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Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy in Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences - Doctor of Philosophy, King's College London
- Master of Biotechnology - Masters Degree, University of Queensland
Widya Binti Abdul Wahab (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE
widya@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Widya Abd Wahab obtained her first degree from IIUM in 2006 and following that, she joined IIUM to do research on plant cell culture of Jatropha (for biodiesel) and continued to be the demonstrator for the Fats & Oil and Food Toxicology Course.
She pursued her MSc in Biotechnology in Australia in 2008, and later her Ph.D in 2009 at King's College London, where she read Diabetes & Nutritional studies, particularly on coeliac disease.
In 2014, she was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, and assigned to teach Food Toxicology & Assessment.
She pursued her MSc in Biotechnology in Australia in 2008, and later her Ph.D in 2009 at King's College London, where she read Diabetes & Nutritional studies, particularly on coeliac disease.
In 2014, she was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, and assigned to teach Food Toxicology & Assessment.
Area of Specialisation
- Biotechnology ~ Biotechnology ~ Food Biotechnology ~ Cell Culture Technology - Animal cell culture, production of monoclonal antibody and development of ELISA assay for toxic screening in food
Teaching Responsibilities
APPLIED MOLECULAR GENETICS | 2019/2020 |
APPLIED MOLECULAR GENETICS IN FOOD | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
COMMERCIALISATION & CURRENT ISSUES IN BIOTECH | 2015/2016 2014/2015 |
EXPERIMENTAL MODELS IN MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
FATS AND OILS CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY | 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT | 2020/2021 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2020/2021 |
FOOD TOXICOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
HALAL AND HARAM IN FOOD PROCESSING | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 |
INSTRUMENTATION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2015/2016 2014/2015 |
INTERNSHIP | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY & PARASITOLOGY | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021 |
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY | 2016/2017 |
PROJECT SEMINAR | 2014/2015 |
Research Projects
Completed
2016 - 2020 | Investigation Of Insulin-like Protein Of Some Malaysia Medicinal Plants For Diabetes Mellitus Treatment |
2015 - 2019 | The Developemnt of Halal Collagen Nutraceuticals Tablet from Chicken Feet |
On-Going
2022 - Present | 2nd Nusantara Ibadah Camp for LGBT Community |
2021 - Present | Goniothalamus umbrosus. A potential chemo-preventive and anti-carcinogenic agent for oral squamous cell carcinoma |
2020 - Present | Elucidating the potential of Plukenetia volubilis as an antihyperuricemic agent for improving gout. |
2020 - Present | The microbial growth inhibition using lemongrass extract as an endodontic irrigant. |
2020 - Present | Elucidating food bio-preservative properties of protein and oil extracted from locally planted Plukenetia volubilis (Sacha inchi) seeds. |
2015 - Present | Sponge-associated fungal diversity with functional analysis of halogenase and cellulase |
Publications
Article
2021 | Optimisation of Culture Condition for Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia Volubilis) Callus Induction. Tropical Agroecosystems, 2 (2) pp. 87-90 |
2019 | Comparative study of thaumatin protein from Thaumatococcus daniellii grown at different growth environments. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 3 (2) pp. 668-674 |
2016 | Coeliac disease: immunogenicity studies of barley hordein and rye secalin-derived peptides. International Journal of Experimental Pathology, 97 (4) pp. 303-309 |