Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowships

These fellowships support short-term exchange visits between the UK and the Middle East.

 

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The Academy has paused the launch of Round 15 of the scheme given the ongoing conflict in Israel, Gaza and the Middle East. We will share updates on this page in due course.

 

The Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowships give early-career biomedical and medical researchers the chance to meet leading researchers in their field, further their research experience and learn new techniques. This scheme aims to build research links and develop ideas for longer-term collaborations between the UK and the Middle East.

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About the scheme

The scheme was established by the Academy in partnership with Lord and Lady Turnberg in memory of their late son Daniel Turnberg, a doctor and researcher with a keen interest in fostering links between the UK and the Middle East.

The Daniel Turnberg Travel Fellowships encourage researchers to experience an alternative research environment, learn new techniques and develop ideas for future collaborations. They are aimed primarily at early- and mid-career scientists, particularly those just embarking on a career in research. Since its launch in 2008, the scheme has awarded over 300 Travel Fellowships to researchers from all countries eligible to apply.

Find out more about the work of the Daniel Turnberg Memorial Fund, including alumni networking and conferences.

Recent Awardees

Awarded 2023

1-month fellowships:

Awardees from Egypt

Ibrahim Mahmoud Abdelrazek from Alexandria University visiting UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

Doaa Naguib from Mansoura University visiting School of Biosciences, University of Kent

Sara Elkhateeb from Cairo University visiting University of Exeter Medical School

Awardees from Israel

Abel Cruz Camacho from Weizmann Institute of Science visiting University of Greenwich

Shuli Brammli-Greenberg from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem visiting London School of Economics and Political Science

Leo Arkush from Sheba Medical Center visiting UCL Institute of Child Health

Dror Ben Ruby from Sheba Medical Center visiting University College of London

Marton Aron Goda from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology visiting Cambridge University

Awardees from Jordan

Abeer Alqatati from The University of Jordan visiting Manchester Metropolitan University

Abdolelah Jaradat from Isra University visiting University College London

Awardees from Lebanon

Silva Dakessian Sailian from American University of Beirut visiting Lancaster University

Fatima Saleh from Beirut Arab University visiting University of York

Jalil Daher from University of Balamand visiting University of Cambridge

Carla El-Mallah from American University of Beirut visiting University of Cambridge

Awardees from United Kingdom

Giovanni Biglino from Bristol Medical School visiting Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center

3-month fellowships:

Awardees from Egypt

Hala Ali from Animal Health Research Institute visiting Nottingham Trent University

Mohamed Helal from National Research Centre visiting School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham

Dina Rady from Cairo University visiting Leeds School of Dentistry

Awardees from Israel

Sharon Yakim from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem visiting University of Cambridge UK

Shir Azrielant from Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center visiting King's College London

Awardees from Lebanon

Rita Iskandar from Lebanese American University visiting London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Awardees from Palestinian Territories

Nabil El Aila from Al-Aqsa University visiting Salford University

Hany Farwanah from Islamic University of Gaza visiting University of Oxford

Awarded 2021

1-month fellowships: 

Awardees from Egypt

Sherien Eldaly from the National Research Centre visiting the University of Leicester

Rania El Backly from Alexandria University visiting Leeds University School of Dentistry

Awardees from Israel

Sharon Taub from the Geha Mental Health Center visiting King’s College London

Awardees from Jordan

Nidaa Ababneh from the University of Jordan visiting the University of Oxford

Omar Alkadi from the University of Jordan visiting the University of Oxford

Yara Oweis from the University of Jordan visiting the University of Aberdeen

Awardees from Lebanon

 Arij Daou from the American University of Beirut visiting the University of Reading

Awardees from Palestinian territories

Khamis Elessi from the Islamic University of Gaza visiting The University of Edinburgh

Awardees from United Kingdom

Nir Shalev from the University of Oxford visiting The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Jackie McRae from St George's University of London visiting the University of Haifa

Ross Purple from the University of Bristol visiting the Tel Aviv University

 

3-month fellowships: 

Awardees from Egypt

Hoda Elkhenany from Alexandria University visiting the University of the West of England

Awardees from Palestinian territories

 Reham Nazzal from the Arab American University visiting the University of Exeter

Awardees from United Kingdom

 Robert Drake from the University of Bristol visiting The Weizmann Institute of Science

Awarded 2020
1-month fellowships: 

Awardees from Egypt

Mohamed Hamzawy from Fayoum University visiting the University of Bradford

Basma Sayed from National Research Center visiting the University College London

Sara Abdel Gaber from Kafrelsheikh University visiting the University College London

Riham El Gogary from Ain Shams University visiting the Queen's University Belfast

Awardees from Israel

Ran Salach Sopher from Tel Aviv University visiting the Imperial College London

Daniel Rand from Sheba Medical Center visiting the University of Oxford

Yoni Moskovitz from Weizmann Institute of Science visiting the University of Cambridge

Dana Cohen Gerassi from Tel Aviv University visiting the University of Cambridge

Yael Bar-Zeev from Hebrew University of Jerusalem visiting the Teesside University

Karin Yaacoby-Bianu from Carmel Medical Center visiting the Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Centre, National Institute for Health Research

Awardees from Jordan

Sura Al Zoubi from Al-Balqa' Applied University visiting the Queen Mary University of London

Mohammad Obeid from Yarmouk University visiting the University of Strathclyde

Awardees from Palestinian Territories

Basim Ayesh from Al-aqsa University visiting the University of Manchester

Nahed Allaham from Al Azhar University-Gaza visiting the University of Manchester

Awardees from United Kingdom

Ahlam Ali from Queens University Belfast visiting the Yarmouk University

3-month fellowships: 

Awardees from Egypt

Naglaa Idriss from Assiut University visiting the Southampton University Hospital

Mohamed Nafie El Sayed from Suez Canal University visiting the University of Aberdeen

Sara Mohamed from National Research Centre visiting the University College London Eastman Dental Institute

Ehab Elmahallawy from Sohag University visiting the University of Glasgow

Awardees from Israel

Dan Farbstein from Schneider Children's Medical Center visiting the King's College London

Awardees from Jordan

Jamila Abuidhail from The Hashemite University visiting the University of Stirling

Hala Nawaiseh from The University of Jordan visiting the University of Leeds

Awardees from Palestinian Territories

Hany Farwanah from Islamic University of Gaza visiting the University of Oxford

Awarded 2019
1-month fellowships: 

Awardees from Egypt

Ahmed Kandeil from National Research Centre visiting the Royal Veterinary College

Amira Nabil Khalaf from Alexandria University visiting the University of Cardiff

Hazem Ramadan from Mansoura University visiting Public Health England

Alia Saleh from Cairo University visiting Aston Medical School

Reham Sharkawy from October University for Modern Science and Arts visiting the University of Cambridge

Awardees from Israel

Ofra Ben Menachem-Zidon from Hadassah University Hospital visiting the University of Hull

Shahar Bracha from Tel Aviv University visiting the University of Glasgow

Yizhaq Engelberg from Technion visiting the University of Cambridge

Motti Haimi from University of Haifa visiting the University of Oxford

Indrajit Sahu from Technion visiting the University of Glasgow

Oshrat Sella from University of Haifa visiting Kingston University and St George’s, University of London

Elad Shemesh from Carmel Medical Center visiting Addenbrookes Hospital

Awardees from Jordan

Nidaa Ababneh from the University of Jordan visiting the University of Sheffield

Issa Abu Dayyeh from the University of Jordan visiting the University of Birmingham

Lina Dahabiyah from the University of Jordan visiting Queen’s Belfast University

Awardees from Lebanon

Arij Daou from the American University of Beirut visiting the University of Reading

Balig Panossian from the Lebanese American University visiting the Quadram Institute

Awardees from Palestinian Territories

Safa Abdul Ghani from Al-Quds University visiting the University of Bristol

Nisreen Rumman from Makassed Hospital visiting University College London

Awardees from United Kingdom

Rebecca Bendayan from King’s College London visiting Technion

Faraz Janan from the University of Lincoln visiting the University of Jordan

 

3-month fellowships: 

Awardees from Egypt

Ahmed Lotfy from Beni-Suef University visiting the University of Bristol

Mostafa Mabrouk from the National Research Centre visiting Loughborough University

Awardees from Israel

Yael Lewis from Shalvata Mental Health Centre visiting King’s College London

Awardees from Jordan

Shereen Aleidi from the University of Jordan visiting the University of Nottingham

Awardees from Palestinian Territories

Nabil El Aila from the Al-Aqsa University visiting the Manchester Metropolitan University

Awardees from United Kingdom

Sarai Keestra from the University of Durham visiting Technion

1-month fellowships: 

Awardees from Egypt

Nouran Abd el Kader from Ain Shams University visiting the University of Nottingham

Marwa Ahmed from Mansoura University visiting Swansea university

 Sonya Azab from Ain Shams University visiting the University of Oxford

Heba Morsy from Alexandria University visiting University College London

Awardees from Israel

Ben Bar-Sade from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology visiting the University of Nottingham

Moumita Ghosh from Tel Aviv University visiting the Queen Mary University London

Einat Kodesh from University of Haifa visiting the University of Exeter

Amihai Rottenstreich from Hadassah Hebrew University Hospital visiting King's College London

Svetitsky Shuli from Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center visiting Imperial College London

Vladimir Vinokur from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem visiting University College London

Awardees from Jordan

Suhair Sunoqrot from Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan visiting King's College London

Awardees from Lebanon

Riyad EL Khoury from American University of Beirut visiting University College London

Rami Mhanna from American University of Beirut visiting Keele University

Awardees from Palestinian Territories

Rasmi Abuhelu from Al-Quds University visiting Imperial College London

Nabil El Aila from Al-Aqsa University visiting the Manchester Metrpolitan University

Adeeb Nasser Eldin from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem visiting University College London

Awardees from United Kingdom

David Greenberg from the University of Cambridge visiting the Bar-Ilan University

Logan Manikam from University College London visiting the University of Beirut

Caroline Mullineaux-Sanders from Imperial College London visiting the Weizmann Institute of Science

Pradeep Kumar Sacitharan from the University of Liverpool visiting the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

 

3-month fellowships: 

Awardees from Egypt

Ehab Elmahallawy from Sohag University visiting the University of Glasgow

Awardees from Jordan

Sharif Abdelghany from University of Jordan visiting Queen's University Belfast

Omar Alkadi from University of Jordan visiting the University of Oxford

Awardees from United Kingdom

Alejandro Jiménez-Sánchez from the University of Cambridge visiting the Weizmann Institute of Science

Winnie Wefelmeyer from King's College London visiting the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

1-month fellowships: 

Awardees from Egypt

Mohamed Elhadidy from Mansoura University visiting the University of Bath

Noha Elrafie from the Ain Shams University visiting the University of Nottingham

Ahmed Khairalla from Beni-Suef University visiting the University of Leicester

Mohamed Hamed from Mansoura University visiting the University of York

Awardees from Israel

Dana Bar-On from Tel-Aviv University visiting the University of Cambridge

Lihi Ben-Reuven from The Weizmann Institute of Science visiting the University of Edinburgh

Ron Hadas from The Weizmann Institute of Science visiting the University of Cambridge

Iris Lavi from the University of Haifa visiting King’s College London

Myriam Safrai from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem visiting the University of Oxford

Aviv Segev from Tel Aviv University visiting King’s College London

Shiri Shkedi-Rafid from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem visiting the University of Southampton

Ido Tavor from Sheba Medical Centre visiting the University of Oxford

Awardees from Jordan

Ramia Albakain from the University of Jordan visiting Queen's University Belfast

Awardees from Lebanon

Achraf Al Faraj from the American University of Beirut visiting King’s College London

Wassim Abou-Kheir from the American University of Beirut visiting the Institute of Cancer Research

Awardees from the Palestinian Territories

Safa Abdul Ghani from Al-Quds University visiting the University of Bristol

Ithar Beshtawi from Al-Quds University visiting the University of Manchester

Yousef Najajreh from Al-Quds University visiting Cardiff University

Awardees from the UK

Ahlam Ali from Queen’s University Belfast visiting the University of Jordan

Ruaraidh Dobson from the University of Aberdeen visiting Tel Aviv University

Yiannis Philippou from the University of Oxford visiting the Weizmann Institute of Science

Elsa Zacco from King’s College London visiting Tel Aviv University

 

3-month fellowships: 

Awardees from Egypt

Amany F Elbehairy from Alexandria University visiting the Imperial College London

Hadeel Gamal Eldeen from Cairo University visiting the Queen Mary University of London

Awardees from Israel

Elya Dekel from The Weizmann Institute of Science visiting Imperial College London

Shai Zilberzwige from Tel-Aviv University visiting the University of Cambridge

Awardees from Jordan

Heba Alshaker from the University of Petra visiting the University of East Anglia

Awardees from the Palestinian Territories

Adnan Al-Hindi from the Islamic University-Gaza visiting the University of Salford

Supporters

The scheme is funded by the Daniel Turnberg Memorial Fund with ongoing support from the Royal College of Physicians, London,  Imperial College London, the Wellcome Trust and the Wolfson Family Charitable Trust.

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