# Recognition
# Recognition
Awards
2025: Emerging Investigator - RSC Chemical Biology, UK. Link
2024: D. John Faulkner Award - American Society of Pharmacognosy, USA. Link
2019: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship Award - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Link
2018: Best PhD Thesis Award - Natural Products Society, Malaysia.
2018: Best PhD Thesis Award - UMS, Malaysia.
Invited Presentations
29) Peptides and Proteins Society Singapore Symposium at Singapore, 8th - 9th Dec 2025, invited by Prof. Brandon I. Morinaka, NUS. Link
28) Nanyang Technological University at Singapore, 4th Dec 2025, invited by Prof. Zhao-Xun Liang, NTU. Link
27) Seoul National University at Seoul, South Korea, 27th Oct 2025, invited by Prof. Dong-Chan Oh, Seoul National University. Link
26) Yonsei University at Incheon, South Korea, 24th Oct 2025, invited by Prof. Seung Hyun Kim, Yonsei University. Link
25) Zhejiang University at Zhejiang, China, 17th Oct 2025, invited by Prof. Yong Chen, Zhejiang University.
24) Nanjing University at Nanjing, China, 15th Oct 2025, invited by Prof. Huan Wang, Nanjing University.
23) The University of Tokyo at Tokyo, Japan, 9th Oct 2025, invited by Prof. Ikuro Abe, The University of Tokyo. Link
22) Chulabhorn Graduate Institute at Bangkok, Thailand, 31st July 2025, invited by Prof. Tawatchai Thongkongkaew.
21) Walailak University at Nakhon, Thailand, 29th - 30th July 2025, invited by Prof. Amit Jaisi. Link
20) Symposium on Natural Products & Biosynthetic Enzymes at Singapore, 14th - 15th Jul 2025, invited by Prof. Brandon I. Morinaka, NUS. Link
19) NATPRO9 at Manila, Philippines, 29th Apr - 1st May 2025, invited by The Asian Society of Natural Products. Link
18) Herbal Research Webinar (virtual), 16th Apr 2025, invited by Prof. Nurolaini Kifli, UBD, Brunei. Link / YouTube
17) The 39th Symposium on Natural Products at Taoyuan, Taiwan, 4th - 6th Oct 2024, invited by The Society of Chinese Natural Medicine. Link
16) SPRINGBOARD conference at Riga, Latvia, 2nd - 3rd May 2024, invited by Prof. Raivis Žalubovskis, LIOS. Link
15) The 9th Asian Pacific Phycological Forum at Hokkaido, Japan, 14th - 18th Apr 2024, invited by Asian Pacific Phycological Association. Link
14) Asian Society of Natural Products Webinar (virtual), 11th - 12th Mar 2024, invited by Prof. Sonia Donaldo Jacinto, UP Diliman. Link
13) NAICONS at Milan, Italy, 10th - 12th Jan 2024, invited by Dr. Stefano Donadio, CEO of NAICONS. Link
12) University of the Philippines Diliman at Manila, Philippines, 17th Oct 2023, invited by Prof. Sonia Donaldo Jacinto, UP Diliman. Link
11) Morioka Chou High School (virtual), 16th Sep 2023, invited by Prof. Toshiaki Komatsu, TUMSAT, Japan. Link
10) Chang Gung University of Science and Technology at Taoyuan, Taiwan, 14th Aug 2023, invited by Prof. Tsong-Long Hwang, Vice President of CGUST.
9) Herbal Research Webinar (virtual), 14th Jun 2023, invited by Prof. Nurolaini Kifli, UBD, Brunei. Link / YouTube
8) ICNP 2022 at Sabah, Malaysia, 21st - 23rd Sep 2022, invited by Malaysian Natural Products Society. Link
7) CyanoWorld (virtual), 9th Dec 2021, invited by Prof. Ilka Maria Axmann, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany. Link
6) National University of Malaysia (virtual), 17th Dec 2021, invited by Prof. Zeti Azura Mohamed Hussein, UKM, Malaysia. YouTube
5) Joint Academic Microbiology Seminars (virtual), 25th Nov 2021, invited by Prof. Nur Hazlin Hazrin Chong, UKM, Malaysia. Link
4) Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology (virtual), 29th Sep 2021, invited by Prof. Takashi Kamada, SIST, Japan.
3) University of Malaya (virtual), 6th Sep 2021, invited by Prof. Hasniza Zaman Huri, UM, Malaysia. YouTube
2) Tokyo University of Marine Science & Technology (virtual), 12th Aug 2021, invited by Prof. Toshiaki Komatsu, TUMSAT, Japan. Link
1) New Colombo Plan Program - University of Western Australia (virtual), 8th Apr 2021, invited by Prof. Yit-Heng Chooi, UWA, Australia. Link
Journal Positions
Editor: Marine Life Science & Technology, Springer, 2025 - present. Link
Editor: NATPRO Journal, Asian Society of Natural Products, 2025 - present. Link
Guest Editor: Blue Biotechnology, Springer, "Collection of Synthetic Biology", 2024 - 2025. Link
Reviewing Editor: Microbiology Spectrum, American Society for Microbiology, 2024 - 2027. Link
Early Career Editor: Marine Drugs, 2025 - 2026. Link
Early Career Reviewer: Journal of Biological Chemistry, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2023 - 2025. Link