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TWAS Directory of

Fellows and Young Affiliates

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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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TWAS Young Affiliates


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Tonjock, Rosemary
Cameroon
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 5 - Gender equality
  • 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • 11 - Sustainable cities and communities
  • 13 - Climate action
  • 15 - Life on land
  • 17 - Partnerships for the goals
Tsednee, Munkhtsetseg
Mongolia
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 5 - Gender equality
  • 13 - Climate action
  • 15 - Life on land
Wang, Han-Ching
Taiwan, China
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
Abdulkarim, Dakah
Jordan
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Adnan, Nihad
Bangladesh
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
Al-Haj, Lamya Adnan Atif
Oman
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 7 - Affordable and clean energy
Ali, Ammar Mohammed Ahmed
Yemen
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Chimusa, Emile Rugamika
South Africa
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2017
to
2021
Enany, Shymaa
Egypt
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
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
Fu, Qiaomei
China
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
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
Mohammadipanah, Fatemeh
Iran, Isl. Rep.
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 8 - Decent work and economic growth
  • 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
Sebai, Hichem
Tunisia
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
Siddiqui, Ruqaiyyah Bano
Malaysia
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 4 - Quality education
  • 6 - Clean water and sanitation
  • 14 - Life below water
  • 15 - Life on land
Wilson Moya, Christian Andrés Marcelo
Chile
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
Dalu, Tatenda
South Africa
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 6 - Clean water and sanitation
  • 13 - Climate action
  • 14 - Life below water
  • 15 - Life on land
Dougnon, Victorien Tamegnon
Benin
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 6 - Clean water and sanitation
Endara Burbano, María-José
Ecuador
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 15 - Life on land

Former Young Affiliates elected to the TWAS fellowship

Pan, Jian-Wei China 09-Physics Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Minwalla, Shiraz India 09-Physics Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS

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.

Chen, Yun-Ru Taiwan, China 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Cordeiro, Yraima Brazil 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Costa-Filho, Antonio Brazil 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Costales Cordero, Jaime Ecuador 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
de Luna Fors, Alexander Mexico 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
De Ungria, Maria Corazon A. Philippines 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Gopal, Balasubramanian India 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Guido, Rafael Victorio Carvalho Brazil 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Igbinosa, Etinosa Ogbomoede Nigeria 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Kalergis, Alexis Chile 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus