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Nurhidayu Al-Saari

Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Marine Life Science) - Doctor of Philosophy, Hokkaido University
  • Master of Science in Aquaculture and Marine Biotechnology - Masters Degree, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • - MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY ENGLISH TEST (MUET),

Nurhidayu Al-Saari (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HALAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING


hidayusaari@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Nurhidayu Al-saari earned a Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology (Hons.) and a Master of Science (Aquaculture and Biotechnology Marine) in 2008 and 2012, respectively, from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), as well as a PhD in Marine Life Science (Microbiology) from Hokkaido University in Japan (2016). Then, from December 2016 to August 2018, she served as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Bioscience at UPM. She began her career at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in late 2018, and she is currently an Assistant Professor at the International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART). Nurhidayu is the principal investigator for a national research grant on fish nutrigenomics, and until today, she has co-authored and published over 30 academic and review articles. She is a MBOT certified Professional Technologist in Biotechnology and a member of the Malaysian Fisheries Society (MFS) and Malaysian Society for Microbiology (MSM). She actively participates in various consulting projects, most recently with JAKIM and the Department of Standards Malaysia as a member of the Malaysian National Standards Committees (MyNSC) working group (WG 5-2) that is looking into developing biological test methods related to halal. She also involved as a coordinator in the development and review of halal academic programmes and as an auditor for academic programme accreditation. Her current research interests include microbial genomics and ecology in various aquatic and terrestrial environments, probiotic and vaccination strategies in aquaculture, the Vibrionaceae family and other pathogenic bacteria, gut microbiome and nutrigenomic, as well as food and agroindustry-related research focusing on safety, sustainable resources, and the toyyiban component of halal science.   


Area of Specialisation


  • Agricultural ~ Agricultural Science And Technology ~ Aquaculture ~ Fish Nutrition
  • Agricultural ~ Agricultural Science And Technology ~ Food Sciences and Nutrition ~ Food Microbiology
  • Agricultural ~ Agricultural Science And Technology ~ Aquaculture ~ Diseases of Aquatic Organisms - Fish vaccination, Probiotics and Immune system
  • Agricultural ~ Agricultural Science And Technology ~ Food Sciences and Nutrition ~ Halal Products
  • Natural Science ~ Marine Sciences ~ Marine Biology ~ Marine Microbiology - Vibrionaceae
  • Natural Science ~ Bioinformatics ~ Bioinformatics Tools, Platforms and Technologies ~ Data Acquisition, Management and Processing for Life Sciences - Gut microbiome


Teaching Responsibilities


BIOTECHNOLOGY AND HALAL AUTHENTICATION 2023/2024 2021/2022
ETHICS AND TOYYIBAN CONCEPT IN HALAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 2023/2024
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2023/2024 2021/2022
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2022/2023
HALAL FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION 2023/2024
HALAL PHARMACEUTICALS, COSMETICS & PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS 2022/2023
HALAL STANDARDS AND REGULATION 2021/2022
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 2022/2023
ISLAMIZATION OF ENGINEERING STUDIES 2020/2021 2019/2020
MEAT, POULTRY AND FISHERY INDUSTRY 2022/2023 2021/2022
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES 2020/2021
VALUE, ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY IN HALAL INDUSTRY 2021/2022 2020/2021
VALUES, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2020/2021 2019/2020


Supervision


Understanding The Regulation Of Gut Microbiome In Response To High Or Low Dietary Carbohydrate To Protein Ratios And Its Association With The Health Of The Laboratory Zebrafish..
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Establishing Nutritional Requirements Of Protein To Carbohydrate Ratio To Improve Welfare Of Laboratory Zebrafish.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Modelling Zebrafish Wound Healing And Skin Regeneration In Response To A Novel Fish Oil-Based Nano Emulsions And Newly Develop Fish Feed..
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2023 - 2023 INHART Laboratories Workshop Series - Jan - Nov 2023
2023 - 2024 Sample Analysis by INHART Laboratory
2023 - 2023 Program Pengantarabangsaan Pengetahuan Pensijilan Halal Malaysia: Skop: Kajian Pasaran Permintaan Bakat Halal Di Luar Negara
2022 - 2022 Sample analysis by INHART Laboratory
On-Going
2023 - Present Sample analysis by INHART Laboratory - Jan 23 - Nov 23
2023 - Present Safeguarding Halalan Toyyiban Aquaculture Operation using Paper Strip Biosensor for On-Site Pathogen Detection
2023 - Present Metagenomic Surveillance of Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARG) and Microbial Ecology in Seabass Aquaculture Environment
2022 - Present Volatile Organic Compound Analysis of Durian Infected by Phytophthora Palmivora as Early Detecting Method Approach
2022 - Present Pathogenesis of Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND) in Shrimp Culture in Malaysia and Inactiaved Vibrio Vaccine Efficacy Against the Disease
2022 - Present Determining the Metagenomics of Bacterial Communities in Cultured Groupers Following Vaccination Against Vibriosis
2019 - Present Establishing zebrafish nutritional requirements in protein-to-carbohydrate ratio, as an animal model for farm fish nutrition and growth studies: Effects on fish growth, health and gut microbiota.


Publications


Article

2024 Perspective of Hadith in halal industry. Journal of Halal Industry & Services, 6 (1) pp. 1-18
2024 Weaving the tapestry of global well-being. The Health, January-February 2024 () pp. 24-25
2023 Navigating uncharted waters: the quest for Halal aquafeed certification. @Halal, 5 (28) pp. 18-19
2023 SCRIPT-powered halal industry: in Malaysia, the significance of this industry cannot be understated. @Halal, 5 (23) pp. 10-12
2022 Draft genome sequence data of vibrio harveyi VH1 isolated from a diseased tiger grouper, epinephelus fuscoguttatus , cultured in Malaysia. Data in Brief, 44 () pp.
2022 Laboratory and field assessments of oral vibrio vaccine indicate the potential for protection against vibriosis in cultured marine fishes. Animals, 12 (2) pp. 1-15
2022 The genome sequence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus C5A causing acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease in shrimps isolated from a Malaysia shrimp culture pond. Gene Reports, () pp.
2022 Zebrafish nutrition: promoting fish health and welfare of the animal model in halal science research. Halalsphere, 2 (1) pp. 106-121
2021 For the love of fish: towards achieving halal and toyyib aquaculture practices. @Halal, 3 (15) pp. 30-30
2021 Vaccine efficacy of a newly developed feed-based whole-cell polyvalent vaccine against Vibriosis, Streptococcosis and Motile Aeromonad Septicemia in Asian Seabass, Lates calcarifer. Vaccines, 9 (4) pp.
2020 Effects of skin abrasion in immersion challenge with Vibrio harveyi in Asian seabass Lates calcarifer fingerlings. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 137 () pp. 167-173
2020 Efficacy of bath vaccination with a live attenuated Vibrio harveyi against vibriosis in Asian seabass fingerling, Lates calcarifer. Aquaculture Research, 51 (1) pp. 389-399
2020 Exploring the internationalization strategy of higher education institutions and halal food ecosystem in Malaysia. Food Research, 4 (4 (Suppl.4) (2020)) pp. 145-150
2020 Halal antimicrobials in food: a review on prospects and challenges of antimicrobials from animal sources. Journal of Halal Industry and Services, 3 (1) pp. 1-14
2019 Administration of live-attenuated vaccine of Vibrio harveyi to improve survival of gnotobiotic brine shrimp (Artemia salina) model against multipleVibrio infection. International Journal of Biosciences, 14 (4) pp. 1-14
2019 Environmental factors associated with the presence of vibrionaceae in tropical cage-cultured marine fishes. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 31 () pp. 154-167
2019 Recent update on the prevalence of Vibrio species among cultured grouper in Peninsular Malaysia. Aquaculture Research, 50 (11) pp. 3202-3210
2019 Understanding the NaCl-dependent behavior of hydrogen production of a marine bacterium, Vibrio tritonius. PeerJ, 2019 () pp. 1-21
2019 Vibriosis in cultured marine fishes: a review. Aquaculture, () pp.
2019 Vibriosis in fish: a review on disease development and prevention. Journal of aquatic animal health, 31 (1) pp. 3-22
Conference or Workshop Item

2023 A preliminary study on promoting e-book about halal industry framework in Malaysia for public awareness in Malaysia. In: 4th International Conference on the Future of Asean 2023 (ICoFA 2023),
2023 Halalan toyyiban concept in the broiler chicken farms in Subang, West Java, Indonesia: a perspective on current operational practices. In: International Halal Science Conference 2023 (IHASC 2023),
Book Section

2023 For the love of fish. Towards achieving halal and toyyib aquaculture practices. In: Revon Media Sdn Bhd, ISBN: 978-629-97445-2-8, pp. 67-70
2023 For the love of fish.Towards achieving halal and toyyib aquaculture practices. In: Revon Media Sdn Bhd, ISBN: 978-629-97445-2-8, pp. 67-70
2023 Halal agroindustry as a key to food security. In: Revon Media Sdn Bhd, ISBN: 978-629-97445-2-8, pp. 54-57
2023 SCRIPT-powered halal industry:A MADANI roadmap. In: Revon Media Sdn Bhd, ISBN: 978-629-97445-2-8, pp. 32-38
2022 Trichoderma genes for abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In: Springer, ISBN: 978-3-030-91649-7, pp. 361-368
2022 Trichoderma genes for abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In: Springer, ISBN: 978-3-030-91649-7, pp. 361-368