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Academic Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy (Biotechnology) - Doctor of Philosophy, Wageningen University
- Biotechnology - Masters Degree, Wageningen University
Mohd Azrul Naim Bin Mohamad (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus
KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE
aznaim@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Terengganu born Mohd Azrul Naim Mohamad had his secondary education at Malay College Kuala Kangsar. Then, he started his BSc studies in Biotechnology at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), with specialization in Environmental Biotechnology and graduated in 2006. In 2008, he continued with the MSc in Biotechnology at Wageningen University specializing in Marine Biotechnology and obtained his MSc in 2010. His MSc thesis entitled "Biodiversity of Sponge-Associated Microbial Communities of The Dutch Coast" was under the supervision of Dr J. A. M. Perez. In 2010, he started his Ph.D at the Laboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University under the supervision of Prof. Hauke Smidt and Dr. Ir. Detmer Sipkema. The Ph.D thesis 'Exploring Microbial Diversity of Marine Sponges by Culture-Dependent and Molecular Approaches' was successfully defended on April 30, 2015. Since February 2015 he started working as a lecturer at Kulliyyah of Science.
Area of Specialisation
- Natural Science ~ Marine Sciences ~ Advancement of Marine Sciences Knowledge ~ Marine Biotechnology - Aquaculture, Aquatic Ecology, Biodiversity, Biotechnology, Genomics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology
Teaching Responsibilities
GENETICS | 2023/2024 |
Research Projects
Completed
2022 - 2023 | Sci-ON |
2020 - 2022 | The Effectiveness of EM Mudball in Remediating Balok River |
2018 - 2023 | Isolation, Identification And Characterization Of Microbial Producing Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) Isolated From Palm Oil Mill Effluent |
2018 - 2022 | Environmental DNA Metabarcoding of Fishes in Balok River Kuantan, Pahang |
2017 - 2021 | Phytomining of gold from mine wastes by Jatropha Curcas |
2015 - 2018 | Fungal-Assisted Composting (FAC) Approach of Organic Waste |
2015 - 2017 | Bacterial-Assisted Composting (BAC) of Food Waste |
On-Going
2023 - Present | Environmental Impact Assessment for "Proposed Oil Palm Plantation Development on 8,094.43 Hectares (20,000 Acres) Land on Lot 16393 - Lot 16397 and Lot 16406 - Lot 16410 in Mukim Tembeling, District of Jerantut, Pahang Darul Makmur |
2023 - Present | Unravelling Microbial Communities in the Rhizosphere of Dipterocarpaceae through Metagenomic approach |
2022 - Present | Metagenomic Study of the Unchartered Nearshore Reefs in Kuantan Coastal Water |
2017 - Present | Development of Effective Microbes for Decomposition Process |
2017 - Present | In Situ Enzymatic Saccharification of Seawater Pretreated Lignocellulosic by Using Setiu Wetland Halophilic Fungi (SeHF) |
2017 - Present | Conversion of Waste from Fish and Aquaculture Industry into Value-added Products |
2017 - Present | Process Development in Simultaneous Saccharification and Co-Fermentation (SSCF) of Monosaccharide Sugars from Jatropha Curcas Seed Cake for Optimum Biothanol Production |
2015 - Present | Sponge-associated fungal diversity with functional analysis of halogenase and cellulase |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
Book
2015 | Exploring microbial diversity of marine sponges by culture-dependent and molecular approach. Wageningen University, ISBN: 9789462572867 |
Book Section
2020 | DNA barcoding and molecular phylogeny of indigenous bacteria in fishes from a tropical tidal river in Malaysia. In: Springer, ISBN: 978-3-030-50074-0, pp. 219-235 |
2018 | DNA barcoding and molecular phylogeny of indigenous bacteria in fishes from a tropical tidal river in Malaysia. In: Springer, ISBN: 978-3-319-90679-9, pp. 351-367 |
Monograph
2018 | Identification of 3CP-Degrading bacteria from marine sponge and its β-dehalogenase gene. In: , |