Prof. Dr. Nousheen Zehra Zaidi

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsCell Biology,Biochemistry
KeywordsCancer 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

CountryPakistan
CityLahore
InstitutionUniversity of the Punjab
InstituteDepartment of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Homepagehttp://pu.edu.pk/faculty/description/1307/Dr-Nousheen-Zehra-Zaidi.html

Host during sponsorship

Dr. Jan LisecMax-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin (MDC), Berlin
Dr. Jan LisecBundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin
Dr. Jan LisecAbteilung I: Analytische Chemie, Referenzmaterialien, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Berlin
Start of initial sponsorship01/07/2017

Programme(s)

2016Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Experienced Researchers
2025Georg 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)

2019Jan 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,
2019Rimsha 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