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.

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

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

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

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.

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

“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."

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

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.

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

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 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 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.

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

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.

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

There is no reproduction without science. There is no electricity without science. There is no water without science…Life is science, science is life.

We’re waiting to get new opportunities for our future…We stay in our country, we try our best.

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