Dr. Duha Shellah

A junior medical doctor and journalist graduated from medical school at An-Najah National University, Palestine. Duha is the founder & CEO of The Researchist- a research community that aims to make research a youth language, spread its culture, and support and advocate early career researchers and scientists. Shellah has been recognized as one of the world’s 21 outstanding young physicians below the age of 40 at the inter-Academy partnership Young Physician Leaders Program 2022 in Berlin-Germany. She is Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR) Delegate at Young World Federation of Public Health Associations, and coordinator of the Medical & Health Sciences division at Palestine Academy for Science and Technology (PALAST). She is a consultant in Science Journalism at SciComm X Agency, also, the Director of recruitment and associate editor at HPHR Journal (Formerly Harvard Public Health Review). She is an Elsevier Student Ambassador and Student Editor-in-Chief & Palestine Ambassador at the International Journal of Medical Students. She is an active member of Committee of Publications Ethics (COPE) and the Medical Journalists’ Association (MJA). Shellah is a leader, trainer, activist and advocate for reproductive and mental health and rights for youth in Palestine, especially those living in marginalized communities. She is youth representative at Masarouna and power to choose - Oxfam Councils, focal point at Y- Peer Palestine and recently, she became a member at the youth gender innovation Agora forum – UN Women Palestine.