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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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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
Abdulwali, Nada Abduljabbar Abdullah
Canada
05-Chemical Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Cherif, Rim
Canada
09-Physics
Affiliated from
2017
to
2021
  • 4 - Quality education
  • 5 - Gender equality
  • 8 - Decent work and economic growth
  • 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
  • 17 - Partnerships for the goals
Gharzeddin , Kifah
Canada
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 8 - Decent work and economic growth
  • 13 - Climate action
Castillo, Karen
Chile
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
Gonzalez Munoz, Pablo Alberto
Chile
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from
2017
to
2021
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
Wilson Moya, Christian Andrés Marcelo
Chile
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
Abualrejal, Murad Mohammed Abdulmalek
China
05-Chemical Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
  • 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Fu, Qiaomei
China
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
Li, Wei
China
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
Xiao, Feng
China
06-Engineering Sciences incl. Computing and IT
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
  • 6 - Clean water and sanitation
Zhang, Qian
China
10-Social and Economic Sciences
Affiliated from
2017
to
2021
Bolaños-Villegas, Pablo Alberto
Costa Rica
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 4 - Quality education
  • 5 - Gender equality
  • 8 - Decent work and economic growth
  • 10 - Reduced inequality
  • 13 - Climate action
Rodríguez-Labrada, Roberto
Cuba
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
  • 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
Alhijry, Ibraheem Abdullah Mohammed
Egypt
09-Physics
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Almasri, Obaida Abdel Kareem
Egypt
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Enany, Shymaa
Egypt
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
Farag Ali, Ahmed
Egypt
09-Physics
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
  • 4 - Quality education
  • 5 - Gender equality
  • 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
Maha Nasr, Sayed Ali
Egypt
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 4 - Quality education
  • 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Former Young Affiliates elected to the TWAS fellowship

Kamau, Luna Kenya 03-Biological Systems and Organisms Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Rozikov, Utkir Uzbekistan 08-Mathematical Sciences 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.

Assogbadjo, Achille Ephrem Benin 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Djagoun, Chabi Adéyèmi Marc Sylvestre Benin 03-Biological Systems and Organisms Young Affiliate Alumnus
Glele Kakai, Romain Lucas Benin 08-Mathematical Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Masesane, Ishmael B. Botswana 03-Biological Systems and Organisms Young Affiliate Alumnus
Arbieto Mendoza, Alexander Eduardo Brazil 08-Mathematical Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Brown, Federico Brazil 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Camargo Aranha, Anamaria Brazil 04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences 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
De Felice, Fernanda Brazil 04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences Young Affiliate Alumnus