Dr. Muhammad Faisal Siddiqui Biography

Dr. Siddiqui is a Tenured Associate Professor. He has served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at NTU, Singapore. He has completed his Ph.D. in 2012 at UMP, Malaysia, and served at the HEJ-International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS). His research focuses on microbial biofilms, aiming to manipulate their formation for applications in environmental, health, and industrial sectors. Dr. Siddiqui has authored over 40 research articles in high-impact journals with a cumulative impact factor exceeding 100, 1468 citations and h-index of 18. He has also contributed six book chapters published by renowned publishers such as Springer Nature, ACS, and Elsevier. He has served as the pioneer Chief Editor of the Abasyn Journal of Life Sciences and currently serves as an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE and as a board member for BMC Microbiology. He is also HEC-Approved Supervisor. Dr. Siddiqui is affiliated with prominent professional societies, including the American Society for 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