HISTORY OF AuRIns

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)

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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.

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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.

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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

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