Obaid Siddiqi

Key facts

Born

7 January 1932, Basti

Died

26 July 2013, Bengaluru

State of birth

Basti, Uttar Pradesh

Sector

Science & space

Profession

Indian geneticist (1932-2013)

Gender

Male

Biography

Obaid Siddiqi FRS was an Indian National Research Professor and the Founder-Director of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) National Center for Biological Sciences. He made seminal contributions to the field of behavioural neurogenetics using the genetics and neurobiology of Drosophila.

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Timeline

1. 1932Born in Basti
2. 1975Awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
3. 1993Awarded the Om Prakash Bhasin Award
4. 2002Awarded the Dr. B. C. Roy Award
5. 2004Awarded the H K Firodia awards
6. 2006Awarded the Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering
7. 2013Dies in Bengaluru