Talks

Introduction to Scientific Research and Reference Search Strategies

Event: UMP’s Pharmacy Academic Club internal training (Feb 2023)

Summary: The speech summarizes the main terminologies used in scientific research and how to look for references effectively. Insights from a Vietnamese pharmacist. This speech was unfortunately written in Vietnamese. I will try to translate it to English in the near future

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Introduction to Systematic Review

Event: UMP Med Chem laboratory internal training (August 2022)

Summary: The seminar aimed to introduce to my junior group members about guidelines and workflow to conduct a systematic review, which was then applied in our recent systematic review paper on Nat. Prod. Biopros. (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13659-023-00424-w)

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In-silico virtual screening and preliminary in-vitro evaluation of potential Interleukin-33 inhibitors

Event: VinUni-Illinois Smart Health Center Workshop (Jul 2022)

Summary: This is a part of my undergraduate thesis in which I applied molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation, and binding free energy calculation as an effort to search potential interleukin-33 inhibitors. Additionally, I also developed a preliminary in-vitro method employing fluorescent quenching mechanism to evaluate the binding properties of most potential compounds.

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