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Nur Hafizah Binti Azizan

Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy - Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
  • Master of Science (Biotechnology) - Masters Degree, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
  • Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)

Nur Hafizah Binti Azizan (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE


fizahazizan@iium.edu.my
2623


Expert Profile


Nur Hafizah Azizan completed her Bachelor of Science with Honors in Resource Biotechnology and a Master of Science in Molecular Biology at the University Malaysia Sarawak. She received her Ph.D at The Australian National University in 2015, specialising in the engineering of the metal binding site of Methyl Parathion Hydrolase as part of her research in Biochemistry. Presently, her research is centred on molecular, protein, and microbiological investigations related the environmental samples, with a primary focus on hydrocarbon bioremediation, screening of functional oxygenases and water quality analysis.


Area of Specialisation


  • Biotechnology ~ Biotechnology ~ Molecular Biology ~ Gene Isolation - Environmental Microbiology- Isolation and characterization of bacterial DNA
  • Natural Science ~ Biological Sciences ~ Biochemistry ~ Enzymology - Environmental proteomics- Metal binding studies; Protein engineering
  • Biotechnology ~ Biotechnology ~ Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology ~ Bioremediation - Oil bioremediation


Teaching Responsibilities


APPLIED MOLECULAR GENETICS IN FOOD 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
CELL BIOLOGY 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCT 2021/2022
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY 2019/2020
ENZYMOLOGY 2023/2024 2022/2023 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 2020/2021 2019/2020
FINAL YEAR PROJECT 1 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2020/2021 2019/2020
FUNDAMENTAL OF MICROBIOLOGY 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
FUNDAMENTALS OF MICROBIOLOGY 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
INSTRUMENTATION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016
PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY 2017/2018 2016/2017
PRINCIPLES OF CELL BIOLOGY 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016


Supervision


Microbial Diversity And Bacterial Composition Shifts: Effects On Bioremediation Of Balok River.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Identification And Phylogenetic Analysis Of Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase Gene Of Bacillus Altitudinis St14 Isolated From Sungai Tunggak, Kuantan.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
The Production Of Exo- And Endo- B-Glucan From Malaysian Ganoderma Lucidum In A Repeated Batch Fermentation And Its Role As A-Glucosidase Inhibitor.
Master Completed 2022 Co-supervisor
Bioprospecting Of Actinorhodin And Undecylprodigiosin In Mangrove Streptomyces.
Master Completed 2020 Main Supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2020 - 2022 The Effectiveness of EM Mudball in Remediating Balok River
2019 - 2023 The mechanism of action of EPS from G. lucidem as ?-glucosidase inhibitors and to identify its role in the regulation of blood glucose level
2019 - 2022 In vitro propagation of Etlingera elatior J. (Torch ginger) via indirect regeneration
2019 - 2023 Study of Catechol 2,3-Dioxygenase gene in oil clean-up crews isolated from Sungai Balok.
2017 - 2022 The effect of coculture on rare actinomycete, Actinophytocola sp. with live/dead cells of bacteria in eliciting secondary metabolite production
2015 - 2018 Over expression of Actinomcyete relA and rshA genes to enhance secondary metabolite production
2010 - 2013 Study of Gene Expression Level of CMV in Capsicum annum cultivars
On-Going


Publications


Article

2023 Water pollution and the assessment of water quality parameters: a review. Desalination and Water Treatment, 294 (May 2023) pp. 79-88
2022 Bioreactor-grown exo- and endo-β-glucan from Malaysian Ganoderma lucidum: An in vitro and in vivo study for potential antidiabetic treatment. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, () pp.
2022 Genome sequence dataset of Bacillus altitudinis strain ST14 isolated from Tunggak River in Gebeng Industrial Park, Kuantan, Pahang. Data in Brief, () pp.
2022 Screening of catechol dioxygenase gene among bacterial communities isolated from anthropogenic contaminated area in Pahang, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Special Issue (2022) (1) pp. 78-86
2021 Growth optimization of mangrove Streptomyces for enhancement of actinorhodin production. Desalination and Water Treatment, 219 () pp. 217-222
2021 Growth optimization of mangrove Streptomyces for enhancement of actinorhodin production. Desalination and Water Treatment, 219 () pp. 217-222
2020 Pellet diameter of Ganoderma lucidum in a repeated-batch fermentation for the trio total production of biomass-exopolysaccharide-endopolysaccharide and its anti-oral cancer beta-glucan response. AIMS Microbiology, 6 (4) pp. 379-400
2020 Screening of biodegradation potential for n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon among isolates from the north-western tip of Pahang. Desalination and Water Treatment, 191 () pp. 207-212
2020 Screening of biodegradation potential for n-alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon among isolates from the north-western tip of Pahang. Desalination and Water Treatment, 191 () pp. 207-212
2018 Isolation and characterization of hydrocarbon tolerant microorganisms from marine environment. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 10 (6) pp. 133-138
2018 Isolation and screening of biosurfactant-producing marine bacteria from Kuantan Port, Pahang, Malaysia. Science Heritage Journal, 2 (2) pp. 21-26
2018 Phylogenetic study of presumptive oil-degrading microbes isolated from the North-Western tip of Pahang. International Journal of Integrated Engineering, 10 (6) pp. 128-132
2018 Science@iium. science@iium, () pp. 1-40
2018 science@iium. science@iium, (December 2018) pp. 1-40
2017 Study of cucumber mosaic virus gene expression in Capsicum annuum. Science Heritage Journal, 1 (2) pp. 29-31
2016 Crude oil bioremediation by indigenous bacteria isolated from oily sludge. Jurnal Teknologi, 78 (11-2) pp. 61-66
2009 DNA polymorphism of D1S80 locus in modern Malay sample population of Sarawak. Sains Malaysiana, 38 (2) pp. 143-147
Conference or Workshop Item

2023 Glucose uptake activity of Ganoderma lucidum QRS 5120 in L6 myotube cell. In: 5th International Conference on Biosciences and Medical Engineering (ICBME 2023),
2022 Decolorization potential of bacteria isolated from Sungai Lembing hot springs and Ganoderma lucidum on methyl red dye. In: International Conference on Bioengineering and Technology (IConBET2021),
2018 Actinophytocola sp. K4-08: rare actinomycete with potential biosynthetic capability. In: 34th Symposium of the Malaysian Society for Microbiology 2018,
Book Section

2020 Study of Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase activity assay in mangrove streptomyces for actinohordin and undercylprodigiosin production. In: Noor Publication, ISBN: 978-620-2-79106-9, pp. 17-24
2020 Study of Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenase activity assay in mangrove streptomyces for actinohordin and undercylprodigiosin production. In: Noor Publication, ISBN: 978-620-2-79106-9, pp. 17-24
2011 Microbial communities and water quality of aquaculture potential Penor River, Pahang, Malaysia . In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-197-0, pp. 250-262