School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

  • Qualification

    PhD in Phytochemistry (UPM), MSc in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (USM), BSc in Chemistry (USM)

  • Senior Lecturer

    Discipline of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

  • Room

    J02 Room 106

  • Contact

    +604-6577888 Ext. 4094

  • Email

    fauziahanimz@usm.my

Author ID

Fauziahanim binti Zakaria, Dr

Dr. Fauziahanim Zakaria has been working as an academician since 2019. Her area of expertise is Phytochemistry, and she is particularly interested in exploring the biomedical applications of natural products. Dr. Zakaria earned her Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Chemistry from Universiti Sains Malaysia (2003-2007), where she received the Shell Scholarship for her outstanding dedication to chemistry. Later, she pursued her Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the same university (2008-2013) after receiving the Academic Staff Training Scheme from Universiti Sains Malaysia. During her master's degree, she studied the effects of Tamarindus indica extract on anti-avian influenza. Her passion for research led her to Universiti Putra Malaysia, where she earned her Ph.D. in Phytochemistry (2014-2018). Her doctoral thesis focused on the anti-depressive effects of Centella asiatica in a reserpine-induced depression-like model, showcasing her innovative approach to metabolomics. In addition to her research work, Dr. Zakaria has supervised several postgraduate and undergraduate students, guiding them through their research projects and theses. She has also taught Pharmaceutical Analysis and Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry courses in the Bachelor of Pharmacy program at Universiti Sains Malaysia. Besides that, recently, she was invited to give a few guest lectures in Analytical Validation Method Courses at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjajaran, Indonesia.

  • Research Interest

    1. Biomedical applications of natural products

    Ongoing Research

    1. Anti-Obesity and Memory Improvement of Crocus Sativus L. ethanolic Extract in High Fat Diet-Induced Zebrafish Model via Metabolomics Approach
    2. An Insight of Anti-Depressive Effect of Centella Asiatica’s Triterpenoids Compounds in Unpredictable Chronic Stress (UCS) Zebrafish
    3. Evaluation of antidepressant effect of 7,8-dihydroxyflavone in unpredictable chronic stress zebrafish model
    1. Pharmaceutical analysis
    2. Metabolomics
    3. Zebrafish as preclinical drug development model
    1. Zenab Aldurrah, Farah Syazwani Mohd Kauli, Nurhidayah Abdul Rahim, Zurina Zainal, Adlin Afzan, Ragdhaa Hamdan Al Zarzour, Salizawati Muhamad Salhimi, Mohamad Shazeli Che Zain, Fauziahanim Zakaria* (2023). Antidepressant evaluation of Andographis paniculate Nees extract and andrographolide in chronic unpredictable stress zebrafish model, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C, 271, 109678.
    2. Fauziahanim Zakaria*, Muhammad Tayyab Akhtar, Wan Ibrahim Wan Norhamidah, Abu Bakar Noraini, Azira Muhamad, Shamarina Shohaimi, Maulidiani, Hafandi Ahmad, Intan Safinar Ismail, Nor Hadiani Ismail, Khozirah Shaari (2023). Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. Extract ameliorates branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolism in acute reserpine-induced stress zebrafish model via 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)-based metabolomics approach, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, Volume 264, 109501.
    3. Zaynab Mando, Ragdhaa Hamdan Al Zarzour, Salah Alshehade, Adlin Afzan, Khozirah Shaari, Zurina Hassan, Norlia Mahror, Fauziahanim Zakaria* (2024).Terpenoids and Terpenoid saponins: Future Treatment for Depression, Current Traditional Medicine, 10(2), 1-18.
    4. Nurhidayah Abdul Rahim, Nurfatihah Nordin, Nur Izzatun Shahira Ahmad Rasedi, Farah Syazwani Mohd Kauli, Wan Norhamidah Wan Ibrahim, Fauziahanim Zakaria*, 2022. Behavioural and cortisol analysis of the anti-stress effect of Polygonum minus (Huds) extracts in chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) zebrafish model, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, Volume 256, 109303.
    5. Raghdaa Hamdan Al Zarzour*, Ezatul Ezleen Kamarulzaman, Fadi G. Saqallah, Fauziahanim Zakaria, Muhammad Asif, Khairul Niza Abdul Razak*, (2022). Medicinal plants’ proposed nanocomposites for the management of endocrine disorders, Heliyon, Volume 8, Issue 9, e10665.
    6. Fauziahanim Zakaria, Akhtar Muhammad Tayyab, Wan Ibrahim Wan Norhamidah, Abu Bakar Noraini, Muhamad Azira, Shohaimi Shamarina Maulidiani Maulidiani, Ahmad Hafandi, Ismail Intan Safinar, Shaari, Khozirah* (2021). Perturbations in Amino Acid Metabolism in Reserpine- Treated Zebrafish Brain Detected by 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance- Based Metabolomics, Zebrafish, 18(1), 1545-8547.
    7. Fauziahanim Zakaria*, Hafandi Ahmad (2021). A comprehensive review on the Asian plants utilised in stress-related disorders, Malaysian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol. 19, No. 1, 77-96.
    8. Fauziahanim Zakaria, Wan Norhamidah Wan Ibrahim, Intan Safinar Ismail, Hafandi Ahmad, Nurhuda Manshoor, Norhadiani Ismail, Zurina Zainal, and Khozirah Shaari (2019). LCMS/MS Metabolite Profiling and Analysis of acute Toxicity Effect of the Ethanolic Extract of Centella asiatica on Zebrafish Model. Pertanika J. Sci. & Technol. 27(2): 985-1003.
    1. FAR 215 Pharmaceutical Analysis
    2. FAR 314 Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry

  • Journal Reviewer

    1. Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology
    2. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science, Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
    3. Malaysian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
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