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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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Abdallah AlDamen, Murad
Jordan
05-Chemical Sciences
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
  • 4 - Quality education
  • 7 - Affordable and clean energy
  • 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Abdujabbarov, Ahmadjon
Uzbekistan
07-Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
Abdul Karim, Lakmes
Turkey
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Abdulkarim, Dakah
Jordan
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Abdulwali, Nada Abduljabbar Abdullah
Canada
05-Chemical Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Abualbasher, Hamdan Zaki Hamdan
Sudan
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
Abualrejal, Murad Mohammed Abdulmalek
China
05-Chemical Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
  • 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Acosta Rodriguez, Eva Virginia
Argentina
04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences
Affiliated from
2017
to
2021
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 4 - Quality education
  • 5 - Gender equality
  • 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
Adhikari, Basanta Raj
Nepal
06-Engineering Sciences incl. Computing and IT
Affiliated from
2017
to
2021
  • 7 - Affordable and clean energy
  • 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • 11 - Sustainable cities and communities
  • 13 - Climate action
  • 15 - Life on land
  • 17 - Partnerships for the goals
Adnan, Nihad
Bangladesh
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
Akbar, Noreen Sher
Pakistan
08-Mathematical Sciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
Al Bakain, Ramia
Jordan
05-Chemical Sciences
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 5 - Gender equality
  • 6 - Clean water and sanitation
  • 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • 12 - Responsible consumption and production
  • 17 - Partnerships for the goals
Al Ma’Mari, Fatma
Oman
09-Physics
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Al Zoubi, Saja
United Kingdom
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Al-Haj, Lamya Adnan Atif
Oman
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
  • 7 - Affordable and clean energy
Al-Mahfali, Mohammed Saleh Ali
Sweden
10-Social and Economic Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
  • 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
Al-Qaaod, Amer Ahmed Abdullah
Germany
09-Physics
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Al-Salti, Nasser Said Fayal
Oman
08-Mathematical Sciences
Affiliated from
2017
to
2021
Alhazmi, Hassan Ahmad M.
Saudi Arabia
05-Chemical Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Alhijry, Ibraheem Abdullah Mohammed
Egypt
09-Physics
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025

Former Young Affiliates elected to the TWAS fellowship

Al-Salman, Ahmad Jordan 08-Mathematical Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Al-Sarraj, Emad Yousif Iraq 05-Chemical Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Farag, Mohamed Ali Egypt 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Kamau, Luna Kenya 03-Biological Systems and Organisms Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Minwalla, Shiraz India 09-Physics Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Moreira, Carlos Gustavo (Tamm de Araujo) Brazil 08-Mathematical Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Pan, Jian-Wei China 09-Physics Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Pati, Swapan Kumar India 05-Chemical Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Rabinovich, Gabriel Adrián Argentina 04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Ron, Santiago Ecuador 03-Biological Systems and Organisms 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.

Abbes, Samir Tunisia 04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Abdel Moneim, Ahmed E. Egypt 04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Abdel-Massih, Roula Lebanon 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Abou-Kheir, Wassim Lebanon 04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Adeneye, Adejuwon Adewale Nigeria 04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Adewuyi, Adewale Nigeria 05-Chemical Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Adzitey, Frederick Ghana 03-Biological Systems and Organisms Young Affiliate Alumnus
Afshari, Reza Canada 04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Ahmed, Maher Abd El-Naby Kamel Egypt 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Akram, Nudrat Aisha Pakistan 03-Biological Systems and Organisms Young Affiliate Alumnus