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Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy (Biotechnology) - Doctor of Philosophy, Australian Graduate Research School
- Master of Technology (Environmental Management) - Masters Degree, Universiti Malaya (UM)
- Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology with Management) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Suhaila Bt. Mohd. Omar (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE
osuhaila@iium.edu.my
5051
Expert Profile
Suhaila Mohd Omar started her academic career as an Assistant Lecturer in the Kulliyyah of Science, IIUM in 2003. After pursuing her postgraduate study in University of Malaya and University of New South Wales (Australia), she was promoted as a senior lecturer in 2014. Her current areas of research and teaching are environmental biotechnology which includes microbial diversity in extreme environment and the management of municipal and agricultural waste management.
At the moment, her research projects are on microbial diversity in acidic peat swamp forest and their potential for lignocellulose degradation. In this research project she uses both cultivation and metagenomics approaches to study microbial biodiversity and their ability to produce lignocellulose degrading enzymes. She is also interested in diversity of exoelectrogens that can be utilized in microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment or biosensor devices.
At the moment, her research projects are on microbial diversity in acidic peat swamp forest and their potential for lignocellulose degradation. In this research project she uses both cultivation and metagenomics approaches to study microbial biodiversity and their ability to produce lignocellulose degrading enzymes. She is also interested in diversity of exoelectrogens that can be utilized in microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment or biosensor devices.
Area of Specialisation
- Natural Science ~ Environmental Sciences ~ Environment Management and Bioremediation ~ Solid Waste Management - Municipal and agricultural waste
- Natural Science ~ Environmental Sciences ~ Environment Management and Bioremediation ~ Natural Resource Management - Microbial diversity in peat swamp, mangrove and sponges
- Natural Science ~ Bioinformatics ~ Computational Molecular Biology ~ Metagenomics - Enzyme data from extreme environment
Teaching Responsibilities
BIODIVERSITY | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION | 2022/2023 |
BIOFERTILIZERS | 2016/2017 |
BIONANOTECHNOLOGY | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
BIOPROCESS I | 2007/2008 |
BIOTECHNOLOGY, LAW AND ETHICS | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS | 2007/2008 |
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2021/2022 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2007/2008 |
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT | 2020/2021 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2020/2021 |
FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY | 2022/2023 |
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY | 2007/2008 |
PROJECT SEMINAR | 2007/2008 |
USRAH IN ACTION 1 | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
USRAH IN ACTION 2 | 2022/2023 |
WASTE MANAGEMENT | 2007/2008 |
WASTE MANAGEMENT AND USAGE | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2007/2008 |
Research Projects
Completed
2020 - 2022 | Short Term Project: The Formulation for Wound Healing Hydrogel Polymer-Based Spray |
2016 - 2020 | The screening of xylanase from Kuantan mangrove actinomycetes |
2015 - 2018 | Fungal-Assisted Composting (FAC) Approach of Organic Waste |
2015 - 2017 | Bacterial-Assisted Composting (BAC) of Food Waste |
2014 - 2016 | The Screening for Potential Xylan, Cellulose and Lignin Biodegradation Activities from Microbial Communities in the South East Pahang Peat Swamp Forest Sediment and Peat Water |
2014 - 2018 | Microbial Diversity of Pekan Peat Swamp Forest Soil and their Functional Potential Through Cultivation and Metagenomic Approach |
On-Going
2022 - Present | Metagenomic Study of the Unchartered Nearshore Reefs in Kuantan Coastal Water |
2022 - Present | Plant-based Extract for Wound Healing Formulation-Phase III |
2021 - Present | Physicochemical and cytocompatibility assessment of electrospun chitosan nanofiber from Malaysia black soldier fly cocoon chitin deacetylated in natural deep eutectic solvent. |
2017 - Present | Development of Effective Microbes for Decomposition Process |
2017 - Present | In Situ Enzymatic Saccharification of Seawater Pretreated Lignocellulosic by Using Setiu Wetland Halophilic Fungi (SeHF) |
2017 - Present | Conversion of Waste from Fish and Aquaculture Industry into Value-added Products |
2017 - Present | Process Development in Simultaneous Saccharification and Co-Fermentation (SSCF) of Monosaccharide Sugars from Jatropha Curcas Seed Cake for Optimum Biothanol Production |
2015 - Present | Sponge-associated fungal diversity with functional analysis of halogenase and cellulase |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
2019 | Composting of food waste and its product performance on Ipomoea aquatica. In: Kuantan Research Day 2019, |
2019 | Potential biosurfactant producer and bioemulsifier isolated from petroleum sludge. In: 2nd AFOB-MC International Symposium 2019 (AFOBMCIS 2019), |
2018 | The uncultivated majority of peat swamp bacterial and archaeal communities. In: 34th Symposium of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2018, |
2017 | Verrucosispora sp. K2-04, potential xylanase producer from Kuantan Mangrove Forest sediment. In: 2017 SEOUL Conference, |
2015 | Comparison of different AGAR plates used in the isolation of bacteria from Pekan peat SWAMP forest soil. In: International Congress of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2015 (7-10 December 2015) hosted in Bayview Beach resort, Penang, Malaysia, |
2015 | Isolation of bacteria from acidic peat swamp forest soil and their lignin degradation potential. In: International Conference on Advancement in Science and Technology (iCAST 2015) - ‘Frontiers in Biotechnology’, |
2015 | Screening for ligninase-producing bacteria from South East Pahang peat swamp forest soil. In: International Congress of the Malaysian Society of Microbiology (Microbiology Meeting the needs of a changing world held 7-10 December 2015,, |
Book Section
2020 | Cultivation vs the ‘omics’ approach for microbial bioprospecting in the 21st century: coastal environment in Malaysia. In: Noor Publishing, ISBN: 9786202791069, pp. 25-34 |
2020 | Cultivation vs the ‘omics’ approach for microbial bioprospecting in the 21st century: coastal environment in Malaysia. In: Noor Publishing, ISBN: 9786202791069, pp. 25-34 |
2006 | Biodiversity and marine biotechnology: a new era for the development of biotechnology industry. In: Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia, ISBN: 9834301006, pp. 67-74 |