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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Just give me the seed and I will continue.

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.

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

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 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 found my niche, and I have not looked back.

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.

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.

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

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