2024 ASAPbio Fellows

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am a PhD candidate in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Leeds, UK. I am looking into how a membrane protein traffics from Golgi (its “home”) to cell surface which I refer as its “workplace” (because only then it’s available…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research Senior lecturer and PhD student. My research interest in on STEM, e- learning, control, electrical and electronics. I have 3 book publications and 15 articles. I also have 3 book chapters ready for publication with IGI Global. I also have 17 book chapters…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I’m a fifth year medical student at the University of São Paulo. My main interests are rheumatology, genetics, bioinformatics and tissue engineering. I’m currently working on evaluating the integrity of the extracellular matrix in decellularized tracheas and analysing the expression profiles of cells…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I recently graduated with a Bachelor’s in Science, specializing in BZC. I’m currently working as a research intern at the University of Hyderabad. My research centers on developing a novel approach called Transdermal Patch Hybrid Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma.This method aims to…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am currently a Curriculum Fellow at Harvard Medical School. I work on improving predoctoral and postdoctoral training through evidence-based and data-driven best practices. I am engaged in a few scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) projects aimed at promoting research rigor and…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research Jasmine is the Peer Engagement Coordinator at Arcadia Science focusing on increasing the external use of Arcadia’s research by the scientific community. Previously, she was an Entrepreneur in Residence at Arcadia Science, focusing on the intersection of basic science research and translation, and…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am currently pursuing a higher degree research program in the Division of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at James Cook University in Australia. My current research focus is at the intersection of spatial statistics and machine learning, particularly in the realm of…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am currently a fourth-year PhD student specializing in plant epigenetics, with a focus on the study of histone H3 variants in Arabidopsis. My research centers on understanding how stress responses drive epigenetic changes and subsequently alter the chromatin landscape of genes involved…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am a Research and Advisory Intern at Busara Centre for Behavioral Economics, I collaborate on developing initiatives leveraging behavioral science to address global poverty challenges. My responsibilities include executing qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to gain insights into poverty’s underlying causes and…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I currently serve as the Archive and Library Manager at the Medical Research Council, The Gambia Unit, a Centre of Excellence in Research and Innovation at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. I am responsible for leading the open science communication…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research As a fourth-year undergraduate student at IISER Tirupati, I am pursuing a dual degree with majors in Biology and Mining in Chemistry. My passion lies in the field of stem cells and therapeutics, where I aspire to make significant contributions. Currently, my research…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I did a bachelor in biology at Laval University and continue there for my master in biology too. The axe of my master is benthic ecology. I want to understand the role of sea pens density (variety of soft corals) on infauna in…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I currently teach at the university of Ottawa as a clinical prof and am starting my PhD in rehab sciences in September. As I am new to research, I would love to learn more about preprints and include this practice to my studies…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I’m a pharmacist with MPharm in pharmacognosy, I’ve worked as a teaching assistant for about 6 years, then as a lecturer for two years. My research was about Antioxidant activity and identification of phyto-constituents from selected plants used in Sudanese traditional medicine. Why…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research Seun works as Research and Development Assistant II, at Helix Biogen Institute, Nigeria, where he uses bioinformatics and molecular biology techniques, to understand how diseases progress and to develop therapeutic treatments. Seun is a proponent of openness in science and decentralization of knowledge,…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research A MSc in Biotechnology student at Marwadi University, Rajkot, India with interest in biotechnology, genetics and molecular biology research. Currently conducting a dissertation on the virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus. Why did you choose to participate in the ASAPbio Fellows program? I chose…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research Jiban is a versatile information specialist, habilitated digital archivist, and a founder member of the Re3data Editorial Board. He earned his PhD from the University of Calcutta (India) and was a Visiting Fellow of the ICTP-Trieste (Italy), sponsored by UNESCO. He is impassioned…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research Hui Xin Ng is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Cognitive Science at UC San Diego, focusing her research on evaluating machine learning models for predicting brain aging. Her primary objective is to enhance assessment techniques and formulate personalized treatment strategies in…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I’m a rising young professional in environmental (aquatic) science with research interests in water quality management, wastewater treatment, antimicrobial resistance, and fish health management. Currently, I am working as a graduate assistant at the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research As a public health microbiologist and full-stack developer, I specialize in both the analysis of microbial threats to public health and the development of technological solutions to address them. My recent research focuses on the prevalence and molecular detection of Staphylococcus aureus in…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research Binay Panda is a Professort at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, one of India’s most prominent and well-known public universities. His group’s main interests are genome science and medicine, data integration, building and optimizing tools for high-throughput biological data, and free and…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am PhD candidate and graduate researcher at Florida State University. I am also an ambassador for the Center for Open Science. My research, inspired by Social Learning Theory, is specifically concerned with measuring how teacher mathematics anxiety affects students’ mathematics anxiety and…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am a late year graduate student in comparative biochemistry at UC Berkeley, finishing my PhD soon (Aug 2024). My thesis project revolved around drug discovery of crucial proteins (PLpro and Nsp15) from SARS-CoV-2. The research plan included protein expression and purification, followed…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. I conduct research on public participation in scholarly journal, peer review training, and public engagement with science with a focus on science communication and science-society Why did you choose…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research) Jimmy holds a masters in Medical Anthropology, and currently a One Health research fellow with SCITEL Global, Inc. Jimmy is leading a landscape assessment and policy brief project focusing on structural challenges and barriers to behaviors related to Antimicrobial Use and Resistance and…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am employed by Chinhoyi University of Technology as a Scholarly Communication Librarian, previously I was Technical Services Librarian (Metadata), I have 25 years experience working in Academic Libraries and I am a holder of MSc Library and Information Science (National University of…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am currently an assistant lecturer in the school of Life Sciences and Bioengineering (LiSBE) at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) and a recently registered PhD fellow at the University of Dar es Salaam. My previous research studies…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I graduated from the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and now I’m a librarian of Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences. My major was information science and I’ve been studying open science and open access about 10 years.…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am a Research Scientist currently working on an agricultural AI platform called Shamba AI that uses soil sensors and data analysis to improve food production in Africa. My background is in biotechnology, with a focus on applying biotechnologies to improve human and…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research Dr. Morufu Olalekan Raimi (MNES, REHO, LEHO, FAIWMES) is a lecturer at Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, specializing in Environmental Management and Toxicology. He is actively engaged in academia, research, and environmental management, serving as Country Coordinator for the Global Research Institute…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research Master’s student in Experimental Psychology at the Institute of Psychology, University of São Paulo (IP-USP), currently pursuing an MBA in Data Science and Analytics at USP/Esalq, specializing in Health Audit and Compliance at São Camilo University Center, bachelor’s degree in Nursing from the…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am a Research & Instruction and Data Librarian at Tufts University’s Hirsh Health Sciences Library. I help researchers write Data Management Plans for their grants and share their work and data at the end of a project. Before I was a librarian,…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am a Senior Research Assistant in Dr. Ross Levine’s lab at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. I work on understanding the genetic basis of myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) and their progression to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). I also work on…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am an Ecology Ph.D. Candidate at Colorado State University. I integrate my disciplinary training in ecology and science education to study how early-career ecologists develop and strengthen their ecological literacy and identity. Why did you choose to participate in the ASAPbio Fellows…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am a medical librarian, with a research focus on health information literacy, open science, research data management. I also support scholarly communications and related topics. What are you excited about in science communication? I am excited to make scientific findings free and…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I am the Scholarly Communications Librarian at Excelsior University, where I encourage faculty to utilize open access publishing and our institutional repository. I have my MA in History from Queen Mary, the University of London, and my MLIS from St. John’s University. My…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research I’m a postdoc in Max Planck Institute for Biophysics located in Germany. My research is quite interdisciplinary integrating biology, physics and computer science and I’m mainly involved in structural biology. Why did you choose to participate in the ASAPbio Fellows program? As I…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research. I am a lecturer at Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State. I am passionate about participatory research, climate change and gender inclusion in Agriculture and rural development. Currently working on Effects of open data on agricultural development and also working on…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research. I am a pharmaceutical chemistry lecturer with 10+ years of experience teaching organic & medicinal chemistry. I am also a Ph.D. candidate specializing in drug discovery for mycetoma, a WHO-neglected tropical disease. I am Deeply committed to improving the lives of neglected tropical…

What is your current role? Tell us a bit about your research. With over 9 years of experience in sustainable development and dual Master’s degrees, I am deeply committed to biodiversity conservation and advancing Sustainable Development Goals. Currently serving as a Communication Officer at Africa Graduate Mentorship and Coaching Programme (AGMCP) and Country Director at…