Pharmacology Unit

/Pharmacology Unit
Pharmacology Unit 2026-07-23T11:36:37+00:00
ASSOC. PROF. DR. NATASYA BINTI ABDULLAH (Head of Unit)
ASSOC. PROF. DR. NATASYA BINTI ABDULLAH (Head of Unit)Lecturer
Research Interest: Clinical Pharmacology

Email : natasya@usim.edu.my
Phone : 06-798 5002

ASSOC. PROF. DR. KHAIRUN NAIN BIN NOR ARIPIN
ASSOC. PROF. DR. KHAIRUN NAIN BIN NOR ARIPINMedical Lecturer
Qualification:
MBChB (Otago), MSc (Glasgow), PhD (Nottingham)

Speciality:
Medicines in Children, Halal Pharmaceuticals, Evidence Based Medicine

Research Interest:
Halal Biologics, Prophetic Foods, Ethics in Medical Research

NGO/ Other affiliation:
Nadi FPSK

Email : khairun@usim.edu.my

DR. ZETTY NADIA BINTI MOHD ZAIN
DR. ZETTY NADIA BINTI MOHD ZAINLecturer
Qualifications :
PhD (London)

Specialty :
Pharmacology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Research Interests :
Infection and Coronavirus-induced thrombosis, Antiplatelet, Natural Product, Drug Education for Substance-Use Disorder/Addiction Disorder

Research Group(s) :
Asian Centre for Research on Drug Abuse ACREDA,

NGO / Other Affiliations :
Asian-Pacific Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis APSTH, International Society of Substance Use Professionals ISSUP, Organisation for Addiction Prevention, Treatment and Recovery OAPTAR, Association for Creative Culture Industries Researchers ACCIR

Email : zetty@usim.edu.my

ASSOC. PROF. DR. NADIA BINTI MOHD EFFENDY
ASSOC. PROF. DR. NADIA BINTI MOHD EFFENDY Lecturer
Qualifications :
BBiomedSc (Hons), PhD (Pharmacology)

Specialty :
Pharmacology

Research Interests :
Bone metabolism, Non-communicable diseases, Integrative Medicine, Antioxidants, Animal studies

Email : nadia@usim.edu.my
Phone : 06-798 5002

DR. TAN KA LIONG
DR. TAN KA LIONGLecturer
Qualifications :
BSc Biomedicine (USM); MSc Pharmacology (USM); DPhil Oncology (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)

Specialty :
Clinical Pharmacology; Molecular Pharmacology; Oncology Pharmacology; Therapeutic Drug Monitoring; Bioanalytical Method Development

Research Interests :
Translational oncology; breast cancer biomarkers; NUB1/FAT10 proteostasis biology; chemotherapy response; therapeutic drug monitoring; HPLC/UHPLC/LC-MS bioanalysis; pharmaceutical quality testing; bioequivalence support; precision pharmacology

Research Group(s) :
Clinical and Molecular Pharmacology Research Group; Translational Oncology and Biomarker Research Group

NGO / Other Affiliations :
European Association for Cancer Research (EACR) Ambassador; industry consultancy experience with Duopharma Biotech; Malaysian Substance Abuse Council (MASAC) consultancy contributor

Email :kaliong_tan@usim.edu.my
Phone : 06-798 5002