Dr. Ayesha Siddique

Research interests

Ayesha received her masters degree in Microbiology and Molecular Genetics from University of the Punjab, Pakistan and specialized in Human Genetics. In 2019, she joined our department and is working on pesticide tolerance and genetic adaptation in macroinvertebrates under field relevant conditions. Her research interests include genetic diversity, fitness costs associated with tolerance and long term effects of pesticides.

Internships and grants

09/2017-03/2019
Research assistant at the Department System Eco-toxicology, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research – UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.

since 04/2019
Doctoral fellowship from Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD).

Publications

1. Siddique, A., Shahid, N., Liess, M., 2024. Revealing the cascade of pesticide effects from gene to community. Science of The Total Environment, 170472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170472
2. Iqbal, H.H., Siddique, A., Qadir, A., Ahmed, S.R., Liess, M., Shahid, N., 2024. Human health and ecology at risk: A case study of metal pollution in Lahore, Pakistan. Environmental Sciences Europe. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00824-2
3. Shah, G.M., Farooq, U., Shabbir, Z., Guo, J., Dong, R., Bakhat, H.F., Wakeel, M., Siddique, A., Shahid, N., 2023. Impact of Cadmium Contamination on Fertilizer Value and Associated Health Risks in Different Soil Types Following Anaerobic Digestate Application. Toxics 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11121008
4. Siddique, A., Fatima, W., Shahid, N., 2023. Association of common BRCA1 variants with predisposition to breast tumors in Pakistan. Annals Of Human Genetics 87, 222-231. https://doi.org/10.1111/ahg.12511
   
5. Siddique, A., Shahid, N., Liess, M., 2021. Multiple Stress Reduces the Advantage of Pesticide Adaptation. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c02669
6. Shahid, N., Rolle-Kampczyk, U., Siddique, A., von Bergen, M., Liess, M., 2021. Pesticide-induced metabolic changes are amplified by food stress. Science of the Total Environment 792, 148350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148350
7. Siddique, A., Liess, M., Shahid, N., Becker, J.M. 2020. Insecticides in agricultural streams exert pressure for adaptation but impair performance in Gammarus pulex at regulatory acceptable concentrations, Sci Total Environ, 722 (2020) 137750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137750
   
8. Abbas, S., Siddique, A., Shahid, N., Khan, R. T., Fatima, W. 2018. Breast cancer risk associated with BRCA1/2 variants in the Pakistani population. Breast Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-018-0932-y
9. Khan, R. T., Siddique, A., Shahid, N., Khokhar, S., Fatima, W. 2018. Breast cancer risk associated with genes encoding DNA repair MRN complex: A study from Punjab, Pakistan. Breast Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12282-018-0837-9