AP Ts Dr Mohd Hafiz Arzmi
Associate Professor
Kulliyyah of Dentistry
International Islamic University Malaysia
Microbiology, Immunology, Oral carcinogenesis
Dr Mohd Hafiz Arzmi is a passionate microbiologist, immunologist, and inventor. His expertise includes polymicrobial interactions, biofilms, microbiomes, probiotics, and oral carcinogenesis.
Since 2008, he has been working on Candida species which has been reported to involve oral carcinogenesis at the Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Malaya, where he discovered the important role of phenotypic switching in the pathogenicity of Candida spp. In 2012, he continued his journey to find the relationship between polymicrobial infection to the development of oral cancer at Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, Australia, under the supervision of Professor Michael McCullough, Professor Stuart Dashper, Professor Nicola Cirillo and Professor Neil O'Brien-Simpson, which he hmore...
Dr Mohd Hafiz Arzmi is a passionate microbiologist, immunologist, and inventor. His expertise includes polymicrobial interactions, biofilms, microbiomes, probiotics, and oral carcinogenesis.
Since 2008, he has been working on Candida species which has been reported to involve oral carcinogenesis at the Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Malaya, where he discovered the important role of phenotypic switching in the pathogenicity of Candida spp. In 2012, he continued his journey to find the relationship between polymicrobial infection to the development of oral cancer at Melbourne Dental School, The University of Melbourne, Australia, under the supervision of Professor Michael McCullough, Professor Stuart Dashper, Professor Nicola Cirillo and Professor Neil O'Brien-Simpson, which he had successfully linked the development of oral cancer to polymicrobial interactions of Candida albicans, Streptococcus mutans, and Actinomyces naeslundii.
PhD (Microbiology and Immunology), The University of Melbourne, Australia
MDSc (Microbiology), University of Malaya, Malaysia
BSc (Microbiology) with honours, University of Malaya, Malaysia
PGDip (Islamic Studies), International Islamic University Malaysia
Latest Additions
- Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Ab Ghani, Nurunajah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Sungthong, Bunleu and Kapavarapu, Ravikumar (2025) Unraveling bioactive constituents isolated from knema hookeriana warb. As potential acetylcholinesterase inhibitors. OBM Neurobiology, 9 (2). pp. 1-21. E-ISSN 2573-4407
- Nawawi, Muhammad Hariadi and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Azmi, Afiza and Azizudin, Maryam Al-Batul (2025) Evaluating the efficacy of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of atopic dermatitis in adult patients - a systematic review and meta-analysis. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 21 (2). pp. 216-226. ISSN 1675-8544 E-ISSN 2636-9346
- Salihu, Abu bakar Siddiq and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Mohd Zaini, Nur Nabilah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Unlocking the therapeutic potential of the Genus Senecio (Asteraceae): essential oil composition and pharmacological insights. Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse, 102. pp. 43-57. ISSN 0035-6808
- Wan Ahmad Kamil, Wan NurHazirah and Zainal, Mukarramah and Bandara, H.M.H.N and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Multidrug-resistant Candida auris and its role in carcinogenesis: a scoping review. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 32 (1). pp. 6-15. ISSN 1394-195X E-ISSN 2180-4303
- Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2024) Chemical composition of the essential oil of Syzygium wrayi. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 60 (6). pp. 1155-1157. ISSN 0009-3130 E-ISSN 1573-8388
- Mohd Zaini, Nur Nabilah and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq (2025) Antibiofilm activity of chemical constituents from the roots of Lindera subumbelliflora kosterm (Lauraceae). Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 27 (1). pp. 20-28. E-ISSN 2550-1658
- Mohd Fuad, Aalina Sakiina and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Bakar, Muhammad Ekmal and Taib, Izatus Shima and Khuda, Fazle and Nasruddin, Nurrul Shaqinah (2024) Acute oral toxicity evaluation of synbiotic mixture containing Streptococcus salivarius K12 and Musa acuminata aqueous peel extract in Sprague-Dawley rats. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, 16 (1). pp. 1-6. ISSN 0975-9476 E-ISSN 0976-2809
- Zaini, Nur Nabilah and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Ab Ghani, Nurunajah and Rasol, Nurulfazlina Edayah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Khamis, Shamsul and Mohd Mahsop, Hazimin Safiq (2024) Chemical constituents from Lindera subumbelliflora. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 60 (5). pp. 940-941. ISSN 0009-3130 E-ISSN 1573-8388
- Abdul Majeed, Anwar P P and Mohd Isa, Wan Hasbullah and Abdul Rauf, Ahmad Ridhauddin and Ab Nasir, Ahmad Fakhri and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Hafizh, Hadyan and Eng, Hwa Yap (2024) Computer-aided diagnosis of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: a feature-based transfer learning approach. In: 7th International Conference on Mechatronics and Intelligent Robotics (ICMIR 2023), 22nd - 23rd August 2023, Suzhou, China.
- Mohd Zaini, Nur Nabilah and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2024) Investigation of antioxidant, antifungal, and antibiofilm properties of Lindera subumbelliflora (Blume) Kosterm and Lindera caesia Reinw. ex Fern.-Vill. from Malaysia. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, 89 (3). pp. 271-276. ISSN 1331-7768 E-ISSN 1331-7776
- Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Ab Ghani, Nurunajah (2024) Chemical composition and bioactivities of Monocarpia maingayi essential oil. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 60 (4). pp. 781-782. ISSN 0009-3130 E-ISSN 1573-8388
- Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq (2024) Chemical composition and antibiofilm of the essential oil of Syzygium cinereum. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 60 (4). pp. 774-775. ISSN 0009-3130 E-ISSN 1573-8388
- Taslima Begum, Taslima and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Khatib, Alfi and Helal Uddin, A.B.M. and Abdullah, Maryam Aisyah and Rullah, Kamal and Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton and Haspi, Nur Fatihah Zulaikha and Sarian, Murni Nazira and Parveen, Humaira and Mukhtar, Sayeed and Ahmed, Qamar Uddin (2024) A review on Mitragyna speciosa (Rubiaceae) as a prominent medicinal plant based on ethnobotany, phytochemistry and pharmacological activities. Natural Product Research. pp. 1-17. ISSN 1478-6419 E-ISSN 1478-6427
- Adward, Keith Katrina and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Ab Ghani, Nurunajah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Khamis, Shamsul (2024) Chemical composition and cytotoxicity of Garcinia urophylla Scort. ex King essential oil. Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse, 101 (1). pp. 45-49. ISSN 0035-6808
- Mat Hussin, Nur Farhana and Altarawneh, Hazem Mofreh Dakhilallah and Wan Nik, Wan Noor Nazayan and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Ismail, Azlini and Ab Ghani, Siti Mariam (2024) Therapeutic effect of natural herbs in dentistry: a narrative review. Journal of Health and Translational Medicine, 1. pp. 187-203. E-ISSN 2289-392X
- Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq (2024) Chemical composition, antifungal, antibiofilm, and molecular docking studies of syzygium dyerianum essential oil. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. pp. 1-8. ISSN 0939-5075 E-ISSN 1865-7125
- Abd Hamid, Khadijah Husna and Ajit, Azilah and Asmawi, Azren Aida and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Mohd Azman, Nurul Aini (2024) Physicochemical properties of films from semirefined carrageenan/TiO2 integrated with cinnamaldehyde pickering emulsion for active food packaging. Journal of Research Updates in Polymer Science, 13. pp. 1-10. E-ISSN 1929-5995
- Zainal, Mukarramah and Wan Ahmad Kamil, Wan NurHazirah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Mohd Sarmin, Nurul 'Izzah (2023) Multidrug-resistant Candida auris: not the usual commensal. STEMS, 1. pp. 4-16. ISSN 3033-4330
- Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Khamis, Shamsul and Juhari, Mohd Afiq Aizat (2024) Chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oil of tabernaemontana dichotoma. Chemistry of Natural Compounds, 60 (1). pp. 169-170. ISSN 0009-3130 E-ISSN 1573-8388
- Mohd Zaini, Nur Nabilah and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Ab Ghani, Nurunajah (2024) Chemical composition of essential oil from Lindera caesia Reinw. ex Fern.-Vill. and its antifungal, antibiofilm, and molecular docking studies. Natural Product Research. ISSN 1478-6419 E-ISSN 1478-6427