Farshid is studying PhD program in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UBC and is currently working on Intracellular Signaling Networks in Cardiotropic Enteroviral Infections. He is quite content to be studying in Vancouver in which is surrounded by spectacular natural beauty. When not looking for signaling components in an infected cell lysis, Farshid likes being outdoors, playing volleyball, running, and spending time with his family.