Boatemaa Ofori-Frimpong

In 2023, Boatemaa took up Lectureship within the Department of Biological and Biomedical Science at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU). Boatemaa completed BSc (Hons) Medical Laboratory Technology at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana (2007) and worked as an Intern Biomedical Scientist at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana (2007-2008). Boatemaa then completed MSc Biomolecular and Biomedical Science at GCU (2008-2009).

Boatemaa was awarded a GCU PhD Studentship & Scottish Overseas Student Association Scholarship (2009-2012) within the area of Cell and Molecular Biology in the Martin lab to investigate Connexin and Pannexin cellular communication in obesity. Also, in the Martin lab and in collaboration with Zealand Pharma, Denmark, Boatemaa investigated novel peptides targeting connexin function (2012-2013) as a Research Assistant. Boatemaa investigated Narrow Spectrum Kinase inhibitors in Dry Eye Disease within the Hagan’s lab in collaboration with TopiVert Pharma, London as a Postdoctoral Research Assistant (2014-2016) also at GCU.

Following a career break, Boatemaa returned to GCU and worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher to investigate imaging Diabetic whole mount skin with funding from Scottish Universities Life Science Alliance (SULSA) Early Career Researcher (ECR) Development fund.

Within GCU, Boatemaa is a member of the “Molecular Mechanisms of Long-Term conditions” and has a research interest in novel therapeutic potential of natural products. Boatemaa was Curator of the GCU Skin Research Tissue Bank (SRTB) (2019-2022) which provides well annotated normal and diabetic tissue samples to support research into human skin disease. Boatemaa continues to support the GCU SRTB (2023 -present).  Boatemaa is also part of the STEM network at GCU and has organised several events on Career Development for students within the Department of Biological Science and beyond. Boatemaa has supported learning and teaching within the GCU Advanced Higher hub (Biology and Chemistry) 2021-2023 and with College Connect (2021-2022).

Externally, Boatemaa has been ECR Representative for SULSA (2020-2022), Forging Future Ambassador (SULSA) (2022-2024), Co-Chair Diagnostic and Therapeutic Steering Group (SULSA) (2023-present), Community Ambassador/Speaker for Diabetes UK, Nuffield Research Placement Mentor (2024), Destination STEMM Mentor (2024) and is a Member of the Royal Society of Biology.

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