Biography
A human biology and disease enthusiast, Darshi started her higher education as a medical student in India. During the fourth year of her medical course, she made a pivotal career change. Driven by a strong desire to delve deeper into human biology and pathology, Darshi returned to her home country, Sri Lanka. Concurrently, as a First-class grade holder at medical school, Darshi received the Chancellor’s scholarship to study Biomedical science at Keele University. She arrived at Keele in 2003 as a direct second-year entrance student and graduated in 2005 in Biomedical science with a 2:1. Since then Darshi has completed a postgraduate diploma in medicinal chemistry, a master’s degree in science, a post-graduate certificate in higher education and MA in Education. Darshi is a fellow of the higher education academy.
Before joining the foundation year team at Keele in 2020 as a lecturer in biological sciences, Darshi served as an Associate Lecturer in Biomedical Science at Derby University. Darshi also held the position of a lecturer in Biology for Health Access to HE students at a local college and as a senior demonstrator at Keele Medical School.
Research and scholarship
Darshi holds an MSc in Science, with a research focus on antibiotic resistance, including a
Teaching
Module Lead and lecturer for Foundations in Human Biology for Health FYO-00237
Module Lead and lecturer for Advancing Human Biology for Health FYO-00239