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Hanani Binti Ahmad Yusof @ Hanafi

Academic Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Medical Microbiology) - Doctor of Philosophy, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • Master of Science ( Human Genetic ) - Masters Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Bachelor of Science with Honours (Biochemistry) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Hanani Binti Ahmad Yusof @ Hanafi (Dr.)

Assistant Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES

hanani@iium.edu.my
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Area of Specialisation


  • Medical And Health ~ Medical And Health Sciences ~ Medical Microbiology ~ Bacteriology


Professional Membership


  • 2016 - 2017 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Quality Liaison Officer), International Islamic University Malaysia
  • 2016 - 2017 : Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Ordinary Member), Malaysian Society of Microbiology


Teaching Responsibilities


ADVANCED IMMUNOLOGY 2025/2026
BASIC CHEMISTRY 2015/2016
BASIC PATHOLOGY 2018/2019
BIOMEDICAL PRACTICUM I 2024/2025
COMMUNITY SERVICE 2025/2026
DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016
FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT 1 2019/2020 2018/2019 2016/2017
FINAL YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT 2 2017/2018
Functional Biochemistry 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
Human Biochemistry 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 2024/2025
MEDICAL MICROBE 2019/2020 2018/2019
MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
MICROBIOLOGY & IMMUNOLOGY 2016/2017 2014/2015
MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
NATURAL PRODUCT & HERBAL MEDICINE 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
Ocular Microbiology 2024/2025
Priciples of Microbiology 2025/2026 2024/2025
PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
QUALITY LABORATORY MANAGEMENT 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
RESEARCH PROJECT 1 2025/2026 2021/2022 2020/2021
RESEARCH PROJECT 2 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021


Supervision


Evaluating The Therapeutic Efficiency Of Probiotics In The Managent Of Gastrointestinal Disorder.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Challenges In Compliance With The Biosafety Act 2007 Among Principal Investigators Conducting Research With Living Modified Organisms In Malaysian Public Universities.
Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor
Involvement Of Streptococcus Pneumoniae Virulence Factors (Hyaluronidase,Unsaturated Glucuronyl Hydrolase, And Neuraminidase A) And Hyaluronic Acid In In Vitro Biofilm Activities.
Master Completed 2021 Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2023 - 2025 Sustainable EcoTourism Practices in Kampung Kuala Sat, Jerantut, Pahang: Community-based Awareness, Prevention and Response on Zoonotic Leptospirosis and Melioidosis Diseases
2021 - 2023 Preventing and Controlling Disease Outbreaks and Dealing with Emergencies
2019 - 2024 Medical Appraisal and Conservation of a 19th Century, Codex Unicus Nipah-leaf Malay Medical Manuscript At the Islamic Art Museum Malaysia
2016 - 2019 Fundemental Study of Hypothetical Protiens Involved in Virulence of Streptococcus pneumoniae
2016 - 2020 Reconstructing modern microbiology based on the Islamic worldview
2015 - 2020 Antimicrobial efficacy of metalloantibiotics against surgical site infections
On-Going
2025 - Present Klinik Bergerak Si Elly
2016 - Present Regulatory mechanism of hyaluronate lyase in Streptococcus pneumoniae
2016 - Present The role of Tumour Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) on Collagen and microRNA Expression in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells (VSMCs)


Awards & Recognition


03 Jun, 2025 Best Teaching Innovation Award (Project-Based Learning) - Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences KCDIO
02 Jul, 2024 IIUM Research & Innovation Day 2024 - International Islamic University Malaysia University
30 Jan, 2024 The Most Transformative Advisor for Student Activity - Kulliyyah of Allied Health Sciences KCDIO
16 Nov, 2023 Putra InnoCreative Poster Competition International Putra InnoCreative Carnival in Teaching and Learning 2023 - Centre for Academic Development and Leadership Excellence, UPM International
08 Apr, 2022 CREATIONS de UiTM: INTERNATIONAL MEGA INNOVATION CARNIVAL 2022 - CENTRE OF FOUNDATION STUDIES, UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA International
08 Mar, 2022 The 2nd Inter Pre-university Matriculation Innovation Competition 2022 - Centre for Defence Foundation Studies, UPNM National
29 Mar, 2021 CFS Mini Conference 2021 - Centre for Foundation Studies, IIUM University
09 Apr, 2018 Minggu Penyelidikan dan Inovasi 2018 - Univeristi Malaysia Terengganu & Universiti Sultan Zainal ABidin National


Publications


Articles

2025 Healthcare workers’ challenges in managing disease outbreaks: a systematic review from an Islamic perspective. Intellectual Discourse, 33 (2) pp. 709-730
2025 Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of laboratory biosafety among undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university: lab biosafety KAP among Malaysia undergraduates. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 9 (SUPP3) pp. 204-214
2024 A-Z, how to deal with a COVID-19 pandemic and emergency according to the Quran and sunnah?. Al-Qanatir International Journal of Islamic Studies, 33 (5) pp. 189-200
2024 Hyaluronidase involvement in Streptococcus pneumoniae biofilm activity. ASM Science Journal, 19 () pp. 1-7
2024 Microbial contamination and biofilm formation in ophthalmic solutions and ophthalmic instruments at optometry practice. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 8 (5) pp. 250-257
2024 Prevalence and factors influencing biofilm-producing bacteria on the toothbrushes of health sciences undergraduate students. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 8 (2) pp. 3036-3042
2021 Association of oral microbiota properties on hyaluronidase and biofilm formation. ASM Science Journal, 15 () pp. 1-7
2020 Antibiotic susceptibility of staphylococcus epidermidis among undergraduate students in Malaysia public university health campus. Medicine & Health, 15 (1) pp. 166-176
2020 Antimicrobial properties of anacardium occidentale (Cashew) leaf extract against staphylococcus aureus and escherichia coli. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences (IJAHS), 4 (3 (Special Issue)) pp. 1496-1506
2020 Distribution of hyaluronidase-producing staphylococcus aureus and staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from palm skin and anterior nares of healthy Malaysian adults. Journal of Clinical and Health Sciences, 5 (1) pp. 42-48
2020 Inhibition of Streptococcus pneumoniae hyaluronidase by honeys of Malaysian origins. Bioremediation Science and Technology Research, 8 (1) pp. 1-6
2020 Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding folate intake among female students in International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences (IJPHCS), 7 (1 (Jan-Feb)) pp. 45-57
2019 Functional annotation of selected streptococcus pneumoniae hypothetical proteins. Malaysia Journal of Science Health and Technology, 4 (Special Issue, KoSiST 2018) pp. 12-16
2019 In silico structural and functional annotation of nine essential hypothetical proteins from Streptococcus pneumoniae. Indonesian Journal of Chemistry, () pp.
2017 Antibiotic susceptibility study Of metal-gentamicin complexes against Staphylococcus aureus biofilms. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 16 (Supplementary Issue 2) pp. 1-1
2017 PCR-based construction and transformation of CodY gene deletion construct in streptococcus pneumoniae. International Medical Journal of Malaysia, 16 (Supp. 1) pp. 7
2016 Antibiotic susceptibility study of metal-gentamicin complexes against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 15 (Supplement Issue) pp. 9-9
2015 Hyaluronate lyase production by streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from patients and carriers. Tropical Biomedicine, 32 (3) pp. 1-12
2013 Evaluation of PCR-based approach for serotype determination of streptococcus pneumoniae. Tropical Biomedicine, 30 (2) pp. 338-344
Conference or Workshop Items

2017 PCR-based construction and transformation of CodY gene deletion construct in Streptococcus pneumoniae. In: Medical Research Symposium 2017,
2017 The prevalence and beta lactam antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from healthy adult in IIUM Kuantan Campus. In: 8th Malaysian Symposium of Biomedical Science,
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 Pneumococcal hyaluronidase: a product of enzyme in normal human flora. In: 2nd World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation: Focus on Medical and Healthcare Science (2WCII 2016),
2015 Hyaluronate lyase activity in Malaysian Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae . In: International Conference on Biomedical and Health Sciences Research 2015,
2013 Genetic diversity of Streptococcus pneumoniae hyaluronate lyase (SpnHyl) gene among clinical and carriage isolates. In: 9th International Symposium on Antimicrobial Agents and Resistance (ISAAR 2013),
2012 Nucleotide variations of Streptococcus pneumoniae hyaluronate lyase (spnhyl) gene in clinical isolates. In: 31st Symposium of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology,
Book Sections

2013 Pneumococcal infections. In: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, ISBN: 978-967-344-314-7, pp.