pensyarah universiti
jabatan diagnostik kraniofasial & biosains
zamirah@ukm.edu.my
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Biografi/ Biography :
Dr Zamirah Zainal Abidin berkelulusan Doktor Perubatan Veterinar dan Sarjana Sains Veterinar dari Universiti Putra Malaysia. Beliau memulakan kerjaya akademik di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) pada tahun 2002 sebelum melanjutkan pengajian ke peringkat Doktor Falsafah di University of Melbourne dan bergraduat pada tahun 2013.
Kini, beliau merupakan Pensyarah Kanan di Jabatan Diagnostik Kraniofasial dan Biosains, Fakulti Pergigian, UKM. Beliau mengajar kursus Farmakologi, Mikrobiologi, serta Kaedah Penyelidikan dan Biostatistik.
Beliau pernah memegang beberapa jawatan pentadbiran, termasuk Ketua Jabatan (Biologi Mulut Klinikal), Ketua Program Siswazah, dan Penyelaras Program Siswazah (Mod Penyelidikan). Beliau juga merupakan ahli Jawatankuasa Etika Haiwan UKM. Selain itu, beliau pernah berkhidmat sebagai Bendahari bagi Malaysian Section, International Association for Dental Research (IADR).
Bidang penyelidikan beliau tertumpu kepada penerokaan produk semula jadi yang berpotensi sebagai agen antimikrob terhadap patogen oral. Penyelidikan beliau merangkumi beberapa herba yang digunakan secara tradisional seperti kayu manis (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), misai kucing (Orthosiphon stamineus), cengkih (Eugenia caryophyllata), halia (Zingiber officinale), dan minyak zaitun (Olea europaea). Beliau juga berminat dalam mengenal pasti kompaun bioaktif serta memahami mekanisme antibakteria, termasuk melalui pendekatan molekul seperti analisis proteomik secara penerokaan.
Diharapkan bahawa pemahaman terhadap aktiviti antimikrob produk semula jadi ini dapat menyumbang kepada pembangunan agen biologi yang berpotensi untuk aplikasi klinikal dalam pengurusan penyakit mulut.
Dr Zamirah Zainal Abidin holds a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and a Master of Veterinary Science from Universiti Putra Malaysia. She began her academic career at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2002 and later pursued her PhD at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 2013.
She is currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Craniofacial Diagnostics and Biosciences, Faculty of Dentistry, UKM, where she teaches Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Research Methods and Biostatistics.
She has previously held several administrative roles within the Faculty of Dentistry, UKM, including Head of Department (Clinical Oral Biology), Head of Postgraduate Programme, and Postgraduate Programme Coordinator (Research Mode). She is also a member of the UKM Animal Ethics Committee and previously served as Treasurer of the Malaysian Section of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).
Her research focuses on identifying natural products with antimicrobial potential against oral pathogens. She has investigated several herbs traditionally used for therapeutic purposes, including cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), misai kucing (Orthosiphon stamineus), clove (Eugenia caryophyllata), ginger (Zingiber officinale), and olive oil (Olea europaea). She is also interested in identifying bioactive constituents and elucidating their antibacterial mechanisms, including through exploratory molecular approaches such as proteomic analysis.
It is anticipated that a deeper understanding of the antimicrobial properties of these natural products may contribute to the development of biologically derived agents for the clinical management of oral diseases.
nurul azila hashim, nyawai tagai, lishen wong, shahida said, eason soo, zamirah zainal abidin, kok wai lam. (2026). antibacterial efficacy of lemongrass (cymbopogon citratus) oil against enterococcus faecalis. - malaysian dental journal . 7 - 10.
kok hou yit, mazlina mohd said, zaleha shafiei, teck yew low, zamirah zainal-abidin. (2026). targeted isolation of phenolic compounds from halia bentong (zingiber officinale roscoe var. bentong) and their antibacterial activities against porphyromonas gingivalis.. - south african journal of botany. 422 - 435.
zamirah zainal-abidin, julia izzaty mohd juffry, nazatul azalia md najib, wafa nadhirah sulaiman, zaleha shafiei, mazlina mohd said. (2025). antibacterial effect of halia bentong ethanolic extract on porphyromonas gingivalis: a preliminary investigation. - malaysian journal of medicine & health sciences. 47 - 55.
zamirah zainal abidin. (2025). crack the exam 101: ace your pharmacology. - . .
malathi ganeson, zaleha shafiei, noraziah mohamad zin, mohd nizam lani, zamirah zainal abidin, mazlina mohd said. (2025). anticariogenic potential of lactiplantibacillus plantarum-isolated kimchi in suppression of streptococcus mutans’ growth. - sains malaysiana. 1239 - 1251.
kok hou yit, mazlina mohd said, zaleha shafiei, teck yew low, zamirah zainal-abidin. (2026). targeted isolation of phenolic compounds from halia bentong (zingiber officinale roscoe var. bentong) and their antibacterial activities against porphyromonas gingivalis.. - south african journal of botany. 422 - 435.
husna hazirah bakri, syarifah nur syed abdul rahman, adyani azizah abd halim, nor adinar baharuddin, hasnah begum said gulam khan, zamirah zainal abidin, mohd hafiz arzmi, elly munadziroh, wan himratul aznita wan harun. (2025). in vitro study of probiotic lactobacillus helveticus: antibacterial effects on porphyromonas gingivalis. - plos one. 1 - 14.
zahirrah begam mohamed rasheed, ahmad shuhud irfani zakaria, fairuz abdul rahman, erfa zainialdin, hazreen elliana radzali, norhafiza mokhtar, nurhayati abdullah, zaleha shafiei, fairuz abdul rahman, zamirah zainal abidin, mariati abdul rahman. (2025). evaluating the erosive effects of freshly squeezed local fruit juices on human dental enamel and consumption patterns among malaysian adults. - nutrients. 1 - 14.
alexandra quek, hafizah mohd zaini, nur kartinee kassim, fadzil sulaiman, yaya rukayadi, amin ismail, zamirah zainal abidin, khalijah awang. (2021). oxygen radical antioxidant capacity (orac) and antibacterial properties of melicope glabra bark extracts and isolated compounds. - plos one. 1-12.
wahidatunnur musa, zamirah zainal abidin, badiah baharin, nurulhuda mohd. (2018). in vitro determination of antibacterial activity of phenolic compounds extracted from olive oil on aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, porphyromonas gingivalis and fusobacterium nucleatum. - journal of clinical periodontology. .
malathi ganeson, zaleha shafiei, noraziah mohamad zin, mohd nizam lani, zamirah zainal abidin, mazlina mohd said. (2025). anticariogenic potential of lactiplantibacillus plantarum-isolated kimchi in suppression of streptococcus mutans’ growth. - sains malaysiana. 1239 - 1251.
kok-hou yit, zamirah zainal-abidin. (2024). antimicrobial potential of natural compounds of zingiberaceae plants and their synthetic analogues: a scoping review of in vitro and in silico approaches. - current topics in medicinal chemistry. 1158 - 1184.
zaleha shafiei, noraziah mohamad zin, nur dini muhamad adli, fatin nur mazida salwa mazlan, mohd nizam lani, zamirah zainal abidin. (2024). aktiviti antibakteria lactiplantibacillus sp. suk1-sumber susu manusia dan produk bakteriosin separa tulen terhadap porphyromonas gingivalis. - sains malaysiana. 1363 - 1375.
kok hou yit, mazlina mohd said, zaleha shafiei, teck yew low, zamirah zainal-abidin. (2026). targeted isolation of phenolic compounds from halia bentong (zingiber officinale roscoe var. bentong) and their antibacterial activities against porphyromonas gingivalis.. - south african journal of botany. 422 - 435.
zamirah zainal-abidin, julia izzaty mohd juffry, nazatul azalia md najib, wafa nadhirah sulaiman, zaleha shafiei, mazlina mohd said. (2025). antibacterial effect of halia bentong ethanolic extract on porphyromonas gingivalis: a preliminary investigation. - malaysian journal of medicine & health sciences. 47 - 55.
husna hazirah bakri, syarifah nur syed abdul rahman, adyani azizah abd halim, nor adinar baharuddin, hasnah begum said gulam khan, zamirah zainal abidin, mohd hafiz arzmi, elly munadziroh, wan himratul aznita wan harun. (2025). in vitro study of probiotic lactobacillus helveticus: antibacterial effects on porphyromonas gingivalis. - plos one. 1 - 14.
malathi ganeson, zaleha shafiei, noraziah mohamad zin, mohd nizam lani, zamirah zainal abidin, mazlina mohd said. (2025). anticariogenic potential of lactiplantibacillus plantarum-isolated kimchi in suppression of streptococcus mutans’ growth. - sains malaysiana. 1239 - 1251.
zahirrah begam mohamed rasheed, ahmad shuhud irfani zakaria, fairuz abdul rahman, erfa zainialdin, hazreen elliana radzali, norhafiza mokhtar, nurhayati abdullah, zaleha shafiei, fairuz abdul rahman, zamirah zainal abidin, mariati abdul rahman. (2025). evaluating the erosive effects of freshly squeezed local fruit juices on human dental enamel and consumption patterns among malaysian adults. - nutrients. 1 - 14.
kamil wisam, al-bayati lin, suhaila muhammad ali, arief ichwan solachuddin jauhari, ing chia phang, zamirah zainal abidin, shahida mohd said. (2019). identification of subgingival periodontopathogen in subjects with chronic periodontitis. - materials today: proceedings. 2285-2291.
zaleha shafiei, noraziah mohamad zin, nur dini muhamad adli, fatin nur mazida salwa mazlan, mohd nizam lani, zamirah zainal abidin. (2024). aktiviti antibakteria lactiplantibacillus sp. suk1-sumber susu manusia dan produk bakteriosin separa tulen terhadap porphyromonas gingivalis. - sains malaysiana. 1363 - 1375.
nurulnuha kamal bahrain, shahani muhammad, mariati abdul rahman, zamirah zainal abidin, nurrul shaqinah nasruddin. (2020). garis panduan penggunaan makmal penyelidikan sewaktu pkpb. - . 1-10.
ahmad rohi ghazali, anisah nordin, asmah hamid, kamisah yusof, khairul osman, low kiat cheong, mohd hanafi ahmad damanhuri, norazrina azmi, nur azlina mohd fahami, siti balkis budin, siti fatimah ibrahim, tay sun tee, zamirah zainal abidin. (2020). prinsip dan garis panduan etika penggunaan haiwan makmal universiti kebangsaan malaysia. - . 94.
siti nurshakinah azman, shafina mohd nor, zamirah zainal abidin, shahida mohd said. (2017). rahsia khasiat herba: pati minyak bunga cengkih dan kesan antibakteria. - impak pergigian@ukm. 41.
zamirah zainal abidin. (2025). ethical compliance in animal studies in ukm. - . .
zamirah zainal abidin. (2025). crack the exam 101: ace your pharmacology. - . .
yit, k.h., zamirah, z.a., zaleha, s., mazlina, m.s., low t.y.. (2024). antibacterial activities of the phenolic compounds isolated from halia bentong against porphyromonas gingivalis. - international applied biology conference 2024. .
zamirah zainal abidin. (2024). ethical compliance in animal studies. - . .
esvini panirchellvum, zamirah zainal-abidin, zaleha shafiei, mazlina mohd said. (2023). in-vitro inhibitory activities of halia bentong extract (zingiber officinale roscoe) against porphyromonas gingivalis. - mysomoi forum 2023. natural products: potential in oral health care intervention. 13.
DENTAL :CLINICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Pharmcology, Pharmacology, Natural Products, Proteomics
Pengalaman / Experience : tahun/years(s)