Biography
Professor Yu Zong Chen obtained his PhD in University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology in 1989. He then worked at Purdue University as a postdoc and at ISIS pharmaceuticals to conduct antisense drug design, Since 1997, he has been working at the National University of Singapore as a lecturer, senior lecturer, Associate Professor, Department head, and Professor. He pioneered the inverse docking method for target discovery, led the development of the popular therapeutic target database, revealed the distribution patterns of drug producing species in nature, and is among the first groups of scientists who explored machine learning methods for predicting protein function, drug target, ADME-Tox, and multi-target leads.
Research Interest
His research interests are in bioinformatics, cheminformatics, computer aided drug design, herbal medicine, art and science.
Biography
Prof. Dr Anil Kumar Saxena obtained his undergraduate degree from G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur, India. Subsequently, he attained M.D. (Pharmacology) from K.G. Medical University, Lucknow, India. He worked as Research Associate, Lecturer, Assist. Prof., Assoc. Prof., Professor at K. G. Medical University, India from 1975 to 2007. Currently he is Prof. in the Department of Basic Medical Sciences, IIUM, Kuantan, Malaysia. He is actively involved in teaching Undergraduate and Postgraduate students and is deeply involved in Research and has published about 70 research papers in journals of repute. He is a Member of International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) and Life Member of Indian Pharmacological Society.
Research Interest
Neuropharmacology, Neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer’s disease, Free radicals in health and disease conditions, Memory and learning.
Biography
Member of Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Honorary Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Honorary Associate Professor, Clinical Trials Centre, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Director, Centre for Medication Safety Practice & Research, The University of Hong Kong Honorary Associate Professor, Division of Health and Applied Science, The University of Hong Kong, SPACE Honorary Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hospital Authority External Examiner of School of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Member of the Expert Review Panel of Hong Kong R&D Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management Enabling Technologies Panel member of Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications
Research Interest
Pharmacology, Medication Safety