Nayab Qureshi
Joined Global Talent Mentoring in May 2022
Pakistan | Hong Kong SAR China
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Nominated by HKAGE
Specific Research Interest
Biotechnology | Biomedicine | CRISPR/Cas | Genome Editing | Oncobiology | Stem Cell Biology | Biomedical Chemistry
I Love My STEMM Subject Because
I am motivated to keep learning new things in medicine. Additionally, I want to contribute to reducing the risks that cancer poses to our lives.
Activities and Recognitions
- Sustainability Outreach Intern, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (since 2024)
- Undergraduate research assistant at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (since 2023)
- Blog Writer at Mom, I’m Studying! — HKUST Newspaper Club, Hong Kong (since 2023)
- Head of Media at Women in Science and Engineering Club, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (since 2023)
- Silver Award at the HKUST X Sow Asia Social Good Entrepreneurship Case Competition, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2023)
- Internship at Dr. Bessie F. Lawrence International Summer Science Institute (ISSI), Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel (2023)
- Bachelor student in Biotechnology and Business at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (since 2022)
- 1st runner-up Hong Kong Schools Speech Festival (English), Hong Kong (2021)
- 2nd runner-up at Qianhai-Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau-Taiwan Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, Hong Kong (2020)