pensyarah universiti
jabatan diagnostik kraniofasial & biosains
zamirah@ukm.edu.my
Biografi/ Biography :
Dr Zamirah Zainal Abidin berkelulusan Doktor Perubatan Veterinar dari Universiti Putra Malaysia, dan Sarjana Sains Veterinar dari universiti yang sama. Beliau memulakan kerjaya akademik di Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) pada 2002, sebelum melanjutkan pengajian Doktor Falsafah di University of Melbourne, dan bergraduat pada 2013. Beliau kini merupakan pensyarah kanan di Jabatan Diagnostik Kraniofasial dan Biosains, Fakulti Pergigian, UKM . Beliau sebelum ini pernah memegang jawatan pentadbiran di Fakulti Pergigian UKM sebagai Ketua Jabatan (Biologi Mulut Klinikal), Ketua Program Siswazah dan Penyelaras Program Siswazah (Mod Penyelidikan). Beliau sebelum ini merupakan Bendahari Persatuan Antarabangsa Penyelidikan Pergigian Malaysia (IADR). Minat penyelidikan beliau ialah mengenal pasti produk semula jadi yang berpotensi dengan sifat antimikrob terhadap patogen oral. Beliau telah menyelidik beberapa herba yang telah digunakan secara tradisional untuk tujuan terapeutik, seperti kayu manis (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), misai kucing (Orthosiphon stamineus), cengkih (Eugenia caryophyllata), halia (Zingiber officinale) dan minyak zaitun (Olea europaea). Dia juga berminat untuk mengenal pasti kompaun bioaktif, dan mekanisme antibakterianya. Adalah diharapkan dengan memahami aktiviti antimikrob produk semulajadi ini, produk biologikal dapat dirumus dan digunakan secara klinikal dalam pengurusan penyakit mulut.
Dr Zamirah Zainal Abidin with Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Universiti Putra Malaysia, and Master of Veterinary Science from the same university. She joined Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 2002, before pursuing her PhD at the University of Melbourne, and graduated with her doctoral degree in 2013. She is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Craniofacial Diagnostics and Biosciences, Faculty of Dentistry, UKM. She has previously held administration posts in the Faculty of Dentistry UKM as Head of Department (Clinical Oral Biology), Head of Postgraduate Programme and Postgraduate Programme Coordinator (Research Mode). She was previously the Treasurer of the Malaysian Section International Association for Dental Research (IADR). Her research interests are identifying potential natural products with antimicrobial properties against oral pathogens. She has investigated several herbs that have been traditionally used for therapeutic purposes, such as cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), Misai Kucing (Orthosiphon stamineus), clove (Eugenia caryophyllata), ginger (Zingiber officinale) and olive oil (Olea europaea). She is also interested in identifying the bioactive constituents, and their antibacterial mechanisms. It is hoped that by understanding the antimicrobial activities of these natural products, biologicals can be formulated and used clinically in the management of oral diseases.
zamirah zainal abidin. (2025). ethical compliance in animal studies in ukm. - . .
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.
zamirah zainal abidin. (2025). crack the exam 101: ace your pharmacology. - . .
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.
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.
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. .
nuramirah azizan, shahida mohd said, zamirah zainal abidin, ibrahim jantan. (2017). composition and antibacterial activity of orthosiphon stamineus and ficus deltoidea jack against selected pathogenic oral bacteria. - molecules. 1-18.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
nurulnuha kamal bahrain, shahani muhammad, mariati abdul rahman, zamirah zainal abidin, nurrul shaqinah nasruddin. (2020). garis panduan penggunaan makmal penyelidikan sewaktu pkpb. - . 1-10.
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. - . .
zamirah zainal abidin. (2024). ethical compliance in animal studies. - . .
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. .
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.