Dr Veronique Seidel
Senior Lecturer
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Personal statement
Research within my lab (Natural Products Research Laboratory) is focused on the discovery of small molecules from natural sources with pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical applications. The natural sources investigated include plants and products from the beehive such as honey/ propolis originating from various geographical locations worldwide. My interests are centered on the discovery of natural molecules with antitubercular, anti-inflammatory, antibiofilm, and antivirulence activity.
I am a member of the Scientific Committee of the Francophone Apitherapy Association and of the European Science Foundation College of Expert Reviewers. I am a Scientific Advisor for the Natural Products and the Food Science & Nutrition programmes of the International Foundation for Science. I am a recipient of the Life Sciences Prize and the Parke-Davis Natural Products Chemistry Prize from the French Academy of Pharmacy.
I serve on the editorial board of Journal of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Phytochemistry Letters, Scientific Reports, Journal of Alternative Medicine & Complementary Therapies Plants, Records in Agriculture & Food Chemistry, and Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine. I am the Associate Editor of Archives of Natural Biological Research. I am the lead Guest Editor for two special issues in Plants, one special issue in JoVE, and two research topics in Frontiers in Pharmacology. I have served as the Honorary Treasurer of the Phytochemical Society of Europe (2014-2019).
I am the Coordinator of a Year 3 module on the Management of Infection and Infectious Diseases (MPharm programme) where I deliver lectures/workshops/labs on microorganisms, antibiotic drug discovery, and antimicrobial drug resistance. I am an external examiner for the MSc in Microbiology and the MRes in Global Infectious Diseases programmes at Birkbeck University of London.
From 2017-2021, I was a member of the University Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) committee. I also founded and chaired the SIPBS-WIDE (Wellbeing, Inclusion, Diversity & Equality) committee, responsible for the submission of an Athena SWAN application in 2020, which resulted in a Silver Award (First Silver Award in the Faculty of Science).
Area of Expertise
- Natural Products Chemistry
- Pharmacognosy
- Drug discovery from natural sources
- Purification & structure elucidation of bioactive natural products
- Ethnopharmacological investigation of natural remedies
- Discovery of new antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory products of natural origin
- In silico studies of natural products
Prize And Awards
- Strathclyde Women + in Leadership Network #CelebrateHER Neogen Science Award
- Recipient
- 2023
- Royal Society Partnership Award
- Recipient
- 2022
- Scottish Funding Council (SFC) - European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Interface Award
- Recipient
- 2018
- International Medical University (IMU) Research Award
- Recipient
- 2014
- Thailand Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (TISTR) Award
- Recipient
- 2013
- Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) Award
- Recipient
- 2011
Publications
- In silico studies on the anti-acne potential of Garcinia mangostana xanthones and benzophenones
- Blicharska Natalia, Ben Ahmed Ziyad, Jackson Simon, Rotondo Dino, Seidel Veronique
- Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung C (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-2023-0118
- Antimicrobial and cytotoxic naphthoquinones from microbial origin : an updated review
- Kashi Marziyeh Esmaeilzadeh, Ghanbari Mahdiyeh, Badibostan Hasan, Seidel Veronique, Hosseini Seyed Hamzeh, Asili Javad, Shakeri Abolfazl, Sahebkar Amirhossein
- Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry Vol 24, pp. 844-862 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.2174/1389557523666230911141331
- Anticancer and chemopreventive potential of Morinda citrifolia L. bioactive compounds : A comprehensive update
- Kitic Dusanka, Miladinovic Bojana, Randjelovic Milica, Szopa Agnieszka, Seidel Veronique, Prasher Parteek, Sharma Mousmee, Fatima Rabab, Arslan Ateşşahin Dilek, Calina Daniela, Sharifi‐Rad Javad
- Phytotherapy Research Vol 38, pp. 1932-1950 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.8137
- Anthelmintic screening of Bangladeshi medicinal plants and related phytochemicals using in vitro and in silico methods: An ethnobotanical perspective
- Khairuzzaman M, Hasan Md Mehedi, Ali Mohammad Tuhin, Mamun Abdullah Al, Akter Sheuly, Nasrin Papia, Islam Md Khirul, Nahar Akhlak Un, Sarker Dipto Kumer, Hamdi Omer Abdalla Ahmed, Uddin Shaikh Jamal, Seidel Veronique, Shilpi Jamil A
- Journal of ethnopharmacology Vol 328 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2024.118132
- Antiviral and antibacterial properties of phloroglucinols : a review on naturally occurring and (semi)synthetic derivatives with potential therapeutic interest
- Peron Gregorio, López Alice M, Cabada-Aquirre Paulina, Garay Buenrosto Karen D, Ostos Mendoza Keila C, Mahady Gail B, Seidel Veronique, Sytar Oksana, Koirala Niranjan, Gurung Roshani, Acharya Zenisha, Adhikari Sundar, Sureda Antoni, Martorell Miquel, Sharifi-Rad Javad
- Critical Reviews in Biotechnology Vol 44, pp. 319-336 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07388551.2022.2160695
- Evaluation of potential bacterial protease inhibitor properties of selected hydroxyquinoline derivatives : an in silico docking and molecular dynamics simulation approach
- Riaz Faiza, Hossain Md Sanower, Roney Miah, Ali Yousaf, Qureshi Saira, Muhammad Riaz, Abd Hamid Shafida, Seidel Veronique, ur Rashid Haroon, Chiau Ming Long
- Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics Vol 41, pp. 9756-9769 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2022.2146200
Teaching
Dr Seidel teaches on the MPharm programme.
- Teaching coordination
Class coordinator for the Management of Infection and Infectious Diseases class (MP321)
- Undergraduate teaching
Research Projects (MP507)
Management of Infection and Infectious Diseases class (MP321)
Being a Pharmacist 2 (MP320)
Herbal Medicines, Past, Present and Future (57102)
Research Interests
- Purification and structure elucidation of bioactive natural products
- Ethnopharmacological investigation of natural remedies
- Screening of natural products for antimicrobial/anti-inflammatory activity
- In silico studies of natural products
Professional Activities
- Biomolecules (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2023
- Qeios (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2023
- HT-SPOTi vs REMA; Optimization and development of antimicrobial susceptibility tests to evaluate formulated therapeutic combinations against bacterial growth and viability
- External Examiner
- 2023
- Participant in the ‘Engage with Strathclyde, Images of Research’ competition
- Participant
- 2023
- Host for an external visitor from the Nigeria Police Academy, Nigeria
- Host
- 2023
- Trends in Natural Products Research: PSE Young Scientists’ Meeting
- Member of programme committee
- 2023
Projects
- Purification and identification of bioactive natural products from plants
- Seidel, Veronique (Principal Investigator)
- £6,000 (Tertiary Education Trust (TET) Fund, Federal Government of Nigeria)
- 30-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2024
- What’s cool about mint?
- Seidel, Veronique (Principal Investigator) Kielty, Therese (Principal Investigator)
- £2965 (Royal Society Partnership Award )
- 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2023
- Anti-UV and anti-acne properties of extracts and constituents from medicinal plants (Student - Natalia Blicharska)
- Seidel, Veronique (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2024
- Evaluating the antimicrobial and antibiofilm potential of heather honey produced by the Scottish Bee company
- Seidel, Veronique (Co-investigator) Efthimiou, Georgios (Principal Investigator)
- £4,935 (Scottish Funding Council (SFC)-European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Interface Award)
- 01-Jan-2018 - 31-Jan-2018
- Phytochemical, biological, and molecular docking studies on Fraxinus excelsior, Stachys arabica, Pelargonium sidoides, and Pelargonium reniforme
- Seidel, Veronique (Principal Investigator)
- International tuition fees, stipend, and £26,000 bench fees sponsored by the Jordanian University of Science & Technology
- 01-Jan-2017 - 01-Jan-2021
- Terpenoid inhibition of DsbA: a periplasmic protein from the dysentery-causing bacterium, Shigella sonnei
- Seidel, Veronique (Principal Investigator)
- International tuition fees, stipend, and £27,000 bench fees sponsored by the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research
- 01-Jan-2015 - 30-Jan-2019
Contact
Dr
Veronique
Seidel
Senior Lecturer
Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences
Email: veronique.seidel@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 2751