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Sabahat Zahra Siddiqui

Dr. Sabahat Zahra Siddiqui

Associate Professor
Department: Chemistry
Email: sabahatzahra@gcu.edu.pk
Research Interests: Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Pharmacological Activities
Biomedical Activities
Drug Discovery
Major work on Alzheimer's Disease Drug Candidates
Office Location: Professors Room 118
Contact Number: 0336-3335523
Biography

Belongs to illustrious family of educationists. Grandfather (Paternal; Qazi in Indo-pak era, writer of several book and worked with Nizam of Hyderabad), Grandfather (Maternal; Very famous Hakeem in Bijnor-India), My Uncle (Phupha; Minister of Irrigation in Indo-pak era), Grandfather (Paternal uncle; Head of Department Persion and Arabic Studies at Oriental College, Lahore, Aunty was Dean at Govt. APWA College, Grandfather (father's uncle-direct blood relation Khalu) was Prof. Emeritus Karachi University (Economics), Grandfather (mother's uncle -direct blood relation Taya ji) Maulana Hifz-ur-Rehman Seoharvi (Writer of multiple internationally acclaimed books on Islam). The lineage of our family is fully discussed in "Jahan-e-Danish" authored by great Ehsan Danish". My Bother is Asst. Professor LUMS), Elder sister (Banker; Faisal Bank), 2nd Elder sister (VP, UBL Lahore) and my father is retired Dy GM (Finance) WAPDA and further retired as Senior Manager (Pakistan Engineering Congress, Lahore).

Education
2014  PhD in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute Of Chemical Sciences, Department Of Chemistry Government College University Lahore, Pakistan
2009  MS/MPhil in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Department Of Chemistry Punjab University Lahore, Pakistan
2005  Masters in Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Institute Of Chemical Sciences, Department Of Chemistry Government College University Lahore, Pakistan
2002  BA/BSc(Hons) in Chemistry, Lahore College For Women University Lahore, Pakistan
Certified Master Trainer-HEC
Safety Training on materials from University of Pennsylvania-USA
NMR Training from University of Pennsylvania-USA
IRSIP Scholar-HEC University of Pennsylvania-USA

Teaching Areas

Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Natural Products Chemistry
Contemporary Spectral Techniques
Analytical Chemistry (Occasional)
Experience
From To Designation Firm/Institution
May 2004 Jun 2004 R & D Officer Pacific Pharmaceuticals

Journal Papers

Maria, A., Siddiqui, SZ., Aziz-ur Rehman, Abbasi, MA., Parveen, R., Syed, AAS., Mushtaq, A., Iqbal, J., Khalid, H., Imran, S., Abbas, G. (2025). "Design, Synthesis, and Computational Studies of Novel N- (Substituted phenyl)-3-(5-((naphthalen-2-yloxy)methyl)-4- phenyl‑4H‑1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)acetamides as Potent Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors." ACS Omega, 10 (39), 45191-45203. DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c04448 | Impact Factor: 4.3 [Link]
Faisal Shahzad, Sabahat Zahra Siddiqui, Aziz ur-Rehman, Muhammad Athar Abbasi, Fouzia Naz, Aurang Zeb, Syed Adnan Ali Shah, Riffat Parveen, Hussain Raza, Syahrul Imran, Song Ja Kim, Ghazanfar Abbas, and Khalid Mohammed Khan (2025). "Synthesis and In Vitro Evaluation of Triazole-Based N-(Substituted phenyl)-5-[(benzyl)-4-(phenyl)-4H-1,2,4-triazol3-ylthio]acetamides as Potent Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors." ChemistrySelect, 10 (16), 1-17. DOI: doi.org/10.1002/slct.202405774 | Impact Factor: 2 [Link]
Aurang Zeb, Sabahat Zahra Siddiqui ,Muhammad Athar Abbasi, Aziz-ur-Rehman, Syed Adnan Ali Shah, Syahrul Imran, Hussain Raza, Song Ja Kim, Riffat Parveen, Ghazanfar Abbas (2025). "Synthesis, enzyme inhibitory kinetics, & computational studies of N-(substituted phenyl)-(5-(3,4-dichlorobenzyl)-4-(4-chlorophenyl)- 4H-1,2,4-triazol-3-ylthio)methylbenzamides: As potent alkaline phosphatase inhibitors." Journal of Molecular Structure, 1321 (4), 1-18 (139960). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.139960 | Impact Factor: 4.7 [Link]
Sabahat Zahra Siddiqui, Muhammad Athar Abbasi, Aziz-ur-Rehman, Mehwish Solangi, Muhammad Ashraf, and Khalid Mohammed Khan (2024). "S-Substituted Oxadiazoles: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Synthesis, Enzyme Inhibition, and Antibacterial Properties." Chemistry Select, 9 (07), e202304685. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202304685 | Impact Factor: 2 [Link]

Projects

Title Role Funded by Amount Year Status
Multifunctional Synthesis Of Organic Heterocycles For Potent Drug Candidates Discovery Principal Investigator ORIC (Office of Research and Innovation) Government College University, Lahore dated: 11-10-2024; No. 424/ ORIC/24 289500.00 2025 Completed