Obaid Siddiqui

Obaid Siddiqi (born January 7, 1932) is a neurogeneticist who has done pioneering work on the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.

In 2003, the United States National Academy of Sciences made him a Foreign Associate, citing his "pioneering experiments on the chemical senses of the fruit fly, Drosophila" and noting the following:
 * His work has increased our understanding of how olfactory information is encoded in the brain. He has also made important contributions to our understanding of DNA transfer and recombination in fungi and bacteria.

In 2006, the Government of India conferred the Padma Vibhushan (the second highest civilian award) on him.

Selected publications

 * Siddiqi, O. (1983) Olfactory Neurogenetics of Drosophila (Oxford, New Delhi).
 * Siddiqi, O. (1987) Trends Genet. 3, 137-142
 * Ayyub, C., Paranjape, J. , Rodrigues, V. & Siddiqi, O. (1990) J. Neurogenet. 6, 243-262