar, M.S.M. & Heidelberg T. (2014). Growth kinetics, effect of carbon substrate in biosynthesis of mcl-PHA by Pseudomonas putida Bet001, Braz. J. Microbiol. 45 (2), 427-438.
  26. Maryam F. K. Ariffin, M.F.K., Annuar, M.S.M., Heidelberg, T (2013). Surfactant Synthesis via Lipase Esterification of Methyl a-Glucopyranoside with Selected Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids, J. Surf. Det. 17 (4):683-692.
  27. S.M. Salman, T. Heidelberg, R.S.D Hussen, H.A. Tajuddin (2014). Amide-Based Surfactants from Methyl Glucoside as Potential Emulsifiers, J. Surfact Deterg 17, 1141-1149.
  28. Salman, A.A. & Heidelberg, T (2014) Surface functionalization for subsequent receptor coupling on inorganic nanoparticles. J. Mater. Sci. 49:5388- 5397.
  29. Salman. A.A & Heidelberg, T (2014). In-situ functionalized fluorescent nanoparticles for efficient receptor coupling. J. Nanopart. Res. 16:2399
  30. T.H. Ali, R.S.D. Hussen and T. Heidelberg (2014). New Y-shaped surfactants from renewable resources, Colloids Surf. B, 123, 981-985.
  31. Teow Chong Teoh, Ching Siew Soo, Thorsten Heidelberg and Arifin Zainudin(2014). Bioethanol from Spent Mushroom Sawdust Waste by Perchloric Acid: Easy Sugars Separation and Hydrolysis Without Charring, Chiang Mai J. Sci. 41(3) : 513-523
  32. A.M. Gumel, M.S.M. Annuar, T. Heidelberg (2013) Enzymatic synthesis of 6-O-glucosyl poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate) in organic solvents and their binary mixture. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 55: 127-136.
  33. Ahmad M. Gumel,Suffian M. Annuar and Thorsten Heidelberg (2012). Single-step lipase-catalyzed functionalization of medium-chain-length polyhydroxyalkanoates, J. Chem Tech. Biotech.
  34. Ahmad Mohamad Gumel, M. Suffian M. Annuar, Thorsten Heidelberg (2013). Current Application of Controlled Degradation Processes in Polymer Modification and Functionalization, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. Doi 10.1002/app.39006
  35. Misran, O., Timimi, B.A., Heidelberg, T., Sugimura, A., Hashim, R. (2013). Deuterium NMR Investigation of the Lyotropic Phases of Alkyl b-Glycoside/D2O Systems, J. Phys. Chem. B 117, 7335-7344
  36. Salih Mahdi Salman, Thorsten Heidelberg & Hairul Anuar Bin Tajuddin. 2013. Amide-linked glycolipids by Staudinger coupling of glycosylated alkyl diazides with fatty acids. Carbohydr. Res. 375, 55-62
  37. Achari, V.M.; Nguan, H.S.; Heidelberg, T.; Bryce, R.A. & Hashim, R. (2012). Molecular dynamics study of anhydrous lamellar structures of synthetic glycolipids: effects of chain branching and disaccharide headgroup. J. Phys. Chem. B 116, 11626- 11634.
  38. Ahmad Mohammed Gumel, Mohamad Suffian Mohamad Annuar, Thorsten Heidelberg (2012). Biosynthesis and Characterization of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Copolymers Produced by Pseudomonas putida Bet001 Isolated from Palm Oil Mill Effluent, PLOS One 7(9), e45214
  39. Faramarz Aliasghari Sani, Thorsten Heidelberg, Rauzah Hashim, Farhanulla (2012). Alkyl triazole glycosides (ATGs) - a new class of bio-related surfactants, Colloid Surf B 97, 196-200.
  40. Gumel, A. M.; Annuar, M. S. M.; Chisti, Y., Heidelberg, T. (2012) Ultrasound assisted lipase catalyzed synthesis of poly-6-hydroxyhexanoate. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 19 (3): 659-667.
  41. Gumel, A.M., M.S.M. Annuar, T. Heidelberg. 2012. Effects of carbon substrates on biodegradable polymer composition and stability produced by Delftia tsuruhatensis Bet002 isolated from palm oil mill effluent. Polymer Degradation and Stability 97, 1224- 1231
  42. Hashim, Rauzah; Sugimura, Akihiko; Minamikawa, Hiroyuki, Heidelberg, Thorsten (2012). Nature-like synthetic alkyl branched-chain glycolipids: a review on chemical structure and self-assembly properties, Liq. Cryst. 39, 1-17.
  43. N. Idayu Zahid, Osama K. Abou-Zied, Rauzah Hashim & Thorsten Heidelberg (2012). Fluorescence probing of the temperature-induced phase transition in a glycolipid self-assembly: hexagonal ! micellar and cubic ! lamellar. Langmuir 28, 4989-4995.
  44. A.M. Gumel, M.S.M. Annuar, T. Heidelberg & Y. Chisti 2011. Thermo-kinetics of lipase-catalyzed synthesis of 6-O-glucosyldecanoate. Bioresource Technology 102, 8727-8732
  45. A.M. Gumel, M.S.M. Annuar, T. Heidelberg & Y. Chisti 2011. Lipase mediated synthesis of sugar fatty acid esters. Process Biochemistry 46, 2079-2090.
  46. Chong Teoh T., Heidelberg T., Rizman-Idid M. (2011). Systematic protein-protein docking and molecular dynamics studies of HIV-1 gp120 and CD4: insights for new drug development, DARU 19(6), 469-475
  47. Jin Han, Mohd. Suffian Mohd. Annuar, Maryam Farhana Kamel Ariffin, Ahmad M. Gumel, Shaliza Ibrahim, Thorsten Heidelberg, Baki Bakar, Abu Bakar M.S Hossain and Yusrizam Sharifuddin (2011). Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of 6-O-D-glucosyldecanoate in tert-butanol: reaction optimization and effect of mixing power input. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment 25 (4) 2642- 2651.
  48. Karem Sabah, Thorsten Heidelberg & Rauzah Hashim. 2011. Novel crown ethers on glucose based glycolipids. Carbohydr. Res. 346 (2011) 891 896
  49. N. Idayu Zahid, Osama K. Abou-Zied, Rauzah Hashim & Thorsten Heidelberg 2011. Characterization of the head group and the hydrophobic regions of a glycolipid lyotropic hexagonal phase using fluorescent probes. J. Phys. Chem. C, 115, 19805-19810.
  50. Nicholas J. Brooks, Hairul A.A. Hamid, Rauzah Hashim, Thorsten Heidelberg, John M. Seddon, Charlotte E. Conn, Seyed M. Mirzadeh Husseini, N. Idayu Zahid & Rusnah Syahila Duali Hussen (2011): Thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystalline phases of Guerbet branched-chain -D- glucosides, Liquid Crystals, 38:11-12, 1725-1734
  51. Rauzah Hashim, Seyed M. Mirzadeh, Thorsten Heidelberg, Hiroyuki Minamikawa, Tanaka Yoshiaki, Akhiko Sugimura (2011). A reevaluation of the epimeric and anomeric relationship of glucosides and galactosides in thermotropic liquid crystal self-assemblies, Carbohydr. Res. 346, 2948-2956.
  52. Rodzi N.Z.M., Heidelberg T., Hashim R., Sugimura R. & Minamikawa H. 2011. Synthesis and Liquid Crystals Properties of alpha-Methylated Galactosides. Physics Procedia 14: 91 95.
  53. N.S. Nguan, T. Heidelberg, G.J.T. Tiddy and R. Hashim, 2010,Quantitative analysis of the packing of alkyl glycosides: a comparison of linear and branched alkyl chains, Liquid Crystals, 37(9), 1205-1213.
  54. Thorsten Heidelberg, Ran Chuan, Ng Chia Chie, Sarah Aqilah Anwar and Rauzah Hashim, 2009. Synthesis and surfactant study on isomeric octyl glucosides, Malaysian Journal of Science, Special Edition, 28, 105- 113.
  55. Chong, T.C, Heidelberg, T., Hashim, R & Bryce, R.A. 2008. Malaysian Journal of Science 27(2), 75-82.
  56. Teoh Teow Chong, Thorsten Heidelberg, Rauzah Hashim, Saadullah Gary (2007). Computer modelling and simulations of thermotropic and lyotropic alkyl glycoside bilayers. Liq. Cryst. 34(3), 349-363.
  57. Rauzah Hashim, Hind Hassan Abdalla Hashim, Nazrul Zamani Mohd. Rodzi, Rusnah Syahila Duali Hussen and Thorsten Heidelberg (2006). Branched chain glycosides: Enhanced diversity for phase behavior of easily accessible synthetic glycolipids. Thin Solid Films 509, 27-35.
  58. Thorsten Heidelberg and Olivier R. Martin (2004). Synthesis of the glycopeptidolipid of mycobacterium avium serovar 4: First example of a fully synthetic C- mycoside GPL. J. Org. Chem. 69(7), 2090-2301.
  59. Thorsten Heidelberg and Joachim Thiem (1998). Structure and reactions of glycopyranoside derived dialdehydes. J. Prakt. Chem. 340, 223-232.
  60. Holger Luettge, Thorsten Heidelberg, Katja Stangier, Joachim Thiem and Hagen Bretting (1997). The specificity of an a-(1->2)-L-galactosyltransferase from albumen glands of the snail Helix pomatia. Carbohydr. Res. 297, 281-288.
  61. Thorsten Heidelberg and Joachim Thiem (1997). Synthesis of novel amino acid glycoside conjugates. Carbohydr. Res. 301, 145-153.
  62. C.E. Sowa, M. Stark, T. Heidelberg and J. Thiem(1996). Novel Approach to Sugar Derived Spiroannelated Heterocycles. Synlett 3, 227-228.
Chapter in Books
  1. Heidelberg, T. (2023). Application of 1,2,3-triazoles in biosurfactants, in Roland, K. (Ed), Chemical Engineering Methods and Technology Series, Triazoles and their use, Nova Science Publishers, New York
Other Publications
  1. Thorsten Heidelberg and Rauzah Hashim (2007). Branched chain glycolipids for life-science applications. 3rd MPSGC, 12-14 December 2007, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. - Extended Abstract
  2. Thorsten Heidelberg, Rauzah Hashim, Nasrul Zamani Mhd Rodzi, Rusnah Syahila Duali Hussen, Hind Hassan Abdalla Hashim and Hasmonalisa Hassan Basari (2006). Branched chain Glycolipids - A novel class of biofunctional surfactants. 11th APCChE, 27-30 August 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. - Extended Abstract

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Self-Assembly of Glycolipids (Physical Studies, Computer Simulation)
  • Synthesis
  • Carbohydrate & Glycoconjugate Chemistry (Synthesis, NMR Spectroscopy)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2022 - 2025, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Elucidation Of Head Group Interactions Between Glycolipids And Phospholipids For Implications On Vesicular Drug Delivery ( Co-Researcher)
  2. 2022 - 2024, UM International Collaboration Grant
    Theranostic Hybrid Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Therapy ( Co-Researcher)
  3. 2019 - 2023, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Evaluation Of Ionic Glycolipid Cosurfactants For Enhanced Assembly Stability Of Vesicular Drug Carriers ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  4. 2017 - 2020, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG) - AFR (Frontier Science)
    Development of a probe for the investigation of mixed surfactant assemblies ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  5. 2016 - 2019, Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP) - Research
    Synthesis Of Acridine Derivatives And Their Complexes As Leads To Anti-cance Drugs ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  6. 2015 - 2017, Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP) - Research
    Novel sugar-based surfactants for water-in-oil emulsions ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  7. 2013 - 2016, Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP) - Research
    Synthesis Of New Functionalized Glycolipids And Investigation Of Their Potential For Targeted Drug Delivery ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  8. 2013 - 2016, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG) - AFR (Frontier Science)
    Synthesis of new glycolipid surfactants ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  9. 2009 - 2011, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)
    SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CARBOHYDRATE FUNCTIONALIZED NANOPARTICLES ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  10. 2010 - 2011, Postgraduate Research Grant (PPP) - Research
    SYNTHESIS OF SUCROSE DERIVATIVES BASED SURFACTANTS ( Main Supervisor)
  11. 2008 - 2009, RU Geran
    SYNTHESIS OF MACROCYCLIC CRYPANTS INCORPORATING CARBOHYDRATE MOIETIES ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  12. 2007 - 2008, RU Geran
    SYNTHESIS AND REACTIONS OF STILBENE-GLYCOSIDES ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  13. 2011 - 2012, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)
    Preparation and Characterization of Amphiphilic Glycolipids From Carbohydrates With Azide Substituents (Year 2) ( Consultant)
  14. 2009 - 2010, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)
    Preparation and Characterization of Amphiphilic Glycolipids From Carbohydrates With Azide Substituents (Year 1) ( Consultant)
  15. 2006 - 2008, ScienceFund
    Molecular Rationalization of the Stability of Glycolipid Bilayers ( Consultant)
  16. 2006 - 2008, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS)
    Synthesis and characterization of palm oil and palm kernel oil derived glycolipids ( Consultant)
  17. 2007 - 2008, Short Term Research Fund (Vote F)(PJP)
    Synthesis and reactions of stilbene-glycosides ( Principal Investigator(PI))
Private
  1. 2018 - 2024, Private Funding
    Development Of Sugar-based Surfactants For Oil In Water (o/w) & Water In Oil (w/o) Applications ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2017 - 2020, Private Funding
    Extreme Pressure Additives ( Co-Researcher)
International
  1. 2007 - 2007, University of Malaya
    Pendaftaran Paten Antarabangsa- Projek Glycolipds ( Consultant)

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Development of Sugar-Based Surfactants for Oil in Water (O/W) and Water in Oil (W/O) Applications, Petronas Research SDN BHD
    01 Dec 2018 - 01 Dec 2022 (National)

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SEMINAR
  1. Towards a bio-inspired healing concept based on nanotechology, Targeted drug delivery, Institute for Organic and Analytical Chemistry (ICOA), Uinversity of Orleans, France (International) (25 Aug 2014 - 25 Aug 2014)
INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Surface-Functionalized Vesicle Carriers: Towards a Modular Targeting Drug Delivery System, Materials 2022, United Scientific Group (USG) (International) (18 Apr 2022 - 22 Apr 2022)
  2. Triazole-linked surfactants from bio-resources, SKAM33, Universiti Malaya (International) (11 Sep 2021 - 13 Sep 2021)
  3. Chemical Handling and Storage, Workshop on safety and health, University of Malaya Occupational Safety and Health unit (University) (09 Jul 2015 - 09 Jul 2015)
  4. Surface functionalization of inorganic nanoparticles, World Congress of Advanced Materials 2015 (WCAM 2015), BIT (International) (27 May 2015 - 29 May 2015)
  5. Branched chain glycolipids for life science applications, 3rd Mathematic Physical Science Graduate Conference, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur (International) (12 Dec 2007 - 12 Dec 2007)
  6. General aspects of titrations, MERCK Apura Workshop, MERCK Sdn Bhd (Others) (23 Oct 2007 - 23 Oct 2007)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Cell-Targeting Nanotechnology - Towards a Bio-Inspired Healing Concept, UMInd 2018, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya (International) (08 Nov 2018 - 09 Nov 2018)
  2. Glycolipids for vesicle applications: Investigations on the assembly behavior of Guerbet glycosides , 2010 Workshop on (Glyco)lipids, Structures, Functions, and Interactions, University of Hamburg & Forschungszentrum Borstel - Leibniz-Zentrum f r Medizin und Biowissenschaften  (International) (04 Jun 2010 - 04 Jun 2010)
  3. Guerbet Glycosides: Novel Surfactants for Soft-Nanomaterial Formulations, InForm Connect 2010, UM (International) (13 Jan 2010 - 13 Jan 2010)
  4. Liquid Crystals in Life Science Investigations on the Assembly Behaviour of Glycolipids , Liquid Crystal and Self Assembly (LCSA) (National) (10 Oct 2009 - 10 Oct 2009)
  5. Modeling of glycolipid bilayers - objectives and obstacles, Advanced Research Workshop : Molecular Computation and its Life Science Implications, Chemistry Department, University of Malaya and Glycolipids S&T (National) (21 Nov 2007 - 21 Nov 2007)
  6. General Safety Laboratory Practice, UM Postgraduate Month - Laboratory Safety Day, Faculti Sains, Universiti Malaya & MERCK Sdn Bhd (University) (05 Jun 2007 - 05 Jun 2007)
  7. Liquid Crystals for Life Science - Self Assembly of Carbohydrate Surfactants, Intervarsity Liquid Crystal Research Group Meeting, Pusat Pengajian Sains Kimia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pinang (National) (07 Feb 2007 - 08 Feb 2007)
PRESENTER
  1. Chemical Spill Management, Chemical Spill Management, Chemical register & HIRARC, UKKP - UM (University) (06 May 2014 - 06 May 2014)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2016) SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ACRIDINE DERIVATIVES AND THEIR COMPLEXES: FLUORESCENCE AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY, OLLA HASSAN SALEH SHARHAN
  2. (2016) Amine ionic liquids non-aqueous mixtures: design chemistry for CO2 capture, SUZAIMI BT JOHARI
  3. (2015) SYNTHESIS AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF CONJUGATED OLIGO-AROMATIC COMPOUNDS CONTAINING A 3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYBENZYL SUBSTITUENT, HUDA SALAH KAREEM
  4. (2015) PHYSICAL STUDIES OF SUGAR -BASED SURFACTANTS, SEYED MOHAMMAD MIRZADEH HOSSEINI
  5. (2014) Synthesis of novel glycolipid surfactants for water in oil (W/O) emulsions, Ng Su-Han
  6. (2014) SYNTHESIS AND FUNCTIONALIZATION OF GLYCOLIPIDS, GOH EAN WAI
  7. (2013) Click chemistry derived sugar-based surfactants with various shapes: synthesis and physical studies, TAMMAR HUSSEIN ALI
  8. (2012) Synthesis of biantennary glycolipids and their functionalization for targeted drug delivery, Mojtaba Tabandeh
  9. (2011) Biosynthesis of chiral poly-hydroxyacyl esters and their enzymatic functionalization as glycopolymers, Ahmad Mohammed Gumel
  10. (2010) Synthesis of carbohydrate receptor models and their application for the modification of nanoparticle surfaces, Abbas Abdualmeer Salman
  11. (2010) Sugar-based surfactants with amide linkage, Salih Mahdi Salman
  12. (2008) Synthesis of Macrocyclic Cryptants Incorporating Carbohydrate Moieties, Karem J. Sabah
  13. (2008) Synthesis and Physical Studies on Novel Aromatic Glycoside, Faramarz Ali Asghari Sani
Master
  1. (2018) SYNTHESIS OF NEW GENERATION OF EXTREME PRESSURE THIADIAZOLE-BASED ADDITIVES AS METALWORKING FLUIDS, LIM SHI TENG
  2. (2018) DESIGN, SYNTHESIS AND TRIBOLOGY PERFORMANCE OF NEW THIADIAZOLE-BASED AS AN EXTREME PRESSURE LUBRICANT ADDITIVES FOR METALWORKING FLUIDS (MWFS), ONG CHIU LING
  3. (2018) BIANTENNARY DISACCHARIDE-BASED GLYCOLIPIDS INCORPORATING MACROCYCLES, MUHAMMAD TAUFIQ FIRDAUSI BIN MAZLEE
  4. (2011) Effects Of Extraction Methods On Biopolymer Film Formation And Ultrastructure, Khairul Anwar Bin Ishak
  5. (2010) EFFECTS OF WATER ACTIVITY AND SOLVENTS RATIO ON THE LIPASE-MEDIATED SYNTHESIS OF GLUCOSE ESTERS, AHMAD MOHAMMED GUMEL
  6. (2009) Lipase catalyzed esterification of methyl glucopyranoside with selected aliphatic carboxylic acids: Investigation on reaction parameters and surfactant properties, Maryam Farhana Bt Kamel Ariffin
  7. (2007) Exposure Assessment of Organic Solvents in Selected Laboratories at University of Malaya, Ran Chuan
  8. (2006) Synthesis and Characterization of Maltosides and Lactosides based on Alcohol Mixtures Obtained from Palm Oil and Palm Kernel Oil, Nurul Fadhilah Binti Kamalul Aripin (University of Malaya (UM))
Under Graduate Students
  1. (2022) Opportunities and limitations of PCR for halal authentication
  2. (2022) Islamic constraints in gene therapy: an example of insulin
  3. (2022) Islamic constraint in tissue engineering
  4. (2021) Reliability of PCR testing for halal authentication
  5. (2015) Synthesis and Application of Surface Modification Reagents for Inorganic Nanoparticles
  6. (2013) Sugar based surfactants for hydrofuel application (SCES3181 - SEZ110012)

TEACHING

Bachelor
  1. (2021) SID3002 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
  2. (2021) SIC2002 - Organic Chemistry Ii
  3. (2021) SIC1011 - Safety and Basic Laboratory Techniques
  4. (2021) SIC3018 - Special Topics in Chemistry
  5. (2021) SIC2007 - Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry
  6. (2020) SIC2002 - Organic Chemistry Ii
  7. (2020) SIC2002 - Organic Chemistry Ii
  8. (2020) SIC2007 - Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry
  9. (2020) SIC2007 - Spectroscopic Methods in Orgnic Chemistry
  10. (2020) SIC3002 - Organic Chemistry III
  11. (2019) SIC2002 - Organic Chemistry Ii
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