Prof. Irwandi Jaswir

After completing his PhD, Irwandi joined International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) as an academic staff in 2001. Since then, Irwandi has held various administrative posts, from Programme Coordinator, Deputy Dean (Students Affairs), and Deputy Dean (Research Initiatives) at the Research Management Centre. In 2011, he received his Professorship and is currently appointed as the Director at the International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART) of IIUM. Irwandi also serves as the Secretary, IIUM Council of Professor. His initial research began with his interest in lipid peroxidation and the antioxidative activities of natural products. He then conducted studies on carotenoids and anti-cancer properties he started when he had a 2-years fellowship at the National Food Research Institute (NFRI), Japan, after receiving a prestigious Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) award. Currently, he is the principal researcher of 7 research projects, mostly in areas related to Halal Science, Food Biotechnology, and Natural Products, funded by various funding agencies such as the Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI), and National Plans for Science and Technology (NPST), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.