Joshua

Hello everyone! My name is Joshua Badshah I am a fourth year Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) student at the University of Queensland. University has been amazing, allowing me to embark on academic, leadership, and social adventures. Academically, I have been involved in two research projects through my degree. The first one was at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, where I was working with colorectal cancer cell lines. I was using CRISPR/Cas9 to knockout a gene and proved that a new cancer drug was effective in these knockout models. Next, I embarked on a bioinformatics research project. Bioinformatics uses programming (PYTHON and R), to analyse large sets of genetic information. I used machine learning (artificial intelligence) to label different cell types in blood samples. Through these two experiences, as a tutor, I can give the bigger picture. Especially, when a student is keen to know what the real world implication of learning DNA synthesis is! Next, I am Academic Vice President of the UQ Biomed Society. I also started a UQ Karaoke club to improve the social life of students after the pandemic. Through these leadership experiences, I have learnt to work well with various types of people, always making sure that everyone is happy.

Finally, I would like to add that I am someone who aims for very high standards and will push my students to do the same. My teaching style involves giving the bigger picture first, going through the basic concepts that are needed, and then putting it all together. My aim is to improve the general knowledge of the student and improve their interest in the given subject.

FUN FACTS: I am a lead guitarist in a rock band. I played badminton for my state back in my home New Zealand. My dream is to pursue medicine, oncology (surgery and research).