Dr Rafi RASHID has a joint appointment as Senior Lecturer at the NUS Graduate School and Tembusu College where he also serves as Associate Director of Studies. Concurrently, he is the Staff Advisor of the NUS Muslim Society.
Rafi has been at NUS ever since he matriculated as an international student in 2002. He stayed at PGPR for 4 years as an undergraduate and is excited about moving back to campus as a Residential Fellow. In this capacity, he looks forward to helping students enrich their learning beyond what is possible in the classroom. He is particularly interested in training students how to improve their communication skills, engage in interdisciplinary inquiry, and recognize the importance of ethical decision-making in everyday life.
As an active researcher, Rafi collaborates with local and overseas colleagues to study the role of bacterial lipids in antimicrobial resistance (AMR), which the World Health Organization has declared a serious global health problem. This research inspired him to take his teaching to a global audience via an EdX Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) called “Microbiomes and Sustainability”.
Rafi spends most of his free time with his 2 young children, aged 7 and 2. He likes walking, reading, and volunteering at non-profit organizations.
