Objective
Molecular design of Polypeptides via Innovative Chemoselective Liquid Phase Synthesis.
Degree
| 2015 | B.Pharm; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. |
| 2018 | M.Phil; Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. |
| 2023 | PhD; Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan. Research Supervisor: Prof. Masaharu Sugiura. |
Experience
| Aug 2015 – Jun 2019 | Graduate Research Assistant, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. |
| May – Jul 2017 | Quality Control Officer (Masters Internship), Ernest Chemist Limited, Tema, Ghana. |
| Sep 2019 – Sep 2023 | Graduate Research Assistant, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan. |
| Oct – Oct 2023 | Visiting Researcher, Sojo University, Kumamoto, Japan. |
| Nov 2023 – | Postdoctoral Fellow, Peptide Research Center, Chubu University, Aichi Ken, Japan. |
Achievments
2019: MEXT Scholarship
List of Publications
- Boateng, A.; Adu, J. K.; Baah, M. K. Investigation of Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Properties of Extracts of the Stem Bark of Drypetes floribunda (Euphorbiaceae). Invest Med Chem Pharmacol. 2019, 2, 32.
- Boateng, A.; Harada, T.; Ashikari, Y.; Nakajima, M.; Sugiura, M. Synthesis of Conjugated Multiunsaturated Thioesters via One-pot TiCl4-promoted Aldol Condensation. Tetrahedron Lett. 2020, 61, 152280.
- Hori, Y.; Tsutsumi, R.; Nasu, K.; Boateng, A.; Ashikari, Y.; Sugiura, M.; Nakajima, M.; Kurauchi, Y.; Hisatsune, A.; Katsuki, H.; Seki, T. Aromatic-Turmerone Analogs Protect Dopaminergic Neurons in Midbrain Slice Cultures through Their Neuroprotective Activities. Cells 2021, 10, 1090.
- Boateng, A.; Amano, M.; Sugiura, M. Synthesis of Selenoesters via Aldol Condensation and/or Conjugate Reduction and Their Antiviral Activities. ACS Omega 2023, 8, 1369-1374.