Bina S. Siddiqui
| Current Position | HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry University of Karachi Karachi-75270 | Phone No. | (92-21) 34824935 |
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| Born in | Allahbad, India in 02/02/1948 | Year Elected | 1997 |
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Education
University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan: B.Sc., 1967; M.Sc., 1969; M.Phil., 1978, Ph.D., 1980; D.Sc., 2001.
Positions Held
HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi: Director (Acting) 1999-2000 to date, Co-Director, 1999-2000;
Professor, 1996 to date; Associate Professor, 1990-1996.
Awards
Dr. Abdus Salam Prize in Chemistry 1986; Nishan-e-Azmat-e-Ilm Plaque, University of Karachi, 1989; Nishan-e-Azmat-e-
Danish Plaque, University of Karachi, 1993; Nishan-e-Danish Plaque, University of Karachi, 1998; First Prize of the National
Book Foundation 1997; Star Woman of the Year 1997 Award and Gold Medal by Star Girls and Women’s Foundation; Tamghai-
Imtiaz, Government of Pakistan, 2000; Khwarizmi Award by the President of Islamic Republic of Iran, 2001; Sitara-i-Imtiaz
by the Govt. of Pakistan, 2004; Distinguished National Professor (HEC). Life Time Academic Award by HEC of Pakistan, 2011.
Fellowships / Memberships
Member, Scientific Society of Pakistan, 1970; Full Member of the Third World Organization for Women in Science, (TWOWS), 1989; Fellow, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), 1989; Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of
Sciences, 1998; Member, Membership Committee of TWAS for Chemistry, 1999; Life Member, Chemical Society of Pakistan,
1988; Fellow of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2000; Member, American Chemical Society, 2005.
Research Area
Natural Products Chemistry with Special Focus on Constituents of Medicinal Plants Having Medical, Antibacterial and
Pesticidal Applications.