Episode 1: Emmanuel Boakye

Change-maker and innovator, Emmanuel Boakye is a passionate advocate for open science in Africa.

About Emmanuel

For our inaugural episode, we spoke to Emmanuel Boakye who, as an eLife Community Ambassador, launched the African Reproducibility Network (AREN). His goal is to equip African researchers ready to dive into the global open science arena. He discussed his motivations and challenges, the importance of training and building community, and his drive to find whatever field has the most scope for innovation and creation. Oh, and his love of anime, football and K-Drama!

Emmanuel is the Founder, Co-Director & Community Engagement Lead of AREN and holds a BSc in Biochemistry from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana with a broad interest in genomics and translational research.