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.

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.

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

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.

I owe ‘what’, ‘who’ and ‘where’ I am in my career and professional practice today to OWSD because without the PHD Fellowship, all my achievements today would have been nothing but bleak.

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.

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

I desire to see my country, Nigeria, become a leading destination for impactful clinical studies.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

All this has broadened my knowledge for this domain of science, gave me an open mind and also allowed me to learn many things.