Dr. Mohammad Iqbal Siddiqui
Indian Muslim / Department of Zoology
College of Science
King Saud University
P. O. Box- 2455, Riyadh-11451
Saudi Arabia
Email /
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 MuslimUniversity (A.M.U), Aligarh,India.
1978 / M. Phil. (Zoology)A. M. U.,Aligarh, India.
1975 / M.Sc. (Zoology, Specialization inEntomology, securing Ist Division) from A.M.U., Aligarh, India.
1973 / B.Sc. (Hons.) (Zoology, Botany, Chemistry;) from A.M.U., Aligarh, India
Academic Visits
- Museum of Natural History, New York USA (1999)
- Toronto University Down Town Campus Canada (1999)
- Toronto University Scarborough Campus Canada (1999)
- Zoological Museum of India, Calcutta, India (1973)
Professional , Academic and Research Experience: 34years at King Saud University
Research: / Published22 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 ofLeptocorisa 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.
HematologicalTechnique 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
- Post graduate merit scholarship (1973-75)
- Senior Research Fellowship of the University Grant Commission, India, (UGC) (1978-81)
Symposia and Conferences Attended
- 47thNational Conference of National Academy of Sciences held in 1978; at Bhopal, India.
- 48thNational Conference of National Academy of Sciences held in 1978; at Gauhati, India.
- 6thSymposium on the Biological Aspects of Saudi Arabia held at the College of Agriculatural Sciences & Food, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa. (12-14 March, 1983)
- 8thSymposium on the Biological Aspects of Saudi Arabia held at the College of Agriculatural Sciences & Food, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa. (12-14 March, 1985)
- 9th Symposium of Saudi Biological Society held at the Regional Agricultural and Water Center, Riyadh (24-27 March,1986)
- 10th Symposium of Saudi Biological Society held at the Meteorology and Environment Protection Administration, Jeddah (20-24 April, 1987)
- 3rd Saudi Science Conference held at King Fahad Cultural Centre, Riyadh (20-24 March 2007)
- Also actively participated in organizing the conference 3rd Saudi Science Conference held at King Fahad Cultural Centre, Riyadh (20-24 March 2007).
Projects
Assisted about 20 Projects for undergraduate and graduate students related to various aspects of General Physiology, Entomology and Acarology.
Workshop Attended
- Attended workshop on “Care and handling of experimental laboratory animals” organized by College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh.
- Presented Method of preparation for the Dissection of the Rabbits.
- Attended workshop on “Biodiversity" organized by the College of Science , King Saud University.
- 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.
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