INSIGHTS @ MAHSA

  Dr Gopal Natesan is Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Director for Education Quality Audit Learning (EQUAL) Unit at MAHSA University, Kuala Lumpur and also Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) UK, where he has been since 2009. From 2009 to 2017 he served as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs and Research, Faculty of Pharmacy.     He received his BPharm and MPharm (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) from Tamilnadu Dr MGR Medical University in 1993 and 1996. He obtained his doctoral degree (PhD) in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from Hamdard University, New Delhi, India, in 2001 and his Post-Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning from Anglia Ruskin University in 2016.   His research interests span both new-drug discovery and the isolation of chemicals of   plant origin. Much of his work has been on the synthesising of new small chemical entities and quinazolinones heterocyclic pharmacophore and their preliminary screening in both in-vivo and in-vitro mod...

  When inconvenience was the main issue, she decided to find a solution, yes, this is the story of our Alumna Amiratul Syifa who is now a Member of the Board of Directors for Beyond Pharmacy (SA0575490-D) located in Banting Baru, Selangor. Amiratul successfully obtained her Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) from MAHSA University in November 2019 and she now runs a Community Pharmacy. As an active student, she was involved in various students’ activities throughout her study here in MAHSA University. She took her first step in the world of pharmacy by undergoing her Provisionally Registered Pharmacist (PRP) training in Farmasi Banting and Jabatan Farmasi, Klinik Kesihatan Telok Dato’ for one-year (August 2020 to September 2021).  After completing her PRP training, she decided to continue her career as a community pharmacist and decided to open a Pharmacy near by her grandmother's home as he realised how inconvenient it was for those who lived further away from the rural town t...

  Male factor infertility contributes to approximately 50% of couple-infertility cases worldwide. Despite the increasing global trend of male infertility, a considerable number of male infertility cases still remain unexplained or idiopathic. In this context, oxidative stress (OS) has been identified as a core etiology in various known and unidentified male infertility causes. For this reason, antioxidants are often used in the treatment of male infertility. Moreover, overuse of antioxidants may also adversely affect male reproduction. None of the professional societies have so far issued guidelines on the use of antioxidants for the treatment of male infertility. Thus, a global survey of Reproductive Specialists, with the American Center for Reproductive Medicine (ACRM) of Cleveland Clinic, USA, under the leadership of Professor Dr Ashok Agarwal, being at the nodal point, was conducted in 2020 to determine the pattern of using OS tests and antioxidants prescriptions in...

The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on education in a manner quite unlike the way it has affected the rest of the world. A study done by the American company McKinsey.com on children ages 6 through 17 shows that COVID-19 has undermined both the quantity and quality of learning among these children. Students come from different age groups and grades altogether, but nevertheless, educators face the same inadequacies in the teaching and learning of our own students. We could happily rest on our laurels and say we have successfully risen to the challenges posed by this virus by coming up with alternative and hybrid learning solutions, and then pat ourselves on the backs and say, ‘Well done,’ but we would be lying to ourselves, because, like it or not, unfinished learning is real and its effects threatens our graduates’ learning outcomes and subsequently their skill and professional capabilities, and consequently the potential success of a nation and its economy - yes it is a rippl...