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Academic Qualification
- Ph.D in Computational and Theoretical Chemistry - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
- Master of Science (Chemistry) - Masters Degree, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
Zalikha Binti Ibrahim (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF PHARMACY
zalikha@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Zalikha Ibrahim received her BSc (Hons) in Petroleum Chemistry from Universiti Putra Malaysia in year 2008. She continued her intellectual journey at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and was awarded MSc in Chemistry in 2011. During her MSc, she collected experiences working on a quantitative structure-activity relationship project for her dissertation. She received her doctoral in Computational and Theoretical Chemistry from Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2017. Her PhD thesis related on elucidation of inhibition mechanism of ligands/inhibitors towards a calcium-dependent protein. She was awarded with IPTA Academic Training Scheme (SLAI) from International Islamic University Malaysia and Ministry of Higher Education throughout her doctoral study.
Area of Specialisation
- Natural Science ~ Bioinformatics ~ Structural Bioinformatics ~ Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Teaching Responsibilities
ANTI-INFECTIVES AGENTS | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
BODY SYSTEM & THERAPEUTICS II : RESPIRATORY & URINARY SYSTEM | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
BODY SYSTEM & THERAPEUTICS V: ENDOCRINE & REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
BODY SYSTEM II : RESPIRATORY & URINARY SYSTEM | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
BODY SYSTEM V : ENDOCRINE & REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS | 2020/2021 |
COMPUTER AIDED DRUG DESIGN AND DISCOVERY | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
COMPUTER-AIDED DRUG DESIGN AND DISCOVERY | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
Drug Abuse | 2017/2018 |
FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT | 2022/2023 |
FUNDAMENTALS OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
PHARMACEUTICAL ANALYSIS I | 2017/2018 |
PHARMACOLOGY OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM | 2018/2019 |
RESEARCH PROJECT 1 | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
RESEARCH PROJECT 2 | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
RESEARCH PROJECT-LITERATURE SEARCH | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
USRAH IN ACTION 1 | 2022/2023 |
USRAH IN ACTION 2 | 2022/2023 |
Research Projects
Completed
2019 - 2022 | Identification of alpha-glucosidase inhibitors from Psychotria malayana Jack leaf using multi-platform metabolomics approach and protein-ligand interaction with molecular docking in treating diabetes mellitus |
2018 - 2022 | Characterization of neuromuscular and cardiovascular effects of non-conventional three finger toxins from Malaysian spitting cobra (Naja sumatrana) venom |
2018 - 2021 | Chemical analyses of various heteroatom ligands |
2018 - 2021 | Identification of ?-Glucosidase Inhibitors from Psychotria malayana Leaf Extract using Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics and Protein-Ligand Interaction with Molecular Docking |
2016 - 2020 | Isolation, Identification and Computational Studies of a-Glucosidase Inhibitors from Clinacanthus nutans (Burm F.) Lindau Leaves Extracts |
On-Going
2022 - Present | Synthesis and Computer-Aided Analysis of Novel Chromone-Based KR-1401-KW Derivatives as COX-2/PGE2 Suppressor Against Cancer-prone Chronic Inflammatory Diseases |
2019 - Present | Identification of new inhibitor of Protein Arginine Deiminase 4 (PAD4) by consensus docking and biological assay to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis |
2019 - Present | A Pharmacophore-based Virtual Screening Approach for Identifying Bioactive Compounds from Various Malaysian Plants As Potential Protein Arginine Deiminase IV (PAD4) Inhibitors. |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
2021 | LC-MS-based metabolomics and molecular docking to characterize α-glucosidase inhibitors from Psychotria Malayana Jack leaves extract. In: at the Asian Symposium on Medicinal Plants and Spices XVII (2021) – Virtual Conference, |
2021 | Neurotoxic effect of Malaysian cobra venoms and neutralization by Thai's antivenoms.. In: 11th Congress of Toxicology in Developing Countries, |
2020 | Rapid investigation of Αlpha-Glucosidase inhibitory activity of Psychotria Malayana Jack leaf using infrared fingerprinting. In: International Research Conference on Pharmaceutical and Allied Science 2020, |