• Oral/Gut microbiome and human health
• Longevity and ageing
• Female health and microbiome
• Nanomedicine in microbial infections

Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui is an Associate Professor in the institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering. She received her BSc (Hons), MRes and PhD at the University of London, U.K. She has held positions at Nottingham, UK, Aga Khan University, Pakistan, Sunway University, Malaysia and American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Her research interests are in the area of human health and the gut microbiome, exploring mechanisms of how certain species such as crocodiles are able to ward off diseases with an overall aim to extrapolate these for human health. In addition, she is interested in studying how pathogens invade the eye and the brain to produce diseases and use nanomedicine to counter them. Her research has been published in over 300 peer-reviewed publications, and she has several books/chapters. She has successfully completed several graduate students, together with obtaining significant grant income from the UK, UAE, Malaysia, Pakistan and the USA.