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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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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
Dandeniya, Warshi Shamila
Sri Lanka
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2017
to
2021
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 12 - Responsible consumption and production
  • 13 - Climate action
  • 15 - Life on land
  • 17 - Partnerships for the goals
Farooq, Muhammad
Pakistan
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2014
to
2018
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 13 - Climate action
Fawole, Olaniyi
South Africa
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • 17 - Partnerships for the goals
Hagan, Julius Kofi
Ghana
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
Neetoo, Hudaa
Mauritius
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 14 - Life below water
Pootakham, Wirulda (Nik)
Thailand
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2017
to
2021
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 14 - Life below water
Salako, Kolawole Valere
Benin
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2017
to
2021
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 13 - Climate action
  • 15 - Life on land
Chen, Yun-Ru
Taiwan, China
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2015
to
2019
Chimusa, Emile Rugamika
South Africa
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2017
to
2021
Guido, Rafael Victorio Carvalho
Brazil
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2015
to
2019
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 7 - Affordable and clean energy
  • 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Khan, Shamsun Nahar
Bangladesh
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2014
to
2018
Liu, Jiang
China
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2015
to
2019
von der Heyden, Sophie
South Africa
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2014
to
2018
Wilson Moya, Christian Andrés Marcelo
Chile
02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Affiliated from
2016
to
2020
Adzitey, Frederick
Ghana
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from
2015
to
2019
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 4 - Quality education
  • 6 - Clean water and sanitation
  • 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • 11 - Sustainable cities and communities
  • 12 - Responsible consumption and production
Akram, Nudrat Aisha
Pakistan
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from
2015
to
2019
  • 6 - Clean water and sanitation
  • 13 - Climate action
  • 15 - Life on land
Ambati, Ranga Rao
India
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from
2014
to
2018
Dela Cruz, Thomas Edison
Philippines
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from
2015
to
2019
Djagoun, Chabi Adéyèmi Marc Sylvestre
Benin
03-Biological Systems and Organisms
Affiliated from
2014
to
2018
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 4 - Quality education
  • 13 - Climate action
  • 15 - Life on land
  • 17 - Partnerships for the goals

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
Cumagun, Christian Joseph R. Philippines 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Farag, Mohamed Egypt 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Glele Kakai, Romain Lucas Benin 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Karungi-Tumutegyereize, Jeninah Uganda 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Modi, Albert Thembinkosi South Africa 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Slippers, Bernard South Africa 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Abdel-Massih, Roula Lebanon 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Ahmed, Maher Abd El-Naby Kamel Egypt 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus
Brown, Federico Brazil 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus