Nabila Husna, M.Sc

Nabila Husna obtained her Bachelor and Master's degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia in Microbiology. Her previous research was in isolation, identification and antimicrobial activity of endophytic fungal isolate OSN-94 isolated from Ocimum sanctum leaves. She started to join the Ecobiomaterial Research Lab as research assistant that focusses on project of PHA production using 100 L bioreactor.   She was a graduate assistant in School of Biological Sciences that assisted in preparing materials for laboratories teaching and helped undergraduates in their experiments for respective courses. To date, she has published a research and a review paper. She completed her MSc degree under the supervision of Prof. Dr. K. Sudesh Kumar. Her research focuses on evaluating the adsorbed residual oil in spent bleaching clay as inexpensive carbon source for PHA production. The extracted polymer was further characterized using TGA, NMR, FTIR and rheological properties. She has the experience as both quality control and microbiologist in pharmaceutical company. She has undergoes several training related to microbiology to upgrade her skills as microbiologist