CURRICULUM VITAE HAMID LATIF SIDDIQUI ADDRESS Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore Tel. (042) 923 0463 (Office), (042) 542 3221 (Residence) Mobile: 0300-433 2621 Fax: (042) 923 1269 E Mail: hamidlatif@chem.pu.edu.pk, drhamidlatif@yahoo.com EDUCATION Feb. 2005- Post-Doctorate, Chemistry Department, March 2006 Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leistershire April 1988- March 1992 D.Sc. in Chemistry, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan March 1982- M. Sc. Organic Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta Dec. 1980 1976-1978 B.Sc. Government Science College, Quetta (Botany, Zoology and Chemistry 1974-1976 HSC Government College, Bosan Road, Multan 1974 SSC Government H/S, Shujabad, Distt. Multan HONOURS AND AWARDS Feb 2005- Feb 2006 Post-Doctoral Fellowship from Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, Government of Pakistan 1988 Post-Graduate Research Fellowship from the Government of JAPAN (MONBUSHO) for doing Ph.D 1982 Gold Medal for securing First Position in M. Sc. Examination 1974 Multan Board, SSC Scholarship
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERINECE (UNIVERSITY) May 1996 August 2002 August 2002 To-date Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta Associate Professor, Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore 1992 1996 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Balochistan, Quetta 1984 1992 Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, University of Balochistan, Quetta April 1988 Sept. 1988 Oct. 1988 March 1989 April 1989 March 1992 Japanese Language Intensive Program, Faculty of Education, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemistry, University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan PROFESSIONAL EXPERINECE (SCHOOL AND COLLEGES) March 1978 Science Teacher, Tameera-ai-Nau Public H/S, Quetta Dec. 1978 1983 1984 Lecturer, F.G. Degree College, H 8, Islamabad 1994 1995 Visiting Professor, F.G. Degree College, Quetta Cantt. Oct. 1998- Visiting Professor to teach Chemistry to A Level students, Oct. 2000 The City School, Quetta KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES English and Japanese MEMBERSHIP Life Member, Chemical Society of Pakistan
MAJOR RESEARCH INTEREST Organic Chemistry, Synthesis and Analytical Techniques involved in the isolation and structure Elucidation of compounds from plants RESEARCH PROJECTS 1. Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Biologically Active Constituents from the Root - Stalks of Adiantum incisum Third World Academy of Sciences, Italy, August 1995-1996 2. Physico - Chemical Studies on the Biologically Active Constituents of Ferns in Pakistan Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad, August 1996-1998 3. Isolation and Structure Elucidation of Biologically Active Constituents from Bergenia ciliata University of the Punjaba, Lahore, 2004-2006 4. Development of Asymmetric Aza-Wittig Reaction Higher Education Commission, Islamabad, September 2006-2009 Research Supervision at Present Research supervised A) M.Sc. 8 A) M.Phil 02 C) Ph. D 10 B) M.Sc. (Hons) 03 C) M.Sc. 15 WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES 1. 33rd National Conference on Chemistry, Nagoya (Japan), June 1990, Paper presented on biologically Active Clerodane - type Diterpene Glycosides from the Root - Stalks of Gleichenia japonica 2. 34th National Conference on Terpene - Oils Chemistry, Takamatsu (Japan), 23-
25th Oct. 1990. Paper presented on Labdane-type Glycosides from Gleichenia japonica 3. 35th National Conference on Natural Products Chemistry, Yokohama (Japan), Paper presented on Biologically Active Clerodane-type Glycosides from the Root- stalks of Dicranopteris pedata 4. 6th International Symposium on Natural Products Chemistry and Pak-US Binational Workshop, Jan. 04-08, 1996 5. 7th National Conference on Chemistry, Quetta, June 04-06, 1996 6. Workshop, Asian-Network of Research on Anti-diabetic Plants (ANRAP) at HEJ, Research Institute of Chemistry, Karachi University, Karachi, Nov. 16-20, 1996 7. 9th National Conference on Chemistry, Karachi University, Karachi, 1998. 8. International Conference in Chemistry entitled New Concepts in Synthesis, 28 th April, 2005, London, UK, organized by the SCI Fine Chemicals Group 9. Kashmir Ist International Science Conference, Muzafarabad, Sept. 21-22 (2005) and paper presented entitled Synthesis and Characterization of New Schiff Bases Refereeing I act as a referee for the National Research Projects funded by Higher Education Commission, Government of Pakistan External Examining M.Sc, M.Phil and PhD students