King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) proudly announces that Dr. Hanin Ahmed, a distinguished Saudi alumna and past Ibn Rushd Postdoctoral Fellow, has been awarded the highly competitive Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. This fellowship is considered one of the most prestigious globally for young researchers, recognizing Ahmed's exceptional scientific research on ancient DNA and evolutionary genomics.  

"Receiving the [MSCA Postdoctoral] Fellowship feels like a turning point in my scientific journey. This project will allow me to bridge the natural and social sciences and to combine cutting-edge paleogenomics with archaeological research to explore the deep history of horse rituals and breeding traditions in Gaul. It's incredibly meaningful to shed light on how humans and horses co-evolved through culture and time," she said.