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
- Wan Ahmad Kamil, Wan NurHazirah and Mokhtar, Munirah and Baharom, Madia Baizura and Bandara, H.M.H.N and S. Alrashdan, Mohammad and Cirillo, Nicola and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Mono- and co- culture biofilms of candida auris or candida albicans with staphylococcus aureus regulate cell viability and pro-inflammatory cytokine expression differently in oral cancer cell lines. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 54 (9). pp. 909-915. ISSN 0904-2512 E-ISSN 1600-0714
- Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Garzoli, Stefania and Agosto, Nesteve John (2025) Deciphering the composition and bioactivity of Malaysian Syzygium essential oils: insights from multivariate chemometrics and molecular docking studies. Letters in Applied NanoBioScience, 14 (3). pp. 1-18. E-ISSN 2284-6808
- Bakri, Husna Hazirah and Syed Abdul Rahman, Syarifah Nur and Abd Halim, Adyani Azizah and Baharuddin, Nor Adinar and Said Gulam Khan, Hasnah Begum and Zainal Abidin, Zamirah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Munadziroh, Elly and Wan Harun, Wan Himratul Aznita (2025) In vitro study of probiotic Lactobacillus helveticus: antibacterial effects on Porphyromonas gingivalis. PLOS One, 20 (8). pp. 1-14. E-ISSN 1932-6203
- Ab Ghani, Nurunajah and Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Md Ramin, Norazrina and Wan Idrus, Syarifah Nadhirah and Aazami, Mohd Shafiq and Kasim, Noraini and Mohd Mahsop, Hazimin Safiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Unveiling the chemical composition and enzyme inhibitory activities of cratoxylum cochinchinense (Lour.) Blume (Hypericaceae) essential oil from Malaysia. Journal of Science and Mathematics Letters, 13 (1). pp. 116-123. ISSN 2462-2052
- Allhin, Audrey Ashleeynus and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Ab Ghani, Nurunajah (2025) Deciphering the bioactive potential of four Malaysian Litsea species for antioxidant, antifungal, and antibiofilm activities. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, 90 (2). pp. 151-157. ISSN 1331-7768 E-ISSN 1331-7776
- Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Ab Ghani, Nurunajah and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Chemical composition and biological activities of essential oil of the Malaysian endemic Syzygium variolosum (King) Chantar . & J.Parn. Natural Product Research, 39 (14). pp. 4179-4181. ISSN 1478-6419 E-ISSN 1478-6427
- Wan Ahmad Kamil, Wan Nurhazirah and Zainal, Mukarramah and Mokhtar, Munirah and Bandara, H.M.H.N and Dashper, Stuart G. and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Aggregation and biofilm formation of mono- and co-culture Candida species and Staphylococcus aureus are affected by nutrients in growth media. Biofouling, 41 (6). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0892-7014
- Wan Idrus, Syarifah Nadhirah and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Md Ramin, Norazrina and Mohd Rahim, Faezatul Alwani and Mohd Zaini, Nur Nabilah and Ab Ghani, Nurunajah and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz (2025) Unlocking the therapeutic potential: comparative enzyme inhibition by five Malaysian Piper species. Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, 90 (2). pp. 165-171. ISSN 1331-7768 E-ISSN 1331-7776
- Abd Hamid, Khadijah Husna and Fauzi, Muhammad Ashraf and Ajit, Azilah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Mohd Azman, Nurul Aini (2025) Eugenol Pickering emulsion stabilized by chitosan self-assembled nanoparticles: fabrication, emulsion stability, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 100 (12). pp. 2616-2624. ISSN 0268-2575 E-ISSN 1097-4660
- Charim, Nur Syafiqah and Ruza, Nadiah and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and Hussain, Saiful Izzuan (2024) Binary and multi-classification models for breast cancer diagnosis using automated deep learning and mammography images with different augmentation cases. Revista Internacional de Métodos Numéricos para Cálculo y Diseño en Ingeniería, 40 (4). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0213-1315 E-ISSN 1886-158X
- 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
- Wan Idrus, Syarifah Nadhirah and Wan Salleh, Wan Mohd Nuzul Hakimi and Salihu, Abubakar Siddiq and Arzmi, Mohd Hafiz and L. Cespedes-Acuña, Carlos (2025) Unveiling the essential oil composition and bioactivities of Piper frustratum Boerl. Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences, 80 (11). pp. 769-774. ISSN 0939-5075 E-ISSN 1865-7125
- 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.