Palanisamy Uma

Drug Discovery
Monash University
Malaysia

Biography

Uma Palanisamy completed her Ph.D from Cambridge University and started her career at an Industrial Research Institute in Malaysia. She pioneered Research into Natural Product Cosmeceutical and Nutraceutical Discovery. She has to her name a number of patents out of this research. She joined academia 8 years ago and has since moved to Natural Product Drug Discovery particularly in the areas of diabetes and obesity. She has filed six patents, published more than 25 papers in reputed journals, serves as an editorial board member of reputed journals and is a member of International Committees on Nutritional Health and Food Science. Uma Palanisamy completed her Ph.D from Cambridge University and started her career at an Industrial Research Institute in Malaysia. She pioneered Research into Natural Product Cosmeceutical and Nutraceutical Discovery. She has to her name a number of patents out of this research. She joined academia 8 years ago and has since moved to Natural Product Drug Discovery particularly in the areas of diabetes and obesity. She has filed six patents, published more than 25 papers in reputed journals, serves as an editorial board member of reputed journals and is a member of International Committees on Nutritional Health and Food Science.

Research Intrest

diabetes and obesity