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2004
Institut Kajian Ubatan Semulajadi.
AuRIns was initially formed as a research cluster under the Faculty of Pharmacy in 2004 known as Institut Kajian Ubatan Semulajadi (iKUS)
2004
2007
Centre of Excellance
In 2007, iKUS was upgraded to Centre of Excellence and provided with its own budget. In 2008, Professor Jean-Frederic Faisal Weber Abdullah was appointed as its First Director from 2004 to 2010
2009
New Building
iKUS was then moved to its new home in UiTM Cawangan Selangor, Puncak Alam, together with the Faculty of Pharmacy in 2009.
2009
2010-2012
Prof. Dr. Nor. Hadiani Ismail, FASc.
Prof. Dr. Nor Hadiani Ismail, FASc. was appointed as second Director of AuRIns from 2010-2012.
2011
Rename to AuRIns
In October 2011, the conferment of the Honorary Doctor of Science by UiTM to the renowned scientist and scholar in the field of natural products from Pakistan, Prof. Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman, FRS, took place and led to the decision by the University Executive Committee to rename the institute to Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery (AuRIns) in December 2011.
2011
2012-2014
Dr. Zulkefeli Mat Jusoh
Dr. Zulkefeli Mat Jusoh was appointed as the third Director of AuRIns from 2012-2014.
2015-2016
Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Ilham Adenan
Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Ilham Adenan was appointed as fourth Director of AuRIns from 2015-2016.
2015-2016
2016-2024
Prof. Dr. Nor Hadiani Ismail, FASc.
Prof. Dr. Nor Hadiani Ismail, FASc. was reappointed as Director of AuRIns from 2016 untill her retirement in 2024.
2024
Assoc. Prof. ChM Dr. Fatimah Salim
Assoc. Prof. ChM Dr. Fatimah Salim is currently the fifth Director of AuRIns. She is appointed since 2024.
2024
Atta-ur-Rahman Institute for Natural Product Discovery
Level 9, Building FF3
UiTM Selangor, Kampus Puncak Alam
42300, Bandar Puncak Alam
Selangor, Malaysia
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GENERAL ENQUIRY
Phone : 03-32584769
Email : aurins@uitm.edu.my