OWSD – Palestine Local Hub Event

My dear girls in science: be strong, inquisitive, curious, assertive, resilient, and focused. Go for gold!

OWSD's guidance and support allowed me to uncover hidden courage and realize aspects of myself that I never thought I possessed.

" I can boldly declare that OWSD rewarded my brilliance thus giving me recognition and confidence in my professional arena and placed me in national and international scientific communities.”

My position is that we should acknowledge what we are lacking of, so that we can keep working.

The OWSD award helped me not only to become the researcher I am today, but also to become a leader in research.

OWSD has provided tremendous support in shaping my career as a researcher, science ambassador, role model for women scientists and a "think high" human being.

Due to the war in Yemen, I had stopped studying for two years. This opportunity gave me the chance to complete my postgraduate studies.

“Am very proud to say that I am encouraging other Cameroonian female scientists to apply for the OWSD fellowship programme and some of them have obtained the grant."

Just give me the seed and I will continue.

“Ten to fifteen years from now, people, not only in Kenya but in the African continent, will switch to magnetic refrigeration”

I wanted to do applied physics, not theoretical physics… I really wanted to use all of the knowledge that I acquired at university to explain our environment.

I intend to disperse my achieved knowledge as one of the leading researchers in my country in the domain of microbial biotechnology, to support sustainable and prosperous agriculture.

What has surprised me is the way technology is emerging and affecting the current state of research. We are encountering a fourth industrial revolution that entails advances in computing power, quantum computing and artificial intelligence, which has already been shown to alter the way we conduct research.

If we do research, in addition to establishing connections with other researchers, we must also communicate and do a lot of outreach in order to share our science with the community.

I found my niche, and I have not looked back.

Biomedicine represents the future of healthcare, aiming to intercept diseases before they arise and tailoring solutions to each individual's unique needs. It's not just about treating illnesses; it's about preventing them before they take root.

I really want to do something for my country. Being part of the Sudan national chapter has given me that chance.

I want to be in the boardroom. I want to be part of the policy mechanism. I want my influence to go higher than the classroom.

Winning this award opened many doors for me. It has led to success in acquiring local funding.