Prof. Dr. Bina Siddiqui | Phytochemistry | Best Researcher Award
Distinguish National Professor at HEJ, ICCBS, University of Karachi | Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Bina Shaheen Siddiqui is a globally renowned natural product chemist and Distinguished National Professor at the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan. Her pioneering scientific contributions have significantly advanced the fields of medicinal chemistry, phytochemistry, and agricultural biotechnology. As one of Pakistan’s most influential scientists, she has led groundbreaking research on natural products, isolating and characterizing hundreds of novel bioactive compounds from medicinal plants with potential therapeutic applications. Her investigations have yielded discoveries in diverse pharmacological domains including anti-epileptic, anti-tuberculosis, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, antibacterial, hypotensive, urease, α-chymotrypsin inhibitory, CNS stimulant and depressant, and spasmolytic activities, with many findings protected by international patents. Prof. Siddiqui’s work also extends to sustainable agriculture, where her studies on neem and other plant species resulted in the development of eco-friendly biopesticides and biofertilizers, now successfully registered and demonstrated in Pakistan’s agricultural fields. She has authored more than four hundred and eighty research publications, book chapters, and patents, reflecting a lifetime of dedication to chemical sciences and innovation. Through her supervision of numerous Ph.D. and M.Phil. scholars, she has nurtured a new generation of scientists in natural product research. Recognized nationally and internationally, she is a Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences, the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, and the Chemical Society of Pakistan. Her exceptional scientific leadership, innovation in natural product chemistry, and contributions to both medicine and agriculture have established her as an inspiring figure among the most influential women in science across the Islamic world.
Featured Publications :
Author(s). (2025). Nitrovanillin derivative ameliorates AGE-RAGE nexus associated inflammation: A step towards the amelioration of vascular complications under diabetic environment. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta – Molecular Basis of Disease.
Author(s). (2025). Urease and human glioblastoma (U87) cells growth inhibitory iridoid glycoside acetates from Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn. Natural Product Research, Article.
Author(s). (2025). Isolation and characterization of secondary metabolites from Eucalyptus camaldulensis var. obtusa. Natural Product Research.
Author(s). (2025). Immunomodulatory effects of arborside C pentaacetate—an iridoid glycoside acetate isolated from Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn. and in vitro and in silico studies. Natural Product Research.
Author(s). (2025). Lantanocamarolide, a new pentacyclic triterpenoid from roots of Lantana camara Linn. and its nematicidal activity against Meloidogyne incognita. Natural Product Research.
Author(s). (2024). Synthesis, biological evaluation, and molecular docking studies of new nitro vanillin analogues as anti-glycating agents. Journal of the Turkish Chemical Society, Section A: Chemistry,
Author(s). (2024). Anti-inflammatory and urease inhibitory iridoid glycosides from Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Article.