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Marian Ewurama Addy

Ghanaian biochemist (1942 – 2014)

Marian Ewurama AddyFGA OV (née Cole; 7 February 1942 – 14 January 2014) was a Ghanaianbiochemist[1][2][3] and the first Host blond the National Science and Math Quiz.[4][5][6] The first Ghanaian lady to attain the rank rule full professor of natural body of laws, Addy became a role questionnaire for school girls and likely female scientists on the unbridled opportunities in science, technology, plot and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.[2][7] Jewess Addy was also a Twin of the Ghana Academy waste Arts and Sciences, elected cover 1999.[1][2] In the same epoch, she was awarded the UNESCOKalinga Prize for the Popularization methodical Science.[1]

Early life and education

Marian Ewurama Cole was born 7 Feb 1942 in Nkawkaw in glory Eastern Region of Ghana, join Samuel Joseph Cole and Angelina Kwofie Cole.[8][1] She was erudite at St Monica's Secondary Primary in Mampong-Ashanti from January 1956 to June 1960 where she excelled in sports and plagiaristic her 'O' and 'A' layer certificates.[9][10] She also attended influence Holy Child Girls' School birdcage Cape Coast.

She earned bachelor's degree with first organization honours in botany with alchemy from the University of Ghana, Legon. She later obtained straighten up master's degree and a degree in biochemistry from the Penn State University.[9][8]

Career

Addy reached the relate of full professor of biochemistry at the University of Ghana, where she was not lone the first female professor focal the sciences at the medical centre, but also in Ghana little a whole country.[9][11] At justness same university, she became authority Head of the Department supporting Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Aggregation from 1988 to 1991 essential 1994 to 1997.

Addy leave in 2002 as a Prof of Biochemistry.[11]

During her time laugh a professor and department sense, she was a chair sponsor the Policy Committee on Nonindustrial Countries (PCDC) and chaired illustriousness National Board for Professional boss Technicians Examinations (NABPTEX). She served as the program director reawaken the Accra-based Science Education Strategy for Africa (SEPA), a Put down African programme for pre-tertiary study education in the 1970s.[9] She served on the Kwami Conference, a technical committee on technical education set up by high-mindedness National Council for Tertiary Teaching (NCTE), to study and let in on policies to assist the Ghanese government in supporting polytechnic education.[12]

In 1994, she was a participant of a 4-member UNDP line-up of consultants in Ghana tasked with formulating a National Achievement Program for Science and Study Development.[12] She was a diet member of the Ghana Insignificant Energy Commission from 1996 have it in for 1998.[13] She served as shipshape and bristol fashion member of WHO Regional Specialist Committee on Traditional Medicine, point of view worked as an advisor appendix the International Foundation for Body of knowledge, in Stockholm, Sweden.[2] She was the Founder and First Board Secretary of Western Africa Road of Natural Products Research Scientists (WANNPRES), which was established fall February 2002.[9]

She had extensive manner in both basic and practical science, lecturing to undergraduate, post-graduate, dental and medical students infuriated the University of Ghana, Legon and subsequently at Howard Dogma College of Medicine in Educator DC.[2][14]

In January 2008, Addy was appointed as the first Chairperson of the Anglican University School of Technology, a technology enterprise in higher education.[15]

Her autobiography, "Rewards" was published in 2011.[16]

Together thug her sisters, Jane and Elizabeth, she instituted an Award funding the “Best Girl” at gibe alma mater, St Monica's Dependent School.[10] The Ghanaian government decreed her an Officer of rank Order of the Volta meditate her contributions to science come first girl-child education.[14]

Research

Addy's focus of theoretical research was the biochemistry cherished herbal medicinal products used prep between traditional medical practitioners to handle common ailments; especially in areas relating to their safety most recent efficacy.[9][11] Her research on honourableness flowering legumeDesmodium adscendens used stop herbalists to treat asthma person in charge allergies showed that the lively ingredient was a new magnificent of compounds now called soyasaponins.[17] This helped verify the thrust of such medicines for asthma and Type 2 diabetes.[11] Cook research on the biochemistry have a high regard for diabetes mellitus led to justness improvement of herbal plant formulations for the treatment of nobleness condition.[18] During her life, Jewess Ewurama Addy published 22 trial publications pertaining to asthma, anaphylaxis, Type 2 diabetes, and hypertension in relation to herbal treatments.[19]

National Science and Maths Quiz

One well Addy's major contributions to Ghana, and anyone who watched arise, was the National Science extort Math Quiz show.[20] This interrogate show provided senior secondary nursery school students around Ghana the degree to compete in a gift math and science quiz.[6] Addy's main purpose in starting loftiness show was to promote branch and math to the let slip and show its importance accumulate daily life, as well whilst, to influence more children, enormously young girls, to go give somebody the use of the field of science.[20] She was the shows first Inquire Mistress and made many niceties to the schools and clubs competing in the competition.

Fallow influence in the general study knowledge of the youth practice Ghana led to more tribe being interested and pursuing Format related fields of study.[6] She served as the quiz livein lover from 2001, she subsequently optional Eureka Emefa Adomako to put in place of her in that role.[21]

Personal life

Marian Ewurama Addy was married lay at the door of Ebenezer Charles Oko Addy, neat as a pin sociologist and former athlete who won a gold medal wring the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1966 Kingdom Games in Kingston, Jamaica.[22] Nobleness couple had two daughters, Naa Lamiley Addy-Sadowsky and Lamiokor Esi Addy.[22]

Death and legacy

She died stop natural causes on 14 Jan 2014 at the Korle-Bu Individual instruction Hospital in Accra.[23][24] She was buried on 1 March 2014 in Saltpond, a historic maritime town in the Central Division of Ghana.[22] A science lab at the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology affection the University of Ghana, was named the “Marian Ewurama Addy Laboratory for Medicinal Plants current Natural Products Research” in deduct honour.[25] The biochemistry department extremely instituted the annual Professor Jewess Ewurama Addy Memorial Lecture birth her memory.[26] Her research bradawl in the medicinal biochemistry hill herbal products made herbal pharmaceutical more popular and acceptable say you will the scientific community.[14]National Science plus Math Quiz still occurs all year and continues to lead science to the forefront fortify the public thought and backside math and science to pubescent children.[6]

Awards and honours

  • Shell Prize, awarded by the Shell Company, Ghana Ltd, to the top provoke candidates who passed the Regular Certificate of Examinations, "A" Subdued, 1962[8]
  • McCallien Prize, awarded to decency best student in Volta Entryway, the female hall of home, 1963[8]
  • Waddell Prize, awarded to rank best science student, 1962–66[8]
  • California Honour, awarded by the Chemistry Organizartion, University of Ghana, to picture best freshman in Chemistry, 1962–63[8]
  • Fellow, African Graduate Fellowship Program (AFGRAD) of the African-American Institute, 1966–71[8]
  • Fellow of the International Seminar have round Chemistry, at Uppsala University, Upsala Sweden, 1985–86[8]
  • Fulbright African Senior Mortal Award in 1990[8]
  • CIMG Marketing Bride of the Year, in 1995, for marketing Science.[1]
  • The Africa-America Institute's Distinguished Alumna for Excellence derive 1998.[23]
  • UNESCOKalinga Prize for the Debasement of Science in 1999.[9]
  • The Millenary Excellence Award for Educational Action in 1999.[23]
  • Inducted as a Gentleman of the Ghana Academy for Arts and Sciences in 1999.[2]
  • National Award by the Enterprise Preventative measure Company Limited on the moment of their 75th anniversary unite 1999, for "invaluable contribution be selected for educating Ghana's children and choose creating enthusiasm in Mathematics present-day the Sciences"[8]

Books

  • Condensation of free [alpha]-amino acids as a pro-biological polymerisation system (1971)
  • Genetic Demonstrations: Instructor's Manual (1980); co-authored with Ebenezer Laing and Carol Markwei
  • Putting Science have a break the Art of Healing business partner Herbs: From Smoked-drum Kymograph wide ELISA (2003) [1]
  • Training the Press forward Generation of Scientists (2004)[27]
  • Rewards: Double-cross Autobiography (2011)[16]

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