# New Member Introduction, Afnan Fhied

**URL:** <https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-member-introduction-afnan-fhied/4458>\
**Category:** AWG Discussions\
**Created:** [August 16, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-member-introduction-afnan-fhied/4458 "2026-08-16T02:24:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Afnan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/afnan/32/4189_2.png) [@Afnan](https://awg.osdr.space/u/Afnan)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-member-introduction-afnan-fhied/4458/1 "2026-08-16T02:24:14Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m Afnan Fhied. I’m a first year graduate student studying Bioinformatics at the University of Maine Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering. My background spans biology, business, AI, and I consider myself to be a lifelong learner. I joined this space to learn more about the OSDR data, research, and the work being done through the AWGs that I found incredibly fascinating.

I’m looking forward to getting familiar with the community, learning from others, and contributing where I can. Nice to meet you all.

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**Author:** ![rtscott2001](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/awg.osdr.space/rtscott2001/32/5_2.png) [@rtscott2001](https://awg.osdr.space/u/rtscott2001)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://awg.osdr.space/t/new-member-introduction-afnan-fhied/4458/2 "2026-08-18T15:10:11Z")

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Welcome @Afnan 👋