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.
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.
09:45 - 13:15 Research presentations
Target audience: All interested in science from all ethnicities
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
Please see the full schedule below.
15 December 2021
Free Online
Research Conference
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
13:30
How to become published, Laura Pacey, McGraw Hill Learning Science company
Discussions
14:45
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
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