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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

Other's position:

Head, Kulliyyah of Science


fairuzothman@iium.edu.my
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Teaching Responsibilities


ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR FUNCTIONAL FOODS AND NUTRACEUTICALS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
BIOSTATISTICS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCT 2023/2024 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 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2017/2018
FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING 2023/2024 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


Supervision


Assessment Of Suitable Alginate Beads For Probiotic Encapsulation Enhancing Its Viability And Stability.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
The Formulation Of 5-Fluorouracil-Loaded Hydrogel-Nanoparticles Hybrid For Treatment Of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma .
Master Completed 2023 Co-supervisor
Development And Characterisation Of Capsaicin-Encapsulated Polymeric Hydrogel Nanocarrier For In Vitro Cancer Therapy.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


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

2024 The effect of supplementation of Lactococcus lactis strain as probiotic on the growth and survival of Litopenaeus vannamei. Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 13 (1) pp.
2023 Assessing the stability of peppermint oil encapsulated in hydrogel beads. Journal of Tropical Life Science, 13 (1) pp. 51-60
2023 Qualitative assessment the effect of glucose on hydrogel used for nanomedicine drug delivery. Revelation and Science, 13 (2) pp. 30-38
2023 Rheological assessments on alginate and carrageenan as nanoparticle carriers for topical oral cancer drug. Journal of Tropical Life Science, 13 (2) pp. 239-246
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,