TWAS Directory of
Fellows and
Young Affiliates
The strength of TWAS resides in the scientific influence and impact of its global network.
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Fellows and YAs in action
India
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2004
Elected 2004
![Nair, Gopinath Balakrish](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_nair_gb.jpg?itok=w1cvUbIu)
Nair, Gopinath Balakrish
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Malaysia
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2022
Elected 2022
good_health
quality_edu
![Ng, Kwan Hoong](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_ng_photo.jpg?itok=p1A_Skpd)
prof_ng_full_cv_31_may_2022.docx
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Public contact information
EMAIL
ngkh@ummc.edu.my
List of publications
Ng, Kwan Hoong
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Congo (the)
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2022
Elected 2022
no_poverty
good_health
quality_edu
gender_equality
partnerships
![Ntoumi, Francine](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_ntoumi.jpg?itok=JrTx7Qjs)
Ntoumi, Francine
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Kenya
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1989
Elected 1989
![Okelo, Gideon Barak Agembo](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_okelo_gideon_ba.jpg?itok=q4vIrnd_)
Okelo, Gideon Barak Agembo
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Brazil
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2011
Elected 2011
![Oliveira, Sérgio Costa](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_oliveira_s_2012_lo.jpg?itok=yNWQDW95)
Oliveira, Sérgio Costa
Last updated on 12/07/2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2023
Elected 2023
good_health
![OSIER_Faith-Hope.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_OSIER_Faith-Hope.jpg?itok=uw13eFw0)
Public contact information
EMAIL
f.osier@imperial.ac.uk
ADDRESS
Sir Alexander Fleming Building, 611
List of publications
PublicationList_FaithOsier_May2023.pdf
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Osier, Faith Hope Among'in
Last updated on 13/08/2024
Japan
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2012
Elected 2012
quality_edu
gender_equality
![Osumi, Noriko](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_osumiphototokyostation.jpeg?itok=UgDnyAZm)
osumicvbiosketch2207.doc
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Osumi, Noriko
Last updated on 12/07/2023
United States of America (the)
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2023
Elected 2023
good_health
quality_edu
reduced_inequality
![Ovbiagele_TWAS_Nomination_Photo.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_Ovbiagele_TWAS_Nomination_Photo.jpg?itok=KeTCJOOH)
Public contact information
Ovbiagele, Bruce
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Türkiye
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1996
Elected 1996
good_health
![Öztürk, Mehmet](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_mehmetozturkphoto.jpg?itok=P4jjcN3_)
Public contact information
EMAIL
mhmtozturk2023@gmail.com
PHONE
0090 532 254 5081
ADDRESS
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ozturk Izmir Tinaztepe University Faculty of Medicine Buca, Izmir Turkey
Öztürk, Mehmet
Last updated on 12/07/2023
South Africa
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2007
Elected 2007
good_health
quality_edu
gender_equality
innovation
![Parker, Mohamed Iqbal](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_parker_i.jpg?itok=scy8rssY)
Parker, Mohamed Iqbal
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Mexico
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1997
Elected 1997
![Pasantes-Morales, Herminia](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_pasantes-morales.jpg?itok=neNyIF6V)
Pasantes-Morales, Herminia
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Brazil
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2008
Elected 2008
![Pena, Sergio Danilo Junho](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_sergio_pena.jpg?itok=w0uWUgC2)
Pena, Sergio Danilo Junho
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Bangladesh
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2011
Elected 2011
good_health
![Qadri, Firdausi](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_dr_firdausi_qadri_0.jpg?itok=lWiLAFGj)
bio_-_dr_firdausi_qadri.pdf
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Qadri, Firdausi
Last updated on 12/07/2023
China
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2023
Elected 2023
good_health
gender_equality
reduced_inequality
![jie qiao.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_jie%20qiao.jpg?itok=YEjtELoV)
Jie Qiao CV_0.docx
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Public contact information
EMAIL
jie.qiao@263.net
ADDRESS
Peking University Third Hospital – 49 North Huayuan Road, Haidian District – Beijing 100191 – China
List of publications
Publications.docx
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Qiao, Jie
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Argentina
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2015
Elected 2015
![Rabinovich, Gabriel Adrián](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_rabinovich_gabriel_a.jpg?itok=cZIpCzN2)
Rabinovich, Gabriel Adrián
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Bangladesh
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2021
Elected 2021
good_health
![Raqib, Rubhana](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_rr_pic-2021.jpg?itok=872xX-LD)
Public contact information
EMAIL
rubhana@yahoo.com
ADDRESS
icddr,b, 68 Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh
List of publications
raqib_rubhana_lp.docx
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Raqib, Rubhana
Last updated on 12/07/2023
India
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2001
Elected 2001
no_poverty
good_health
gender_equality
![Ravindranath, Vijayalakshmi](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_ravindranath-vijayalakshmi.jpg?itok=dX_R06Lv)
Public contact information
EMAIL
viji@iisc.ac.in
PHONE
+91 80 22933588
ADDRESS
Centre for Brain Research, – Indian Institute of Science, – C.V. Raman Avenue – Bangalore 560012, India
Ravindranath, Vijayalakshmi
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Mexico
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2000
Elected 2000
![Rudomin Zevnovaty, Pablo](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_rudomin-pablo.jpg?itok=fpzr11p4)
Rudomin Zevnovaty, Pablo
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1987
Elected 1987
![Saidi, Farrokh](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_saidi_farrokh.jpg?itok=73v5N3F0)
Saidi, Farrokh
Last updated on 12/07/2023
YES
United States of America (the)
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1994
Elected 1994
![Sancar, Aziz](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_sancar_aziz_2015_by-max-englund.jpg?itok=ukYFn6_a)
Sancar, Aziz
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Brazil
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2020
Elected 2020
no_poverty
good_health
quality_edu
gender_equality
![Savino, Wilson](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_wilson_savino_1.jpg?itok=RnUGhu2-)
PHOTO CREDIT
Wilson Savino
wilson_savino_cv_june_2020.docx
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Public contact information
EMAIL
savino.w@gmail.com
PHONE
+5521981828795
ADDRESS
Condominio Vale de Itaipu casa 216 It
List of publications
Savino, Wilson
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Uganda
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2020
Elected 2020
good_health
reduced_inequality
sustainable_cities
Serwadda, David
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Uganda
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2012
Elected 2012
![Sewankambo, Nelson K.](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_sewankambo_nelson_k_2013.jpg?itok=6e0k5uqj)
Sewankambo, Nelson K.
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Canada
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2009
Elected 2009
good_health
![Singer, Peter Alexander](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_9a5d7439-ba88-487c-85ab-42fbceb332cd.jpeg?itok=SWWBzkVj)
Singer, Peter Alexander
Last updated on 12/07/2023
United States of America (the)
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2007
Elected 2007
Sur, Mriganka
Last updated on 12/07/2023
India
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1992
Elected 1992
![Tandon, Prakash Narain](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_tandon_prakash_narain.jpg?itok=r2wqpH1X)
Tandon, Prakash Narain
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Cameroon
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2004
Elected 2004
![Tanya, Vincent Ngwang](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_tanya_vn.jpg?itok=go3leJXU)
Tanya, Vincent Ngwang
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Brazil
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2012
Elected 2012
good_health
reduced_inequality
strong_institutions
Teixeira, Mauro M.
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Cameroon
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2004
Elected 2004
no_poverty
good_health
quality_edu
gender_equality
Titanji, Vincent Pryde Kehdingha
Last updated on 14/08/2023
Cameroon
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2024
Elected 2024
good_health
quality_edu
Torimiro, Judith Ndongo Embola
Last updated on 01/07/2024
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2007
Elected 2007
![Vanegas, Horacio F.](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_vanegas_h.jpg?itok=ebRmMZms)
Vanegas, Horacio F.
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Brazil
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2006
Elected 2006
![Ventura, Dora Fix](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_ventura_df.jpg?itok=YGQ7BoRg)
Ventura, Dora Fix
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Brazil
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2018
Elected 2018
no_poverty
zero_hunger
good_health
reduced_inequality
partnerships
![Victora, Cesar Gomes](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_victora_cesar_new_1.jpg?itok=_0AOsh1L)
Victora, Cesar Gomes
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 1993
Elected 1993
![villegas_gloria_m.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/villegas_gloria_m.jpg?itok=c_5431cB)
Villegas, Gloria M.
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Pakistan
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2023
Elected 2023
no_poverty
zero_hunger
good_health
quality_edu
gender_equality
work_economic
reduced_inequality
climate_action
life_land
strong_institutions
partnerships
![dr wasay 10x12 Size Close one_0.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_dr%20wasay%2010x12%20Size%20Close%20one_0.jpg?itok=izK1ZvIm)
Wasay CV december 2022_0.doc
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Public contact information
EMAIL
mohammad.wasay@aku.edu
PHONE
(+92 333) 223-4688
ADDRESS
Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan
List of publications
Wasay, Mohammad
Last updated on 12/07/2023
United States of America (the)
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2024
Elected 2024
good_health
quality_edu
reduced_inequality
partnerships
![wonkam-ambroise-4.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_wonkam-ambroise-4.jpg?itok=WtgVIYsZ)
wonkam_biosketch_2024-sickle.pdf
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Public contact information
EMAIL
awonkam1@jhmi.edu
PHONE
(+1 410) 955-3378
ADDRESS
McKusick-Nathans Institute and Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 733 N. Broadway, MRB 439, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
List of publications
publications-list-ambroise-wonkam.pdf
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Wonkam, Ambroise
Last updated on 13/08/2024
Taiwan, China
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2010
Elected 2010
![Wu, Kenneth K.](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_wu_kennethk.jpg?itok=jTfUVZ6X)
Wu, Kenneth K.
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Brazil
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2019
Elected 2019
![Wyse, Angela TS](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_wyse_angela-ts_0.jpg?itok=44KDyKgf)
wyse_a_curriculum_cv.pdf
1.26 MB
Public contact information
EMAIL
wyse@ufrgs.br
PHONE
+55 51 33085573
ADDRESS
Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600-Anexo, Bairro Santana, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Wyse, Angela Terezinha de Souza
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Taiwan, China
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Fellow
Elected 2008
Elected 2008
![Yang, Pan-Chyr](/sites/default/files/styles/fellows_ya_photo/public/cropped_yang_pan-chyr_gri.jpg?itok=ku9QgHaI)
Yang, Pan-Chyr
Last updated on 12/07/2023
Former Young Affiliates elected to the TWAS fellowship
Egypt
01. Agriculture, Nutrition & Food Systems Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
India
08. Physics, Astronomy & Space Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Brazil
07. Mathematical Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Argentina
03. Medical & Health Sciences
Young Affiliate Alumnus elected to TWAS
Malaysia
08. Physics, Astronomy & Space 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.