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).

Expertise

Has expertise in:

    • 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

Prizes 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

More prizes and awards

Publications

Synthesis, characterization, biological applications, and molecular docking studies of amino-phenol-derived mixed-ligand complexes with Fe(III), Cr(III), and La(III) ions
Al-Resayes Saud I, Laria Fatima Y, Miloud Miloud M, El-ajaily Marei M, El-Barasi Najla M, Sarangi Ashish K, Verma Sarika, Azam Mohammad, Seidel Veronique, Mohapatra Ranjan K
Journal of Saudi Chemical Society Vol 27 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jscs.2023.101622
Phenolic compounds as Nrf2 inhibitors : potential applications in cancer therapy
Sharifi-Rad Javad, Seidel Veronique, Izabela Michalak, Monserrat-Mequida Margalida, Sureda Antoni, Ormazabal Valeska, Zuniga Felipe A, Mangalpady Shivaprasad Shetty, Pezzani Raffaele, Ydyrys Alibek, Tussupbekova Gulmira, Martorell Miquel, Calina Daniela, Cho William C
Cell Communication and Signalling Vol 21 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12964-023-01109-0
Cancer protective role of selected dietary polyphenols via modulating Keap1/Nrf2/ARE and interconnected signaling pathways
Islam Md Arman, Medha Maisha Maliha, Un Nahar Akhlak, Al Fahad Md Abdullah, Siraj Md Afjalus, Seidel Veronique
Nutrition and Cancer Vol 75, pp. 1065-1102 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1080/01635581.2023.2183546
Role of the dietary phytochemical curcumin in targeting cancer cell signalling pathways
Mishra Abhay Prakash, Swetanshu , Singh Pratichi, Yadav Shikha, Nigam Manisha, Seidel Veronique, Rodrigues Celia Fortuna
Plants Vol 12 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12091782
The emergence of the circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 in multiple countries requires active surveillance : current scenario and counteracting strategies
Mohapatra Ranjan K, Kutikuppala L V Simhachalam, Seidel Veronique, Ansari Azaj, Mishra Snehasish, Kandi Venkataramana
International Journal of Surgery (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1097/JS9.0000000000000099
The SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant and its multiple sub‐lineages : transmissibility, vaccine development, antiviral drugs, monoclonal antibodies, and strategies for infection control – a review
Mohapatra Ranjan K, Verma Sarika, Kandi Venkataramana, Sarangi Ashish K, Seidel Veronique, Das Subrata Narayan, Behera Ajit, Tuli Hardeep Singh, Sharma Ashwani K, Dhama Kuldeep
ChemistrySelect Vol 8 (2023)
https://doi.org/10.1002/slct.202201380

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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

Host for an external visitor from the Nigeria Police Academy, Nigeria
Host
2023
Invited author of a review article on ‘Pesticides in European honeys’ in the French magazine Abeilles et Fleurs (Bees and Flowers)
Contributor
2023
Author of slides on ‘Plants and their uses’, ‘Thin Layer Chromatography’ and ‘Literature search & Poster design’ produced as part of the Royal Society-funded partnership project ‘What’s cool about mint?’
Contributor
2023
Phytochemical investigation of Erythrina livingstoniana and one pot synthesis of neofavones and flavones
External Examiner
2023
Qeios (Journal)
Peer reviewer
2023
Participant in the ‘Engage with Strathclyde, Images of Research’ competition
Participant
2023

More professional activities

Projects

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
Characterisation of bacterial-based antimicrobials from mangrove soil
Seidel, Veronique (Principal Investigator) Wie, CC (Co-investigator) Seng, YYK (Co-investigator)
£2,160 (International Medical University (IMU) Research Award)
01-Jan-2014 - 31-Jan-2023

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