BACKGROUND

Name :                 Azimahtol Hawariah Lope Pihie 
Date of Birth :     8 July 1952 
Place of Birth :   Perak Darul Ridzuan 

Education :
 
bullet PhD , Clinical Biochemistry, University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK,1985
bullet MSc. Biochemistry of Reproduction, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, 1978
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BSc. (Hons.) Biology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 1976 

 
WORK EXPERIENCE
 
bullet Tutor, Department of Life Science, UKM, 1976
bullet Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, UKM, 1978
bullet Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, UKM, 1991
bullet Professor of Clinical Biochemistry, 1999                          School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science and Technology, UKM, 1999

RESEARCH INTERESTS

bullet Clinical Biochemistry, Endocrinology, Drug development from plant origin
 
ACHIEVEMENT
 
bullet Bronze Medal Award, International Invention, Innovation, Industrial Design and Technology Exhibition ( I.TEX 2002 ) for invention of 'Phytopharmaceutical from Eurycoma Longifolia            ( Ekstrak Tongkat Ali)', Mid- Valley Exhibition Centre, Kuala Lumpur, 29th- 31st March 2002
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MERIT Award ( Applied Biology ) by Malaysian Society of Applied Biology: Styrylpyrone Derivative ( SPD ) The Potential Therapy for Breast Cancer, Pameran Penyelidikan IPTA 2001, 25th- 28th October 2001, Putra World Trade Center, Kuala Lumpur
bullet Bronze Medal Award: 28th International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products ( Geneva 12- 16th April 2000): Styrylpyrone Derivatite ( SPD): The Potential Therapy for Breast Cancer
bullet Bronze Medal Award: International Invention, Innovation, Industrial Design & Technology Exhibition 1999 ( I'Tex '99 ) for invention of Styrylpyrone Derivative (SPD): The Potential Therapy for Breast Cancer 1999
bullet Best National Women Inventors Award (NAWIA) for the International of Inventors Association ( IFIA ) cup for the invention of Styrylpyrone Derivative ( SPD): The Potential Therapy for Breast Cancer 1999
bullet Research Award ( Medical Sector ) for Project Entitled 'Development of Goniothalamin As Anticancer Drug' by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 30th May 1997
bullet Association of Commonwealth University Award 1995
bullet MERIT Award in INOTEX / MINDEX '94 Science Competition for the Project Entitled 'A Natural Anticancer Agent ' Ministry of Environment, Malaysia, 8th - 11th August, 1994
bullet Commonwealth Student Award 1982