Assistant Director of Bioscience Research and Microscopy
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign, Urbana, United States
Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, United States
Biography
Dr. Kingsley Boateng is a Microscopist and the Assistant Director of Bioscience Research and Microscopy at the Carl R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He manages the IGB Microscopy Core Facility, trains Users and organizes workshops. He is an innovative and result oriented scientist with expertise in sample-preparation, flow-cytometry, high-end light microscopy including MINFLUX, correlative light and electron microscopy and X-ray CT scan. He has over 20 years experience in academic research environments and has authored or co-authored over 15 peer reviewed publications.
He is a regular presenter at the “Lunch with the Core”, a bi-weekly seminar organized by the IGB Core Facility to highlight new techniques and instruments at the Car R. Woese Institute of Genomic Biology Core facility and has presentated at workshops, seminars, and international conferences highlighting his work at the IGB Core. He collaborates with numerous faculty from different departments, from cell biology to material science and bioengineering research at University of Illinois and other scientist worldwide and with companies such as Zoetis Inc. (the world's largest producer of medicine and vaccinations for pets and livestock) and Abbot (a multinational medical devices and health care company) to complete projects and publish data.
Education
Ph.D., Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA
M.Sc., Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Biological Science, University of Hull, Hull, England
B.Sc., Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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MINFLUX Nanoscopy Reveals Ultra-Structural Details of the Synaptonemal Complex
Thursday, July 27, 2023
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