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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | Cell Biology,Biochemistry |
| Keywords | Cancer metabolism, Lipidomics, Public health, Cancer, Cell biology |
| Honours and awards | 2021: Visiting Researcher Fellowship awarded by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) 2017: Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers by the Humboldt Foundation 2015: Visiting Researcher Fellowship awarded by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) 2005: PhD Fellowship awarded by DAAD and HEC. 2002: Gold Medal for 1st position in M.Sc. Genetics by University of Karachi. |
Current contact address
| Country | Pakistan |
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| City | Lahore |
| Institution | University of the Punjab |
| Institute | Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics |
| Homepage | http://pu.edu.pk/faculty/description/1307/Dr-Nousheen-Zehra-Zaidi.html |
Host during sponsorship
| Dr. Jan Lisec | Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC), Berlin |
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| Dr. Jan Lisec | Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin |
| Dr. Jan Lisec | Abteilung I: Analytische Chemie, Referenzmaterialien, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/07/2017 |
Programme(s)
| 2016 | Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers |
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| 2025 | Georg Forster Research Award Programme |
Nominator's project description
| Prof. Zaidi is well recognized for her important contributions to the molecular understanding of lipid metabolism in cancer cells. Additionally, her research addresses pressing public health challenges in Pakistan, particularly emphasizing infectious diseases, water quality and the (mis)information of the public in health-related issues. During her stay in Germany, her research will center on the investigation of transformation products and the analytical characterization of water contaminants. |
Publications (partial selection)
| 2019 | Jan Lisec, Carsten Jaeger, Rida Rashid, Rimsha Munir & Nousheen Zaidi: Cancer cell lipid class homeostasis is altered under nutrient-deprivation but stable under hypoxia. In: BMC Cancer , 2019, |
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| 2019 | Rimsha Munir, Jan Lisec, Johannes V. Swinnen and Nousheen Zaidi: Lipid metabolism in cancer cells under metabolic stress . In: British Journal of Cancer, 2019, 1090-1098 |