Page 1 of 10 BIODATA

PROF. DR. BINA S. SIDDIQUI

NAME BINA SHAHEEN SIDDIQUI HUSBAND’S NAME DR. SYED SAEED AHMAD DATE OF BIRTH Feb. 2, 1948 DESIGNATION Professor INSTITUTION H.E.J. Research Institute of University of ,

Fax # +92-21-34819018-19 E-mail [email protected] / [email protected] Telephone # +92-21-99261716 (Office)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

DEGREE YEAR OF PASSING INSTITUTION D.Sc. 2001

Ph.D. 1980 University of Karachi

M.Phil 1978 University of Karachi

TITLE OF M.PHIL THESIS Chemical investigations of the seeds of Abrus precatorius L., and Nigella sativa

SUPERVISOR Prof. Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, FRS

TITLE OF Ph.D. THESIS Studies in the constituents of the bark and seeds of Holarrhena antidysenterica L., and Some extensions of von Braun (BrCN) reaction on organic basis".

SUPERVISOR Prof. Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, FRS

Page 2 of 10 APPOINTMENTS AND EXPERIENCE

1. Research Fellow, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, 1970-1982.

2. Senior Research Fellow, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, 1982-1983.

3. Assistant Professor, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, 1983-1990.

4. Associate Professor, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, 1990-1996.

5. Professor, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, 1996 to date.

6. Co-Director, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Oct. 1999-2002.

7. Acting Director, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, March 2000-2002. SCHOLARSHIPS From F.Sc. Part I to M.Sc. Final throughout got merit scholarship of Karachi Board and University. PUBLICATIONS 349 including 254 research papers and 77 chapters in books. PATENTS Eighteen patents granted by the including two patents granted by the Government of Kazakhstan RESEARCH SUPERVISION -Supervised 36 Ph.D theses. [Supervisor in 21 and Co-Supervisor in 15]. -Supervised eight M.Phil theses. [Supervisor in 04 and Co-Supervisor in 04]. -Supervised twenty eight M.Sc. theses. AWARDS AND HONOURS/NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL 1. Awarded Life Time Academic Achievement Award by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan on October 17, 2011. 2. Khwarzimi International award conferred by the President of Islamic Republic of Iran on 5th February 2001. This is FIRST AWARD to be conferred to any Muslim Woman Scientist. 3. Distinguished National Professor of HEC, Pakistan. 4. Awarded Gold Medal and degree of D.Sc. by Chancellor, Governor of , (University of Karachi), 2001. 5. Sitara-e-Imtiaz civil award awarded by the Govt. of Pakistan on 23rd March 2005.

Page 2 of 10 Page 3 of 10 6. Tamgha-e-Imtiaz civil award announced by the Govt. of Pakistan on 14th Aug. 1999 and confered on 23rd March 2000. 7. Received the First Dr. Prize in Chemistry for 1986. 8. Received First Prize of the National Book Foundation in 1997 on publications for the year 1994. 9. Received "Star Woman of the year 1997" award and Gold Medal by the Star Girls and Woman International Awards Committee of the Star Girls and Woman Foundation. 10. Received Nishan-e-Danish Plaque by the Karachi University, Teachers Society in 1998. 11. Received Nishan-e-Azmat-e-Ilm Plaque by the Karachi University Teachers Society in 1989. 12. Received Nishan-e-Azmat-e-Danish Plaque by the Karachi University Teachers Society in 1993. 13. National Rank Among Scientists (Chemistry) of Pakistan = 4. According to book Productive Scientists of Pakistan published by the Council of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science, Islamabad. 14. Editor of Al-Chemy, a newsletter of the Chemistry Society of Pakistan, 1999- 2001. 15. Member of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research (BASR) Ziauddin Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan, 1999 to 2008. 16. Convenor of the National Committee of Ministry of Science and Technology, Pakistan for evaluation and upgradation of Chemistry Institutions in Pakistan, 2000-2001. 17. Convenor of the National Committee of Pharmaceuticals and Drugs 2004. 18. Member of Board of Graduate Studies, of the Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan 2004 to 2008. 19. Member of the Board of Advanced Studies and Research (BASR) University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan 2004 to 2007.

MEMBERSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES

1) Elected Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences, Trieste, Italy (1989). 2) Elected Full Member of the Third World Organization for Women in Science, Trieste, Italy (1989). 3) Elected Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Science, 1998. 4) Member of the Membership Election Committee of Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for Chemistry, 1999. 5) Elected Fellow of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 2000. 6) Member American Chemical Society, 2006. 7) Life Member of the Chemical Society of Pakistan 1988.

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RESEARCH GRANTS OBTAINED

S.No. Title of Project Name of Year Amount Funding Agency

1 Bioassay-directed Studies on the U.G.C. 1998 Rs.500,000/= Chemical Constituents of Nerium oleander, Lawsonia alba and Cyamposis

2 Potential Anti-tuberculosis U.G.C. 1999 Rs.2,36,000/= Constituents of Ficus glomerata Roxb. (syn. F.racemosa Linn)

3 Studies on the Chemical U.G.C. 2000 Rs.1,60,000/= Constituents of Piper nigrum Linn

4 Development of Plant Based M.o.S.T. 2001 Rs.29.359/= Pesticides million

5 50% of Research Productivity HEC 2001 Rs.600,000/= Allowance for Research

6 University Support Grant from HEC 2002 Rs.473,611/= Indigenous HEC Scholarship “Studies on the Chemical Constituents of the Seeds of Piper nigrum Linn”

7 Phytochemical and COMSTECH 2003 Rs.600,000/= Pharmacological Studies on some Kazakh Plants

8 New Anticancer Agents from HEC 2004 Rs.969,000/= Indigenous Resources

9 University Support Grant from HEC 2005 Rs.473,917/= Indigenous HEC Scholarship “Studies on the chemical constituents of Madhuca latifolia”

10 University Support Grant from HEC 2005 Rs.500,000/= Indigenous HEC Scholarship “Studies in the Chemical Constituents of Ocimum basilicum and Centella asiatica”

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11 Search for New Anti-Tuberculosis PAS 2005 Rs.947,000/= Agents

12 University support grant from HEC 2005 Rs.836,272/= Indigenous HEC Scholarship “Studies in the Chemical Constituents of Lawsonia alba”

13 Research Support Programme for PSF 2007 Rs.660,000/= Active Scientists and Technologists of Pakistan

14 Phytochemical and COMSTECH 2007 Rs.570,382/= Pharmacological Studies on some Kazakh plants

15 Synthesis of Potential Anti- PAS 2008- Rs.2,628,000/= Tuberculosis Analogues 2011

16 Research Allocation for HEC 2006- Rs.600,000/= Distinguished National Professor 2008

INCLUSION IN INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORIES

1. International Directory of Specialists in herbal, spices and medicinal plants, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, USA. 2. Second Edition of FIVE HUNDRED LEADERS OF INFLUENCE published by the American Biographical Institute (IBA), North Carolina, USA. 3. Third Edition of INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP, IBA, N.C. USA. 4. Edition Four of FIVE HUNDRED PERSONALITIES OF THE WORLD. IBA, N.C. USA. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES 1. Participated in the 1st International Symposium and Pak-U.S. Binational Workshop on natural products chemistry was held in Karachi, 1984. 2. Presented a paper in the 2nd International Conference and Pakistan - U.S. Binational Workshop and UNESCO-SCAMAP Workshop on Natural Products Chemistry was held in Karachi 1986. 3. Participated in the International Workshop on isolation and Structure Elucidation of Natural Products using spectroscopic techniques was held in Karachi in 1987. 4. Presented a paper in the Third International Symposium and Pakistan U.S. Binational Workshop on Natural Products Chemistry, was held in January, 1988 in Karachi.

Page 5 of 10 Page 6 of 10 5. Presented a paper in the conference on "Role of Women in the Development of Science and Technology in the Third World" was held in Trieste Italy (Sponsors TWAS) from 3-7 Oct., 1988. 6. Participated in the International Seminar on Natural Co-agulants was held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia from 2-7th October, 1989. 7. Presented a paper in the Fourth International Symposium and Pakistan - U.S. Binational Workshop on Natural Products Chemistry was held in Karachi from 27th January to 2nd February, 1990. 8. Presented a paper in the 17th IUPAC Symposium on Natural Products Chemistry held in , From 4th - 9th February, 1990. 9. Presented a paper in the Poster Session of the IUPAC Symposium on Natural Products Chemistry was held in Kathmandu, Nepal from 12th - 15th February, 1990. 10. Presented a poster in Workshop on Carbohydrates and Carbohydrate Containing Natural Products was held in Peradeniya University, Srilanka July 1990. 11. Presented a paper in the XVII Pacific Science Congress was held in Hawai, U.S.A. from 27th May 2nd June 1991. 12. Fourth General Conference of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), was held in Kuwait, Nov. 23-26, 1992. 13. First General Conference and General Meeting of the Third World Organization for Women in Science, was held in Egypt, Jan. 10-13, 1993. 14. Presented a paper in the Fifth International Symposium and Pakistan U.S. Binational Workshop on Natural Products Chemistry was held in Karachi Jan. 1992. 15. Gave lectures on mass spectrometry in the COMSTECH-HEJRIC Workshop on Spectroscopic Techniques was held in the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, during 1-21 October, 1993. 16. Presented a paper in the 19th IUPAC Symposium was held in Karachi in 1994. 17. Presented a paper in the Sixth International Symposium on Natural Products Chemistry was held in Karachi in 1996. 18. Presented a paper in the Symposium on "Standardization of Neem Extracts" was held in Pliezhausen near Stuttgart on 16-17 October 1996. 19. Presented a paper in the International Seminar on Rainforest Plants and Their Utilization for Development was held in the University of Andalas, Padang, Indonesia on 29-30 October 1996. 20. Gave lecture on the classical methods of isolation and separation in the Workshop of Asian Network of Research on Anti-diabetic Plants

Page 6 of 10 Page 7 of 10 (ANRAP) was held in the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi during 16-20 November, 1996. 21 Participated in the 7th National Chemistry Conference was held in Quetta during Feb. 2-7, 1996 22. Participated in "Second International Conference on Pharmaceutical Sciences" was held in Karachi during 3-5 Jan. 1997. 23. Participated in "5th International Symposium on Protein Structure-Function Relationship" was held in Karachi, during 6-9 Jan. 1997. 24. Participated in "Sixth General Conference of the Third World Academy of Science" was held in Brazil, during 6-11 Sept. 1997. 25. Participated in "7th International Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry" was held in Karachi, during 28 Dec. 1997 Jan. 1, 1998. 26. Participated in 9th National Chemistry was held in Karachi during 6-10, Dec. 1998. 27. Participated in the second General Conference and General Meeting of the Third World Organization for Women in Science, was held in Cape Town, South Africa, during 8-11, Feb. 1999. 28. Participated in "Seventh General Conference of the Third World Academy of Science" was held in Senegal during 21-27 Nov.1999. 29. Presented a paper in the Eight International Symposium on Natural Products Chemistry was held in Karachi during 16-22 Jan. 2000. 30. Gave a lecture on the classical and modern techniques of isolation and separation in the "Workshop on The Technology For Product Development from Medicinal Plants" was held in the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi during 22-27 Jan. 2000. 31. Gave a lecture on "Theory and Applications of Mass Spectrometry" in the H.E.J.-COMSATS Workshop on "Spectroscopic Techniques" was held in the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi during 15-21 Feb. 2000. 32. Presented a paper in Fourth Conference on Biomathematics, Biophysics and Biostatistics was held in Chittagong, Bangladesh, during April 8-10, 2000. 33. Presented invited paper at the 22nd IUPAC-ISCNP Conference was held at Sao Carlos, Brazil during Sept. 3-8, 2000. 34. Presented invited paper at the ASOMPS-X Conference was held in Dacca, Bangladesh during Nov. 18-23, 2000. 35. Delivered lecture in the UNESCO sponsored workshop on Biodiversity with particular reference to medicinal plants, was held in , India during Sept. 3-13, 2001. 36. 3rd IUPAC International Conference on Biodiversity (ICOB-3) Nov. 3-8, 2001, Antalya, Turkey was held during Nov. 3-8, 2001.

Page 7 of 10 Page 8 of 10 37. 2nd International and 12th National CSP Conference was held in Jamshoro, Pakistan during Feb. 2002. 38. 7th Eurasia Conference on Chemical Sciences was held in Karachi, Pakistan during March 8-12, 2002. 39. Satellite Symposium on Medicinal Plants “Strategies for Development of Herbal Drugs in the Third World Countries”, which is jointly being organized by the Centre for Science and Technology of Non-aligned and Other Developing Countries (NAM S&T Centre) and NBRI on Saturday, during 19th October 2002 at CSIR Science Centre, was held in New Delhi, India. 40. 8th General Assembly Conference of the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and 7th General Assembly of the Third World Network of Scientific Organizations (TWNSO) was held in New Delhi, India during October, 20-23, 2002. 41. Asian Regional Seminar of Science Education Inter Academy Panel (IAP) was held in New Delhi, India, during October, 24-25, 2002. 42. Group of 77 South-South High Level Conference on Science and Technology was held in Dubai, during October, 27-30, 2002. 43. TWAS 9th General Conference, 20th Anniversary Celebrations (16 - 19 October 2003 was held in Beijing, China). 44. First Pak-France Binational Workshop on Natural Product Chemistry (14- 15 January, 2004, was held at Karachi, Pakistan). 45. 9th International Symposium on Natural Products Chemistry (10-13 January 2004, was held at Karachi, Pakistan). 46. TWAS Seminar on “Science Development and Education” 27-28 September 2004, was held at Bangalore, India. 47. Pak-China Binational Workshop on the and Standardization of Herbal Medicines (22-27 October, 2004 was held at Karachi, Pakistan). 48. Workshop on Application of Modern Spectroscopic Techniques in Chemical Sciences (06-23 December, 2004) was held at HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan. 49. TWAS 16th General Meeting 29 Nov. – 3 Dec. 2005 held in Alexandria, Egypt. 50. Integrated pest management” at seminar and Graduate award ceremony under WWF. Pakistan at Bahawalpur on Dec. 12, 2005. 51. “Use of bio-pesticides” at seminar on IPM and IPSNM and SOFWM at seminar held under Agriculture Extension Department at Hyderabad Feb. 25, 2006. 52. Gave a lecture on “Use of new biopesticidal formulation their efficacy and future potential” at Kissan congress/workshop under KWA at Bahawalpur on 9th March 2006.

Page 8 of 10 Page 9 of 10 53. Invited speaker in the “Bi-National Workshop in Chemical Sciences”, held in Shanghai, China from 17 to 19, April 2006. 54. Participated in the 10th International Symposium on Natural Products of Chemistry 7th January – 9 January, 2006 was held in Karachi, Pakistan. 55. Invited speaker in the 2nd France-Pakistan Binational Workshop on Natural Product Chemistry was held in Rennes, France from October 26-31, 2006. 56. Invited speaker in the 2006 International Neem Conference was held in Kunming, China from November 11-15, 2006. 57. Presented a paper on “Natural Products and their Analogues Chemistry, Potential and Opportunities” in the “1st UITM – ICCBS Workshop” on May 20-26, 2007 at the HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. 58. Gave a lecture on “Biopesticides an integrated pest management” at the National Seminar for IPM farmers on 19 February, 2007 at Bahawalpur, Pakistan. 59. TWAS 18th General Meeting which was held in Trieste, Italy from 13-14 Nov. 2007. 60. 11th International Symposium of Natural Product Chemistry, held in Karachi, 29th October to 1st November, 2008. 61. 19th General Meeting and 25th Anniversary Celebration of TWAS held in Mexico City from 10-13 Nov. 2008. 62. TWAS 11th General Conference and 20th General Meeting, 2009 held in Durban, South Africa from 19-23 October 2009. 63. Invited speaker in the “3rd France-Pak Bi-National Symposium” held in Besancon, France” from 12-20 July 2010. 64. First International Conference of Women Scientists of the Islamic world held in Tehran, Iran from January 27-28, 2010. 65. TWAS 21st General Meeting held in Hyderabad, India from 19-22 October, 2010. 66. 12th National Symposium on Natural Product Chemistry, Nov. 22-25, 2010, was held in International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. 67. 1st International Symposium on Nanomedicine: Past, Present & Future Prospects, Dec. 20-21, 2010, was held in International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. 68. 3rd International Symposium-cum-Training Course on Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (MMDR-3) was held in Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan from 03-06 January, 2011. 69. “National Workshop on Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security in Universities of Pakistan” was held in HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan, from 22- 23 February, 2011.

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70. “New Challenge in Natural Products Chemistry” was held in honour of Prof. ULUBELEN at Istanbul University in Istanbul, Turkey on Sept. 12-13, 2011.

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