Dr. Mohamad Dayoob is a Lecturer in Pharmaceutics in the Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, specialising in drug delivery systems and pharmaceutical technology.

Dr. Dayoob earned his Bachelor of Pharmacy in Syria in 2014, followed by a year of clinical practice as a community pharmacist. He subsequently completed a Master of Science in Drug Toxicology and Safety Pharmacology with Distinction at the University of Bradford’s Institute of Cancer Therapeutics in 2016. In 2022, he obtained his PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), during which he also served as a research assistant for three years.

Prior to his current appointment in December 2025, Dr. Dayoob held leadership roles as the Head of the Pharmaceutical Technology Department and Academic Programme Coordinator (2023–2025) in MAHSA university, Malaysia. His academic portfolio includes lecturing on Physical Pharmacy, Dosage Form Design, Industrial Pharmacy, and Regulatory Affairs.

In his current role, he teaches students within the Bachelor of Pharmacy and Master of Advanced Pharmacy programmes.

Memberships & Editorships

Membership:

• Registered Pharmacist, Syrian Pharmacists Association.
• Registered Pharmacist, Syrian Ministry of Health.

• Oral and Transdermal Drug Delivery
• Microneedles and transdermal patches
• Powder Technology and Drying Techniques
• Liquid Chromatography and Analytical Method Validation
• Drug Stability

Publication Highlights

• Mohamad Dayoob, Soon-Sen Leow, Kah-Hay Yuen and Nurzalina A K Khan (2025). Effects of Drying Techniques on Phenolics Content and Antioxidant Activity of Water- Soluble Palm Fruit Extract. J. Palm Oil Res. Vol. 37 (4) December 2025 p. 729-740.
• Dayoob, M., Kee, Y. W. Y., Bahrin, W. H., Alrimawi, B. H., Kumarasamy, V., Subramaniyan, V., ... & Azad, A. K. (2024). Development and Characterization of Fusidic Acid-Loaded Alginate-Aloe vera Based Hydrogel Film. Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), (214), e67068.
• Alhawarri, M. B., Al-Thiabat, M. G., Dubey, A., Tufail, A., Fouad, D., Alrimawi, B. H., & Dayoob, M. (2024). ADME profiling, molecular docking, DFT, and MEP analysis reveal cissamaline, cissamanine, and cissamdine from Cissampelos capensis Lf as potential anti-Alzheimer's agents. RSC advances, 14(14), 9878-9891.
• Azad, A. K., Dayoob, M., Kumarasamy, V., Subramaniyan, V., Albadrani, G. M., Al-Ghadi, M. Q., & Miret, M. M. (2024). Synthesis of Black Seed Oil-loaded-, Alginate-based, pH-sensitive Beads Using Electrospraying Technique. Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), (212), e66958.
• Azad, A. K., Sulaiman, W. M. A. W., Almoustafa, H., Dayoob, M., Kumarasamy, V., Subramaniyan, V., ... & Khan, A. A. (2024). A dataset of microstructure features of electro-hydrodynamic assisted 5-fluorouracil-grafted alginate microbeads and physicochemical properties for effective colon targeted carriers drug delivery. Data in Brief, 53, 110202.
• Krishnamurthy, Z. M. R., Ali, I. M., Dayoob, M., Hussein, S. S., & Khan, N. A. K. (2020). Hibiscus sabdariffa extract as anti-aging supplement through its antioxidant and anti-obesity activities. Biomedical Research and Therapy, 7(1), 3572-3578.

Book Chapters

• Kamal, A., Alrimawi, B.H., Almashhadani, A.Q., Haif, S.K., Ayyash, A.M., Abdo, A.N., Dayoob, M. and Al-Thiabat, M.G. (2025). Polymer-Based Delivery of Novel Drugs. In Polymers in Functional Foods and Drugs (eds B. Chandrasekaran and M.F. Bayan).
• Azad, A.K., Dayoob, M. (2025). Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications of Green Materials in Drug Delivery. In: Baskar, C., Ramakrishna, S., Daniela La Rosa, A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Green Materials. Springer, Singapore.
• Azad, A. K., Dayoob, M., & Zohera, F. T. (2024). Anticancer Activity of Flavonoids: Past, Present, and Future. In Harnessing Medicinal Plants in Cancer Prevention and Treatment (pp.1-21). IGI Global.

• MAHSA University Internal Research Grant, Malaysia - Dec 2023 – Dec 2025
• Chief Investigator: Extraction and Purification of Seaweed Proteins and Vitamins for Development of Oral Nutraceutical Supplements (RP-210-12/23). Funding amount RM 28,170.00
• Co-investigator: Development and Characterisation of Chitosan- Neusilin Based Tablets for Sustained Release of Drugs with Poor Water solubility (RP209-12/23). Funding amount RM 28,361.00