Ahmad Husein Alkaff

Position:Patent Scientist
Email:husein.alkaff@spruson.com

Academic Qualifications

Qualification Institution Year of Completion
Master of Science (Biotechnology)Universitas Indonesia2019
Bachelor of Science (Chemistry)Universitas Indonesia2015

Industry Experience

PositionOrganisation/InstitutionDate of Tenure
Biotech researcherMedion GroupMarch 2020 – October 2021
Bioinformatics research fellowUniversitas IndonesiaFebruary 2017 – January 2020
Chemical analystPT PertaminaDecember 2015 – January 2017

Fellowships/Memberships/Affiliations

Organisation Level
Indonesia Endownment Fund for Education (LPDP)Awardee

Selected Publications – industry/IP specific

Publications
A. H. Alkaff et al., (First author), Identification of DNA methyltransferase-1 inhibitor for breast cancer therapy through computational fragment-based drug design, Molecules, 26(2), 375 (2021)
A. H. Alkaff et al., (First author), Zika, chikungunya, and dengue viral infections in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells: cell susceptibility and gene expression, Med. J. Indones. 29(2), 129-135 (2020)
M. A. F. Nasution, A. H. Alkaff et al., (3rd author of 5), Flexible docking-based molecular dynamics simulation of natural product compounds and Ebola virus Nucleocapsid (EBOV NP): a computational approach to discover new drug for combating Ebola, BMC Bioinform. 19(14), 137-149 (2018)
U. S. F. Tambunan, A. H. Alkaff et al., (2nd author of 5), Screening of commercial cyclic peptide conjugated to HIV-1 Tat peptide as inhibitor of N-terminal heptad repeat glycoprotein-2 ectodomain Ebola virus through in silico analysis, J. Mol. Graph. 74, 366-378 (2017)
Experience and Technical Background

Experienced in the following areas of patent practice:

  • Patent prosecution

 

Primary patent practice areas by technology:

  • Chemistry
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Biotechnology

Research/industry background:

A. General technical areas:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Bioinformatics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Virology

B. Scientific research:

  • Arboviruses infection in human PBMC: cell susceptibility and cytokines expression
  • In silico screening of conjugated peptide as inhibitor of Ebola virus glycoprotein

C. Industry experience:

  • Development of avian influenza subunnit vaccine
  • Fragment-based drug design of methyltransferase inhibitors
  • Optimization of secondary oil recovery using polymer and surfactant

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