PROFILE
UPM's Staff Profile
PROF. MADYA DR. RASHIDAH BINTI SUKOR
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
rashidah@upm.edu.my
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. Rashidah Sukor has served as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, UPM since 2013. Upon joining the Faculty, she was appointed as the Coordinator for Master of Food Safety and Quality Assurance programme. She currently holds the position as the Head of Department since 2021. Her areas of expertise include Food Science, Food Safety and Diagnostics. She has successfully developed rapid detection methods for determination of toxin, drug and allergen in food.
NAME :
(Prof. Madya Dr.) RASHIDAH BINTI SUKOR
MANAGERIAL POSITION :
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT
ENTITY :
PERMANENT POST :
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
ENTITY :
FACULTY OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FIELD OF SUPERVISION
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY / FOOD SAFETY / FOOD SCIENCE / FOOD SECURITY AND CLIMATE CHANGES
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
2013
PhD (Food Science), University of Guelph, Canada
2004
MSc. (Food Chemistry & Biochemistry), Universiti Putra Malaysia
1999
Bachelor of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
1995
Science Matriculation (Biological Science), Universiti Pertanian Malaysia
1992
St. George's Girls School, Penang
WORKING EXPERIENCE
2021
Head of Department, Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2013
Senior Lecturer, Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2007
Tutor, Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2004
Science Officer, Doping Control Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
2002
Research Assistant, Fisheries Research Institute, Batu Maung, Penang, Malaysia
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
2023
Study of Colostrum in Milk
Nutrition & Functional Food Course
Student Sponsorship
TDC Holdings Sdn Bhd
Nutrition & Functional Food Course
Student Sponsorship
TDC Holdings Sdn Bhd
2022
Microbial and Chemical Food Safety Training, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Bangladesh
TEACHING
2021
Chemistry and Functionality of Food Components
2021
Food Safety Management
2021
Techniques in Food Analysis
2018
Introduction to Food Science
2018
Thinking Skills
2017
Introduction to Food Chemistry
2017
Food Safety
2017
Food Quality Management
2016
Rapid Methods in Food Analysis
2015
Food Diagnostics
2013
Basic Food Microbiology
AWARD AND ACHIEVEMENT
2021
Excellence Service Award
2019
Mycotoxin Prevention in Food and Feed in Asia Pacific, Asia Pacific Economic Corporations
2016
Excellence Service Award
NON-JOB RELATED ACTIVITY
2022
Back to School Kit for B40 Children, SK Sri Serdang
2022
Community Project with Darul Insyirah Care and Education Center for the Elderly, Bangi, Selangor: Cakna Warga Emas
2021
Fundraising for Mini Facilities for Pondok Warga Emas Nur Iman, Pahang
2021
Projek Wakaf Telaga Air Kemboja
2018
Increasing the competitiveness of small and medium food enterprises in the MESTI-SSDP program
RESEARCH PROJECT
2023
Development of biosensor for detection of fumonisin B1 and B2 in maize
2022
Authenticity of Egg Varieties through Chemometrics and Metabolomics Approaches
2020
Study of metabolites during the prolonged processing of food products
2020
Exploring of hypoallergenic peptides of goat's milk-derived alpha-s1-casein
2020
Study on factors and mechanisms affecting the safety and quality of buffalo milk and milk products
2019
Safety evaluation and quality assurance of goat’s milk from different dairy goat-feeding strategies
2017
Enhancement of student learning outcomes through experiential learning activities in food science course
2017
Safety and quality assessment of rice and rice by-products and impact on human health
2016
Production of polyclonal antibodies for detection of alpha-s1-casein in goat milk
2014
Production of polyclonal antibodies for development of immunosensor for sensitive detection of aflatoxin B1 in peanut
PUBLICATION
2025
Innovative Technological Approaches in the Detection and Mitigation of Food Toxicants
2025
Review of water-based extraction techniques affecting the antioxidant activity of pomegranate peel
2025
A comparative study of antioxidant properties and oxidative stability in beef rendang under prolonged heating and varying coconut milk percentages: a chemometric approach
2025
Ion-selective membrane-integrated water-gated AlGaN/GaN HEMT for high-stability detection of agricultural herbicides
2024
Influence of Drying Temperatures on Color Variation, Phenolic Compounds, and Multi-Elemental Composition of Some Culinary-Medicinal Mushrooms
2024
Comparative Detection of Goat’s Milk Casein through Various Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Approaches using Caprine Alpha-S1 Casein Peptides and Bovine Casein Polyclonal Antibodies
2024
Exploring the Functional Properties and Nutritional Values of Colored Oyster Mushrooms Species (Pleurotus, Agaricomycetes): A Review
2023
Occurrence of Aflatoxin M1 in Goat’s Milk and Effect of Heat Treatment on Its Stability
2023
Development of Methyl Ester Antibody-Based Competitive Indirect ELISA for Quantitative Detection of Mitragynine in Human Urine
2023
Development of biotin-streptavidin amplified peptide antibody-based ELISA for quantification of ?S1-casein in goat’s milk
2022
Methyl ester and aromatic ether modification of mitragynine for generation of mitragynine-specific polyclonal antibodies
2022
Effect of Levilactobacillus brevis TISTR 860 and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum TISTR 951 on gamma-aminobutyric acid content in fermented rice flour and rice noodles (Kanomjeen)
2021
Dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction (DLLME) and LC-MS/MS analysis for multi-mycotoxin in rice bran: method development, optimisation and validation
2021
Sensitive Detection of Goat ?s1-Casein Using Tapered Optical Fiber Sensor
2021
Enhancement of binding affinity of anti-hapten polyclonal igG recognizing mitragynine using affinity purification
2021
INCIDENCE OF HORMONAL GROWTH STIMULANT AND ANTIBIOTICS RESIDUES IN CHICKEN MEAT
2021
Relationship Between Students’ Engagement with Academic Performance Among Non-Food Science Students Enrolled in Food Science Course
2021
Sensitive detection of mitragynine from Mitragyna speciosa Korth using an electrochemical immunosensor based on multiwalled carbon nanotubes/chitosan- modified carbon electrode
2020
A highly selective two-way purification method using liquid chromatography for isolating ?S2-casein from goat milk of five different breeds
2020
Sensitive detection of mitragynine from Mitragyna speciosa Korth using multiwalled carbon nanotubes and chitosan modified carbon electrode electrochemical immunosensor
2020
Microbial isolation, characterization and stability of human breast milk stored at refrigerated temperature
2020
ENHANCING EXTRACTION YIELD AND PURITY OF MITRAGYNINE FROM MITRAGYNA SPECIOSA THROUGH SEQUENTIAL SOLVENT EXTRACTION AND CHARACTERISATION USING NMR TECHNIQUE
2020
Generation of high affinity anti-peptide polyclonal antibodies recognizing goat ?s1-casein
2019
Relationship between Students’ Engagement with Academic Performance among Non-Food Science Students Enrolled in Food Science Course
2019
Chemical and mineral composition of raw goat milk as affected by breed varieties available in Malaysia
2019
Sensitive detection of goat ?S1-casein using tapered optical fiber sensor
2019
Enhancing extraction yield and purity of mitragynine from Mitragyna speciosa through sequential solvent extraction and characterization using NMR technique
2019
Chemical and mineral composition of raw goat milk as affected by breed varieties available in Malaysia
2019
A NMR Method for Characterization of Isolated and Purified Mitragynine from Mitragyna speciosa through Sequential Solvent Extraction
2018
ISOLATION, IDENTIFICATION AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PROFILING OF BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM HUMAN BREAST MILK
2018
A comparative study on chemical composition of raw goat milk from five different breeds in Malaysia
2018
Isolation of mitragynine from Mitragyna speciosa Leaves using Polar and Non-Polar Solvents Through Successive Extraction Method
2018
Electrochemical Immunosensor for Detection of Aflatoxin B1 Based on Indirect Competitive ELISA
2017
Ultra-trace detection of Aflatoxin B1 in peanuts using a multi-walled carbon nanotubes /chitosan electrochemical immunosensor
2017
Influence of Students’ Motivation on Academic Performance among Non-Food Science Students Taking Food Science Course
2017
Review Article on Milk Allergy
2017
MODIFICATION STRATEGY OF SCREEN-PRINTED CARBON ELECTRODE WITH FUNTIONALIZED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBE AND CHITOSAN MATRIX FOR BIOSENSOR DEVELOPMENT
2016
Ultratrace detection of aflatoxin B1 in peanuts using a novel multiwalled carbon nanotube /chitosan electrochemical immunosensor
2016
Modification Strategy of Screen-Printed Carbon Electrode with Functionalized Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube and Chitosan Matrix for Biosensor Developmen
2016
Application of nanomaterials in the development of biosensors for food safety and quality control