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Dr. Mohammed Iqbal Siddique Professor Zoology Department College of Science Office: 014675751 Fax:014678514 miqbals@ksu.edu.sa PO Box 2455 Riyadh 11451 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  Curriculum Vitae                                                                       
Dr.   Mohammad  Iqbal  Siddiqui  
Indian Muslim Department of Zoology
College of Science
King  Saud University
P. O. Box- 2455, Riyadh-11451
Saudi Arabia
Email miqbals@ksu.edu.sa
Date of Birth 3rd November’ 1953
Marital Status Married
Permanent Address 188, Satha Road, Bulandshahar – 203001, (U.P.),  India
Present Position Assistant Professor
Requested Position Associate Professor
1991 Ph.D.  (Zoology) Aligarh Muslim University (A.M.U), Aligarh, India.
1978 M. Phil. (Zoology) A. M. U., Aligarh, India.
1975 M.Sc. (Zoology, Specialization in Entomology, securing Ist Division) from A.M.U., Aligarh, India.
1973 B.Sc. (Hons.) (Zoology, Botany, Chemistry;) from A.M.U., Aligarh, India
Academic Visits
 
  1. Museum of Natural History, New York   USA  (1999)
  2. Toronto University  Down Town  Campus Canada (1999)
  3. Toronto University Scarborough Campus Canada  (1999)
  4. Zoological Museum of  India,   Calcutta, India (1973)
Professional , Academic and Research Experience: 34 years at King Saud University
Research: Published 22   research papers in National and International Scientific Journals, in the field of Physiology and haematology.
Teaching: Since 1982,  have been teaching under-graduate and post-graduate courses    in General Biology, Medical Entomology and General Entomology
Teaching  Experience
  Presently teaching courses General  Animal Biology in the Department of Zoology, College of Scinece and Comparative Anatomy for MD students in the Department of Antomy, College of Medicine. Has been actively  associated with the teaching of the Practical Classes and simultaneous demonstration work for under-graduate and post-graduate classes for 34 years, since 1402H.  in the Department of Zoology, King Saud  University, Riyadh.
Teaching  Experience in the College of Medicine
  Has taught a course designed for the Ph. D. student in the department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh during second semester of the Academic year,  2007-2008.
Presently teaching the course Anat-504 designed for MD students in the department of Anatomy, College of Medicne, King Saud University, Riyadh (Second semester, 2014-2015).
 
Participation in the Excellent Centre of Research Program
  Participating in the Research Program of the Excellent Research Centre of King Saud University and contributing in the process of the preliminary evaluation of the Research Projects submitted in the office of the Vice Chancellor 2010-2011..
Scientific Membership
 
  • Saudi Biological Society, Saudi Arabia
  • National Academy of Sciences, India.
  • New York Academy of Science USA.
  • The American Biographical Institute of America.
Current  Field  of  Research
  Acarology, Insect Control & Toxicology, Insect Haematology, Insect Physiology
Title  of  M.Sc. Project
  Haemocytes of the Aquatic Bug, Nepa cineria
Title  of  M.Phil
  Some Observations on the Haemocytes of  Leptocorisa varicornis (Coreidae: Hemiptera) and Nepa cineria (Nepidae : Hemiptera)
Title  of  Ph.D
  Physiology of the Haemocytes of Paddy Bug Leptocorisa  varicornis and Aquatic Bug, Nepa cineria.
Research Techniques  Known / Learned
  Various methods and techniques used in Biology.
Hematological Technique of smearing and staining and aspects like Blood Cell Counts, Haemoglobin, Serum plasma and Glucometry.
Biochemical Method to estimate and analyze various  biochemical macromolecules in different tissues.
Monitoring of various Physico-chemical factors in aquatic environment..
Enzymatic Analysis: estimation of various enzymes using Spectrophotometry and UV-spectrophotometry .
Electrophoretic Techniques.
Computer Literacy
  Typing Arabic and English Manuscripts in good speed.
Internet surfing for updating the information on Researches of interest and updating the text with latest finding.
E-mail making contact for Scientific Communication
Statistical Analysis:  Analysis of data through various applicable programmes as Minitab, Instat etc.
Graph Preparation : Preparation of Graphs, Histograms, Dendograms etc. using software like Graph pad Prism, Microsoft Excel etc.
Fellowships  Awarded
 
  1. Post graduate merit scholarship (1973-75)
  2. Senior Research Fellowship of the University Grant  Commission, India, (UGC) (1978-81)
Symposia  and Conferences  Attended
 
  1. 47th National Conference of National Academy of Sciences held in 1978; at Bhopal, India.
  2. 48th National Conference of National Academy of Sciences held in 1978; at Gauhati, India.
  3. 6th Symposium on the Biological Aspects of Saudi  Arabia held at the College of Agriculatural  Sciences & Food, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa. (12-14 March, 1983)
  4. 8th Symposium on the Biological Aspects of Saudi  Arabia held at the College of Agriculatural  Sciences & Food, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa. (12-14 March, 1985)
  5. 9th Symposium of  Saudi Biological Society held at the Regional Agricultural and Water  Center, Riyadh (24-27 March,1986)
  6. 10th Symposium  of  Saudi Biological Society held at the Meteorology and Environment Protection Administration, Jeddah (20-24 April, 1987)
  7. 3rd Saudi Science Conference held at King Fahad Cultural Centre, Riyadh (20-24 March 2007)
  8. Also actively participated in organizing the conference 3rd Saudi Science Conference held at King Fahad Cultural Centre, Riyadh (20-24 March 2007).
  9.  
Projects
  Assisted about 20 Projects for undergraduate and graduate students related to various aspects of General Physiology, Entomology and Acarology.
 
Workshop Attended
 
  1. Attended workshop on “Care and handling of experimental laboratory animals” organized by College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh.
  2. Presented Method of preparation for the Dissection of the Rabbits.
  3. Attended workshop on “Biodiversity" organized by the College of Science , King Saud University.
  4. Prepared report of the  workshop " Biodiversity" organized by the College of Science, King Saud University.
List  of  Research  Publications
       

 

  Siddiqui, M. I. And Khan, M. A. (1978): Free Haemocytes of an Aquatic Bug, Nepa cineria, Ind. J. Zool. 7-12
Siddiqui, M. I. (1981): The variation in Total Haemocyte Counts (THC) in Nepa cineria  Lin. (Hemiptera : Nepidae) and Leptocorisa varicornis Fabr.(Hemiptera : Coriedae). In relation to sex.  J. Sc. Res.  3-12
Siddiqui, M. I. (1981): Localization of Glycogen in Haemocytes of Leptocorisa varicornis Fabr. (Hemiptera : Coreidae). J. Biol. Res.
Siddiqui. M. I. (1981): A study on Haemocyte Types in Leptocorisa varicornis (Hemiptera : Coreidae) Proc. “B” Ind. Acad. Sc.
Siddiqui, M. I. (1981) : Fusion of the Round Plasmatocytes in Leptocorisa   aricornis  (Hemiptera : Coriedae) Comp. Physiol. Ecol.
Al-Khalifa, M. S. and Siddiqui, M. I. (1985): A comparative study of haemocytes in some coleopterous species. J. Coll. Sci. King Saud Univ. 16, 119-134 (Abstract)
Al-Khalifa, M. S. and Siddiqui, M. I. (1986): A study in vitro of Phagocytosis in the haemocytes of the scavenger beetle Dermestes vulpinus. Klug. (Dermestidae Coleoptera).  J. Coll. Sci. King Saud Univ. 17, 47-54 (Abstract)
Al-Khalifa, M. S. and Siddiqui, M. I. (1993): Free Haemocytes of the Ixodid Ticks, Hyalomma Arabica and Hyalomma dromedarii(Acari: Ixodidae) (Abstract)
Al-Khalifa, M. S. and Siddiqui, M. I. (1994): Localization of Glycogen in the Haemocytes of the Ixodid Ticks, Hyalomma dromedarii and Hyalomma arabica  (Acari : Ixodidae) Arab gulf J. SciKZ-25.rtfent. Res. 12,  573-580 (Abstract)
Al-Khalifa, M. S. and Siddiqui, M. I. (1995): Lady – Bird Beetles (Coccinelidae: Coleotera) of Saudi Arabia. 16th Ann. Meeting of Saudi Biological Society, held in Riyadh
Al-Khalifa, M. S. and Siddiqui, M. I. (1997): Free haemocytes of the RedPalm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliver. First Saudi Conference for Agricultural Sciences, held in Coll. Agric., King Saud University, Riyadh
Al-Khalifa, M. S. and Siddiqui, M. I. (2003):   Larval Haemocytes of the Red Palm Weevil  Rhyndhophorus ferrugineus  Scient. J. King  Faisal University.
Al-Khalifa, M. S. and Siddiqui, M. I. (2007):   Differential  Haemocyte  Counts of the Red Palm Weevil  Rhyndhophorus ferrugineus  Scient. J. King  Faisal University.
Al-Khalifa, M. S. ; A. M. Ahmed; A. M. Meshaly; G. Khalil and Siddiqui, M. I.  and F. Al-Mekhlafi (2009):    The Samsum Ant, Pachycondyla sennaarensis : Distribution and Seasonal Changes in Riyadh Region Saudi Biological Society, 24th Conference on Biotechnology to be held at Medina Al-Munawwara
M. A. Saifi, Wajihullah, M. I. Siddiqui and M. S. Al-Khalifa (2010). Malaria : Patterns of relapse and resistance. J. King Saud Univ. (Sci.) 22(1), 31-36.
Mashaly, A.M.A., Ahmed, A.M. and   AI-Khalifa, Al-Abdula, M.A. Siddiqui, M.I.  (2010). The trail pheromone of the venomous samsum ant, Pachycondyla sennaarensis. J. Insect Science  11 (32):1-11.
Al-Khalifa, M.S., Ahmed, A.M., Mashaly, A.M.A., Khalil, G., Siddiqui, M.I. and Al-mekhlafi, F. (2010). The samsum ants, Pachycondyla sennaarensis : Distribution and seasonal changes in Riyadh region. Pakistan journal of Zoology
Siddiqui, M.I., Mashaly, A.M.A., Ahmed, A.M., Al-Khalifa, M.S. (2010)Ultrastructure of Antennal Sensilla of the Samsum ant, Pachycondylla sennaarensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) from Saudi Arabia. African journal of biotochnology 9(40)
 
Siddiqui M. I. and Al-Khalifa M. S. (2012) Circulating haemocytes in insects: Phylogenic review of their types. Pakistan J. Zool. 44(6) 1743-1750.
 
Siddiqui M. I. and Al-Khalifa M. S. (2013) Effect of infestation of Pyxinia firma on the total haemocyte counts (THC) and larval growth of the Dermestes vulpinus (Dermestidae : Coleoptera)  J. Anim. Vet. Adv. 12(14): 1237-1240.
 
Siddiqui M. I., Mukhtar A. K. Siddiqui M. I. (2014)  Effect of soybean diet: Growth and conversion efficiencies of fingerling of stinging cat fish, Heteropneustes fossilis
(Bloch) King Saud Univ. J. of Coll. Sci. 26(2) 83-87
 
Siddiqui M. I. and Al-Khalifa M. S. (2014) Review of hamocyte counts, response to chemicals, phagocytosis, encapsulation and metamorphosis in insects. Ital. J. Zool. 1-14.

Mohammed Saleh Al-Khalif,Ashraf Mohamed Ali Mashaly Mohammed Iqbal Siddiqui a, Fahd Abdu Al-Mekhlafi   (2015) Samsum ant, Brachyponera sennaarensis (Formicidae: Ponerinae): Distributionand abundance in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Saudi Biological Science  

 
 
List  of  Books  Published:
 
Siddiqui M. I. and Al-Khalifa M. S. (2014) Classical Practices and Pheromones in Biopesticides. . (ed) K. Sahayaraj In: “Basic and Applied Aspects of Biopesticides”  pp.307-318 Springer.
 
Siddiqui, M. I., Ibrahim, A.B. and Ahmed R.A. (2015). “Handbook of Practical Zoology” King Saud University Press, pp 1-120.

 

Teaching   Load  at  Department  of  Zoology,  College  of  Science, King   Saud  University,  Riyadh, Saudi   Arabia
 
 
Second Smester-1434-1435
COURSE  NO. Group # Days PERIOD No. of Hours Venue of Lecture
Zoo-145 40949 3, 5 11-12 3 1B-75/Build5
Zoo-145 40951 3,5 8-9 3 1B-23/Build4
Zoo-145 40962 3,5 2-3 3 1B-23/Build4
Zoo-145 46614 2 1-3 1 1B-60/Build5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First Semsester-1434-1435

COURSE  NO. Group # Days PERIOD No. of Hours Venue of Lecture
Zoo-145 41953 1, 3 11-12 3 1B-75/Build5
Zoo-145 42718 1, 3 8-9 3 1B-49/Build5
Zoo-145 45530 By chance By chance 1 1B-23/Build4
Zoo-145 45560 By Chance By chance 1 1B-60/Build5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Second  Semsester-1433-1434
 

COURSE  NO. Group # Days PERIOD No. of Hours Venue of Lecture
Zoo-145 40949 3, 5 11-12 3 1B-75/Build5
Zoo-145 40951 3,5 8-9 3 1B-23/Build4
Zoo-145 40962 3,5 2-3 3 1B-23/Build4
Zoo-519 46614 By chance 1 By chance By chance
Zoo-575 44429 By chance 1 By chance By chance

 
 
 
 
 
 
First Semsester-1433-1434

COURSE  NO. Group # Days PERIOD No. of Hours Venue of Lecture
Zoo-145 41953 4 4-6 1 1B-75/Build5
Zoo-145 41955 4 1-3 1 1B-49/Build5
Zoo-511 38280 By chance By chance 1 1B-23/Build4
Zoo-514 38707 By Chance By chance 1 1B-60/Build5
Zoo-575 38287        

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Teaching   Load  at  Department  of  Zoology,  College  of  Science, King   Saud  University,  Riyadh, Saudi   Arabia
SESSION COURSE  NO. TITLE OF SUBJECT PERIOD/WEEK
1982 –1983
1st Semester
 
2nd Semester		 Zoo-107
Zoo-108
Zoo-107
Zoo-108		 General Animal Biology-1
General Animal Biology-II
General Animal Biology-1
General Animal Biology-II		 6
6
6
6
1983 –1984
1st Semester
 
2nd Semester		 Zoo-107
Zoo-108
Zoo-107
Zoo-108		 General Animal Biology-1
General Animal Biology-II
General Animal Biology-1
General Animal Biology-II		 6
6
6
6
1984 –1985
1st Semester
 
2nd Semester		 Zoo-107
Zoo-108
Zoo-107
Zoo-108		 General Animal Biology-1
General Animal Biology-II
General Animal Biology-1
General Animal Biology-II		    6
   6
   6
   6
1985 –1986
1st Semester
 
2nd Semester		 Zoo-107
Zoo-108
Zoo-107
Zoo-108		 General Animal Biology-1
General Animal Biology-II
General Animal Biology-1
General Animal Biology-II		    6
   6
   6
    6
1986-1987
1st Semester
2nd Semester		 Zoo-107
Zoo-107
Zoo-499		 General Animal Biology -1
General Animal Biology -1
Graduate Student Research		 9
9
4
1987 –1988
1st Semester
 
2nd Semester		 Zoo-107
Zoo-108
Zoo-107
Zoo-108
Zoo-499		 General Animal Biology-1
General Animal Biology-II
General Animal Biology-1
General Animal Biology-II
Graduate Research Project		 6
6
6
6
4
1988 –1989
1st Semester
 
2nd Semester		 Zoo-107
Zoo-108
Zoo-107
Zoo-108
Zoo-499		 General Animal Biology-1
General Animal Biology-II
General Animal Biology-1
General Animal Biology-II
Graduate Research Project		 6
6
6
6
4
1990-91
1st Semester
2nd Semester		 Zoo-106
Zoo-106
Zoo-499		 General Animal Biology
General Animal Biology
Graduate Student Research		 6
6
4
1991-92
1st Semester
2nd Semester		  Zoo-106
Zoo-106
 		 General Animal Biology
General Animal Biology		  6
6
1992-93
1st Semester
2nd Semester		 Zoo-106
Zoo-106		  General Animal Biology -1
General Animal Biology -1 		 6
6
1993-94
1st Semester
2nd Semester		  Zoo-106
Zoo-106
Zoo-499		  General Animal Biology -1
General Animal Biology -1
Graduate Student Research		  6
6
4
1994-95
1st Semester
2nd Semester		  
Zoo-106
Zoo-106		  
General Animal Biology -1
General Animal Biology -1 		  
6
6
1995-96
1st Semester
2nd Semester		 Zoo-106
Zoo-106
Zoo-499		 General Animal Biology -1
General Animal Biology -1
Graduate Student Research		 8
8
4
1996-97
1st Semester
2nd Semester		 Zoo -106
Zoo-106
Zoo-499
Zoo-511		  General Animal Biology -1
General Animal Biology -1
Graduate Student Research
Medical Entomology 		 10
10
4
4
1997-98
1st Semester
 
2nd Semester		 Zoo-106
Zoo-511
Zoo-106
Zoo-499
Zoo-511		 General Animal Biology –1
Advance Medical Entomology
General Animal Biology -1
Graduate Student Research
Advance Medical Entomology		 10
4
10
4
1998-99
1st Semester
 
2nd Semester		  Zoo-106
Zoo--511
Zoo-106
Zoo-499
Zoo-511		  General Animal Biology –1
Advance Medical Entomology
General Animal Biology -1
Graduate Student Research
Advance Medical Entomology		 4
4
10
4
1999-2000
1st Semester
 
2nd Semester		  Zoo-106
Zoo-511
Zoo-106
Zoo-499		  General Animal Biology –1
Advance Medical Entomology
General Animal Biology -1
Graduate Student Research		  4
4
10
4
2000-2001
1st Semester
 
2nd Semester		  Zoo-106
Zoo-511
Zoo-106
Zoo-499
Zoo-511		  General Animal Biology -1
Advance Medical Entomology General Animal Biology -1
Graduate Student Research
Advance Medical Entomology		  4
4
10
4
4
2001-2002
1st Semester
 
2nd Semester		  Zoo-106
Zoo-511
Zoo-512
Zoo-106		  General Animal Biology -1
Advance Medical Entomology
Advance Parasitology
General Animal Biology -1 		 4
4
10
 
2002-2003
1st Semester
 
2nd Semester		  Zoo-106
Zoo-511
Zoo-106
Zoo-499
Zoo-511		 General Animal Biology -1
Advance Medical Entomology General Animal Biology -1
Graduate Student Research
Medical Entomology		  10
4
10
4 
4
2003-2004
1st Semester		 Zoo-102
Zoo-106
Zoo-313		 General Biology
General Biology
Entomology		 2
6
2
2004-2005
1st Semester
 2nd Semester		  Zoo-106
Zoo-511
Zoo-106
Zoo-499
 Zoo-511		  General Animal Biology -1
Advance Medical Entomology General Animal Biology -1
 Graduate Student Research
Medical Entomology		  10
4
10
4
 4
2005-2006
1st Semester
2nd Semester		  Zoo-106
Zoo-511
Zoo-106
Zoo-499
 Zoo-511		  General Animal Biology -1
Advance Medical Entomology General Animal Biology -1
 Graduate Student Research
Medical Entomology		  10
4
10
4
 4
2006-2007
1st Semester
2nd Semester		  Zoo-106
Zoo-511
Zoo-106
Zoo-499
 Zoo-511		  General Animal Biology -1
Advance Medical Entomology
 General Animal Biology -1
 Graduate Student Research
Medical Entomology		  10
4
10
4
 4
2007-2008
1st Semester
IInd Semester
 
 		 Zoo-102
Zoo-106
Zoo-313
Zoo-463
Zoo-106
Zoo-313
Zoo-463
 		 General Biology
General Biology
Entomology
Medical Laboratory Techniques 
General Biology
General Biology
Entomology
Medical Laboratory Techniques 		 2
6
2
4
2
6
2
4
2008-2009
1st Semester		 Zoo-106
Zoo-511		 General Biology
Medical Entomology 		  4
  2 

 
 

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