COVID-19 UPDATE: In light of health and safety concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, we have regretfully cancelled the 2020 Africans in STEM Symposium. We will hold the next symposium in 2021 and we hope you can join us at that time. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn (@africansinstem) to stay updated.

INVITED SPEAKERS

CONFIRMED ABSTRACTS

2020 Tentative Schedule

MORNING SESSION
09:00 -  Registration, Networking & Tea/Coffee
09:45 -  Welcome & opening remarks
09:50 -  Special Address
10:00 -  Oral presentations
  • Dr. Neneh Sallah (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine): The contribution of genetics to infectious diseases in African populations
  • Stephanie Adeyemo (University of Cambridge):  Improved InAsP Nanowires Performance with Ultra-thin Surface Passivation Layer
  • Tendai Chisowa (University of Cambridge): Characterizing the temporal dynamics of the leptin signaling proteome 
10:45 -  KEYNOTE 1: Professor Ijeoma Uchegbu
11:05 -  Morning trivia
11:10 -  Flash presentations
  • Dr. Chrispin Chaguza (Wellcome Sanger Institute): Using GWAS analysis to discover genetic variation associated with neurotropism of hyper-virulent African pneumococcal serotype 1 strains
  • Kwabena Kusi-Mensah (University of Cambridge): Assessing Frontal Lobe Dysfunction in West African Children: results of a review and a study proposal for culturally appropriate assessment tools
  • Kingsley Amakiri (University of Huddersfield): Application of Nano materials for the treatment of Produced water
11:25 -  Oral presentations 
  • Lynn Asante-Asare (Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute): Discovery of prognostic biomarkers from the prostate cancer membrane proteome using bioorthogonal chemistry
  • Chukwuma Ogbonnaya (University of Manchester): Ending energy poverty in Africa using renewable energy
  • Chidinma Raymond (The University of Nottingham): The Effect of Mutations on Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Binding To Cell Receptors
12:10 -  Panel discussion
13:00 -  Lunch & poster session

AFTERNOON SESSION
13:50 -  Flash presentations
  • Oumie Kuyateh (The University of Edinburgh): Evolutionary Genetics of African Drosophila
  • Aondoyima Ioratim-Uba (University of Bristol): Active Matter
14:00 -  KEYNOTE 2: Professor Dilly Anumba
14:20 -  Oral presentations
  • Nathasia M Muwanigwa (University of Luxembourg): Investigating Mechanisms of Neuroplasticity in a Human Midbrain Organoid Model of Parkinson’s Disease
  • Kagiso Loeto (University of Cambridge): Influence of atomic and extended defects on nanostructured LEDs probed by cathodoluminescence hyperspectral imaging
  • Tochukwu Nweze (University of Cambridge): Working for the future: Parentally deprived Nigerian Children have enhanced working memory ability
15:05 -  Tea/Coffee break & poster session
15:35 -  Afternoon trivia
15:40 -  Oral presentations
  • Risala Mureth (Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology - Arusha, Tanzania): Assessment of Fluoride Removal in a Batch Electro coagulation Process
  • Oloyede Adekolurejo (University of Leeds): Proliferation of toxic cyanobacteria in freshwater systems
16:10 -  Voting for awards
16:20 -  GUEST TALK: Dr. Tinashe Chandauka
16:40 -  Presentation of awards, Announcements and closing remarks, Group photo

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS
  • Ange Josiane Uwayisenga (Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology): Smart Weed detection and removal using Autonomous Robot 
  • Chizoba Bassey (Norwich Medical School): The impact of home food production in the prevention of nutritional blindness in children: systematic review and meta-analysis
  • Isabella Ferreira (CITIID): Development of methodology to identify the cellular HIV reservoir in lymph nodes from ART suppressed individuals using single-cell RNA-Seq
  • Peculiar Feenna Onyekere (University of Nigeria): Phytochemical Analysis and Antimicrobial Potential of Leaf Extract and Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles of Newbouldia laevis
  • Mohammed Sani Isyaka (University of Surrey): UNLOCKING THE CHEMICAL SECRETS OF AFRICAN CROTON PLANTS 
  • Sunday Felix Abimbade (University of Hull): Sulfonated Sporopollenin Exine Capsules (SpECS):  A Heterogeneous Acid Catalyst for the Synthesis of  Di-substituted Benzimidazoles
  • Sani Sabo (University of Huddersfield): Replacing the use of animal skin in permeation analysis
  • Angatu Yousuf (University of Leicester): TMAO influences DNA organisation
  • Dr. Chrispin Chaguza (Wellcome Sanger Institute): Using genome-wide association analysis to discover genetic variation associated with neurotropism of hyper-virulent African pneumococcal serotype 1 strains

Special thanks to our sponsors and champions:

  • Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge
  • Royal Society of Chemistry Pan-Africa Network
  • The Maxwell Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
  • NanoDTC, University of Cambridge
  • Cambridge Africa Programme
  • Professor Franklin Aigbirhio (Professor of Neuroscience, University of Cambridge)

2020 Venue: Maxwell Centre, Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, CB3 0HE

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