DR. ZULIANA BINTI RAZALI

Dr. Zuliana Binti Razali is a biochemist whose research focuses on postharvest technology and food innovation, emphasizing sustainability and value creation across the food supply chain. Her work explores ways to enhance the shelf life, safety, and quality of tropical fruits using eco-friendly methods such as UV-C treatment, edible coatings, hot water applications, and advanced drying techniques. She also applies green technology in the valorization of postharvest and processing wastes, transforming agricultural residues into high-value products such as natural colorants, functional food ingredients, and botanical extracts for skincare. Through biochemical, physiological, and metabolomic analyses, her research advances sustainable postharvest food systems and supports the development of circular bioeconomy solutions that bridge science, industry, and environmental stewardship.

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ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. NORASMATUL AKMA BINTI AHMAD

Associate Professor Dr. Norasmatul Akma Ahmad is a Prosthodontist at the Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Malaya. She graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery from Universiti Malaya in 2002 and served the Ministry of Health as a dental officer for four years before pursuing specialist training in London. In 2009, she obtained her Master of Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics with Distinction from King’s College London and was awarded the Membership in Restorative Dentistry (Prosthodontics) from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. She completed her PhD in 2025 at Universiti Malaya, earning a Thesis with Distinction. Her research interests span tooth wear, prosthodontics and dental education. She served as Head of the Restorative Dentistry Department (2017–2021) and was a member of the Universiti Malaya Dental Education Enhancement and Development Unit (UMDEED). In addition to her academic leadership, she practices as a Prosthodontist and Restorative Consultant at the Universiti Malaya Specialist Centre (UMSC). Dr. Norasmatul also contributes nationally as an elected member of the Dental Specialty Sub-Committee (DSCC) under the Malaysian Dental Council and the Dental Specialty Education Committee (DentSEdC) under the Ministry of Health. She currently serves as Deputy Dean (Undergraduate Studies).     

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DR. LIEW SOOK YEE

ChM. Dr. Liew Sook Yee (MRSC) is a senior lecturer in Chemistry Division, Centre for Foundation Studies in Science, Universiti Malaya. She obtained a BSc from Universiti of Terengganu (UMT) in 2010 with first class honour and have been awarded “Anugerah Graduan Terbaik Keseluruhan Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi/Program Sarjana Muda Sains (Sains Kimia)”. Then, she directly pursued PhD study (fast track) with SLAI scholarship in UM and graduated in 2014. Her fields of expertise and specialization are Natural Product Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry, Enzyme Inhibition and Kinetic studies. She has plenty of experience in isolating and purifying compounds as well as structural elucidation of compounds. She also developed her expertise in cutting-edge techniques which is 13C NMR-based dereplication in natural product studies. She is a member of Royal Chemistry of Society (UK) and Institut Kimia Malaysia as well as an associate member of CENAR (UM). Her research works are conducted in Phytolab (IFM NatProLab), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and she welcomes all the collaborations from academician, scientist, researcher, company and etc.

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