DOUBLE APPOINTMENT FOR DR MOGANA
Associate Professor Dr Mogana Sundari Rajagopal |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesProf 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.
SILVER MEDALIST OF THE 31ST INTERNATIONAL INVENTION, INNOVATION, AND TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION MALAYSIA
Associate Professor Dr Mogana Sundari Rajagopal |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesWon the silver medal award for their product entry at the 31st International Invention, Innovation, and Technology 2020. Their product, TomoClear, is an anti-pigmentation cream which incorporates tomato seeds.
SILVER MEDALIST OF THE 31ST INTERNATIONAL INVENTION, INNOVATION, AND TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION MALAYSIA
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR. PALANIRAJAN VIJAYARAJ KUMAR |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesAnd his team won the silver medal award for their product entry at the 31st International Invention, Innovation, and Technology 2020. Their product is Kollicoat MAE 100P Coated Capsules to Deliver the Cyclodextrin-Everolimus Inclusive Complex to Treat Colorectal Cancer.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DR MUHAMMAD JUNAID FARRUKH
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesFor successfully publishing an impactful article in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies. The article is titled “Impact of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) on antiepileptic medication adherence among epilepsy patients.”
ASIAN YOUTH INNOVATION GOLD AWARD AT THE MALAYSIAN TECHNOLOGY EXPO 2021
Assistant Professor Dr Ashok Kumar Janakiraman |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesLeader:
Assistant Professor Dr Ashok Kumar Janakiraman
Team members:
Assistant Professor Dr Shiek Abdul Kadhar Mohamed Ebrahim Habibur Rahman
Assistant Professor Dr Liew Kai Bin
Student researcher:
Ong Khai Kee
The team bagged the gold award at the Asian Youth Innovation Awards under the Malaysian Technology Expo 2021. Their research entitled “The Fabrication of Cocoa Butter base Amlodipine Besylate fast melt tablets” has impressed the judging panel.
ASIAN YOUTH INNOVATION GOLD AWARD AT THE MALAYSIAN TECHNOLOGY EXPO 2021 AND THE ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH INVENTORS AND INNOVATORS AWARD
Associate Professor Dr Mogana Sundari Rajagopal |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesLeader:
Associate Professor Dr Mogana Sundari Rajagopal
Team members:
Assistant Professor Dr Sasikala Chinnappan
Dr Venkatalakshmi Ranganathan
Assistant Professor Dr Muhammad Junaid Farrukh
Anabelle Rose Joykin
Por Choo Shiuan
Tan Lee Fang
Research Student:
Yap Vi Lien
The team’s invention “CuberClean” has leave a massive impression on the judging panel and won the gold award at the Asian youth innovation awards 2021 and the Association of British Inventors and Innovators Award. The team has created the eye cream with cucumber.
INTERNATIONAL INNOVATION SILVER AWARD AT THE MALAYSIAN TECHNOLOGY EXPO 2021
Melbha Starlin Chellathurai |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesLeader:
Ms. Melbha Starlin Chellathurai
Student researcher:
Vivien ling wang ting
Team member:
Associate Professor Dr. Palanirajan Vijayaraj Kumar
And the team gained the silver award at the International Innovation Awards under the Malaysian Technology Expo 2021. The competition entry that warranted this award is their fabrication and evaluation of transdermal Microneedles for a Recombinant Human Keratinocyte Growth Factor.
RECIPIENT OF THE VENUS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN AWARDS 2021
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DR MOGANA SUNDARI RAJAGOPAL |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesProf Dr Mogana was awarded the prestigious Venus International Women Award (VIWA) for her various achievements in the field of Pharmacy. Additionally, she was recognised as an Outstanding Woman Researcher by (VIWA).
SUCCESSFULLY PUBLISHED AN IMPACTFUL ARTICLE
Assistant Professor Dr Omotayo Fatokun |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesAssistant Professor Dr Omotayo Fatokun from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences has successfully published an impactful article in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.
The academic journal ranks as Q1 in Journal Percentile Ranking (Top 10% journal) in the field of Public, Enviromental and Occupational Health with an impact factor of 6.818 (2018), according to the ISI Web of Science ranking by Clarivate Analytics.
The article titled "Fostering local production of essential medicines in Nigeria" explains how regulatory changes are designed to increase local production of essential medicines in Nigeria, thus ensuring predictable and sustainable access to affordable and quality-assured essential medicines and strengthening the domestic pharmaceutical industry.
7TH INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIST AWARDS ON ENGINEERING, SCIENCE AND MEDICINE
Assistant Professor Dr Ashok Kumar Janakiraman |  Faculty of Pharmaceutical SciencesOrganised by VDGOOD Professional Association, the virtual award ceremony took place in Coimbatore, India on 4 to 5 July 2020.
Assistant Professor Dr Ashok has more than 12 years of experience in pharmaceutical product development research, mainly in solubility enhancement for poorly soluble drugs through various approaches.