Dr. Ambreena Siddiq

DEGREES EARNED / CERTIFICATIONS / PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• Ph. D. Protein Chemistry, December 2003, HEJRIC, University of Karachi, Pakistan
• Postdoctrate Department of Neurosciences, Harvard Institute of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, MA.

Reviewer:

• Journal of Neuroscience since 2006
• Antioxidants and Redox Signaling since 2007
• Journal of Neurochemistry since 2007
• Journal of Neurochemical Research since 2007
• Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2009

Patents:

• Patent title: Compounds for Enhancing Hypoxia Inducible Factor Activity and Methods of Use
  Inventors:  Rajiv R. Ratan,  Ambreena Siddiq,  Juan C. Chavez
  International Application Number: PCT/US2006/041179
  International Publication Number: WO 2007/048004 A3
  International Patent Classification: A61K 31/58 (2006.01)
  USPC Class: 514 12Assignees:  CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.

PRIMARY COURSES TAUGHT

• CHEM 145
• CHEM 146
• BIO 258
• BIO 259
• BIOL111

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Molecular Biology
• Cell Biology
• Neurosciences

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS

• Antihelminthic benzimidazoles are novel HIF activators that prevent oxidative neuronal death via binding to tubulin (ARS-2013-5595). Published, August 7, 2014 in Peer Reviewed Journal Antioxidants and Redox Signaling; Impact factor 7.667.

HONORS AND AWARDS

• Session chair at the Society for Neurosciences: Neuroscience Annual meeting, San Diego, California, November 3 - 7, 2007.                           
• Session chair at 'mitochondria and oxidative stress in neurodegenerative disorders symposium, New York Academy of Sciences, New York. September 26-29, 2007.                           
• Session chair at 3rd GTCbio Annual Therapeutic Strategies against Neurodegenerative Conditions meeting, San Francisco, CA. September 20-21, 2007.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

I have a Ph.D. in protein biochemistry with masters in biochemistry. I worked as a visiting scientist at the department of life sciences, university of Tokushima, Japan for one year (1999-2000) and as a research fellow at the department of neurosciences at Harvard Institute of Medicine, Harvard University, Boston, USA (2002-2003) during my Ph.D.

After finishing my Ph.D. at the University of Karachi, I came back to Harvard as a postdoctoral fellow at the department of neurosciences with a focus on molecular and cell biology until 2005 before moving to Cornell University in New York. I worked as a postdoc (2005-2008) and was promoted to faculty at department of neurosciences, Cornell University NY, until I decided to move to Pennsylvania in December 2009.

My main area of research has been cellular and molecular neurosciences, with a focus on biochemical pathway involving stroke. If this interest you take a look at my publications  on Pubmed.

I do love to read and cook for my family. I have two little girls who keep me busy.