Imran Siddiqi

In 1981, Siddiqi completed his Master of Science in chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.{{cite web|title=Alumnus of Distinction|url=http://www.iitbombay.org/iitb_dean_acr/december-newsletter/alumnus-of-distinction|work=December Newsletter|publisher=Indian Institute of Technology Bombay|accessdate=3 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120908094006/http://www.iitbombay.org/iitb_dean_acr/december-newsletter/alumnus-of-distinction|archivedate=8 September 2012}} Afterwards, his research, under the guidance of prof. Franklin Stahl, focused on genetic recombination in bacteriophage, which was the topic of his dissertation. He was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy by the University of Oregon in 1989.{{cite web|title=News from all over-1980s|url=http://chemistry.uoregon.edu/pdf/news/news96.pdf|work=Chemistry News - 1996|publisher=University of Oregon|accessdate=3 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427182927/http://chemistry.uoregon.edu/pdf/news/news96.pdf|archivedate=27 April 2012}} Siddiqi's post{{nbhyph}}doctoral work was carried out in Indian Institute of Science, situated in Bangalore.

Siddiqi's research is predominantly in the areas of genetics, plant development and genetic recombination. His research has shown a lot of promise and progress in the areas of meiosis, gametogenesis and apomixis (asexual reproduction) in plants.{{cite news|title=Dr Siddiqi's project can ensure food for millions|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dr-imrans-research-can-ensure-food-for-millions/217251-62-131.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211193844/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dr-imrans-research-can-ensure-food-for-millions/217251-62-131.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 December 2013|accessdate=4 February 2012|newspaper=CNN IBN News|date=3 Jan 2012}} The fact that the seeds of high-yielding hybrid plants often fail to produce the same beneficial traits of the parent plants has been a limiting factor in revolutionizing agriculture, as it inhibits the hybrid traits from propagating through seeds. Major advances in these areas will help in the development of new plant breeding techniques, which will produce exact genetic clones of hybrid plants by engineering apomixis.{{cite news|title=Buying hybrid seeds may become history|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/agri-biz/article1469004.ece?homepage=true|accessdate=4 February 2012|newspaper=Business Line|date=18 February 2011}}

From 1992, he is a scientist at Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology in Hyderabad.{{cite web|title=Profile of Imran Siddiqi|url=http://www.ccmb.res.in/scientistdetails.php?grpid=4|work=Scientist details|publisher=Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology|accessdate=30 January 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217084934/http://ccmb.res.in/scientistdetails.php?grpid=4|archivedate=17 December 2011}} He was also responsible for the formation of a plant genetics research group and heads Siddiqi's lab at CCMB.{{cite web|title=Home site of Dr. Siddiqi's lab|url=http://www.ccmb.res.in/staff/imran/Home.html|publisher=Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology|accessdate=3 February 2012}}

Furthermore, he is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Biosciences,{{cite web|title=Members of the Editorial Board|url=http://www.ias.ac.in/jbiosci/editorial.pdf|work=Journal of Genetics|publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences|accessdate=30 January 2012}} Journal of Genetics,{{cite web|title=Members of the Editorial Board|url=http://www.ias.ac.in/jgenet/editboard.htm|work=Journal of Genetics|publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences|accessdate=30 January 2012}} BMC Plant Biology{{cite web|title=Associate editor|url=http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcplantbiol/edboard/|work=Editorial board|publisher=BMC Plant Biology|accessdate=30 January 2012}} and Journal of Integrative Plant Biology.{{cite web|title=Co-editor - Sexual Reproduction|url=http://www.jipb.net/ed_board.asp|publisher=Journal of Integrative Plant Biology|accessdate=30 January 2012}}

In 2008, he was elected fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.{{cite web|title=Fellow Profile of Imran Siddiqi|url=http://www.ias.ac.in/php/fell_detail.php3?name=Siddiqi&intials=Imran&year=07-09-1957|publisher=Indian Academy of Sciences|accessdate=30 January 2012}} In 2011, he was awarded the Infosys Prize, in the Life Sciences Category, by the Infosys Science Federation for his contributions to improve agriculture.{{cite web|title=Dr. Imran Siddiqi|url=http://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/winner2011-imran-siddiqi.html|work=Infosys Prize Laureates of 2011|publisher=Infosys Science Foundation|accessdate=3 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202074537/http://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/winner2011-imran-siddiqi.html|archivedate=2 February 2012}} In the same year, he was also elected as fellow of Indian National Science Academy{{cite web | url=http://insaindia.org.in/detail.php?id=P11-1560 | title=Fellow Profile of Dr. Imran Siddiqi | publisher=Indian National Science Academy | accessdate=4 February 2012 | url-status=usurped | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813032326/http://insaindia.org.in/detail.php?id=P11-1560 | archivedate=13 August 2016 }}

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