Sheila Qureshi
Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar
Biography
Dr. Sheila Qureshi is a Senior Lecturer in Chemistry at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCM-Q). She obtained her B.Sc. degree in Chemistry and Biology from University of London, Goldsmiths College. Dr. Qureshi received her Ph.D. in Synthetic Organic Chemistry from the University of Cardiff where her PhD thesis focused on synthesis of C-glycosides. Her postdoctoral research at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Later on, she moved to work in the chemical industry where her work involved pharmaceutical production support and development.
Qualified in education as well as research, she uses teaching strategies such as Process Orientated Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) and she supports that through action research to maximize the benefit of such pedagogical approaches in Chemistry in the Foundation Program. Currently published 5 papers on this work.