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Mohd Hamzah Bin Mohd Nasir

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D in Life Sciences - Doctor of Philosophy, Keele University
  • Master of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics - Masters Degree, La Trobe University
  • Health Science (Honours) in Biomedicine - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • - Certificate, Penang Matriculation College

Mohd Hamzah Bin Mohd Nasir (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE


hamzahn@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Mohd Hamzah bin Mohd Nasir graduated with a BSc. (Hons) in Biomedicine from University Science Malaysia (USM) before going on to complete an MSc at the La Trobe University, Australia investigating the DNAJ heat shock protein of human malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum, under the supervision of Dr. Alexander Maier.
He then continued his work in malaria research investigating the potential mechanism of cerebral malaria pathogenesis involving matrix-metalloproteases for his Ph.D in Life Sciences at the Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele University, UK. As a Ph.D student, he received three student awards from the British Society for Parasitology (BSP), UK and shortlisted for the UK parliamentary presentation on the issue of neglected tropical diseases session.
He joined IIUM as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Biomedicine, Kulliyyah of Science in 2007. Upon completion of his MSc. and Ph.D, he re-joined the Kulliyyah of Science as a lecturer in the Department of Biotechnology.


Area of Specialisation


  • Biotechnology ~ Biotechnology ~ Medical Biotechnology ~ Other Medical Biotechnology n.e.c. - HSP40 of Plasmodium falciparum. Plasmodium falciparum cultures, recombination (transfection) and fluorescence microscopy. DNA manipulation and protein-protein interactions.


Professional Membership


  • 2018: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Members), Laboratory Animal Science Malaysia (LASAM)
  • 2018 - 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Professional Technologist), Malaysia Board of Technologist
  • 2019 - 2023: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Exco committee member), Laboratory Animal Science Association Malaysia (LASAM)


Teaching Responsibilities


BIOTECHNOLOGY, LAW AND ETHICS 2020/2021 2019/2020
CELL BIOLOGY 2023/2024 2019/2020 2018/2019
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2020/2021
GENETICS 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016
HAEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY 2010/2011
HUMAN GENETICS AND GENETIC DISORDERS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
IMMUNOLOGY 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
INSTRUMENTATION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017
INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY 2015/2016
MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2018/2019 2016/2017 2015/2016
MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY & PARASITOLOGY 2023/2024 2022/2023
MEDICAL PATHOLOGY FOR BIOTECHNOLOGIST 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010/2011
PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY 2016/2017 2015/2016
PRINCIPLES OF CELL BIOLOGY 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016
REGULATION AND ETHICS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY 2019/2020


Supervision


Elucidation On The Effect Of Probiotic Streptococcus Salivarius K12 On The Virulence Factors Of Candida Albicans And Its Role In Oral Carcinogenesis.
Ph.D Completed 2023 Co-supervisor
Association Of Maternal Dietary Intake And Atopic Presentation With Human Milk'S Macronutrient Composition.
Ph.D Completed 2022 Co-supervisor
Evaluation Of The Roles Imposed By Hmgb1 Protein In Mptp-Induced Zebrafish Model Of Parkinson'S Disease.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Effectiveness Of Newly Developed Aptamer-Based Rapid Detection Kit Detecting Streptococcus Agalactiae In Greochromis Spp..
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Neuroprotective Effect Of Thymoquinone (Tq) And Edible Bird Nest (Ebn) In Mptp Induced Parkinson’S Disease Zebrafish Model .
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
The Production Of Exo- And Endo- B-Glucan From Malaysian Ganoderma Lucidum In A Repeated Batch Fermentation And Its Role As A-Glucosidase Inhibitor.
Master Completed 2022 Co-supervisor
Investigation Of Paper-Based Sensor For Sweat-Based Glucose Detection Using D-Glucose Solution.
Master Completed 2021 Co-supervisor
Composting Of Food Waste And Its Product Performance On Ipomoea Aquatica.
Master Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
Establishing A Standdard Fibroblast Cell Line Derived From Kidney Tissue Of Sumatran Rhinoceros (Puntung).
Master Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
Isolation And Characterization Of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated From Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus Limbatus) With Probiotic Potential.
Master Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
Dithiocarbamate Immobilized Silica-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles For Solid-Phase Extraction Of Lead In Mussel.
Master Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
Characterisation Of Electrospun Nanofibers From Black Soldier Fly Chitosan Extracted Using Single-Pot Recycle Nades Method.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor
Molecular Binding Affinity Between Mutated Furin Cleavage Site (Fcs) Of Sars-Cov -2 Spike And Host Furin Protease: A Multi-Scale Simulation Study.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2022 - 2023 Sci-ON
2021 - 2023 Procalcitonin as A Predictor of Severe Dengue in Intensive Care Patients
2019 - 2023 Development of smart wound dressing functionalized PCL/graphene oxide (PCL/GO) nanofibers for potential wound healing.
2019 - 2023 The mechanism of action of EPS from G. lucidem as ?-glucosidase inhibitors and to identify its role in the regulation of blood glucose level
2019 - 2020 Uji Toksisitas akut SNEDDS ekstrak Pegagan (Centella asiatica.L) dan SNEDDS ekstrak daun kangkung pada embrio ikan zebra (Danio Rerio)
2019 - 2019 Mentoring Alfaisal University SPIRIT Program Students
2018 - 2022 Bacteria-surface interaction of chemically modified Polycaprolactone/Chitosan nanofibers as the antimicrobial application.
2018 - 2018 Mentoring Six Spirit Scholarship Students for Their Summer Research Training Program at Faculty of Pharmacy
2015 - 2018 Fungal-Assisted Composting (FAC) Approach of Organic Waste
2015 - 2020 Investigation of Harmful Heavy Metals in Shellfishes Using Magnetic Nanoparticles (MNPS)
On-Going
2024 - Present Effectiveness of Newly Developed Aptamer-Based Rapid Detection Kit Detecting Streptococcus Agalactiae in Oreochromis SPP in Different Water Body
2022 - Present Plant-based Extract for Wound Healing Formulation-Phase III
2022 - Present Evaluating the Biomarker Kinetics and Haemodynamic Effects of Endotoxin Absorption and Cytokine Removal Hemofilters on Severe Septic Shock Patients
2021 - Present The Role of Polyamines in Chemoprevention Strategy of Cloves (Syzygium Aromaticum) in Doxorubicin-Resistant Liver Cancer Cells
2021 - Present Physicochemical and cytocompatibility assessment of electrospun chitosan nanofiber from Malaysia black soldier fly cocoon chitin deacetylated in natural deep eutectic solvent.
2021 - Present Optimisation, Assembly, Testing, Validation and Scaling Up of the Nanotech Covid19 Rapid Test Kit-Immunology and Cellular Biology
2020 - Present Structure-based Virtual Interactions of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein for Molecular Diagnostic & Drug Repurposing
2017 - Present Development of Effective Microbes for Decomposition Process
2017 - Present Conversion of Waste from Fish and Aquaculture Industry into Value-added Products


Award & Recognition


09 Nov, 2020 Community Award- Nanotech COVID-19 Sensor - MIT Solve International


Publications


Article

2024 Baseline amplicon sequencing data for the ITS2 region in the green honey of Banggi Island, Sabah. Data in Brief, 52 (1) pp. 1-8
2024 Bibliometric analysis of the use of electrospun chitosan nanofibers in biomedical applications. Journal of Sustainable Materials Processing and Management, 4 (1) pp. 1-12
2024 Global research activity on olfactory marker protein (OMP): a bibliometric and visualized analysis. Heliyon, 10 (4) pp. 1-28
2024 Green honey of Banggi Island: a preliminary anti-diabetic study on zebrafish model. Heliyon, 10 (4) pp. 1-8
2023 Direct and Indirect effect of 532 nm low-level laser on viability and migration of 3T3-L1, Fibroblast Cells. Medicine and Health, 18 (7) pp. 150
2023 Lysosomal dysfunction induced cytosolic vacuolation and increased intracellular amyloid-beta 42 (Aβ42) in human brain endothelial cells (HBEC-5i). Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 161 () pp. 1-10
2023 Mitophagy: a bridge linking HMGB1 and Parkinson’s disease using adult zebrafish as a model organism. Brain Sciences, 13 (7) pp. 1-15
2023 PCL/gelatin/graphene oxide electrospun nanofibers: effect of surface functionalization on in vitro and antibacterial response. Nanomaterials, 13 (3) pp. 1-27
2023 The photobiomodulation effect on L6 cells viability and migration by different exposure duration of 532 nm low-level laser. Medicine and Health, 18 (Suppl. 7) pp. 138-138
2023 The viability and migration of HaCat cells in response to different exposure duration of 532nm low-level laser. Medicine and Health, 18 (Suppl. 7) pp. 148-148
2023 Toxicity of anacardium occidentale shoots (pucuk gajus) extract on zebrafish embryos. Revelation and Science, 13 (2) pp. 39-51
2022 Bioreactor-grown exo- and endo-β-glucan from Malaysian Ganoderma lucidum: An in vitro and in vivo study for potential antidiabetic treatment. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, () pp.
2021 COVID19: bahaya varian Delta dan bagaimana ia menakluki dunia. Majalah Sains, 12 Aug 2021 () pp.
2021 Fabrication and characterization of agarwood extract-loaded nanocapsules and evaluation of their toxicity and anti-inflammatory activity on RAW 264.7 cells and in zebrafish embryos. Drug Delivery, 28 (1) pp. 2618-2633
2021 Influence of nanoparticles surface coating on physicochemical properties for CRISPR gene delivery. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 66 () pp. 1-17
2021 Naked Eye Colorimetric Glucose Detection Using Microplate Reader. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1892 (012020) pp. 1-5
2021 Preliminary Phytochemical screening, in vitro antidiabetic, antioxidant activities, and toxicity of leaf extracts of Psychotria Malayana Jack. Plants, 10 (12) pp. 1-23
2021 Preliminary phytochemical screening, in vitro antidiabetic, antioxidant activities, and toxicity of leaf extracts of Psychotria malayana Jack. Plants, 10 (12) pp. 1-23
2021 Preparation of Euyrycoma Longifolia Jack (E.L) Tongkat Ali (TA) root extract hydrogel for wound application. Pharmacognosy Journal, 13 (6) pp. 1456-1463
2021 The 100 most cited articles in zebrafish: a bibliometric perspective. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries (EJABF), 25 (2) pp. 935-946
2021 The promise of the Zebrafish model for Parkinson’s disease: today’s science and tomorrow’s treatment. Frontiers In Genetics, 12 () pp. 1-17
2020 An investigation of tap water quality in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. Bangladesh Journal of Botany, 49 (1) pp. 191-196
2020 Apa yang berlaku pada tubuh apabila berlaku jangkitan SARS-CoV-2 ?. Majalah Sains, () pp.
2020 COVID 19: Kit ujian antigen atau kit ujian antibodi. Majalah Sains, () pp.
2020 Cytotoxicity, antioxidant activity and chemical constituents of piper sarmentosum ethanolic extract. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 4 (2) pp. 1257-1265
2020 Effects of pegagan (Centella asiatica L.) ethanolic extract SNEDDS (self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery systems) on the development of zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryos. Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences, 12 (4) pp. 457-461
2020 Electrosprayed alginate nanoparticles as CRISPR Plasmid DNA delivery carrier: preparation, optimization, and characterization. Pharmaceuticals, 13 (8) pp. 1-29
2020 Ikan Zebra (Danio rerio) : bintang baharu model haiwan penyelidikan bioperubatan. Majalah Sains, () pp.
2020 Kit Ujian Pantas COVID-19 IgG/IgM. Majalah Sains, () pp.
2020 Science@IIUM Issue 3. SCIENCE@IIUM, (3) pp. 1-40
2019 Antioxidant and cytotoxic effects of Curcuma mangga and Bosenbergia rotunda ethanolic extracts on Mcf-7 cancer cell lines. Science Heritage Journal (GWS), 3 (2) pp. 10-14
2019 Composting of food waste and its product performance on ipomoea aquatica. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (3: Special Issue: Research Towards Sustainable Development Goals) pp. 818
2019 The effect of oral probiotic Streptococcus salivarius K12 on Candida albicans biofilm formation. IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia (IMJM), 18 (Supplementary Issue 2) pp.
2018 The effect of aqueous extracts of Nigella sativa on breast cancer cell line MCF-7: An in vitro study. Science Heritage Journal | Galeri Warisan Sains (GWS), 2 (1) pp. 13-17
2017 In vitro evaluation of porcupine bezoar extracts as anticancer agent on A549 -A preliminary study. Advances in Biotechnology and Microbiology, 5 (1) pp. 1-8
2012 Effects of different methods of slaughtering on protein expression in chicken meat . IIUM Engineering Journal, 13 (1) pp. 27-33
Conference or Workshop Item

2020 Prevalence of cow milk protein allergy (CMPA) and soy allergy and its association with T-IgE and specific IgE composition from lactating maternal serum. In: International Conference on Research and Practices in Science, Technology and Social Sciences (I-CReST) 2020,
2019 Activation of endothelial cells and its potential involvement in blood-brain barrier damage in cerebral malaria: an in vitro study. In: The 2nd International Postgraduate Symposium In Biotechnology 2019 (IPSB),
2019 Composting of food waste and its product performance on Ipomoea aquatica. In: Kuantan Research Day 2019,
2019 The effect of Pegagan ethanolic extract (Centella asiatica L) self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDs) in the development of Zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio). In: International Conference on Pharmaceutical Research and Pharmacy Practice cum 14th IIUM-MPS Pharmacy Scientific Conference (ICPRP 2019),
2018 Dithiocarbamate-immobilized silica coated magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles for solid-phase extraction of lead in shellfish. In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
2012 Alterations in the endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier in cerebral malaria. In: British Society for Parasitology Spring Meeting and Trypanosomiasis and Leishmaniasis Seminar,
Book Section

2020 In vitro model of the blood brain barrier. In: Penerbit UTM Press, ISBN: 978-983-52-1740-1, pp. 73-100
2020 In vitro model of the blood brain barrier. In: Penerbit UTM Press, ISBN: 978-983-52-1740-1, pp. 73-100