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Ovbiagele, Bruce

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Current nationality
Nigeria
Current country of residence
United States of America (the)
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Ovbiagele, MD, MSc, MAS, MBA, MLS, is professor of neurology and associate dean at the University of California, San Francisco. His primary research involves translation of evidence-based interventions into clinical practice and community settings, to improve stroke outcomes for underserved and vulnerable populations around the world. He currently leads several studies of stroke in the US and sub-Saharan Africa. Ovbiagele has published over 600 peer-reviewed articles (h-index 89) in the areas of stroke prevention, risk factors and outcomes. His work has been recognized with the Pessin and Wartenberg Awards of the American Academy of Neurology; Penn Award of the American Neurological Association; Mridha Humanitarian Award of the American Brain Foundation; Feinberg and Stroke Council Awards of the American Stroke Association; Haddock International and Distinguished Scientist Awards of the American Heart Association, and Meritorious Achievement Award of the National Medical Association. He chaired the International Stroke Conference (2016-2018) and is current editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Heart Association. He serves on the board of the World Stroke Organization.
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TWAS-CNPq Postgraduate Fellowship Programme

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Timeline of the Call:

  • Launch of the Call:  8 October 2024.
  • Deadline for challenging the Call: 18 October 2024.
  • Deadline for submission of proposals: 31 January 2025.
  • Trial Period: March 2025.
  • Disclosure of the preliminary result of the trial: April 2025.
  • Deadline for filing an administrative appeal: 10 calendar days after the disclosure of the preliminary results.
  • Disclosure of final selection: May 2025.

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TWAS-TÜBİTAK Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme

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The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) and TWAS have established a fellowship programme for foreign scholars from developing countries in the South who wish to pursue postdoctoral research in a field of the natural and related applied sciences in the departments and laboratories of public and private universities of Türkiye (Turkey) and TÜBİTAK Research Centers and Institutes.

Opening date of this fellowship call:  1 October 2024

Closing date of this fellowship call:  16 December 2024

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TWAS-TÜBİTAK Postgraduate Fellowship Programme

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The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK) and TWAS have established a sandwich fellowship programme for foreign scholars from developing countries in the South who wish to pursue part of their research toward a PhD in a field of the natural and related applied sciences, in departments and laboratories of public and private universities of Türkiye  (Turkey) and TÜBİTAK Research Centers and Institutes.

Opening date of this fellowship call   : 1 October 2024

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Babalola, Olubukola Oluranti

Babalola, Olubukola Oluranti

Current nationality
Nigeria
Current country of residence
South Africa
Biodata
Babalola (Pr.Sci.Nat, MASSAF, FTWAS, FAS, FAAS, FISC) is the Vice President of the Org. for Women in Sci. for the Developing World. Baba, a National Research Foundation B-rated scientist with MBA, sits on several editorial boards and acts as an International Advisor to a few others. She was with Int. Inst. of Tropical Agric (Nigeria), ICIPE (Kenya), Weizmann Inst. of Sci. (Israel), Univ of the Western Cape, and now North-West Univ (South Africa). She has 21 years of rhizosphere research experience. She is passionate about capacity building & has trained 37 PhDs & 25 MScs. Many of her PhD products are in academics in the UK, Italy, America, Canada, Australia, Sweden, & Africa. She authored 400 publications. She is an AAAS-TWAS Science diplomacy alumnus, impacting the world in policymaking, diplomacy, and diplomatic engagement. Her international experience spans the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. She enjoys global partnerships, and her efforts have received many awards, including the finalist, GenderInSite 2020, Clarivate 2022, 2023 & SAWISA 2024. Baba has an H-index of 75, 26,000 citations & 56 professional certificates. She is #1 in Africa for Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
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