PAST EVENTS

2023

Black History Month -Saluting our sister Portraits of Black Female Scientist in Collaboration with James Bell – Senior Lecturer at The University of the Arts

Exhibition at Storey’s Field Centre in Cambridge in Collaboration with the Cambridge African Network

Members Spotlight

Jennifer Ofoedu Industry-Star
Nana-Jane Chipampe works at Sanger Institute
Melissa Mitchell PhD student at Kings College
Pamela Banana works in Industry Crescendo Biologics
OluwaSeun Ogundele – PhD Student at Cambridge University
Martha Mulongo– Sanger Institute
Sophie Martin – PhD Student UCL
Jolynne Mokaya – Sanger Institute
Deanna Patmore -Industry Crescendo Biologics
Oumie Kuyateh -Sanger Institute
Sasha Henriques-Sanger Institute

ELRIG Drug Discovery Conference 2023

Founder Laura Eghobamien was one of the conference Directors BMSN played a significant key role in increasing the number of black and ethnic minority speakers and attendees at this conference. BMSN also had a visible exhibition presence at the conference with Key members of staff Emmanuel our undergraduate outreach officer and Alice our communication officer.

Members Spotlight

Gordwin Aleku from Kings College
Mellissa Mitchell poster was selected and short-listed for a presentation

July 2023 Heritage and Culture Diversity Forum – University of East Anglia

Black History Month -Saluting our sister Portraits of Black Female Scientist in Collaboration with James Bell – Senior Lecturer at The University of the Arts

Exhibition at Storey’s Field Centre in Cambridge in Collaboration with the Cambridge African Network

2022

July 2022

Heritage and Culture Diversity Forum – University of East Anglia

October 2022

Black History Month – promoting BMSN and talking about the lack of visible black scientists with the mayor of Cambridge

August 2022: Internship

In collaboration with Pharmakure Manchester our first intern Elizabeth Amedjou. We are grateful to the CEO Farid Khan and the staff at Pharmakure for supporting our interns