Anna Olanrewaju (Née Ampaw), Phd Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, ON, CA

Greater Toronto Area, Canada

Empowering Female Minds in STEM (EFeMS) is a non-profit organization incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act. EFeMS is spearheaded by African women for African women and is working to decrease the STEM gender disparity in Africa by providing opportunities for mentorship, funding, and professional development. As the Executive.

As a postdoctoral researcher in the Gunning Lab, my research focuses on contributing to the oncology drug discovery pipeline by:- Designing and chemically synthesizing small molecule drug leads for rare cancers- Applying SAR approaches for hit-to-lead generation of small molecule inhibitors- Investigating new therapeutic targets with chemical probes

Ottawa, Canada Area

Supervisor: Dr. Robert BenMy research includes:- Synthesizing and characterizing small molecule carbohydrates- Evaluating small molecules as ice recrystallization inhibitors using the appropriate assays- Testing synthetic molecules as cryoprotectants for the cryopreservation of erythrocytes and hematopoietic stem cells at the Canadian Blood Services.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Help prepare students for the organic chemistry section of the MCAT by providing high-level teaching; prepare and follow lesson plans for 3-hour classes;

Halifax, Canada Area

Assisted students in understanding organic chemistry concepts at various undergraduate levels; devised alternative methods of teaching based on student learning styles

Halifax, Canada Area

Research included:- Carbohydrate synthesis of various sugar phosphonate derivatives as potential covalent inhibitors of the enzyme beta-phosphoglucomutase- Purification and identification of synthetic products via column chromatography, mass spectroscopy, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy - Expression and isolation of beta-phosphoglucomutase.

Halifax, Canada Area

Supervised students and ensured students worked safely according to WHMIS standards; marked & graded lab reports; helped students with experiment related questions; Attended weekly training sessions

Ottawa, Canada Area

Organized and compressed external data into readable spreadsheets and graphs; Evaluated, critiqued and provided corrections to proposals considered for the 2014 Chemical Management Plan Funding; Gathered and provided information on various regulations of toxic chemicals

Ottawa, Canada Area

Synthesized glycoproteins using solid-phase peptide synthesis; purified carbohydrate and protein derivatives using various purification methods including column chromatography, crystallization, high-performance liquid chromatography; composed and modified chemical procedures based on literature research

Ottawa, Canada Area

Used analytical techniques to measure the content of soluble dietary fibre known as B-glucan in oats; Collected and compressed data into a readable form; analyzed data and wrote weekly reports on findings

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemistry

Master Of Science (Msc), Organic Chemistry, Dr. David Jakeman

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Honours In Biopharmaceutical Science With Specialization In Medicinal Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude

Program combines basic studies from areas such as molecular biology, biochemistry, pharmacology and organic chemistry, and courses.