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

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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

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Publications

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Publications

In vitro antibiofilm activity-directed in silico identification of natural products targeting bacterial biofilm regulators SarA and LasR: Shilpi Jamil A, Sarker Dipto Kumer, Seidel Veronique, Ali Mohammad Tuhin, Uddin Shaikh Jamal, Basak Ananya, Chakraborty Shaown, Khairuzzaman M, Nahar Akhlak Un, Salam Fayad Bin Abdus; Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (2025); https://doi.org/10.2174/0113892010348855241113031323
Therapeutic potential of medicinal plants and their phytoconstituents in diabetes, cancer, infections, cardiovascular diseases, inflammation and gastrointestinal disorders: Ansari Prawej, Reberio Alexa D, Ansari Nushrat J, Kumar Sandeep, Khan Joyeeta T, Chowdhury Suraiya, Abd El-Mordy Fatma Mohamed, Hannan J M A, Flatt Peter R, Abdel-Wahab Yasser H A, Seidel Veronique; Biomedicines Vol 13 (2025); https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines13020454
Alpha-glucosidase and α-amylase inhibitory activity of Pistacia atlantica Desf. gall extracts and identification of putative bioactives using a combined UPLC fingerprinting and molecular docking approach: Ben Ahmed Ziyad, Mahammed Toufik Hadj, Chegma Taha, Seidel Veronique, Yousfi Mohamed; Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders Vol 23, pp. 2081–2094 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1007/s40200-024-01470-y
Plant-based diets and phytochemicals in the management of diabetes mellitus and prevention of its complications : a review: Ansari Prawej, Khan Joyeeta T, Chowdhury Suraiya, Reberio Alexa D, Kumar Sandeep, Seidel Veronique, Abdel-Wahab Yasser H A, Flatt Peter R; Nutrients Vol 16 (2024); https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16213709
Exploring the antidiabetic potential of Salvia officinalis using network pharmacology, molecular docking and ADME/drug-likeness predictions: Ononamadu Chimaobi J, Seidel Veronique; Plants Vol 13 (2024); https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13202892
A comprehensive update on the potential of curcumin to enhance chemosensitivity in colorectal cancer: Shadnoush Mahdi, Momenan Mehrnaz, Seidel Veronique, Tierling Sascha, Fatemi Nayeralsadat, Nazemalhosseini-Mojarad Ehsan, Norooz Mohammad Tayefeh, Cheraghpour Makan; Pharmacological Reports (2024); https://doi.org/10.1007/s43440-024-00652-y

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Teaching

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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

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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

6th Annual Center for Natural Products Discovery Conference: Member of programme committee; 23/6/2025
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Journal): Peer reviewer; 2025
Natural Products Analysis (Journal): Editorial board member; 2025
Inorganic Chemistry Communications (Journal): Peer reviewer; 2025
Med Phoenix: Journal of National Medical College (Journal): Associate Editor; 1/2025
Scientia Pharmaceutica (Journal): Peer reviewer; 2024

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Projects

MedPlants4Vet -EU COST ACTION project member: Seidel, Veronique (Academic); 01-Jan-2024
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