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Fiona How Ni Foong

Academic Qualifications

  • Synthesis - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • Industrial Chemistry - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)

Fiona How Ni Foong (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE

howfiona@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Biomedical Sciences ~ Other Biomedical Sciences n.e.c. - Bioassays studies of synthetic compounds
  • Natural Science ~ Physical Sciences ~ Condensed Matter Physics ~ Crystallography - Crystallography studies
  • Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Analytical Chemistry ~ Computational Chemistry - Correlation study and preliminary QSAR study
  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Phamaceutical Industry ~ Synthesis Technology - Biological activity studies of synthetic compounds
  • Natural Science ~ Chemical Sciences ~ Inorganic Chemistry ~ Transition Metal Chemistry - Synthesis and Characterization of Dithiocarbazate Derivatives ligands and their metal complexes


Professional Membership


  • 2014 - 2019 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Ahli JawatanKuasa), PERTUBUHAN KRISTALOGRAFI MALAYSIA
  • 2024 - 2025 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (ASSISTANT HONORARY TREASURER), INSTITUT KIMIA MALAYSIA PAHANG BRANCH (IKMPB)


Teaching Responsibilities


BASIC CHEMISTRY 2013/2014 2012/2013
Chemical Health & Safety Management 2025/2026
Computational Chemistry 2025/2026 2024/2025
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY 2015/2016
Final Year Project 1 2024/2025
Final Year Project 2 2024/2025
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2021/2022 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2021/2022 2020/2021
FOOD TOXICOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT 2013/2014 2011/2012
GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE 2021/2022 2020/2021
HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT 2017/2018 2015/2016
INDUSTRIAL TOXICOLOGY 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2015/2016
Inorganic Chemistry 1 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
Inorganic Chemistry 2 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 2022/2023 2020/2021 2017/2018 2015/2016 2014/2015
NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 2011/2012
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 2019/2020 2017/2018 2016/2017
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY 2016/2017
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 2013/2014
ORGANOMETALLIC & BIOINORGANIC CHEMISTRY 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2014/2015
Organometallic and Bioinorganic Chemistry 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
Practical Inorganic Chemistry 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
Quality Control & Assurance 2024/2025 2023/2024
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2022/2023 2018/2019 2016/2017 2012/2013
TOXICOLOGY 2010/2011
WASTE MANAGEMENT 2020/2021 2019/2020 2016/2017 2015/2016


Supervision


Apoptotic Property Of Β-Mangostin Naturally Derived From Garcinia Malaccensis In Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: In-Vitro And In-Silico Study.
Ph.D Completed 2022 Co-supervisor
In Vitro Oxidative Potential (Op) Assessment For Indoor Airborne Particulate Matters (Pm) At Selected Primary Schools In Pahang.
Ph.D Completed 2019 Co-supervisor
Apoptosis Activities Of Nickel And Copper Complexes From Thymoquinone And Dithiocarbamate On Oral Cancer Cell Lines In Vitro .
Ph.D Completed 2018 Co-supervisor
Design, Synthesis, Characterisation, In Vitro And In Silico Study Of Sbenzyldithiocarbazate Derivatives And Their Metal Complexes As Escherichia Coli Dihydrofolate Reductase Inhibitors .
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Occurrence, Concentrations And Related Health Risks Of Persist Organic Pollutants (Pops) In Regular Consumers Of Tuna And Tuna Related Species Marketed At Kendwa Landing Site In Zanzibar Island.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Dithiocarbamate Immobilized Silica-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles For Solid-Phase Extraction Of Lead In Mussel.
Master Completed 2020 Main Supervisor
Synthesis And Characterization Of Novel Polyamine Sulphur Analogues And Its Effects On Cancer Cell Ploriferation.
Master Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
Structural Studies Of Dithiocarbamate Metal Complexes And Dicarboxylic Acid Metal Salts.
Master Completed 2016 Main Supervisor
Synthesis, Characterization And Biological Studies Of Dithiocarbamate Derivatives And Their Metal Complexes .
Master Completed 2015 Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2022 - 2023 Kempen Memupuk Kesedaran Pengumpulan E-Sisa di Kalangan Penduduk Selangor
2018 - 2021 Chemical analyses of various heteroatom ligands
2017 - 2021 Synthesis, Characterization And Biological Studies Of Substituted Thiadiazine Derivatives And Their Metal Complexes
2015 - 2020 Antimicrobial efficacy of metalloantibiotics against surgical site infections
2014 - 2016 Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Study of Metal Complexes Derived from Thymoquinone
2013 - 2018 Polyamine Sulfur Conjugates: A Paradigm for Selective Drug Delivery to Cancer Cells via Polyamine Transport System
2012 - 2015 Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Studies of Dithiocarbamates Derivatives and their Transition Metal Complexes
2012 - 2013 In-Vivo Study: Investigation of burn wound healing properties with cucumber extract
2010 - 2013 Synthesis and Characterization of Multidentate Chelating Agent and Their Metal Complexes
2010 - 2012 Synthesis and Characterization of Heteroatom Ligand and Its Metal Complexes
On-Going
2024 - Present NATURAL SANCTUARY FOR ASIAN HORSESHOE CRAB (Tachypleus gigas and Carcinoscopius rotundicauda) AT BALOK KUANTAN, PAHANG, MALAYSIA
2024 - Present COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF HEIGHT AND NUMBER OF TOWERS SUPPORTING VEGETABLE PRODUCTION IN INTEGRATED AQUAPONIC SYSTEM AND EFFECTS ON FISH GROWTH


Awards & Recognition


08 Oct, 2017 Gold Medal - 1st IIUM International Dental Conference 2017, Kuantan, Malaysia International
31 May, 2016 Best Poster Award - The 14th Symposium of Malaysian Society of Applied Biology, Malacca National
20 Aug, 2015 Young Investigator Award - 28th Regional Symposium of Malaysia Analytical Sciences International
20 Aug, 2015 Oral Session Chairperson - 28th Regional Symposium of Malaysian Analytical Sciences, Ipoh, Malaysia University
13 Jun, 2014 Bronze Medal - IRIIE 2014, IIUM KCDIO
20 Feb, 2013 Silver Medal, Nitrogen-Sulfur Compounds: Cytotoxic Study and Their Potential Application - IRIIE 2013, IIUM University
22 Feb, 2012 Silver Medal Award for IRIIE 2012 - International Islamic University Malaysia University
22 Feb, 2012 Silver Medal - IRIIE 2012, IIUM KCDIO
24 Mar, 2007 Young Scientist Award - International Union of Crystallography International


Publications


Articles

2025 A novel of substituted dithiocarbazate derivatives: synthesis, characterisation, and antibacterial activity of S-benzyl-β-N-4-chloro-3-nitrobenzoyl dithiocarbazate (SB3NO) and its Cu(II), Zn(II), Co(II), and Ni(II) complexes. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 29 (3) pp. 1-12
2025 Belangkas; haiwan purba yang perlukan pembelaan. MAJALAH SAINS, () pp.
2024 Exploring SB2OME and metal complexes as antibacterial agents: synthesis, characterization and molecular docking. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 26 (5) pp. 72-89
2024 Synthesis, characterisation, and antimicrobial activities of S-Benzyl-β-N-3-methoxybenzoyl Dithiocarbazate (SB3OME) and its metal complexes. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 26 (5) pp. 465-476
2023 Synthesis, Characterization, Antimicrobial activity and ADMET Analysis of S-benzyl-α-N-(anisoyl)-dithiocarbazate and its metal complexes. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 25 (3) pp. 481-491
2023 The effect of particle size on physicochemical and thermal analysis of rice husk for explosion studies. Materials Today: Proceedings, () pp.
2022 Anti-cancer activities of β-mangostin against oral squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of International Dental and Medical Research, 15 (1) pp. 81-87
2022 Antibacterial activities of metal-natural extract complexes. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 24 (2) pp. 215-222
2021 Synthesis, characterization and antimicrobial studies of metal complexes derived from gentamicin sulfate. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 23 (2) pp. 226-232
2020 Analyses and pollution potential of heavy metals at the Jerangau-Jabor landfill in Kuantan, Malaysia. Pollution, 6 (4) pp. 801-810
2020 Distorted octahedral S-methyl 2-(2-oxoindolin-3-ylidene) hydrazinecarbodithioate (SMISA) tridentate schiff base complex of Co(II): synthesis, characterization and structural studies. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 22 (3) pp. 25-31
2019 A new structural motif for cadmium dithiocarbamates: crystal structures and hirshfeld surface analyses of homoleptic zinc and cadmium morpholine dithiocarbamates. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials, 234 (5) pp. 341-349
2019 S-quinolin-2-yl-methyldithiocarbazate-based magnetic adsorbent for magnetic solid-phase extraction of heavy metals from water samples. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, () pp. 1-18
2017 Antibiotic susceptibility study Of metal-gentamicin complexes against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 16 (Supplementary Issue 2) pp. 1-1
2017 Synthesize and characterization of putrescine sulfur analogues. ESTEEM Academic Journal, 13 (Special Issue) pp. 91-97
2016 Antibiotic susceptibility study of metal-gentamicin complexes against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 15 (Supplement Issue) pp. 9-9
2015 Biological properties of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) extracts = Sifat-sifat biologi ekstrak timun (Cucumis sativus L.) . Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences (MJAS), 19 (6) pp. 1218-1222
2015 Crystal structure of benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride monohydrate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 71 () pp. o410-o411
2015 Crystal structure of S -(4-methylbenzyl) piperidinedithiocarbamate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, E71 () pp. o647-o647
2015 Structure determination and tautomeric transition of 3-amino-1{[bis(benzylsulfanyl)methylidene]amino}urea. Journal of Structural Chemistry, 56 (7) pp. 1431-1436
2015 Synthesis, crystal structure and cholinesterase enzymes inhibitory activities of new pyridine alkaloid derivative. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 27 (11) pp. 4092-4096
2013 Eupalitin from Asparagus falcatus (Linn.) has anticancer activity and induces activation of caspases 3/7 in human colorectal tumor cells. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research, 7 (20) pp. 1401-1405
2012 2,3,9,10,15,16-Hexaazatetracyclo[6.6.2.04,16.011,15]hexadecane dihydrate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, 68 (8) pp. o2545-o2545
2012 Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activity of Schiff base derived from S-methyldithiocarbazate and methylisatin. Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 42 (2) pp. 173-179
2011 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde-nicotinamide (1/1). Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, E (67) pp. o3168-o3168
2011 Dipotassium disulfanilamidate trihydrate. Acta Crystallographica Section E, E67 () pp. m1071-m1071
2011 Synthesis, characterisation and biological activities of 2-Methylbenzyl 2-(dipyridin-2-yl methylene)hydrazinecarbodithioate. Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 41 (4) pp. 491-495
2011 Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxic activity of S-benzyldithiocarbazate Schiff bases derived from 5-fluoroisatin, 5-chloroisatin, 5-bromoisatin and their crystal structures. Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 41 (12) pp. 1630-1641
2011 The crystal structure and cytotoxicity of Centrosymmetric Copper(II) complex derived from S-methyldithiocarbazate with isatin. Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 41 (12) pp. 1866-1871
2010 Synthesis, characterization and biological activities of 3-methylbenzyl 2-(6-methyl pyridin-2-ylmethylene)hydrazine carbodithioate and its transition metal complexes. Transition Metal Chemistry, 35 (7) pp. 871-876
2009 Synthesis and structure determination of s,s′-(Naphthalen-2-ylmethyl sulfanyl (1-p-tolyl-ethylidene) hydrazine . Journal of Chemical Crystallography, 39 (12) pp. 894-897
2008 Synthesis, characterization and biological studies of S-benzyl-b-N-(benzoyl) dithiocarbazate and its metal complexes. Polyhedron, 27 () pp. 3325-3329
2007 S-Quinolin-2-ylmethyldithiocarbazate. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online, E63 () pp. o3137-o3138
Conference or Workshop Items

2019 Comparison of the in vitro and in vivo toxic effects of thymoquinone using oral cancer HSC-3 and HSC-4 cell lines, oral fibroblasts, HACAT cell line, and Zebrafish embryos. In: 2017 Conference on Biomedical and Advanced Materials, Bio-CAM 2017,
2018 Analysis of cadmium and chromium content in raw and treated leachate from Jerangau-Jabor landfill site, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences 2018 (SKAM 31),
2018 Dithiocarbamate-immobilized silica coated magnetic Fe3O4 nanoparticles for solid-phase extraction of lead in shellfish. In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
2018 Molecular docking of substituted schiff bases derived from s-benzyldithiocarbazate as potential anticancer agents. In: International Conference on Drug Discovery and Translational Medicine 2018 (ICDDTM '18) “Seizing Opportunities and Addressing Challenges of Precision Medicine,
2018 Preparation and characterization of s-quinolin-2-ylmethyldithiocarbazate functionalized magnetic nanoparticles. In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences 2018 (SKAM 31),
2017 A review on polyamine analogues and its cytotoxic effects against selected human cancer cell lines. In: Fundamental Science Congress 2017 (FSC 2017),
2017 An investigation on cytotoxicity effect of putrescine-sulphur analogues in breast cancer (MCF-7), human lung adenocarcinoma (A549) and colorectal cancer (HCT-8) cell lines. In: Medical Research Symposium 2017,
2017 Antimicrobial activities of metal-natural extract complexes. In: International Conference on Advancement in Science and Technology (iCAST 2017) - ‘Transforming Future Through Plant Research’,
2016 Antibiotic susceptibility study of metal-gentamycin complexes against pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. In: Medical Research Symposium & Pacific Partnership in conjunction with Kuantan Research Day 2016,
2016 Biological properties of Cucurbita maxima extracts. In: The 14th Symposium of Malaysian Society of Applied Biology (MSAB 2016),
2016 Comparison between cold temperature (≤ 4°C) and room temperature (≈25°C) mediated synthesis for putrescine-sulphur compound. In: KAHS Research Week (KRW) 2016 in conjunction with 1st Allied Health Scientific Colloquium (AHSC) 2016,
2016 Synthesis and characterization of spermidine containing sulphur. In: 13th Universiti Malaysia Terengganu International Annual Symposium on Sustainability Science and Management (UMTAS 2016),
2016 Synthesize and characterization of putrescine containing sulphur. In: International Joint Conferences on Science Technology and Social Science,
2015 Synthesis, characterization and structural studies of sodium morpholine-4-Carbodithioate and its metal complexes. In: 28th Regional Symposium Malaysian Analytical Sciences (SKAm28),
2014 Biological properties of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) extracts. In: 27th Regional Symposium of Malaysia Analytical Sciences,
2013 Nitrogen Sulfur Compounds - Cytotoxic study and their potential application. In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition, IRIIE 2013,
2013 Synthesis and characterization of various type of Azines as potential bioactive agents. In: 2013 2nd International Conference on Environment, Chemistry and Biology (IPCBEE),
2012 Crystal structure of heterodonor ligands with their potential application. In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2012,
Books

2011 Research methodology in chemistry. IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-202-1
Book Sections

2011 Good chemistry research. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182021, pp. 6-9
2011 Research methodology: an introduction. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182021, pp. 1-5
Monograph

2020 Synthesis, Characterization And Biological Studies Of Substituted Thiadiazine Derivatives And Their Metal Complexes. In: ,
2018 Polyamine sulfur conjugates: a paradigmn for selective drug delivery to cancer cells via polyamine transport system. In: ,