Dr. Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui Biography

Dr. Siddiqui is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Microbiology. Previously, he served as a Post-Doctoral researcher at NTU, Singapore, completed his PhD in the field of Microbiology from UMP, Malaysia, and has worked at the HEJ-International Centre for Chemical & Biological Sciences (ICCBS). Dr. Siddiqui's research is centered on microbial biofilms, with a focus on biofilms to manipulate their formation in a directed fashion, as required for environmental, health, and industrial perspectives. He has authored over 30 research articles in journals with a cumulative impact factor exceeding 80, accumulating 1286 citations and achieving an h-index of 16. Additionally, Dr. Siddiqui has published 6 book chapters with publishers such as Springer Nature, ACS, and Elsevier. He has served as a Pioneer Chief Editor of the Abasyn Journal of Life Sciences. Moreover, he serves as an Academic Editor at PLOS ONE (US) and as an Editorial board member at BMC Microbiology (BioMed Central). Dr. Siddiqui is an HEC Approved Supervisor and is affiliated with professional societies including the American Society of Microbiology (ASM), the Society for Applied Microbiology (UK), and the Microbiology Society (UK).

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Academic Background

S.No	Degree Title	Institute	Degree Completion Year
1	PostDoc	Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	2015
2	PhD	University of Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia	2012
3	MPhil	Quaid I Azam University, Pakistan	2008

Publications

S.No	Publication Title	Authors	Action
1	Targeting Microbial Biofouling by Controlling Biofilm Formation and Dispersal Using Rhamnolipids on RO Membrane	Corresponding author	Click to View
2	Combating Biofilm by Targeting Its Formation and Dispersal Using Gallic Acid against Single and Multispecies Bacteria Causing Dental Plaque	Corresponding author	Click to View
3	Targeting N-acyl-homoserine-lactones to mitigate membrane biofouling based on quorum sensing using a biofouling reducer	Co author	Click to View
4	Quorum quenching bacteria can be used to inhibit the biofouling of reverse osmosis membranes	Coauthor	Click to View
5	Quorum sensing based membrane biofouling control for water treatment: A reviewthe biofouling of reverse osmosis membranes	Main and Corresponding	Click to View
6	Biofouling control potential of tannic acid, ellagic acid, and epigallocatechin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and reverse osmosis membrane multispecies community	Main and Corresponding	Click to View
7	The efficacy of tannic acid in controlling biofouling by Pseudomonas aeruginosa is dependent on nutrient conditions and bacterial density	Main and Corresponding	Click to View
8	Targeting N-acyl-homoserine-lactones to mitigate membrane biofouling based on quorum sensing using a biofouling reducer	Main author	Click to View