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Top Research Scientist Malaysia : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sasidharan Sreenivasan

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sasidharan Sreenivasan

Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Universiti Sains Malaysia

Email:  srisasidharan@usm.my

Phone No: (+6)012-532 3462


Research Interests

Pharmacognosy.

My Research: Contribution & Expertise


Fundamentally, I am a pharmaceutical biologist and pharmacognosist. I have vast research experience in transdisciplinary aspects of medicinal plant research, with the principal aim of highlighting the importance of medicinal plants in drug discovery. In recent years, herbal remedies have been considered as dietary supplements for disease prevention and alternative/complementary medicine. The WHO estimates that 80% of the world's population relies on traditional herbal medicine for primary health care. While thousands of plants have been documented in traditional medicine, few studies have examined how these wild resources are integrated into modern medicine. My scientific research on medicinal plants, based on modern methods, has significantly contributed to the generation of scientific data, leading to the merging of this knowledge into modern medicine.

My View: Qualities of a Good Researcher


I believe an excellent researcher's three most crucial attributes are imagination, creativity and innovation. In science, if the outcome of the research activities creates new knowledge, imagination offers the research questions to be explored. Moreover, imagination also helps excellent scientists leapfrog ahead of their contemporaries to the next level of science. Hence, as Einstein told an interviewer in 1929, imagination is more important than knowledge in science. Besides that, a good researcher should also be creative in their research journey to achieve the research goal. In addition, innovation in scientific research is the key to unlocking societal benefits, specifically in industries. The innovative approach is behind scientists' success in discovering and developing new, world-changing technologies.