Siddiqui was born in Pakistan to a pious Deobandi Muslim family, and in 1990 she went to study in the United States and obtained a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Brandeis University in 2001.
Siddiqui was born in Pakistan to a pious Deobandi Muslim family. She went to study in the United States. This was in 1990. She obtained a Ph.D. in neuroscience from Brandeis University in 2001. This was in 1990.