International Black Chemist
Research Conference
This Royal Society of Chemistry-funded research conference has been designed to showcase the research of academics and researchers from black & global majority ethnic backgrounds working in the chemical sciences, with the goal of embedding their work in the curriculum.
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09:30 We promise a fantastic start to the conference with a LIVE conversation with the Deputy-Vice-Chancellor of Research Exchange and Engagement, Middlesex University.
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09:45 - 13:15 Research presentations
Target audience: All interested in science from all ethnicities
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Live workshop from 13:30
How to become published by McGraw Hill
Target audience: students, researchers, lecturers, technical staff, and all interested in publishing research papers from all disciplines and ethnicities are cordially invited
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Please see the full schedule below.
15 December 2021
Free Online
Research Conference
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Agenda
15 December 2021
09:30
Opening conversation with Carole-Anne Upton, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research Knowledge Exchange & Engagement, Middlesex University
09:45 - 13:15
Presentations
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Dr Fideline Tchuenbou-Magaia, University of Wolverhampton, UK - From health-promoting foods to energy and green technology
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Professor Robert Mokaya, University of Nottingham, UK -Sustainable energy material
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Dr Cynthia Ibeto, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria - Assessing and monitoring environmental pollution
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Professor Ting-Chao (David) Chou, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York - The Development of Functional Bio-Dynamic Theory and Algorithms
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Professor Franklin Aigbirhio, University of Cambridge, UK - Applying directly chemistry to biomedical research
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Professor Joshua Boateng, University of Greenwich, UK - Advanced Medicated Dressings for Treating Chronic Wounds
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Dr Pontsho Moela, University of Pretoria, South Africa - RBBP6 is a potential cancer biomarker and drug target for breast and cervical cancers
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Professor Amilra (AP) De Silva, Queen’s University, Belfast, UK - Fluorescent sensing and logic systems
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13:30
How to become published, Laura Pacey, McGraw Hill Learning Science company
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Discussions
14:45
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Award of prizes for poster presentations & closing remarks
15:00
End of Event
Poster presentations
Poster 1
Dr Milan Vu
PhD graduate
Betulinic acid and doxorubicin drug combination induced cell death in AML MOLM-13 cell lines via ROS stimulation
Poster 3
Rosemary Ofili
PhD candidate
Drug modulation of the apoptotic and autophagy pathways in cell models of chronic myeloid leukaemia and Alzheimer’s disease
Poster 5
Lynda N'da Koffi
MSc student
Optimisation of Bio-petrol Production from Lignocellulosic Hydrolysate using Escherichia Coli
Poster 2
Abiola Tosin Temitope
PhD candidate
Insight into Excited-State Dynamics Of Plant-Based UVFilters: From Simple To Complex Systems
Poster 4
Kenneth Russell Ancheta
MRes graduate
Guadecitabine alters DNA methylation of immune-related pathways and genes in recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian cancer
Poster 6
Uchechukwu Anyadike
PhD candidate
Rheological Characterisation of Creams And Gels for Performance and Stability Prediction
Poster 7
Anabel Ekere
Schlumberger fellow
Bioconversion of Waste into Value-added Biomaterial
Poster 9
Alejandra Gonzalez Baez
PhD candidate
Titlle
Poster 8
Constance Ojo
PhD candidate
Active Packaging From Food Waste
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Opening and Closing Remarks
Prof Carole-Anne Upton
DVC Research Knowledge Exchange & Engagement at Middlesex University
Dr Sandra Appiah
Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry at Middlesex University