“Ten to fifteen years from now, people, not only in Kenya but in the African continent, will switch to magnetic refrigeration”

By creating links between food research and industry, she hopes to enhance food security both in Ghana and in Africa as a whole.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

" 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.”

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

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

“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."

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.

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

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

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.

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