• BSc (Hons) in Chemistry and PhD in Synthetic Medicinal Chemistry.

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• Among the top 2% of Scientists in the World since 2021.

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• Recipient of the PIFI Visiting Scientist Award (2024-2025) from the Chinese Academy of Sciences

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• Editor-in-Chief of "Journal of Medicinal Natural Products (JMNP)", Associate Editor of "Bioactives", Editor of "Open Chemistry" and "Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis" since 2024, Section Editor of "Biomolecules", and Editor of "Diversity" since 2021, and Managing Editor of "Phytochemical Analysis (PCA)" since 2010.

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• Treasurer of the Phytochemical Society of Europe (PSE) since 2024.​​

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• Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Science, Liverpool John Moores University since 2024 and Founding Member of the Centre for Natural Products Discovery, Liverpool JMU since 2019.​

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• Distinguished Adjunct Professor at the Centre for Global Health Research, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital since 2024.​​​

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• Visiting Professor at the School of Cosmetic Science, Mae Fah Luang University since 2023.

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• Senior Scientist at the Czech Academy of Sciences and Palacký University since 2019.

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• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) since 2009.​

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• Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC) since 2003.​

 

• Member of the Macau China Ethnic Medicinal Industry Association, China since 2018. I am the only female member among all three members from the whole of Europe!  

 

• Member of European Science Foundation College of Expert Reviewers since 2020.​​​​

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• Significant experience and training in Medicinal Natural Products Chemistry.

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• Considerable experience in teaching Pharmaceutical, Synthetic Organic Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry (preparation and delivery of lectures, tutorials, practical classes, coursework, assessments, and related administrative duties, e.g., module leadership) to UG and PGT students in UK universities.​

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• Significant experience in teaching chemistry to students from various levels and educational backgrounds, especially students with non-chemistry backgrounds.​

 

• Experience in designing and preparing undergraduate e-Learning teaching and learning materials.​

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• Invited to deliver four research lectures as a Visiting Professor at esteemed Thai universities, including Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, Mae Fah Luang University in Bangkok, Walailak University in Tha Sala, and Prince of Songkhla University in Hat Yai. In addition to advising PhD students,  also actively participated in meetings with staff and PhD students, contributing to joint scientific papers, reviews and book chapters as part of the collaborative project involving MFU Reinventing University (2023-Present).

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• Invited Erasmus+ Staff Teaching Mobility Lecturers in Gregory T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania, 2018-2020.

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• Invited to deliver lectures and research talks to UG and PGT students in the Institute of Experimental Botany, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic in 2019, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong University in 2019, Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, Macau University in 2018 and 2019 and Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jinan University, Guangzhou in 2018.

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• Co-author/corresponding author of 550 peer-reviewed high-quality scientific papers, invited reviews, abstracts, books, book chapters, and an innovation patent in Medicinal Natural Products Chemistry. Total Google citations over 17,900, h-index: 62 and i10: 312; Scopus ID: 7004469239 and Scopus h-index: 45; ResearchGate h-index: 56; and over 5,900 LinkedIn Followers.

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• Co-authored the popular textbook, ‘Chemistry for Pharmacy Students: General, Organic and Natural Product Chemistry’, John Wiley & Sons, London (2007), which has been translated into Indonesian (2009), Portuguese (2009), Japanese (2012) and Greek (2015).

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• Co-authored the second edition of the book, 'Chemistry for Pharmacy Students: General, Organic and Natural Products Chemistry', John Wiley & Sons, London (2019).

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• Co-edited the book, 'Medicinal Natural Products: A Disease-Focused Approach', Elsevier Limited, Oxford (2020).

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• Co-authored a brand-new book, ‘Steroid Dimers: Chemistry and Applications in Drug Design and Delivery’, John Wiley & Sons, London (2012), which is the first and only book published on steroid dimers.

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• Co-edited a brand-new book, 'Computational Phytochemistry', Elsevier Limited, Oxford (2018), which is the first book in that emerging area of research.

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• Co-edited the 3rd edition of ‘Natural Products Isolation’ (Eds: Sarker, S. D. and Nahar, L.), Springer-Verlag, USA (2012).

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• Co-authored a total of 11 books, 50 book chapters, and 58 reviews to date.​

 

• Managing Editor of the Journal 'Phytochemical Analysis' since 2010.

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• Guest Editor for special issue of Frontiers in Pharmacology on ‘Natural Antimicrobial Peptides: Hope for New Antibiotic Lead Molecules’ (2021); special issue of Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine on ‘Pain Management and Wound Care with Traditional Medicine’ (2017); special issue of Medicines on ‘Essential oils: Chemistry and Bioactivity’ (2016); and special issue of Advances in Pharmacological Sciences on ‘Anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive and antipyretic activities of medicinal plants and their constituents’ (2012).

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• Member of the Editorial Board of 19 International Journals: Biomolecules, Diversity, Scientific Reports, International Journal of Synthesis and Characterization, Journal of Chemistry, The Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, Journal of Chem and Biochemistry World, Open Access Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, Journal of Natural Products Research Updates, Journal of Natural Products DiscoveryJournal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutics, Current Trends in Phytomedicine and Clinical Therapeutics, International Journal of BioSciences and Technology, ISRN Chromatography, Virology & Immunology Journal, Bioequivalence & Bioavailability International Journal, Pharmaceutical Drug Regulatory Affairs Journal and Tripolitana Medical Journal.​

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• Regular reviewer of 30 international journals in Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry.

 

• Regular reviewer of the European Science Foundation and National Science Centre, Poland in Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry.

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• Invited member of the Scientific Committee of PSE conference on Trends in Natural Product Research, Wroclaw, Poland, 02-06 June 2025.​​

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• Invited member of the Scientific Committee of the 8th International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food (8-ISPMF) in Shenyang, China, 02-07 August 2024.

 

• Invited member of the Scientific Committee of PSE conference on International Congress on Natural Products Research, ICE Kraków Congress Centre, Kraków, Poland, 13-17 July 2024.

 

• Vice-President of the Organizing Committee of the 5th Annual e-Conference of CNPD: ‘Advances in Natural Products Research, Liverpool, UK, 19-21 June 2024.

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• Invited member of the Scientific Committee of the 7th International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food (7-ISPMF) in Beijing China, 02-07 August 2023.

 

• Vice-President of the Organising Committee of the 4th Annual Conference of CNPD on Natural Products in Cosmetics, Food, and Medicine, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, 19-22 June 2023.

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• Invited member of the Scientific Committee of the 6th International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food (6-ISPMF) in Hangzhou, China, 5-10 August 2022.

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• Vice-President of the Organizing Committee of the 3rd Annual CNPD Conference 2022 on Natural Products and their role in post-COVID, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, 02-04 March 2022.

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• Vice-President of the Organising Committee of the 2nd Annual CNPD Conference on ‘Natural Products in COVID-19', Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, 13-14 May 2021.

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• Invited member of the Scientific Committee of the 13th National Symposium with International Participation on Medicinal Plants-Present and Perspectives (MAPPPS), 12-15 May 2020.

 

• Vice-President of the Organizing Committee of the T20 PSE conference on Contemporary Natural Products Discovery Research, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, 06 March 2020. 

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• Vice-President of the Scientific Committee of the PSE-NPS Summit 2020 on Natural Products for Healthy Living, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh, 16-18 Jan 2020. 

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• Vice-President of the Organizing Committee of the PSE-NPS Summit 2020 on Natural Products for Healthy Living, 16-18 Jan 2020, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh. 

 

• Invited member of the Organizing Committee of the 2nd Euro Chemistry Conference, Valencia, Spain, 17-19 June 2019.

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• Invited member of the International Scientific Committees of the 3rd International Symposium on Phytochemicals in Medicine and Food (3-ISPMF), Kunming, China, 25-30 August 2018.

 

• Vice-President of the Local Organizing Committee of the PSE Young Scientists’ Meeting on Advances in Phytochemical Analysis, 02-05 July 2018, Liverpool, UK.

 

• Member of the Scientific Committee of the PSE Young Scientists' Meeting on Advances in Phytochemical Analysis, Liverpool, UK, 02-05 July 2018.

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• Invited member of the Scientific Committee of the 6th Euro-Mediterranean Conference & Expo on Pharma, Medicinal and Life Sciences (BioNat-6), Cairo, Egypt, 12-14 March 2019.

 

• Invited member of the Scientific Committee of the 5th Euro-Mediterranean Conference and Expo on Natural Products, Pharma and Traditional Medicines: Novelties and Emerging Targets (BioNat-5), Limassol, Cyprus, 28-30 November 2017.

 

• Invited member of the International Scientific Committee of the 1st Indo-Russian Meet and 2nd International Conference on Biotechnological Advances in Free Radical Biology & Medicine-2016 (ICBAFM-16), Lucknow, India, 23-25 January 2017.

 

• Invited member of the International Scientific Committee of the 4th Euro-Mediterranean Conference of Natural Products and Drug Discovery: Back to Mother Nature (BioNat-4), Cairo/Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 03-07 March 2015.

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• Invited member of the International Advisory Board of the 3rd Euro-Mediterranean Conference: Natural Products from Biodiversity to Bioindustry (BioNat-3), Cairo, Egypt, 18-20 December 2013.

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• Significant research experience at undergraduate, doctoral and post-doctoral levels, and strong background and training in Synthetic Organic Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry.

 

• Extraordinary ability in structure elucidation and spectral interpretation of various types of organic molecules including plant secondary metabolites.

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• ‘Hands on’ experience in modern extraction, separation, chromatographic and spectroscopic methods and instruments (solid-phase extraction, TLC, VLC, CC, HPLC, High-field NMR etc.), and the analysis of plant secondary metabolites, and the DPPH assay to identify antioxidant properties of secondary metabolites.

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• Extensive experience in retrieving information from electronic databases like Web of Science, Beilstein, PubMed, Science Direct, SDBS, Dictionary of Organic Compounds, Dictionary of Natural Products, Chemical Abstract and ChemSpider.

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• Established research collaborations with national and international research groups: Azerbaijan Academy of Science; Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi; Department of Chemistry, University of Botswana; Department of Chemistry, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Department of Food Science and Engineering, Jinan University; Faculty of Pharmacy, Tripoli University; Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, University of Macau; Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University; School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi; School of Pharmacy, University of Strathclyde; School of Chinese Medicine, University of Hong Kong; School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences, The Robert Gordon University; Tabriz University of Medical Sciences; University of Dhaka; University of East London; University of Khulna; University of Ulster; UCL School of Pharmacy.

 

• Experience in designing and creating web pages. These websites are available online: ProfNaharWix, ProfSarkerWix, LiverpoolPSEWix, KunmingWix, KhulnaPSEWix, T20PSEWix, CNPD 2021Wix, CNPD 2022Wix, CNPD 2023Wix,  CNPD 2024Wix  and CNPD 2025Wix.

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• Cited in a number of internet-based databases for scientific experts, e.g., BiomedExperts, Curehunter.com, CyberRead, Deepdyve, NRC-CISTI: Discover, OFIS Articles, Scholarly Research Exchange, Scientific Commons, ZoomInfo, and many more.​​​

 

• Moderator of the well-established online discussion group in natural products research, visit website: NatProDis.

 

• ​Scientific profile has been published in every edition of the Marquis "Who’s Who in the World" since 2009 and "Who's Who in Science and Engineering" since 2010.

 

• Positive attitude towards modern methods of teaching and innovative research, troubleshooting ability, and excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.

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• Strong ability to work independently as well as a member of a team.

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• A versatile self-motivated individual with the ability to work outstandingly under pressure, meet deadlines, prioritize work, and coordinate multiple tasks.

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• A highly organized problem solver with an eye for detail.

 

• Ability and interest in taking up new challenges.

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