Raising EQ for Performance, Well Being and Happiness in Life

What fascinated me is that only 5% of microorganisms are harmful, and the rest are beneficiary.

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

After my postdoc, I will return to Syria and work to achieve my big dream, which is to establish a research center.

Dr. Shammi's research will help to fill a crucial gap in the the global understanding of carbon dynamics and greenhouse gas emissions by providing data on one of the world’s largest river systems.

In the challenging socio-economic context of developing countries, knowledge should serve to solve the varied problems faced by our societies.

OWSD fellowship represents a real empowering difference in my life and career

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.

I have to think of something that can help us, that we can use based on resources that we have. The lack of things is the biggest inspiration in my life. I want to help my country.

In today’s scientific environment, in which most PhD scientists concentrate on a single specific discipline, I might shift toward a more systemic view to approach the challenge in infectious diseases.

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

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.

I wanted to show women that it was possible that when you do agricultural sciences, you can go on and do more for your career development.

You must first be safe to be able to think about the environment.

" 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.”

When I got my OWSD fellowship, it was an amazing feeling. Before getting the letter, my academic career was a dream, the letter made it possible.

The fellowship has really impacted my career. I was working in a university as an Assistant Lecturer, but with the OWSD fellowship I am undertaking a PhD that will allow me to reach the grade of Senior Lecturer.

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

Just give me the seed and I will continue.

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