Zamia Siddiqui

Zamia Siddiqui

Zamia is a PharmD/PhD student in the Moore Lab. She graduated summa cum laude from UIC Chemical Engineering with a biochemical engineering concentration in 2016. Her research focuses on designing conformationally constrained peptides as novel probes for castration resistant prostate cancer. Outside of school, Zamia enjoys travelling and spending time with family and friends.

Honors/Awards
2021, Dean's Award of Excellence (UIC Pharmacy Scholar)
2020, UIC COP Plachetka Scholarship
2019, “Barbara J. Morley” Undergraduate Woman’s Scholarship - Society of Cosmetic  Chemists, Midwest Chapter
2017, Top presenter overall for the session at SURF/Riback Mini Symposium
2017, UIC College of Pharmacy Leadership and Professional  Development Award
2017, David J. Riback Research Pre-doctoral Fellowship
2016, Chancellor’s Graduate Research Award (funded by the UIC Dorothea Fleming Fund)
2012-2020 Dean’s List
2015, Chancellor’s Undergraduate Research Award (UIC)
2016, AIChE Chicago Poster Competition (Northwestern University,  University  of  Illinois at Chicago and Illinois Institute of  Technology) - Second Prize
2016, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Harry McCormack Award  for outstanding senior based on a combination of excellence in study, research, and extra-curricular activities
2016, UIC Honors College Conference Travel Grant
2016, UIC Honors College Council Award, presented by the College executive  committee to recognize outstanding students. Nominated by faculty on the basis of honors work.

Publications
Lazzara, P. R.; Jain, A. D.; Maldonado, A. C.; Richardson, B. G.; Skowron, K. J.; David, B. P.; Siddiqui, Z.; Ratia, K. M.; Moore, T. W. Synthesis and Evaluation of Non-covalent Naphthalene-Based KEAP1-NRF2 Inhibitor Analogs. ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters 2020, 11, 521-527.  doi: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00631.

Skowron, K. J.; Booker, K. M.; Cheng, C.; Creed, S.; David, B. P.; Lazzara, P. R.; Lian, A.; Siddiqui, Z.; Speltz, T. E.; Moore, T. W. Steroid Receptor/Coactivator Binding Inhibitors: An Update. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 2019, 493, 110471. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2019.110471.

Richardson, B. G.; Jain, A. D.; Potteti, H.; Lazzara, P. R.; David, B. P.; Tamatam, C.; Choma, E.; Skowron, K.; Dye, K.; Siddiqui, Z.; Wang, Yue-Ting; Krunic, A.; Reddy, S. P.; Moore, T. W. Replacement of a Naphthalene Scaffold in Kelch-like ECH-Associated Protein 1 (KEAP1)/Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (NRF2)Inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2018, 61, 8029–8047. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.8b01133

Speltz, T. E.; Mayne, C. G.; Fanning, S. W.; Siddiqui, Z.; Tajkhorshid, E.; Greene, G. L.; Moore, T. W. A ‘Cross-Stitched’ Peptide with Improved Helicity and Proteolytic Stability. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2018, 16, 3702-3706. doi: 10.1039/C8OB00790J. PMID: 29725689, PMCID: PMC5993042