Our Resshaya Murukesu selected for Female Science Talents Intensive Track 2026

We are pleased to share that Resshaya Murukesu, Research Fellow
at TUMCREATE and a member of the Translational Sensory and Circadian
Neuroscience (tSCN) unit, has been selected for the Female Science Talents
Intensive Track 2026, a prestigious year-long programme by the Falling Walls
Foundation, supported by The Elsevier Foundation, Bayer Foundation,
and Volkswagen Stiftung.

The 2026 cohort was selected through an exceptionally competitive global process,
with only 20 participants chosen from 629 highly qualified applicants worldwide. This
distinction reflects both the strength of Resshaya’s research profile and her
leadership potential within the field of healthy ageing and preventive medicine.
The Female Science Talents Intensive Track brings together early-career women
scientists from diverse disciplines and regions to strengthen leadership capacity,
science communication, and interdisciplinary collaboration, while fostering a strong
international peer network.

For Resshaya, participation in this programme represents an important milestone in
her professional development. Her research focuses on translating health science
into real-world, community-based interventions to promote healthy ageing, including
her current work on the LightSPAN project. She views this opportunity as a platform
to further develop leadership skills, expand global perspectives, and engage with
women scientists navigating similar academic and translational pathways.
We congratulate Resshaya on this achievement and look forward to the insights and
growth this experience will bring to the tSCN unit and TUMCREATE.