IFS Alumni Shortlisted for Driving Global Impact Award

We at the IFS Secretariat congratulate Dr Muhammad Afzal, a two-time former IFS grantee, for being shortlisted for the 2021 Nature Research Awards for Driving Global Impact, through which the prestigious journal Nature champions researchers who address global challenges. For this month’s blog post, we have invited Dr Afzal to write about his career, and in particular the important research leading to his being shortlisted with seven other scientists for the award.