Shafida Abd Hamid obtained her BSc (Hon) in Chemistry from the University of Manchester, UK in 1996. Upon graduation, she worked at Unichema (M) Sdn. Bhd., a subsidiary company of Unilever (M) Sdn Bhd for one year. She then continued her PhD at the University of Cambridge in Organic Chemistry under the Academic Staff Training Scheme (ASTS) from USM. She was also appointed as a fellow for Cambridge Commonwealth Trust.
Her research interests include synthesis of organic compounds for various biological applications, for examples as neuraminidase inhibitors, compounds with anticancer and antimicrobial properties. She has contributed more than 50 research articles mainly in ISI and Scopus academic journals. She is presently an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Science.

• Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Pharmacy ~ Drug Discovery
• Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Physical Chemistry ~ Catalysis, Kinetics and Mechanisms of Reactions - Catalysis
• Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Organic Chemistry ~ Organic Chemical Synthesis - Organic Synthesis & Drug Design, Catalysis for organic reactions
• Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Organic Chemistry ~ Natural Products Chemistry

• Member of Profesional Body / Association, Institut Kimia Malaysia
• 2010: Member of Profesional Body / Association, American Chemical Society

ANALYTICAL SPECTROSCOPY	2019/2020 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS	2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010
COMMERCIALISATION & CURRENT ISSUES IN BIOTECH	2012/2013
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I	2021/2022
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II	2020/2021
FOOD CHEMISTRY	2010/2011 2009/2010
Introduction to Practical Organic Chemistry	2022/2023
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY I	2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017 2015/2016
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY	2012/2013 2011/2012
Organic Chemistry 1	2021/2022
Organic Chemistry 2	2022/2023 2021/2022
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I	2019/2020 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2013/2014
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II	2021/2022 2019/2020 2017/2018 2015/2016
Organic Reaction Mechanisms	2022/2023 2021/2022
ORGANIC SYNTHESIS	2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017 2015/2016
PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY & REACTION MECHANISM	2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY	2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018

Completed

2019 - 2021	Knowledge Transfer to School Teachers and Technical Staff to Enhance Laboratory Skills and Management to Promote Sustainable Lab Practices
2019 - 2022	Knowledge Transfer on Sustainable Waste Management to School Teachers: Towards Establishment of Eco-School
2019 - 2023	High Performance Hydrophobic Drug Carrier from Polycaprolactone-b-poly(ethylene glycol) Star-shaped Polymers Hydrogel Blend As Potential for Wound Healing Application
2018 - 2022	Bacteria-surface interaction of chemically modified Polycaprolactone/Chitosan nanofibers as the antimicrobial application.
2018 - 2022	Quest on Finding Potential Ebola VP40 Inhibitors: Molecular Dockings and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies
2018 - 2022	Anti proliferative properties of benzimidazole derivatives bearing chloro and nitro substituents on MDA-MB- 231, MCF-7 and MCF10-A human breast cell lines
2015 - 2017	Mechanism of (-) Hydroxycitric Acid from Dried Fruit of Garinia Atroviridis on 3T3-L1 Adipocyte Cells as an Halal Antiobesity Product
2014 - 2018	Fundamental Study on Protein Expression of Several Selected Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Species During Different Growth Phases
2014 - 2018	Design, Synthesis and Characterization of 2,4-Disubstituted-1,3 Thiazole Amino Acid Derivatives towards its Applications on Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities
2013 - 2015	In vitro antiurolithiatic effect of selected Prophetic medicines
2013 - 2017	Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Organic Molecules Derived from Carvone and Docking Analysis of the Synthesized Compounds in Neuraminidase Active Sites
2013 - 2017	Cell-Scaffold Interaction using Water-Soluble Calixarene Functionalized Polycaprolactone/Gelatin Nanofiber for the Improvement of Cell Adhesion
2013 - 2016	Proteomic Analysis of Bioactive Peptides from Different Plant Parts of Phyllanthus niruni (Dukung Anak)
2013 - 2016	Physico-Chemical and Biocompatibility Studies of Gentamicin Loaded Polycaprolactone - Collagen Based Protein Nanofiber
2012 - 2015	Synthesis and Characterisation of Novel Water-Soluble Calixarene Derivatives: Exploratory Study on Their Biological Activities for Drug Design
2012 - 2015	Design, Synthesis, Characterisation and Cytotoxicity Study of New Chiral Calixarene Derivatives
2012 - 2013	Screening of Essential Oil From Different Varities of Rhizome of Zingiber Officinale and Its Antimicrobial Activities
2012 - 2014	Synthesis, Characterization, Docking and Biological assay of Benzimidazole Derivatives
2010 - 2012	Design, Synthesis and Characterisation of New Benzimidazole Derivatives Toward Investigation as Potential Neuraminidase Inhibitors
2009 - 2012	Synthesis of Benzoic Acid Derivatives : Application as Neuraminidase Inhibitors

On-Going

2022 - Present	Molecular design, SAR studies and mechanism of action of ?-Carboline analogues towards antibacterial infection: An in-silico approach
2020 - Present	Effect of Polyols in the Fabrication of Amine-functionalised Iron (III) Oxide Nanoparticles towards application as Environmental Contaminants Adsorbents
2020 - Present	The Immobilisation of Iron (III) Oxide Nanoparticles on Polyurethane Nanofibers using Immersion Method with Different Polyols as Potential Treatment for Skin Cancer
2020 - Present	The Immobilisation of Iron (III) Oxide Nanoparticles on Polyurethane Nanofibers using Immersion Method with Different Polyols as Potential Treatment for Skin Cancer
2020 - Present	Structure-based Virtual Interactions of SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein for Molecular Diagnostic & Drug Repurposing
2020 - Present	The Immobilisation of Iron (III) Oxide Nanoparticles on Polyurethane Nanofibers using Immersion Method with Different Polyols as Potential Treatment for Skin Cancer
2019 - Present	Development of smart wound dressing functionalized PCL/graphene oxide (PCL/GO) nanofibers for potential wound healing.
2010 - Present	Interdiciplinary Focused Efforts Towards H1N1 drug discovery: The study of Local (Malaysia Strain) H1N1

Article

2022	Design and synthesis of 1-sec/tert-Butyl-2-Chloro/Nitrophenylbenzimidazole derivatives: molecular docking and in vitro evaluation against MDA-MB-231 and MCF-7 cell lines. Journal of Molecular Structure, () pp. 1-10
2022	Electrospun sulfonatocalix[4]arene loaded blended nanofibers: process optimization and In Vitro studies. Pharmaceutics, 14 (9) pp. 1-16
2022	Evaluation of potential bacterial protease inhibitor properties of selected hydroxyquinoline derivatives: an in silico docking and molecular dynamics simulation approach. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, () pp.
2022	Insights into the structure and drug design of benzimidazole derivatives targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Chemical Biology & Drug Design, 100 (6) pp. 921-934
2022	Poly(caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)-based polymeric micelles as drug carriers for efficient breast cancer therapy: a systematic review. Polymers, 14 (22) pp. 1-25
2022	Synthesis, molecular docking and antiproliferative activity of upper rim modified Azo Calix[4]arene derivatives. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry, () pp. 873-880
2021	Essential oils from the leaves of Ocimum Basilicum L., Persicaria Odorata and Coriandrum Sativum L. in Malaysia: antiurolithic activity study based on Calcium Oxalate Crystallisation. SCIENCE LETTERS, 15 (2) pp. 13-25
2021	Exploring the perception of chemistry students at Kulliyyah of Science in learning organic chemistry. IIUM Journal of Educational Studies, 9 (2) pp. 6-30
2021	Functionalized antimicrobial nanofibers: design criteria and recent advances. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 12 (4) pp. 59
2021	Functionalized antimicrobial nanofibers: design criteria and recent advances. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 12 (4) pp. 1-23
2021	Molecular docking analysis of designed ligands on VP40 of Ebola Virus. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 23 (2) pp. 63-73
2021	Synthesis of Four-Arms Star-Shaped PCL-b-PEG as a potential Amphiphilic Hydrogel. Scientific Research Journal, 18 (1) pp. 101-117
2020	Computational quest for finding potential Ebola VP40 inhibitors: a molecular docking study = [pencarian pengiraan untuk mencari potensi perencat Ebola VP40: suatu kajian mengedok molekul]. Sains Malaysiana, 49 (3) pp. 537-544
2020	Lipid accumulation modulation by garcinia atroviridis fruit extract in 3T3-L1 adipocyte cells. Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature, 10 (4) pp. 303-316
2020	Microwave-assisted and thermal synthesis of calix[4]arene derivatives. Russian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 56 (7) pp. 1251-1257
2019	Macromolecules as targeted drugs delivery vehicles: an overview. Designed Monomers and Polymers, 22 (1) pp. 91-97
2019	Synthesis and characterization of star-shaped (PCL-B-PEG) as potential electrospun microfibres. Sains Malaysiana, 48 (10) pp. 2265-2275
2019	The nature of forensic ethics in bioanalytical science. Revelation and Science, 9 (1) pp. 9-17
2018	Biomedical applications of aromatic azo compounds. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, 18 (18) pp. 1548-1558
2018	In silico study of carvone derivatives as potential neuraminidase inhibitors. Journal of Molecular Modeling, 24 (4) pp. 1-13
2018	Proteomics of broiler’s liver. International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology, 6 (2) pp. 8-17
2018	Science@iium. science@iium, () pp. 1-40
2018	science@iium. science@iium, (December 2018) pp. 1-40
2018	Synthesis, in-vitro and in silico studies of azo-based calix[4]arenes as antibacterial agent and neuraminidase inhibitor: a new look into an old scaffold. Frontiers in Chemistry, 6 () pp. 1-10
2018	Toxicity profiles between strains of Alexandriumtamiyavanichii. International Journal of Advances in Science Engineering and Technology, 6 (2) pp. 23-27
2017	A lignan with glucose uptake activity in 3T3-L1 adipocytes from the stem bark of Knema patentinervia. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Science, 30 (4) pp. 1335-1339
2017	Dinoflagellates: ecological approaches and spatial distributions in Malaysia waters. Journal of Oceanography and Marine Research, 5 (3) pp. 1000164-1-7
2016	Human topoisomerase II alpha as a prognostic biomarker in cancer chemotherapy. Tumor Biology, 37 (1) pp. 1-9
2015	Applications of calixarenes in cancer chemotherapy: facts and perspectives. Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 9 () pp. 2831-2838
2015	Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of essential oils from three aromatic plants of the Zingiberaceae family in Malaysia. Journal of Physical Science, 26 (1) pp. 71-81
2015	Improved Fischer esterification of substituted benzoic acid under sealed-vessel microwave condition. Journal of Physical Science , 26 (2) pp. 53-61
2014	Haplophytin B from maclurodendron porteri. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 27 (1) pp. 179-181
2013	Microwave-assisted synthesis of sec/tert-butyl 2-arylbenzimidazoles and their unexpected antiproliferative activity towards ER negative breast cancer cells. Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry, 28 (6) pp. 1255-1260
2012	2-sec-Butyl-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylic acid. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, E68 (7) pp. o1995
2012	Anti-Proliferation Effects of Benzimidazole Derivatives on HCT-116 Colon Cancer and MCF-7 Breast Cancer Cell Lines. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 13 (2012) pp. 4075-4079
2012	Ethyl 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-[2-(methylsulfanyl)ethyl]-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 68 (1) pp. o197-o198
2012	Ethyl 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-[2-(methylsulfanyl)ethyl]-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 68 (1) pp. o197-o198
2012	Straightforward synthesis of novel 1-(2'-α-O-D-glucopyranosyl ethyl) 2-arylbenzimidazoles. Molecules , 17 (8) pp. 9887-9899
2011	Acid corrosion inhibition of copper by mangrove tannin. Pigment & Resin Technology, 40 (2) pp. 118-122
2011	Ethyl 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-propyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 67 (10) pp.
2011	ethyl 1-sec-butyl-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboylate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, (E67) pp. 02938
2011	Ethyl 2-(4-bromophenyl)-1-sec-butyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, E67 () pp. o3453-o3453
2011	Synthesis of Au/Al2O3 nanocatalyst and its application in the reduction of p-Nitrophenol. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, 58 (5) pp. 593-601
2011	Utilization of waste cockle shell (Anadara Granosa) in biodiesel production from palm olein: Optimization using response surface methodology . Fuel, 90 (7) pp. 2353-2358
2010	Crab and Cockle Shells as Catalysts for the Preparation of Methyl Esters from Low Free Fatty Acid Chicken Fat. Journal Of The American Oil Chemists' Society, 88 (2) pp. 283-288
2010	Ethyl 1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-2-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate . Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, E66 () pp. o1824-o1825
2010	Ethyl 1-sec-butyl-2-phenyl-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, E66 () pp. o796-o797
2010	Ethyl 1-tert-butyl-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 66 (4) pp. o776-o777
2010	Ethyl 3-amino-4-[(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]benzoate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 66 (8) pp. o2141-o2141
2010	Ethyl 4-(2-hydroxyethylamino)-3-nitrobenzoate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 66 (4) pp. o846-o847
2010	Synthesis and characterization of gold nanoparticles supported on zinc oxide via the deposition-precipitation method. Turkish Journal of Chemistry, 34 () pp. 639-650
2009	2-[1-(2-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]-6-methoxyphenol methanol 1.13-solvate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 65 (4) pp. o925-o926
2009	2-[1-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl]-6-methoxyphenol monohydrate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, E65 (4) pp. o913-o914
2009	4-(sec-butylamino)-3-nitrobenzoic acid. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, E65 (7) pp. o1557-o1558
2009	4-ethylamino-3-nitrobenzoic acid. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, E65 (5) pp. o1079
2009	4-tert-Butylamino-3-nitrobenzoic acid. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, E65 (6) pp. o1233-o1234
2009	6,6′-Dimethoxy-2,2′-[p-phenylenebis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenol chloroform disolvate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 65 (4) pp. O680-O681
2009	Biodiesel from adsorbed waste oil on spent bleaching clay using CaO as a heterogeneous catalyst. European Journal of Scientific Research, 33 (2) pp. 347-357
2009	Biodiesel production via transesterification of palm olein using waste mud crab (Scylla serrata) shell as a heterogeneous catalyst. Bioresource Technology, 100 (24) pp. 6362-6368
2009	Ethyl 4-butylamino-3-nitrobenzoate. Acta Crystallographica Section E, E65 () pp. o2070-o2071
2009	Possible origin of electronic effects in Rh(I)-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation. Journal Of The American Chemical Society, 131 (28) pp. 9604-9605
2009	Simultaneous determination of atenolol and chlorthalidone in pharmaceutical preparations by capillary-zone electrophoresis. Analytical letters, 42 (10) pp. 1458-1470
2009	Utilization of waste crab shell (Scylla serrata) as a catalyst in palm olein transesterification. Journal of Oleo Science, 58 (10) pp. 499-502

Conference or Workshop Item

2022	The evaluation of amine-functionalized iron oxide Nnanoparticles as potential dye removal from aqueous medium. In: 1st International Conference on River Sustainability,
2021	Benzimidazole as a Versatile Scaffold for Biologically Active Molecules: Structure and drug design targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). In: International Conference on the Application of Science and Mathematics (SCIEMATHIC 2021),
2021	Cell viability study of star-shaped polymer hydrogel. In: Malaysian Polymer International Conference 2021,
2021	Perception of undergraduate students in learning organic chemistry at the Kulliyyah of science (IIUM): A preliminary study. In: 4th International Seminar on Chemical Education,
2021	Synthesis and characterisation of series of Nitro and Chloro 2-Arylbenzimidazole derivatives. In: 7th International Conference on Advancement in Science & Technology,
2019	Protein and toxin profiling at different growth phases of a. Tamiyavanichii and A.Leei. In: "8th International Conference on Informatics, Environment, Energy and Applications, IEEA 2019",
2019	Synthesis, neuraminidase inhibition assay and molecular docking of carvone derivatives. In: International Conference in Organic Synthesis (ICOS 2019),
2018	A quest on finding new potential ebola vp40 inhibitors: molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation studies. In: Computer-aided Drug Design 2018,
2018	Comparison of the essential oil components in fresh peels of lime (citrus aurantifolia) extracted with supercritical fluid extraction and other three traditional extraction methods. In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
2018	Synthesis of four arms star polymer for hydrogel formulation. In: 31st International Conference of Analytical Sciences 2018 (SKAM31),
2018	The ethical concerns of bioanalytical chemistry: the case of forensic science. In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences 2018 (SKAM 31),
2018	The near consumer insight on liver proteomics of Malaysian broiler in comparison with indigenous chicken. In: 151st IIER International Conference,
2018	Toxicity profiles between strains of Alexandrium Tamiyavanichii. In: ISERD- 325TH. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL SCIENCE (ICENS,
2016	Differential methods of cell lysis for protein profiling of Alexandrium sp. using 2D gel electrophoresis. In: Medical Research Symposium and Pacific Partnership in Conjunction with Kuantan Research Day 2016,
2016	Ligand based drug discovery of novel dengue-2 NS2B-NS3 protease inhibitors. In: 4th International Conference on Computation for Science and Technology (ICCST 2016),
2016	Synthesis and molecular docking of carvone derivatives as a potential neuraminidase inhibitors. In: International Conference In Organic Synthesis 2016 (ICOS 2016),
2015	Proteomics study on meat quality of Malaysian broilers in comparison with indigenous chicken. In: 5th International Conference on Advancement in Science and Technology (iCAST 2015),
2013	Essential oil of Thai basil: natural remedy for urolithiasis?. In: The International Conference on Islamisation in Modern Science and Scientification of the Studies in Islamic Revealed Knowledge,
2010	Crab and cockle shells as heterogeneous catalysts in the production of biodiesel. In: 4th International Conference on Postgraduate Education (ICPE 4). ,
2009	Synthesis, NMR spectroscopy and crystal structures studies of 2-amino-N-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene) aniline. In: International Conference on Instrumentation, Communications, Information Technology, and Biomedical Engineering (ICICI-BME) 2009,
2009	Synthesis, NMR spectroscopy and crystal structures studies of novel 2-amino-N-(2-benzyloxy-3-methoxybenzylidene) aniline. In: International Conference on Instrumentation, Communications, Information Technology and Biomedical Engineering (ICICI-BME) 2009,

Book

2013	Peralatan asas dan aplikasi dalam penyelidikan kimia. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, ISBN: 9789838615730
2011	Synthesis, characterization and anti-proliferation study of some Benzimidazole derivatives. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, ISBN: 3844332944

Book Section

2022	Reduced graphene oxide functionalized magnetic nanocomposites for environmental pollutant removal. In: Trans Tech Publications Ltd, ISBN: 9783035718454, pp. 109-117
2019	The Kulliyyah of Science : nurturing Muslim scientists. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674910358, pp. 371-382
2019	The Kulliyyah of Science : nurturing Muslim scientists. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674910358, pp. 371-382
2011	Chemical synthesis in general . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-202-1, pp. 11-16
2011	Design and methodology . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-202-1, pp. 17-23
2011	Instrumentations for chemical analysis. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-202-1, pp. 24-28
2011	Separation and purification methods. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-202-1, pp. 29-35

Monograph

2018	Design, synthesis and characterization of 2,4-disubstituted-1,3 thiazole amino acid derivatives towards its applications on antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. In: ,
2018	Fundamental study on protein expression of several selected harmful algal bloom (HAB) species during different growth phases. In: ,
2015	In vitro antiurolithiatic effect of selected Prophetic medicines. In: ,