Staff Directory


Siti Fairuz Binti Che Othman

Academic Qualification

  • Ph.D in Food Science and Nutrition - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Leeds

Siti Fairuz Binti Che Othman (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE

fairuzothman@iium.edu.my
2718


Teaching Responsibilities


ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
BIOSTATISTICS 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCT 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2020/2021
FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022/2023 2021/2022 2017/2018
FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
FOOD, NUTRITION AND HEALTH 2017/2018
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018


Research Projects


Completed
2019 - 2023 Assessment on suitable hydrocolloids for probiotic encapsulation enhancing its viablity and stability
2017 - 2022 Rheological and Physical Properties characterization of nanoparticles-hydrogel for topical oral drug of oral cancer (targeted drug delivery)
On-Going
2022 - Present Metagenomic Study of the Unchartered Nearshore Reefs in Kuantan Coastal Water
2021 - Present Hepatotoxicity Studies of Eltrombopag-Loaded PLGA_PEG polymeric Nanocapsules in ITP-Induced Mice Model
2017 - Present Formulation of 5-Fluorouracil-loaded EGFR-Targeted Hydrogel-Nanocapsule Hybrids for Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Therapy
2004 - Present Functional Food and Nutraceuticals Research Unit (FFNRU)


Publications


Article

2023 Assessing the stability of peppermint oil encapsulated in hydrogel beads. Journal of Tropical Life Science, 13 (1) pp. 51-60
2022 Public understanding of rip current and beach safety at Teluk Cempedak recreational Beach in Pahang, Malaysia. Natural Hazards, () pp. 1-18
2022 Qualitative physical assessment on the effects of salt on potential hydrogels used in nanoparticle drug delivery. Revelation and Science, 12 (2) pp. 79-94
2021 A preliminary studies to assess public knowledge of beach safety in east coast Malaysia. Natural Hazards, 107 (1) pp. 873-887
2021 Hydrogel-nanoparticle hybrids for biomedical applications: principles and advantages. Nanomedicine, 16 (2) pp. 81-84
2021 The distribution of marine debris along the Pahang coastline, Malaysia during the Southwest and Northeast Monsoons. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 170 () pp. 1-7
2020 Hydrogel–nanoparticle hybrids for biomedical applications: principles and advantages. Nanomedicine, 16 (2) pp. 81-84
2020 Science@IIUM Issue 3. SCIENCE@IIUM, (3) pp. 1-40
2019 Science@IIUM Issue 2. SCIENCE@IIUM, (2) pp. 1-40
Conference or Workshop Item

2020 Marine debris monitoring & assessment using standing-stock survey at selected beaches along Pahang coastline. In: Research Innovation Commercialisation & Entrepreneurship Showcase (RICES),
2019 Marine debris monitoring and assessment using standing-stock survey method at selected recreational beaches along Pahang coastline. In: Kuantan Research Day 2019,