Lecturer Profile
Prof. Firzan Nainu, S.Si., M.Biomed.Sc., Ph.D., Apt.
Professor
Department of Pharmacy
Pharmacology and Molecular Biology
About
Academic Profile
General Information
Firzan Nainu is a professor in the Department of Pharmacy at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Hasanuddin University.
Prof Nainu scholarly work centers on pharmacology and molecular biology, with additional research interests in immunology and virology.
As the leader of the Unhas Fly Research Group (UFRG), he initiates collaborative research on the use of Drosophila melanogaster models to investigate drug activity, disease mechanisms, immunity, physiology, and early-stage therapeutic discovery.
Scholarly work
Updated from ORCID
Recent Publications
- 2026
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2026
Molecular insights into the anticancer effects of Begonia medicinalis and Moringa oleifera in Drosophila melanogaster
South African Journal of Botany
- 2026
- 2026
- 2026
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2026
Global burden of adverse effects of medical treatment from 1990 to 2021: a Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Track record
Academic Activity
Education
Educational Background
- S.Si, Hasanuddin University, 2005
- Apt, Hasanuddin University, 2006
- M.Biomed.Sc., James Cook University, 2012
- Ph.D., Kanazawa University, 2016
Research
Research Focuses
- Principal specialization: Pharmacology and Molecular Biology.
- SINTA-indexed interests: Pharmacology, Immunology, and Virology.
Research Group Involvement
- Unhas Fly Research Group (UFRG) — Group Leader. The group uses Drosophila melanogaster models for drug discovery and for studying pharmacological effects, cellular and molecular mechanisms, immunity, and physiology relevant to human health.