Bina S. Siddiqui
| Current Position | DNP (HEC) and Professor (retired) HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, ICCBS, University of Karachi, Karachi. | 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, Co-Director, 1999-2000;
Associate Professor 1983-1990; Associate Professor, 1990-1996; Professor, 1996 to 2008; Distinguished National Professor (HEC) 2005-to date.
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; Tamgha-i-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 Organization of Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) 1989; Fellow, Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS), 1989; Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 1998; Member of TWAS Committee for Chemistry, 1999; Life Member, Chemical Society of Pakistan, 1988; Fellow of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2000; Member, American Chemical Society, 2005; President Organization of Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) Pakistan National Chapter (2019).
Research Area
Natural Products Chemistry with special focus on constituents possessing medicinal properties including anticancer, antituberculosis, anti-inflammatory, and anti-microbial properties and exploring their structure-activity relationship. Development of bio-pesticides for use in agriculture and horticulture.