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Mardhiah Binti Mohammad

Academic Qualification

  • Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Melbourne
  • Postgraduate diploma in Science - Masters Degree, University of Melbourne
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Science - Post Graduate Diploma, University of Melbourne
  • Bachelor of Science (Genetics) - Bachelor Degree, University of Melbourne

Mardhiah Binti Mohammad (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

mmoh@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Mardhiah Mohammad, Ph. D. is an Associate Professor at the International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) in Kuantan Pahang. She serves as coordinator for Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences Postgraduate Program and Department of Biomedical Science industrial training course. She is also the committee member of IIUM-IACUC. She has been actively involved in teaching and supervision of postgraduates’ students as well as lecture regularly in courses of Genetics, Molecular Diagnostic, Biostatistics, Research Methodology and Entrepreneurship. Mardhiah received Bachelor degree from the University of Melbourne, Australia and her Ph.D in Genetics and Molecular Biology from the same university. She has been working on inherited renal disease especially studying on the cell lines of patients into understanding the underlying cause of disease and testing new treatments to modify the effect of the mutations. Her recent research activities include characterisation of primary cell lines from cancer patients, development of parallel bio-sensing system for personalised chemotherapy treatment of cancer, in vitro evaluation of treatment from plant based extracts, cross-species genotypic comparison and Malay medical manuscripts. 


Area of Specialisation


  • Natural Science ~ Biological Sciences ~ Genetics ~ Molecular Genetics
  • Economics, Business And Management ~ Economics, Business And Management ~ Entrepreneurship ~ Entrepreneurial Studies - Digital Entrepreneurship


Teaching Responsibilities


BIOCHEMISTRY 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013
BIOENTREPRENEURSHIP 2020/2021
BIOSTATISTIC 2022/2023 2021/2022
BIOSTATISTICS 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013
E-COMMERCE 2018/2019
ENTREPRENEUR 1 2018/2019
ENTREPRENEUR 2 2019/2020
ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN PHYSIOTHERAPY 2022/2023
ENTREPRENEURSHIP, HEALTH ECONOMICS &MANAGEMENT 2013/2014 2012/2013
EPIDEMIOLOGY 2014/2015
EPIDEMIOLOGY & RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
EPIDEMIOLOGY METHODS 2013/2014
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 1 2014/2015
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2014/2015 2013/2014
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2013/2014
FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT 1 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017
FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT 2 2018/2019 2017/2018
FUNCTIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY 2012/2013
GENETICS 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014
HEALTH COMMUNICATION & BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES 2017/2018 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014
HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
HUMAN GENETIC 2012/2013
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING II 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH COMMUNICATION 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014
ISLAMIC INPUT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL 2021/2022
ISLAMIC INPUT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONAL (MHSC) 2021/2022
Islamisation of Human Knowledge for Health Sciences 2022/2023
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & CYTOGENETIC TECHNIQUES 2018/2019 2017/2018 2015/2016 2014/2015
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
MOLECULAR CANCER RESEARCH 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC 2021/2022 2020/2021
NUTRITION AND GENES 2012/2013
OCULAR GENETICS 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
PAEDIATRIC AUDIOLOGY & SPEECH 2015/2016 2012/2013
PAEDIATRICS AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
Paediatrics for Audiology and Speech Sciences 2022/2023
PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
Research Methodology 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (MHSC) 2021/2022
RESEARCH PROJECT 1 2021/2022 2020/2021
RESEARCH PROJECT 2 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
RESEARCH PROPOSAL 2021/2022
RESEARCH PROPOSAL (MHSC) 2021/2022
SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
THESIS 2021/2022


Research Projects


Completed
2018 - 2020 Transferring knowledge on childhood sexual abuse to kindergarten teachers
2016 - 2019 Understanding Anti-Angiogenesis Mechanism of Porcupine Bezoar Bioactive Compounds on Colon and Pancreas Cancer Cells Using Xenograft Zebrafish Model MyGrants : Understanding Anti-metastatic Mechanisms of Porcupine Bezoar Extract on Colon and Pancreas Cancer Cells Using in vitro Model
2016 - 2018 Understanding of anti-cancer properties of Neolamarckia cadamba leaves on breast cancer: Prospective therapeutic Neolamarckia cadamba extracts
2016 - 2019 Development of a Parallel biosensing system for personalized and pointof-care chemotherapy treatment
2015 - 2018 Evaluation of in vitro antihelmintic effect of crude leaves extracts of Piper betle (sireh) on gastrointestinal helminths obtained from goats
2015 - 2019 Genomic Determinants Of Specific Virulent Gene Of Blastocystis Amoeboid Stage As A Marker In ZoonoticPotential, Biological And Host-Parasite Relationships
2014 - 2016 Prevention Of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection: The Cost Effectiveness & Practicality Of Implementation Of Pre-Admission Screening In Malaysia.
2013 - 2016 Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Waterborne Parasites (Giardia, Entamoeba, Blastocystis and Cryptosporidium) in Urban and Peripheral Communities of Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
On-Going
2021 - Present PREPARATION OF A CRITICAL EDITION OF KITAB TIB `MEL 090 KIT 07763?: A MALAY MEDICAL MANUSCRIPT FROM JOHOR
2020 - Present Design and Development of Cytosensor for Personalized Chemotherapy Treatment
2019 - Present Revealing Agarwood-based Prescription(s) Documented in Malay Medical Manuscripts towards cancer treatment
2019 - Present Medical Appraisal and Conservation of a 19th Century, Codex Unicus Nipah-leaf Malay Medical Manuscript At the Islamic Art Museum Malaysia
2013 - Present IIUM MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY RESEARCH CLUSTER (iMoleC)
2013 - Present Identification of Dominantly Expressed Genes in Childhood Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) in Malay Children


Publications


Article

2022 Application of real‑time cell analysis biosensor technology for drug cytotoxicity studies in primary lung cancer cells. Biomedical Materials & Devices, () pp. 1-12
2022 Prevalence of Blastocystis sp. in cattle, goat and sheep reared by different farm management systems in Pahang, Malaysia. Malaysian Applied Biology, 51 (3) pp. 47-55
2021 Factors influencing the purchase intention of young consumers towards healthy food products in Malaysia. Advances in Business Research International Journal, 7 (2) pp. 182-189
2021 Malay medicinal knowledge on a nipah-leaf (Nypa fruiticans) manuscript: a descriptive study. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 5 (5) pp. 2386-2395
2021 The medical use of germinating parts of plants; mata kunyit, sunti halia and lemukut in Malay medical manuscripts. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 5 (5) pp. 2396-2406
2021 Treatment formulations for 'resdung' in Malay medical manuscript, MS 699. Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 5 (5) pp. 2425-2461
2020 Prevalence and subtype distribution of blastocystis sp. in cattle from Pahang, Malaysia. Tropical Biomedicine, 37 (1) pp. 127-141
2019 Identification and quantification of quercetin, a major constituent of Artocarpus altilis by targeting related genes of apoptosis and cell cycle: in vitro cytotoxic activity against human lung carcinoma cell lines. Nutrition and Cancer, () pp. 1-14
2019 Identification of gastrointestinal helminths infection from goats isolated in a farm in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Jurnal Teknologi, 81 (1) pp. 125-131
2019 Microrna as a potential biomarker in the diagnosis and prognosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma: a systematic review. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (2) pp. 694-724
2019 Microrna as a potential biomarker in the diagnosis and prognosis of Hodgkin’s lymphoma: a systematic review. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 3 (2) pp. 694-724
2018 Phytochemical compounds in the methanolic extract of piper Betle l. Leaves. Malaysian Applied Biology, 47 (5) pp. 233-239
2017 Occurrence of intestinal parasitic contamination in selected consumed local raw vegetables and fruits in Kuantan, Pahang. Tropical Life Sciences Research, 28 (1) pp. 23-32
2017 The chemical chaperone, PBA, reduces ER stress and autophagy and increases collagen IV a5 expression in cultured fibroblasts from men With X-linked alport syndrome and missense mutations. KI Reports - Kidney International Reports, 2 (4) pp. 739-748
2016 Identification of Cryptosporodium from Dairy Cattle in Pahang, Malaysia. Korean Journal of Parasitology, 54 (2) pp. 197-200
2016 The identification of helminths and coccidia from goats in two farms in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia. Jurnal Teknologi, 78 (9) pp. 9-12
2015 Characterization of Collagen (IV) mRNA in Cell Lines of Breast Cancer. Jurnal Teknologi, 77 (25) pp. 133-136
2015 Investigation on the difference expression of type IV collagen α1(IV)- α6(IV) chain mrna in normal fibroblast and in skin cell malignant melanoma. Jurnal Teknologi, 77 (25) pp. 141-145
2015 Investigation on the difference expression of type IV collagen α1(IV)- α6(IV) chain mrna in normal fibroblast and in skin cell malignant melanoma. Jurnal Teknologi, 77 (25) pp. 141-145
2015 The occurrence Cryptosporidium Oocysts in selected rivers and its physical assessments in Kuantan, Pahang. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 11 (17) pp. 19-25
2015 The occurrence of cryptosporidium oocysts and physical assessment of selected lakes in Kuantan, Pahang. Journal of Applied Sciences Research, 11 (17) pp. 26-31
2014 A female with X-linked Alport syndrome and compound heterozygous COL4A5 mutations. Pediatric Nephrology, 29 (3) pp. 481-485
2014 Clinical and genetic features in autosomal recessive and X-linked Alport syndrome. Pediatric Nephrology, 29 (3) pp. 391-396
Conference or Workshop Item

2019 A study of consumer's attitude towards viral advertising on social media: a case study in an ice cream manufacturing company. In: The 6th International Accounting and Business Conference (IABC) 2019,
2019 GCMS and LCMS analyses of phytochemical compound in methanolic extract of Piper betle leaves. In: The 15th Symposium of The Malaysian Society of Applied Biology (MSAB) 2018,
2018 Cancer cure in selected Malay medical manuscripts. In: International Conference on Malay Medical Manuscripts 2018,
2018 In vitro anti-blastocystis effects of garlic, ginger and betel leaf extract on blastocystis sp. Obtained from cattle. In: The 5th Bandung International Biomolecular Medicine Conference (BIBMC) 2017,
2018 Morphological and growth profile study of blastocystis spp. from stool sample of cattles. In: The 15th Symposium of The Malaysian Society of Applied Biology (MSAB) 2018,
2017 Porcupine bezoar: in vitro antioxidant and anti-proliferative effects. In: 2nd International Anatomical and Biomedical Scientific Conference (IABS) 2017,
2016 Cryptosporidium in dairy cattle from a commercial farm Pahang. In: 52nd Annual Scientific Conference Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine,
2016 Cryptosporidium in goats from different farming systems in Terengganu. In: 52nd Annual Scientific Conference Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine,
2016 Intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Kuantan area. In: 52nd Annual Scientific Conference Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine,
2016 Occurrence of gastrointestinal helminths infection of goats isolated from a farm in Pahang. In: 1st Allied Health Scientific Colloquium (AHSC) in conjunction with 2nd KAHS Research Week (KRW),,
2016 Occurrence of helminths and coccidia from calves in a commercial farm in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. In: 52nd Annual Scientific Conference Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine,
2016 Porcupine bezoar exhibit cell cycle arrest through inhibiting cyclin /CDK1 complex and apoptosis mitochondria mediated dependent pathway in A549 cells. In: 3rd Pan-Asian Biomedical Science Conference 2016 (3rd PABSC),
2016 Prevalence of Cryptosporidium in goats in Terengganu. In: 52nd Annual Scientific Conference Malaysian Society of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine,
2016 Understanding of anti-cancer properties of Neolamarckia cadamba (Kalempayan) leaves extract on breast cancer cell. In: 3rd Pan-Asian Biomedical Science Conference 2016 (3rd PABSC),
2015 The occurrence of Cryptosporidium oocysts and physical assessment of selected lakes in Kuantan, Pahang. In: IPN-IWNEST 2015 Conferences,
2014 A preliminary study of the occurrence of soil-transmitted helminths among standard one school children in urban and peripheral areas Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. In: International Health Conference IIUM 2014,
2014 Knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of intestinal helminths and protozoa infections among parents of Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Goh and Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Talam, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. In: International Health Conference IIUM (IHCI 2014),
Book Section

2020 Rawatan Kanser Dalam Beberapa Manuskrip Melayu Terpilih. In: Akademi Jawi Malaysia, ISBN: 9789672422136, pp.
Monograph

2019 Genomic determinants of specific virulent gene of blastocystis amoeboid stage as a marker in zoonoticpotential, biological and host-parasite relationships. In: ,
2018 In vitro anthelmintic activity of Piper betle L. (Sireh) leaves extract on gastrointestinal helminths obtained from goats. In: ,
2018 Understanding of anti-cancer properties of Neolamarckia cadamba leaves on breast cancer: prospective therapeutic Neolamarckia cadamba extract. In: ,
2016 Prevention of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection by pre-admission screening : the cost-effectiveness, practical and ethical issues for implementation in Malaysia. In: ,