DeSCI Fellowship · Cohort 3

Build the future of open science together.

A 12-week program for researchers, builders, artists, and organizers who want to shape decentralized scientific infrastructure.

What we're building toward

Shared experiment in community

Open science infrastructure is still being imagined—and we're building it together. This fellowship is a shared experiment in how we might collaborate, research, and make meaning differently.

Diversity of experiences

We believe breakthroughs come from the margins as much as the center. Our cohort welcomes researchers, builders, artists, and organizers from all disciplines.

Robust and caring Web3 learning

We approach Web3 as a space full of possibility, not prerequisites. Fellows receive thoughtful onboarding into key concepts, tools, and protocols.

Platform for feedback

Fellows engage directly with emerging tools—not only as users, but as co-designers. Your insights help shape the roadmap for protocols.

Emergent thinking

We make space for the messy, the unfinished, and the surprising. By bringing together diverse ways of knowing and doing, we hope to unlock insights.

Shared ownership & open source ethics

Knowledge created here belongs to everyone. We're committed to open access, collective authorship, and practices that keep work legible.

Mentors & Facilitators

Facilitator

Marcus Khoo

Academic community organiser

Former fellow at Wesleyan University, focused on the future of knowledge.

Scientist

Dr. Jelani Clarke

PhD neuroimmunologist

Experienced in biotech, turned scientist relations in decentralized science.

Scientist

Carolina Menchaca

MSc. biologist

Practicing marine biologist, working on marine conservation in Uruguay.

Builder

Dr. Amara Okafor

Open protocols engineer

Helps teams ship reproducible pipelines and governance hooks.

Scientist

Dr. Elena Vasquez

Computational biologist

Mentors on ethical datasets and collaborative review practices.

Artist

James Okonkwo

Speculative design lead

Guides cohorts using narrative, visualization, and participatory formats.

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