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July 12, 2022
2022 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation awardees take on ESOF

June 23, 2022
Celebrating recent OWSD PhD graduates

June 20, 2022
Call for Applications: 2023 OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards

June 1, 2022
OWSD Latin America region hosts first Leadership Summit

May 31, 2022
OWSD reaches 50 National Chapters worldwide

May 30, 2022
OWSD article on 'Resilient women scientists and the COVID-19 pandemic' published in Economia Politica

May 29, 2022
50th National Chapter of OWSD is established in the Dominican Republic

May 26, 2022
Call for Applications: OWSD National Chapters events July-December 2022

May 25, 2022
Chile establishes newest National Chapter of OWSD

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News from the OWSD National Chapters

July 28, 2022
OWSD NIGERIA NATIONAL CHAPTER PRESENTS WOMEN AT GREATER RISK OF ALZHEIMER’S : WAY FORWARD

July 12, 2022
Launch event for the OWSD National Chapter of the Dominican Republic

July 8, 2022
Researchers of OWSD Guatemala published article: Engaging the Guatemala Science Diaspora

July 5, 2022
OWSD NIGERIA NATIONAL CHAPTER PRESENTS LEVERAGING AI TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFECTIVE EARLY DIAGNOSIS: HEART ISSUES

June 9, 2022
OWSD NIGERIA NATIONAL CHAPTER PRESENTS The Ancestor Who Speaks is the Earth: Pumzi and the Invitation to Listen

May 30, 2022
6th Biennial International Conference of Organization for Women in Science For the developing World Nigeria 19 – 23 March 2023

May 11, 2022
OWSD NIGERIA NATIONAL CHAPTER PRESENTS MATERNAL HEALTH CARE; IMPROVING THE WORKFORCE

April 24, 2022
Awareness about Autistic Health Nutrition

April 22, 2022
OWSD NIGERIA NATIONAL CHAPTER PRESENTS STEM Women: Co-creating our Collective Future

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Success stories

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.
Claire D'Andre Hirwa
Agricultural Sciences
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OWSD fellowship represents a real empowering difference in my life and career
Huda Basaleem
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
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Winning this award opened many doors for me. It has led to success in acquiring local funding.
Simone Badal
Chemical Sciences
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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.
Afrah Khairallah
Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
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I really want to do something for my country. Being part of the Sudan national chapter has given me that chance.
Dalia Saad
Chemical Sciences
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What fascinated me is that only 5% of microorganisms are harmful, and the rest are beneficiary.
Munawar Sultana
Biological Systems and Organisms
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OWSD's guidance and support allowed me to uncover hidden courage and realize aspects of myself that I never thought I possessed.
Muna Mohamed Elhag
Agricultural Sciences
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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.
Sayma Serine Chompa
Agricultural Sciences
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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.
Mashura Shammi
Chemical Sciences
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The OWSD award helped me not only to become the researcher I am today, but also to become a leader in research.
Salina Parvin Banu
Agricultural Sciences
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The main problem in radiotherapy is that most cancer cells are resistant to radiation.
Alkhansa Mahmoud
Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
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Due to the war in Yemen, I had stopped studying for two years. This opportunity gave me the chance to complete my postgraduate studies.
Sumaia Al-Ghuribi
Engineering sciences
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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.
Marycelin Baba
Biological Systems and Organisms
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" 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.”
Mahfuza Begum Mahfuza
Agricultural Sciences
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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.
Bintu Nabintu Ndusha
Agricultural Sciences
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The long-awaited dream
W. Bernice Armelle Bancole
Agricultural Sciences
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When I am seeing an impact, that’s what makes me as a scientist feel an achievement
Maram Ali Ahmed Musa
Physics
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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.
Ossénatou Mamadou
Physics
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All this has broadened my knowledge for this domain of science, gave me an open mind and also allowed me to learn many things.
Christelle Noelle Dzesse Tekouo
Chemical Sciences
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“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."
Linda Dyorisse Nyamen Mbong
Chemical Sciences
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After my postdoc, I will return to Syria and work to achieve my big dream, which is to establish a research center.
Faten Bashar Kamal Eddin
Physics
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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.
Nashwa Eassa
Physics
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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.
Dora Murielle Rajonhson
Biological Systems and Organisms
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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.
Sylla Salma
Astronomy, Space and Earth Sciences
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I desire to see my country, Nigeria, become a leading destination for impactful clinical studies.
Onyinye Akunne
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
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By creating links between food research and industry, she hopes to enhance food security both in Ghana and in Africa as a whole.
Mavis Owureku- Asare
Agricultural Sciences
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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.
Maryse Dadina Nkoua Ngavouka
Physics
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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.
Somphouthone Phimmachak
Biological Systems and Organisms
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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.
Tabassum Mumtaz
Biological Systems and Organisms
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