Mass spectrometry

Biography

Dr. Lai holds a PhD in Chemistry from Monash University, MSc and BSc (Hons.) in Biochemistry from University of Malaya. She is currently a Senior Lecturer and the Deputy Dean (for the Academic Affairs & Student Experience) at the School of Biosciences, Taylor’s University. Her research interests lie in the evaluation, isolation and elucidation of bioactive compounds from plants, such as ferns and mangroves, and targeting on bioactivities such as antioxidative, antimicrobial, tyrosinase inhibition, anti-cancer and anti-obesity properties. Beside natural product research, she is also actively involved in chemical education research. She has published in various international refereed journals and proceedings, besides being an active reviewer for a few international peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Lai is a member of American Chemical Society and the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry Society

Research Interest

Isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from plants targeting for pharmaceutical and cosmeticeutical potential,Bioactivity assays on antioxidant, anti-obesity, anti-pigmentation, Phytochemical analysis.