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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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Alrahhal, Mohamad Shady Ahmad
Saudi Arabia
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Hasan, Aljabbouli
USA
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Al Zoubi, Saja
United Kingdom
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Al-Naqeb, Ghanya Naji Mohammed
Italy
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2021
to
2026
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 4 - Quality education
  • 5 - Gender equality
  • 6 - Clean water and sanitation
  • 7 - Affordable and clean energy
  • 8 - Decent work and economic growth
  • 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • 10 - Reduced inequality
  • 11 - Sustainable cities and communities
  • 12 - Responsible consumption and production
  • 13 - Climate action
  • 14 - Life below water
  • 15 - Life on land
  • 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
  • 17 - Partnerships for the goals
Al-Yamani, Hafsa Mohammed Mohammed
Türkiye
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2021
to
2026
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 11 - Sustainable cities and communities
  • 12 - Responsible consumption and production
  • 13 - Climate action
  • 16 - Peace, justice and strong institutions
Almasri, Obaida Abdel Kareem
Egypt
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Balcha, Fekadu Gurmu
Ethiopia
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
Dimobe, Kangbéni
Burkina Faso
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 13 - Climate action
  • 15 - Life on land
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
Jiménez Caldera, Oswalt Rafael
Nicaragua
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 10 - Reduced inequality
  • 12 - Responsible consumption and production
Kayitesi, Eugénie
South Africa
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 4 - Quality education
LAKMES, Abdul Karim
Türkiye
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
Lwin, Phyu Phyu
Myanmar
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2019
to
2023
Mapiye, Cletos
South Africa
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2018
to
2022
Muturi, Phyllis Wambui
Kenya
01-Agricultural Sciences
Affiliated from
2020
to
2025
  • 1 - No poverty
  • 2 - Zero hunger
  • 3 - Good health and well-being
  • 13 - Climate action
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
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

Former Young Affiliates elected to the TWAS fellowship

Farag, Mohamed Ali Egypt 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Xu, Tao China 02-Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Kamau, Luna Kenya 03-Biological Systems and Organisms Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Ron, Santiago Ecuador 03-Biological Systems and Organisms Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Rabinovich, Gabriel Adrián Argentina 04-Medical and Health Sciences incl. Neurosciences Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Pati, Swapan Kumar India 05-Chemical Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Al-Sarraj, Emad Yousif Iraq 05-Chemical Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Omirov, Bakhrom Uzbekistan 08-Mathematical Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Moreira, Carlos Gustavo (Tamm de Araujo) Brazil 08-Mathematical Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Al-Salman, Ahmad Jordan 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
Bolaños-Villegas, Pablo Alberto Costa Rica 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Cumagun, Christian Joseph R. Philippines 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Dandeniya, Warshi Shamila Sri Lanka 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Farooq, Muhammad Pakistan 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Fawole, Olaniyi South Africa 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus
Hagan, Julius Kofi Ghana 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
Neetoo, Hudaa Mauritius 01-Agricultural Sciences Young Affiliate Alumnus