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TWAS Directory of

Fellows and Young Affiliates

The strength of TWAS resides in the scientific influence and impact of its global network.

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TWAS Young Affiliates: the promise of a new generation

TWAS is a pioneering, merit-based academy focused on scientific excellence in the developing world. Each year, the Academy and its Regional Offices select up to 25 Young Affiliates based on their achievements before the age of 40 – and on their potential for future impact. Terms last for five years.

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Abualbasher, Hamdan Zaki Hamdan
Sudan
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
Akbar, Noreen Sher
Pakistan
08-Mathematical Sciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
Al-Haj, Lamya Adnan Atif
Oman
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 7 - Affordable and clean energy
Choudhury, Tasrina Rabia
Bangladesh
05-Chemical Sciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
Dalu, Tatenda
South Africa
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 14 - Life below water
du Toit, Lisa Claire
South Africa
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
El Hajj, Hiba
Lebanon
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
Endara Burbano, María-José
Ecuador
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 15 - Life on land
Fakhraldeen, Saja A. A. J. E.
Kuwait
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 6 - Clean water and sanitation
  • 14 - Life below water
Fuentes Braeuner, Gabriela Maria
Guatemala
07-Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 15 - Life on land
Goonoo, Nowsheen
Mauritius
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
Kaba, Mamadou
South Africa
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
Li, Wei
China
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
Lwin, Phyu Phyu
Myanmar
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
Mandyam Bhoolokam, Rajani
India
07-Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
Ngunjiri, Josephine Wanjiku
Kenya
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
Pernudy Ubau, Allan Xavier
Germany
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
Pourghasemi, Hamid Reza
Iran, Isl. Rep.
07-Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 15 - Life on land
Ranasinghe, Priyanga
Sri Lanka
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
Reily Rocha, Alexandre
Brazil
09-Physics
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023

Young Affiliates Alumni

When Young Affiliates complete their five-year term, they become Alumni. Young Affiliate Alumni are encouraged to remain engaged with TWAS initiatives and to take advantage of TWAS programmes and prizes.

Adzitey, Frederick Ghana 03-Biological Systems and Organisms Young Affiliate Alumnus
Akram, Nudrat Aisha Pakistan 03-Biological Systems and Organisms Young Affiliate Alumnus
Al-Tabbakh, Ahmed Abdulrahman Ahmed Iraq 09-Physics Young Affiliate Alumnus
Allam, Nageh Egypt 06-Engineering Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Baran, Yusuf Turkey 04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Biswas, Kanishka India 05-Chemical Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Chavez Navarrete, Andres Eduardo Chile 04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Chen, Yun-Ru Taiwan, China 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Dela Cruz, Thomas Edison Philippines 03-Biological Systems and Organisms Young Affiliate Alumnus
Eid, Ali Lebanon 04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences Young Affiliate Alumnus