Sayed Quraishi

  Sayed Quraishi is a Medical Student , Student Representative on the Association Board, and Mitesh is a Post Graduate Student. Ekta and Ridham have been working with Prof Belio Klocker since 2012. Ekta and Ridham studied for a PhD in the school of the department of Policy Studies at SOAS University of London in August 2013. Following this they both worked as postgraduates with the Centre for Studies on Democratic Development in Delhi. In 2016, Ekta completed her PhD on "Radical Economic Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa", with the article 'Rising From Poverty, Towards Prosperity: SADC Self-financing insurance products for basic sanitation, hygiene and food security'. Her research interests include sustainable economic development, equity and social justice in the context of sustainable development. Ekta has written a number of research papers in theses and have written a number of thematic reports for her Masters coursework in which she focused on the 'compensatio...

Sayed Quraishi is a Medical Student at UCSF. When he’s not in the library, he’s looking for a new way to give back to the community. He was the Chair for SFBC, he was the youngest candidate ever to run for a Director’s seat, and he was the Youngest Director on the Board. For all that, Sayed has been named UCSF’s College Professor of the Year. There’s a lot that makes Sayed incredible, but one thing makes him different. As he tells it, his very existence is a sign of hope. Through his Faith and community engagement, Sayed has found a way to be a role model to other young Muslims like himself. We found out that Sayed was named UCSF’s College Professor of the Year. He says he doesn’t think of himself as a role model. But, the process for that award really made him think about what a role model actually is. [Sayed’s] dedication to the entire university and the community is why UCSF’s College Professor of the Year award is so meaningful to me. As a young Muslim, Sayed knows what it means to...

  Sayed Quraishi is a Medical Student who participated in this program. We think his answers are very honest and very thought-provoking and very sensible. He says, “We need to show our true face to the world and not pretend that we’re not upset when we are. We also need to have less and less social interaction which can potentially lead to severe isolation and depression. We also need to prioritize some of our daily activities, like studying, and to stop being too distracted by other things like Internet and mobile phones, thus impacting our academic performance”. He adds, “We have immense potential as a human race but we tend to bury ourselves in our own problems, internalize our misery and eventually disconnect from ourselves and the world around us. We are affecting each other’s mental well-being through our own thoughts and actions. We are all connected and no one can do anything about it alone. We need to start realizing and accepting the fact that we all suffer from depressi...

Sayed Quraishi is a Medical Student at the Burnham Institute He went to Rose Creek Elementary and Middle School in Washington, and graduated from Edison High School. He plans to work with drug abuse and substance abuse prevention in the future. In 2015, he was the Boston marathon's youngest runner. Sayed is a long-distance runner who has run marathons in Boston, Washington, DC, and San Diego. He's competed in triathlons and cycling races. He is the youngest to complete the Boston Marathon and holds the New Jersey state record for the half-marathon. In 2013, Sayed Quraishi finished third at the U.S. Junior Amateur Cross Country Championships. Sayed participated in a Junior Olympics qualifying cross country race on September 19, 2015 in Bangor, Maine, which set a new personal best time of 26:38. Sayed is part of Team NYC and also has a home in Montville Township, New Jersey, where he lives with his parents and younger brother, Ali Quraishi. He is a 2011 graduate of Montville Hig...