Centre for Natural Products Research and Drug Discovery - CENAR

12/05/2026

🧬 WORKSHOP: PLANT SPECIES IDENTIFICATION USING A GENETIC APPROACH 2026 🌿

Unlock the DNA of the Plant Kingdom!

📢 Join us for a 2-day intensive workshop on Plant Species Identification Using a Genetic Approach, where participants will gain hands-on exposure to molecular techniques for accurate plant identification.

📅 Date: 22 – 23 June 2026 (Monday & Tuesday)
🕣 Time: 8.30 AM – 5.30 PM
📍 Venue: Medical Biotechnology Laboratory (MBL), Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya

🧪 What You Will Learn:
✅ DNA Extraction – Best practices for challenging plant tissues
✅ PCR & DNA Barcoding – Key techniques for precise species identification
✅ Bioinformatics & Data Analysis – Introduction to genetic data processing

👥 Who Should Attend?
🌱 Students in Biology, Agriculture & related fields
🔬 Botanists, Ecologists & Conservation Researchers
🌾 Agricultural professionals & researchers

🎁 Participants Will Receive:
📜 E-Certificate of Participation
🍱 Meals Provided
📚 Workshop Materials Included

💰 Registration Fee:
🎓 UM & Non-UM Students: RM300
👨‍🔬 UM & Non-UM Staff / Researchers: RM500

⚠️ Limited seats available! Secure your spot today!

📝 Register here:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/ceLPePjmBh

📩 For more information: [email protected]

Organised by CENAR, Universiti Malaya


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17/03/2026

🌿 Early Bird Registration is NOW OPEN! 🌿

We are pleased to announce that Early Bird Registration for the International Conference on Natural Products, ICNP 2026, is now open.🎉

Join us at the ICNP 2026, where global researchers, industry experts, and students gather to explore innovations in natural products research and sustainable solutions.

📍 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
📅 30 September – 2 October 2026

💰 Early Bird Deadline: 30 June 2026

Conference scope includes:

🔬 Fundamental Natural Products Research
💊 Natural Product Development & Industrial Solutions
🌱 Sustainability
🤖 AI, Machine Learning & Omics Applications

📌 Register and submit your abstract via the QR code in the poster or visit:
🌐 https://icnp.usm.my

‼️Important: The website is ready for public access on 19 March onwards.

23/10/2025

🌿 Exciting News from CENAR! 🌿

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new official website — a hub for innovation, research, and collaboration in natural products and drug discovery.

✨ Explore our work, discover our latest research, and connect with our scientists at:
👉 https://cenar.um.edu.my

🔬 Stay updated with our projects, publications, and upcoming events — all in one place.
🌱 Together, let’s advance the science of nature for a better future.


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Centre for Natural Products Research and Drug Discovery (CENAR)

28/08/2025

🌟 You’re Invited! 🌟

Assalamualaikum & Greetings,

We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming workshop:

🔬 From Data to Docking: KNIME & AutoDock Vina Workshop
📅 29–30 September 2025
📍 The CUBE, Level 4, KPPI, Universiti Malaya

✨ What you’ll gain:
✅ Learn simple machine learning for molecular data (KNIME)
✅ Hands-on molecular docking (AutoDock Vina)
✅ Build automated workflows
✅ Interpret & visualise docking results

💰 Fees:
🎓 Students: RM 300
👩‍🔬 Researchers & Staff: RM 600

⏳ Register before 24 Sept 2025!

👉 Click here to register: https://forms.gle/9FiFxEQf2JigBBQD9

For enquiries: 📩 [email protected]

Organised by CENAR, Universiti Malaya
In collaboration with Faculty of Pharmacy, UM

We look forward to welcoming you! 🌿


Malaya

09/07/2025

🚨 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
🎓 CELL CULTURE & CYTOTOXICITY ASSAY WORKSHOP 2025
📅 8 – 10 September 2025
🕗 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
📍 HIR Building, Universiti Malaya & Microsoft Teams

🔬 HANDS-ON | EXPERT-LED | LIMITED SLOTS

🌟 Choose Your Participation Mode:

💻 OPTION 1: ONLINE ONLY (Day 1)
📌 Access live lectures via Microsoft Teams
💵 RM50 (All participants)

🧪 OPTION 2: FULL WORKSHOP (Day 1–3: Online + Hands-On)
📌 Attend online lectures + practical lab training at UM
💵 Students (UM & Non-UM): RM400
💵 Staff/Researchers (UM & Non-UM): RM800

🎯 What You’ll Learn:
✅ Cell culture techniques
✅ Basal media & aseptic handling
✅ Cytotoxicity assay (WST)
✅ Statistical analysis for cell-based research
✅ Practical lab sessions + E-Certificate
✅ Prizes & networking opportunities!

🗓️ REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 1 SEPTEMBER 2025
👉 Register now: https://forms.gle/LpNNgyTP87mLPNa89

📞 For enquiries: [email protected]
Organised by CENAR and UMCPR, Universiti Malaya

06/05/2025

🌍✨ Early-Bird Registration is NOW OPEN! ✨🌍
Join us at the 2nd International Conference on Drug Discovery and Translational Medicine (ICDDTM’25) – where science meets innovation and collaboration knows no borders.

🧬 Date:
📍 Pre-Conference Workshops: 24–25 November 2025
📍 Main Conference: 26–27 November 2025
🏥 Venue: Hospital Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (HSAAS), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor

🔬 Tracks Covered:
✔ Cancer
✔ Infectious Diseases
✔ Inflammatory & Metabolic Diseases
✔ Mental Health & Neurodegeneration
✔ Drug Design, Delivery & Clinical Pharmacy

🧠 Featured Highlights:
🔹 Keynotes from global leaders like Prof. Karoline de Bosscher & Prof. Miraz Rahman
🔹 Interactive forums & workshops on AI, clinical trials, pharmacometrics, and more
🔹 Networking sessions with international experts
🔹 Travel awards for early-career researchers (aged

06/05/2025

𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 x 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 (𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐒𝐁 𝐱 𝐈𝐂𝐍𝐏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓) : 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 !

Assalamualaikum w.b.t and good day.
Dear Prof./Assoc. Prof./Dr./Sir/Madam,

We are pleased to announce that 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 (𝐈𝐍𝐁𝐈𝐎𝐒𝐈𝐒), 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢 𝐊𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚 (𝐔𝐊𝐌) & 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 (𝐌𝐍𝐏𝐒) will be organizing the 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 x 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 (𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐒𝐁 𝐱 𝐈𝐂𝐍𝐏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓).

In this announcement, we are delighted to introduce 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 at 𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐒𝐁 𝐱 𝐈𝐂𝐍𝐏 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 and a 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 for young scientists.

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 14 - 16 October 2025
𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Bangi Resort Hotel, Selangor, Malaysia
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞: Innovative Life Sciences for Sustainable Development Goals

𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐆𝐚𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐚
Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences

𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐡𝐨𝐳𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐢
Universiti Putra Malaysia

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐃𝐞-𝐀𝐧 𝐆𝐮𝐨
Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐨𝐤 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐠
Cancer Research Malaysia

𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐩𝐚 𝐕𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐤
Kasetsart University, Thailand

𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐲𝐨 𝐁𝐢𝐧
Sookmyung Women’s University, Korea

𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧
Mahidol University, Thailand

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲-𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. This travel grant offers free conference registration to selected students who submitted abstracts before 𝟑𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓.

𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞
Early Bird & Abstract Submission Deadline : 𝟑𝟎 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐲𝐁𝐢𝐨𝐒𝐒 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 : https://mybioss2021.wixsite.com/mybioss/membership

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 : https://forms.gle/drYAsrX6SS8YAM4Z9.

Please check our official website https://www.ukm.my/arcsb/arcsbxicnp2025/ for more details on the conference and if you have any inquiries, please feel free to contact our secretariat by emailing to [email protected] or call us at +603 8921 4546/4549.

We look forward to seeing you at ARCSB x ICNP 2025!

Thank you and best regards.

Secretariat and Promotion Team
ARCSB x ICNP 2025

24/02/2025

🔬 Join Us for the NMR Structural Elucidation of Natural Products Workshop! 🧪✨

📅 Date: 15 – 16 May 2025
📍 Location: Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia

Are you working with natural products and want to master NMR spectroscopy for structural elucidation? This workshop is for you! 🚀

🔥 Workshop Highlights:
✅ Fundamentals of NMR Spectroscopy (1D & 2D)
✅ Strategies for interpreting NMR data
✅ Hands-on analysis of real natural product samples
✅ Collaborative problem-solving sessions

👨‍🏫 Expert Trainers:
🔹 Professor ChM Dr Intan Safinar Ismail
🔹 Associate Professor Dr Mohamad Nurul Azmi Mohamad Taib

📌 Limited seats available! Register now to secure your spot.
💰 Fee: RM600 (Students & Academics), RM1000 (Industry), USD150 (International)
📆 Registration Deadline: 30 April 2025

🔗 Register here: https://forms.gle/6M6ehYR7ZvXgmCZ86

For inquiries, contact Ts ChM Dr Mohamad Shazeli Che Zain ([email protected]).

Don't miss this chance to elevate your research skills! See you there! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬

15/10/2024

The Selangor Life Sciences Convention (SLC) 2024!

Come and visit Universiti Malaya Booth - CENAR no 6028, 6029, 6030, and 6031!


Malaya

2 more days to The Selangor Life Sciences Convention (SLC) 2024!

Come and visit UM Booth no 6028, 6029, 6030, and 6031!
There will be exciting product demonstration sessions, sharing sessions by SIX participating , MoA/MoU exchange ceremony, and a lucky draw game!

The Selangor Life Sciences Convention (SLC) 2024 is a premier event for the life sciences industry in the ASEAN region. SLC aims to foster innovation and collaboration by offering conferences, exhibitions, networking, and investment opportunities.

The event's theme, "Elevating Life Sciences Innovation in Selangor and Beyond," reflects Selangor's ambition to become a global leader in the sector.



Invest Selangor Berhad Selangor International Business Summit

05/09/2024

🚀 Exciting Workshop Alert! 🚀

📅 Molecular Docking and AI in Drug Discovery for Beginner - Hands-on Workshop 🧬

🗓️ Dates: 23-24 Sept 2024

📍 Venue: The Cube, Level 4, KPPI, Universiti Malaya

⏰ Time:
Day 1: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Day 2: 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

🔍 Workshop Overview:
Are you curious about how modern techniques like molecular docking and AI can revolutionize drug discovery? Join us for a hands-on workshop designed for beginners in biology, chemistry, pharmacology, and data science.

🎓 Who Should Attend?
Students & researchers in Biology, Chemistry, Pharmacology, and Data Science
Anyone interested in enhancing their skills in these interdisciplinary computational techniques!

🔬 What You Will Learn:
Biology: Protein-ligand interactions
Chemistry: Chemical properties and bonding affinities
Pharmacology: Drug discovery and target binding
Data Science: Algorithms and data analysis for docking predictions

💸 Workshop Fees:
UM Students: RM 250
UM Staff & Researchers: RM 300
Non-UM Students: RM 250
Non-UM Staff & Researchers: RM 600

⏳ Closing Registration Date: 18 September 2024

📧 More Info: [email protected]

🌟 Don’t miss out! Enhance your skills and explore the future of drug discovery! 🌟

🔗 Register Now! https://forms.gle/t6ia8x2UFEbYrEyA6


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