Bina Shaheen Siddiqui is a Pakistani chemist and the Director of the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry at the University of Karachi.[1] Siddiqui graduated from the University of Karachi with an MPhil in 1978.[2] In 1980, she graduated from the same university with a PhD in organic chemistry.[1]
Bina Shaheen Siddiqui | |
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Citizenship | Pakistani |
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Scientific career | |
Institutions | H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry |
She specialises in the chemical components of Pakistan's indigenous plants.[3] She was elected to The World Academy of Sciences in 1989,[4] and was elected a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences in 1997.[1][5] She is also a Fellow of the Chemical Society of Pakistan.[6]
Awards
- Dr. Abdus Salam Prize in Chemistry (1986)
- Nishan-e-Azmat-e-Ilm Plaque, Karachi University (1989)
- Nishan-e-Azmat-e-Danish Plaque, Karachi University (1993)
- Nishane- Danish Plaque, Karachi University (1998)
- First Prize of the National Book Foundation (1997)
- Star Woman of the Year Award and gold medal by Star Girls and Women's Foundation (1997)
- 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)[1]
Selected publications
- Siddiqui B.S., Afshan F., Rasheed M., Kardar N., Begum S., Faizi S. (2002) Medicinal Plants - A Source of Potential Chemicals of Diverse Structures and Biological Activity. In: Şener B. (eds) Biodiversity. Springer, Boston, MA.
- Siddiqui, Bina S.; Khan, Shazia; Nadeem Kardar, M. (2010). "A new isoflavone from the fruits of Madhuca latifolia". Natural Product Research. 24 (1): 76–80. doi:10.1080/14786410902830100. PMID 20013476. S2CID 852204.
- Faizi, Shaheen; Siddiqui, Bina Shaheen; Saleem, Rubeena; Siddiqui, Salimuzzaman; Aftab, Khalid; Gilani, Anwar-ul Hassan (1994). "Isolation and Structure Elucidation of New Nitrile and Mustard Oil Glycosides from Moringa oleifera and Their Effect on Blood Pressure". Journal of Natural Products. 57 (9): 1256–1261. doi:10.1021/np50111a011. PMID 7798960.
References
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