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Academic Qualification
- PhD (Structural Biochemistry) - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Edinburgh
- MSc (Plant Biotechnology) - Masters Degree, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
- BSc (Biochemistry) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Fazia Adyani binti Ahmad Fuad (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)
Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING
fazia_adyani@iium.edu.my
4577
Expert Profile
Fazia Adyani Ahmad Fuad is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. Fazia's academic path began with a BSc (Biochemistry), which was obtained from University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2004. She then furthered her studies for a Master's degree at the same institution, specialising in Plant Biotechnology and successfully completed her studies in 2008.
She later pursued her doctoral degree (Structural Biochemistry) at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. She was awarded her Ph.D in 2012 and served as a lecturer at Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Health Campus, University Science Malaysia, before joining IIUM in 2014. Fazia's Ph.D project focused on drug design and discovery analyses on specific protein targets, in collaboration with Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels and National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA. Since then, she has published her work in a number of international conferences and ISI-indexed journals.
She also serves as an editorial review board for International Journal in Medical Sciences and Biotechnology, and a member of several international scientific societies. Currently, Fazia is interested in investigating the potential of specific enzymes that are involved in various metabolic pathways as chemotherapeutic targets. Her main interests include a combination of in silico drug design and biochemical analyses on specific protein targets, which allows further understanding of various protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions.
She later pursued her doctoral degree (Structural Biochemistry) at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. She was awarded her Ph.D in 2012 and served as a lecturer at Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine (INFORMM), Health Campus, University Science Malaysia, before joining IIUM in 2014. Fazia's Ph.D project focused on drug design and discovery analyses on specific protein targets, in collaboration with Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels and National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA. Since then, she has published her work in a number of international conferences and ISI-indexed journals.
She also serves as an editorial review board for International Journal in Medical Sciences and Biotechnology, and a member of several international scientific societies. Currently, Fazia is interested in investigating the potential of specific enzymes that are involved in various metabolic pathways as chemotherapeutic targets. Her main interests include a combination of in silico drug design and biochemical analyses on specific protein targets, which allows further understanding of various protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions.
Area of Specialisation
- Natural Science ~ Bioinformatics ~ Structural Bioinformatics ~ Structural Proteomics - Proteomics
- Natural Science ~ Biological Sciences ~ Biochemistry ~ Proteins - Structural Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
- Biotechnology ~ Biotechnology ~ Biopharmacy Biotechnology ~ Drug Discovery - Drug Design & Discovery
- Natural Science ~ Bioinformatics ~ Systems Biology ~ Other Systems Biology n.e.c. - Biology
Professional Membership
- 2011: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Biochemical Society, UK
- 2015: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK
- 2018: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Society Malaysia (MASBIC)
- 2019: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Senior Member), Hong Kong Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society (HKCBEES), Hong Kong
- 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Abu Hurairah Animal Society
- 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Abu Hurairah Animal Society IIUM
- 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Applied fo Membership), Malaysia Society for Engineering & Technology (MySET)
- 2022: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Graduate Technologist), Malaysia Board Of Technologists (MBOT)
Teaching Responsibilities
LIFE SCIENCES FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERIS | 2023/2024 |
Research Projects
Completed
2018 - 2023 | Collagen-Like Protein from Selected Bacteria as Alternative For Non-Halal Collagen |
2017 - 2019 | Fractionation and partial purification of active compounds from agarwood branch extract responsible for the cytotoxic/anticancer activity |
2016 - 2021 | Interrogating Novel Compounds for Improved Anti-dengue Therapies via Inhibition of Host's Glycolytic Pathway |
2015 - 2019 | Identification of Novel Antimalarial Agents for the Treatment of Knowlesi Malaria via in silico Screening and Enzynmatic Inhibition Analysis |
On-Going
2023 - Present | Deciphering the Mechanism of Chitin as a Potent Inhibitor of Human Hexokinase Isoform 2 for Improved Anti-Dengue Therapeutics |
2022 - Present | Directed Evolution library construction of kinase enzyme for the mediation of phosphorothioate bond formation using Molecular Dynamics and Machine Learning-assisted Fitness Analysis |
2022 - Present | Elucidating the Inhibitory Effects of Chitin on Human Hexokinase Isoform 2 as a Lead Compound for Dengue Treatment |
2021 - Present | Identification of potential anti-malarial compounds from natural products using virtual screening and in-vitro inhibition studies for the treatment of malaria |
2020 - Present | Investigating the Potential Use of an LED-Photodiode Pair as a Flow Velocimetry Imaging Technique for Non-Invasive Measurement of Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid |
2020 - Present | Confirmation, Validation, and Characterization of Antimalarial Drug (Artemisinin) Resistant K13 Selected Genes on Plasmodium Falciparum in Malaysian Isolates |
2018 - Present | ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION OF SEWAGE SLUDGE AND FOOD WASTE FOR BIOGAS PRODUCTION AND MICROBIAL COMMUNITY IDENTIFICATION |
2006 - Present | Bio-Process and Molecular Engineering Research Unit (BPMERU) |
Award & Recognition
10 Dec, 2021 | Top Researchers with the Highest Number of Joint Publications from 2019-2021 - International Islamic University Malaysia | University |
30 Mar, 2021 | Main Recipient of Best Journal Award for Science, Technology, and Medicine (International Indexed Journal), MAPIM-KPT Awards Ceremony 2019 - Ministry of Higher Education | National |
21 Sep, 2015 | The Travel Grant Award - Biochemical Society UK | International |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
Book Section
2018 | Characterization of conformational and oligomeric states of proteins. In: Springer Nature Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-13-2256-3, pp. 167-178 |
2018 | Characterization of conformational and oligomeric states of proteins. In: Springer Nature Singapore, ISBN: 978-981-13-2256-3, pp. 167-178 |
2018 | Secondary metabolite research in Malaysia: current status and future prospects. In: IntechOpen, ISBN: 978-1-78923-643-9, pp. 101-111 |