Kluster Kepakaran/ Cluster of Expertise :
Kesihatan dan Perubatan Termaju,
Biografi/ Biography :
Prof. Dr. Ima Nirwana Soelaiman is a Honorary Professor from the Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Her research interest is in the area of Natural Products, Bone Metabolism and Osteoporosis. Her research team has developed many animal models of osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, and metabolic syndrome. She has published extensively, having authored more than 300 journal articles, 10 books and 14 chapter in books. Her H-index is 45 and total citation is 7,336.
Among the awards she has won for her research work were Gold Medals in the 34th International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products, Geneva, Switzerland, 2006; Invention and New Product Exposition (INPEX2008), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, 2008; and The Belgian and International Trade Fair for Technological Innovation, Brussels, 2013. Prof. Ima was featured by Elsevier as one of “10 Women in Science for International Women’s Day 2015” in the journal “Life Science”. Recently she has won the National Book Award 2020/2021 for her book “Serba-serbi berkenaan kesihatan tulang dan penyakit osteoporosis” and the MAPIMM-IPT award 2024 for the best editted book “Tumbuhan dan Herba dari perspektif perubatan moden”
Prof. Ima has been a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine UKM since 2003 and was recently awarded the title of Honorary Professor. She had served as Deputy Dean (Research and Innovation) and Chair, Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine UKM from 2012-2017. She was formerly the Head of Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine UKM, and Founding Head of the Bone Metabolism Research Group UKM. She has served in Research Evaluation Panels for UKM and the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Health and Ministry. She has also been a member of the UKM Human Research Ethics Committee from 2007 to 2017.
khairatul nadia ramli, prof dr ima nirwana soelaiman, dr wong sok kuan. (2025). dua pensyarah perubatan ukm menang anugerah mapim ke-15. - portal berita ukm. .
tijjani rabiu giaze, norazlina mohamed, syed alhafiz syed hashim, ahmad nazrun shuid, ima nirwana soelaiman, norliza muhammad, fadhlullah zuhair jafar sidik, jamia azdina jamal. (2025). marantodes pumilum var. alata enhances fracture healing through gene regulation in a postmenopausal rat model. - pharmaceuticals. 1 - 17.
hiba murtadha al-saadi, kok-yong chin, norliza mohammad & ima nirwana soelaiman . (2025). comparing the effects of palm tocotrienol and a tocopherol on wnt signalling markers in the cartilage of male rats with osteoarthritis induced by monosodium iodoacetate. - the 5th international conference on advances in medical science. .
norfarahin abdullah sani, nur aqilah kamaruddin , ima nirwana soelaiman, kok-lun pang, kok-yong chin and elvy suhana mohd ramli. (2025). palm tocotrienol activates the wnt3a/-catenin signaling pathway, protecting mc3t3-e1 osteoblasts from cellular damage caused by dexamethasone and promoting bone formation. . - biomedicines. 1 - 18.
michelle min-fang yee, kok-yong chin, soelaiman ima-nirwana, ekram alias, kien hui chua, sok kuan wong. (2025). evaluation of bone-protecting effects of palm carotene mixture in two- and three-dimensional osteoblast/osteoclast co-culture systems. - international journal of medical sciences. 585 - 603.
norfarahin abdullah sani, nur aqilah kamaruddin , ima nirwana soelaiman, kok-lun pang, kok-yong chin and elvy suhana mohd ramli. (2025). palm tocotrienol activates the wnt3a/-catenin signaling pathway, protecting mc3t3-e1 osteoblasts from cellular damage caused by dexamethasone and promoting bone formation. . - biomedicines. 1 - 18.
michelle min-fang yee, kok-yong chin, soelaiman ima-nirwana, ekram alias, kien hui chua, sok kuan wong. (2025). evaluation of bone-protecting effects of palm carotene mixture in two- and three-dimensional osteoblast/osteoclast co-culture systems. - international journal of medical sciences. 585 - 603.
tijjani rabiu giaze, norazlina mohamed, syed alhafiz syed hashim, ahmad nazrun shuid, ima nirwana soelaiman, norliza muhammad, fadhlullah zuhair jafar sidik, jamia azdina jamal. (2025). marantodes pumilum var. alata enhances fracture healing through gene regulation in a postmenopausal rat model. - pharmaceuticals. 1 - 17.
saiful iqbal norazman, anis syauqina mohd zaffarin, ahmad nazrun shuid, haniza hassan, ima nirwana soleiman, wong sok kuan, ekram alias. (2024). a review of animal models for studying bone health in type-2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm) and obesity. - international journal of molecular sciences. 1 - 24.
sok kuan wong, michelle min fang yee, kok-yong chin, soelaiman ima-nirwana. (2023). a review of the application of natural and synthetic scaffolds in bone regeneration. - journal of functional biomaterials. 1-27.
kok-lun pang, kok-yong chin and soelaiman ima nirwana. (2023). immunomodulatory effects of agarwood leaf extract on raw264.7 murine macrophages. - endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders-drug targets. 964-976.
fairus ahmad, ima nirwana soelaiman, khairana husain, farihah hj suhaimi, chua kien hui & norzana abd ghafar. (2022). the effects of the fractions of piper sarmentosum leaves on inhibition of adipogenesis of 3t3 l1 preadipocytes. - sains malaysiana. 1833-1845.
nur-vaizura mohamad, soelaiman ima-nirwana and kok-yong chin. (2021). the skeletal effects of gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists: a concise review. - endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders - drug targets. 1713-1720.
nur farhana mohd fozi, james jam jolly, chua kien hui, ekram alias, chin kok yong & ima nirwana soelaiman. (2021). comparing the effects of alpha-tocopherol and tocotrienol isomers on osteoblasts hfob 1.19 cultured on bovine bone scaffold. - sains malaysiana. 2319-2328.
hermizi hapidin, fairuza munirah mazlan, hasmah abdullah & ima nirwana soelaiman. (2021). aqueous polyphenol semi-purified fractions from galls of quercus infectoria increase alp activity and mineralisation of hfob 1.19 cells. - sains malaysiana. 461-473.
michelle min-fang yee, kok-yong chin, soelaiman ima-nirwana, ekram alias, kien hui chua, sok kuan wong. (2025). evaluation of bone-protecting effects of palm carotene mixture in two- and three-dimensional osteoblast/osteoclast co-culture systems. - international journal of medical sciences. 585 - 603.
tijjani rabiu giaze, norazlina mohamed, syed alhafiz syed hashim, ahmad nazrun shuid, ima nirwana soelaiman, norliza muhammad, fadhlullah zuhair jafar sidik, jamia azdina jamal. (2025). marantodes pumilum var. alata enhances fracture healing through gene regulation in a postmenopausal rat model. - pharmaceuticals. 1 - 17.
norfarahin abdullah sani, nur aqilah kamaruddin , ima nirwana soelaiman, kok-lun pang, kok-yong chin and elvy suhana mohd ramli. (2025). palm tocotrienol activates the wnt3a/-catenin signaling pathway, protecting mc3t3-e1 osteoblasts from cellular damage caused by dexamethasone and promoting bone formation. . - biomedicines. 1 - 18.
saiful iqbal norazman, anis syauqina mohd zaffarin, ahmad nazrun shuid, haniza hassan, ima nirwana soleiman, wong sok kuan, ekram alias. (2024). a review of animal models for studying bone health in type-2 diabetes mellitus (t2dm) and obesity. - international journal of molecular sciences. 1 - 24.
sok kuan wong, michelle min fang yee, kok-yong chin, soelaiman ima-nirwana, ekram alias, kien hui chua. (2024). effects of palm carotene mixture on static bone histomorphometry of bovine bone scaffold co-cultured with osteoblasts and osteoclasts. - malaysian journal of medicine and health sciences. 36.
nabishah m, nasri ab, salam a, ima nirwana s. (2011). standard setting for assessment of basic medical science modules. - procedia - social and behavioral sciences. .
chin kok yong, ima nirwana soelaiman, fairus ahmad, wong sok kuan, ng pei yuen & shaanthana subramaniam. (2024). osteoporosis dan hubungkaitnya dengan sindrom metabolik. - . 27 - 36.
ima nirwana soelaiman. (2023). bab12: masa hadapan tumbuhan dan herba sebagai ubat-ubatan moden. - tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perub. 207-212.
ima nirwana soelaiman, wong sok kuan. (2023). bab 1: alam terkembang jadikan guru. - tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perub. 13-17.
ima nirwana soelaiman. (2022). setiap penyakit ada penawarnya. - tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perub. 146-150.
ima nirwana soelaiman, wong sok kuan. (2022). asas kajian saintifik bahan semula jadi. - . 15-26.
khairatul nadia ramli, prof dr ima nirwana soelaiman, dr wong sok kuan. (2025). dua pensyarah perubatan ukm menang anugerah mapim ke-15. - portal berita ukm. .
chin kok yong, ima nirwana soelaiman, fairus ahmad, wong sok kuan, ng pei yuen & shaanthana subramaniam. (2024). osteoporosis dan hubungkaitnya dengan sindrom metabolik. - . 27 - 36.
ima nirwana soelaiman. (2023). penyelidik ukm temui kaedah kesan gaya hidup, tahap kesihatan manusia prasejarah. - berita harian. 1.
ima nirwana soelaiman, zuliskandar ramli, elvy suhana mohd ramli. (2023). "alat solek rungkai jantina manusia purba". "merungkai manusia lembah nenggiri". - harian metro. 25.
ima nirwana soelaiman, wong sok kuan. (2023). tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perubatan moden [jilid 2]. - tumbuhan dan herba dari perspektif perub. 293.
khairatul nadia ramli, prof dr ima nirwana soelaiman, dr wong sok kuan. (2025). dua pensyarah perubatan ukm menang anugerah mapim ke-15. - portal berita ukm. .
hiba murtadha al-saadi, kok-yong chin, norliza mohammad & ima nirwana soelaiman . (2025). comparing the effects of palm tocotrienol and a tocopherol on wnt signalling markers in the cartilage of male rats with osteoarthritis induced by monosodium iodoacetate. - the 5th international conference on advances in medical science. .
nurul husna abidin, hermizi hapidin, hasmah abdullah, maryam azlan, ahmad abdullah, ima nirwana soelaiman. (2025). dual role of tannic acid and pamidronate in bone remodelling: promoting osteoblast differentiation via bmp signalling and inhibiting osteoclastogenesis via rankl-rank pathway.. - 4th international conference on medical and health sciences. 46 - 46.
sophia ogechi ekeuku, jen-kit tan, hiba murtadha al-saadi, fairus ahmad, mohd ramli elvy suhana, azlan mohd arlamsyah, fadhlullah zuhair japar sidik, juliana abdul hamid, soelaiman ima-nirwana, kok-yong chin. (2024). metabolomic analysis of tocotrienols-rich fraction-treated osteoarthritis model rat serum. - 4th international conference on dental, medical, and health sciences. .
hiba murtadha al-saadi, kok-yong chin, norliza mohammad, ima nirwana soelaiman. (2024). comparing the effects of alpha-tocopherol and palm tocotrienol on body weight, joint width and grip strength of rats with osteoarthritis. - 4th international conference on dental, medical, and health sciences. .
PHARMACOLOGY :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Bone Metabolism and Natural Products
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)
PHARMACOLOGY :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Bone Metabolism and Natural Products
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)
BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Bone Metabolism, Osteoporosis, Natural Products
Pengalaman / Experience : 30 tahun/years(s)