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

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

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.

“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."

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

When I am seeing an impact, that’s what makes me as a scientist feel an achievement

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

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.

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

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.

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

The main problem in radiotherapy is that most cancer cells are resistant to radiation.

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

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.

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

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.

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