Asma Zaidi

Assistant Research Professor, University of Kansas

Education

B.S. Chemistry and Biology 1983, Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow, India
M.S. Biochemistry 1985, Lucknow University, Lucknow, India
M. Phil. Biochemistry 1988, Aligarh University, Aligarh, India
Ph.D. Biochemistry 1991, Aligarh University, Aligarh, India

Positions and Employment

1986 - 1988, Junior Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, Aligarh University, India
1988 - 1991, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Biochemistry, Aligarh University, India
1995 - 1996, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1996 - 1999, Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
1999 - present, Assistant Research Professor, Center for Neurobiology and Immunology Research, Higuchi Biosciences Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2000 - present, Courtesy Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Honors

1983, Awarded the KAMALA JHA Scholarship for academic excellence in B.S.
1986-1991, Received the National Education Testing (NET) award by the University Grants Commission, India, through a National competition. Awarded scholarship for 5 years for Ph.D. program.
1991-1993, Awarded the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research postdoctoral fellowship, India.
1993-1995, Received two consecutive terms of the coveted "poste vert" fellowship by the Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM), Paris, France.
1995-1996, Awarded a postdoctoral fellowship by the prestigious Brazilian Research Council, Brazil.
1996-1999, Awarded Research Associate Fellowship through an international search to work on a program project awarded by the National Institute on Aging.
1998-1999, Elected Representative of the postdoctoral research associates in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas.
2001, Awarded a Travel Grant to attend a training workshop organized by the Geriatric Society, USA

Affiliations and Professional Memberships

1988-1990, Society of Biological Chemists, India
1993-1994, French Physiological Society
1993-1994, French Society of Hematology
1993-1994, French Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1995-present, American Association for the Advancement of Science
1995-1996, Brazilian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1996-present, Society of Neuroscience
1997-present, American Society for Neurochemistry
1997-present, New York Academy of Sciences

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