Tahani Alyas is applying for an MSF job. She has worked as a research assistant at the Tropical Medicine Research Institute in Sudan from 2007 to present, first as a research assistant from 2007-2011 and then as a researcher from 2011-present. She has training in tropical disease vectors, transmission patterns, and principles of diagnosis including serological and molecular techniques. Her skills include Arabic and English language abilities, communication skills from working on various projects, organizational and managerial experience from her roles in her department and projects, as well as job related skills in PCR and mosquito rearing. She also has certificates in bioinformatics and SPSS.