When you are following your passion, people will always see what you are doing. People will see that you are doing something different, and they will help you.

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 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 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Just give me the seed and I will continue.

“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."

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

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

I’ve been working on reptile and amphibian biodiversity for 10 years, and I know that there are still new species that need to be described.