Associate Professor and Head of Basic Health Sciences
Qualifications:
- Ph.D (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) USM,
- B.Pharm (Honours)
- B.Sc (Honours) (Industrial Chemistry)
Experience
- Academician
- Researcher
Research Focus Area
Stem Cell and Anti-Aging Research, Drug Discovery and Development, Natural Product and Herbal Medicine, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tool Development
Selected Publications
Journal
- Che Yaacob, N. L., Fahrni, M. L., Md Isa, K. A., & Ng, K. W. (2025). Related problems and quality of life of elderly with chronic disease in Besut, Terengganu. Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 21(3).
- Lai D.K.W., Ng Y.P., Choo J.Y., Looi S.Y., Ng J., Yap C.H., Ng K.W. Determining short-term oral antibiotics non-adherence and exploring its associated factors among Orang Asli populations at Kampung Sungai Tonggang, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
- Naimat, F., Fahrni, M. L., Md Isa, K. A., Thiagarajan, M., & Ng, K. W. (2025). Clinical profiles of cancer-associated thrombosis among newly diagnosed patients with cancer. Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences, 10(1).
- Hamid, H. B., Shu, W. S., Yaacob, N. L. C., Naimat, F. Ng, K. W., (2025). The anti-diabetic effect of Phyllanthus emblica on rodent models: A scoping review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Food, Drug and Cosmetics, 1(1).
- Jusril, N. A., Mukhtar, S. M., Abu Bakar, S. I., Md Saad, W. M., Wen, N. K., & Adenan, M. I. (2024). Nanoemulsion of ethanolic extract of Centella asiatica (NanoSECA) ameliorates learning and memory performance by enhancing cholinergic activities, increasing antioxidative levels, and attenuating oxidative stress markers in adult rats. Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, 12(4).
- Yaacob, N. L. C., Loganathan, M., Hisham, N. A., Kamaruzzaman, H., Isa, K. A. M., Ibrahim, M. I. M., & Ng, K. W. (2024). The impact of pharmacist medication reviews on geriatric patients: A scoping review. Korean Journal of Family Medicine, 45(3).
- Hamid, H., Zulkifli, K., Naimat, F., Che Yaacob, N. L., & Ng, K. W. (2023). Exploratory study on student perception on the use of Chat AI in process-driven problem-based learning. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning.
- Ng, K. W., & Looi, S. Y. (2023). Preclinical anticancer activity of Typhonium flagelliforme (Lodd.) Blume and its potential mechanism: A systematic review. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences, 10(4).
- Wong, S. S., Wong, C. C., Ng, K. W., Bostanudin, M. F., & Tan, S. F. (2023). Depression, anxiety, and stress among university students in Selangor, Malaysia during COVID-19 pandemics and their associated factors. PLoS ONE, 18(1).
Books
- Lee, S., Peh, K. H., Goh, K. H., Ng, K. W., & Chong, B. W. (2025). Strategic STPM Pre-U Text STPM Chemistry. Pelangi Publisher.
- Seth, N. H., Razman, N. I. H., Ng, K. W., Sanusi, A., Adnan, N., Mohd Yusof, R., Ab’lah, N. N., Hatta, F. F., Ahmad Fauzi, N. R. A., & Muhammad, N. H. (2018). Foundation Chemistry Manual: Practical Laboratory and Assignment Guidelines (2nd ed.). Djuta Dallek. ISBN: 978-967-16093-2-3
Professional Membership
- Registered Chemist, Malaysia Institute of Chemistry
- Associate Member, American Association for Cancer Research
Previous Employment
- Head of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Management and Science University.
- Senior Lecturer, Centre for Foundation Studies, Faculty of Applied Science, UiTM Selangor.
- Post-Doctoral Scientist, Drug Discovery Unit, Cancer Research Malaysia.
- Research Fellow, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Current Teaching and Administrative Responsibilities
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Pharmacognosy, Organic and Inorganic Chemistry
Conference and Training
- Ng, K. W. & Wong, K. H.(2025). Restorative effects of a quercetin-taurine-bromelain-pycnogenol combination on senescence and oxidative stress in Wharton’s jelly-derived mesenchymal stem cells.In 6th International Pharmaceutical Research Conference, Cyberjaya, Selangor.
- Teh, H. M., Ng, Y. P., Choo, J. Y., Ng, J., Tan, B. S., Ng, K. W., &Looi, S. Y. (2024). Investigating HbA1c reduction and incidents of reported hypoglycaemia between human insulins versus analogue insulins among type 2 diabetic mellitus patients: A single-centre, retrospective study. In National Pharmacy Convention, Putrajaya.
- Loh, C. C. Y., Ng, Y. P., Ng, J., Tan, B. S., Choo, J. Y., Ng, K. W., & Looi, S. Y. (2024). Comparison of direct proportion approach versus conventional method for dose adjustment of carbamazepine. In National Pharmacy Convention, Putrajaya.
- Maniam, Y., Ng, Y. P., Ng, J., Tan, B. S., Choo, J. Y., Ng, K. W., & Looi, S. Y. (2024). Comparison of four methods in computing AUC24 of vancomycin versus integration approach in hemodynamically stable patients: A single-centred retrospective study. In National Pharmacy Convention, Putrajaya.
- Ng K.W., Eng A.K.L, Ng Y.P., Yap C.H., Tan B.S., Choo J.Y., Looi S.Y. (2024). Assessing the magnitude of blood pressure reduction in newly diagnosed patients treated with perindopril or amlodipine monotherapy at various dosages: A retrospective, multicentre observational study. In National Pharmacy Convention, Putrajaya.
- Che Yaacob, N. L., Jahilin, A. S., Md Isa, K. A., Ibrahim, M. I. M., Ng, K. W., & Loganathan, M. (2023). Drug-related problems and quality of life of elderly with chronic disease in Besut, Terengganu. In 4th International Conference of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Loi, S. L., Koh, C. P., & Ng, K. W. (2023). Cytotoxicity study of Periostracum cicadae on Jurkat and K-562 cells. In UISS 2023, Kampar, Malaysia.
- Hamid, H., & Ng, K. W. (2023). Enhancing student learning in process-driven problem-based learning (PD-PBL): An exploratory study on Chat AI integration and student perception. In Perdana University Conference, Malaysia.
- Looi, S. Y., Ng, K. W., Choo, J. Y., & Ng, Y. P. (2023). Exploring natural language processing models performance in addressing Malaysian pharmacy qualifying exam questions. In Perdana University Conference, Malaysia.


