Sylvia Josephine Anie FRSC is a Ghanaian chemist known for her work in magnetic resonance imaging and international policy making.[1]

Education

Anie is a graduate of Aburi Girls’ Senior High School.[2] She completed her doctoral dissertation in 1990 at the University of Manchester.[3]

Career

Anie's doctoral research developed a method for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)[3] which was subsequently patented.[1][4] Using a polysiloxane contrast medium, Anie obtained images of the structure and function of the gastrointestinal tract in a living organism.[4] This method made it possible to perform MRI analysis of the gut without the side effects of metal-based contrast agents.[5]

After receiving her doctorate, Anie left laboratory research to work in international policy formulation and strategic planning.[1] While serving as the Director of the Social Transformations Programmes Division for Commonwealth Secretariat, she addressed the United Nations General Assembly in a statement on HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention in the Commonwealth of Nations.[6]

Anie is currently the Head of Policy Advocacy for RESULTS,[7] an organization working to eliminate global poverty.[8]

Awards and recognition

  • Anie was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2013.[9]
  • In 2015, she received an award from the Old Students Association of Aburi Girls’ Senior High School recognizing her contributions to scientific knowledge.[2]
  • Anie was named an African Science Hero by Planet Earth Institute for her research, public health work, and efforts to promote health and education access for women.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dr Sylvia Anie CSci CChem FRSC | 175 Faces of Chemistry". www.rsc.org. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. 1 2 "Ghanaian scientist and inventor honoured by Aburi Old Girls' Association". Modern Ghana. 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. 1 2 Anie, Sylvia (1990). 19F and 1H NMR studies of materials in the gastrointestinal tract. Manchester: University of Manchester.
  4. 1 2 Waigh, R.D., Fell, J.T., Anie, S.J., Wood, B. (1995). U.S. Patent No. 5,380,514. Washington DC: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  5. ↑ Su, F., Shyu, S., Chen, Y. (2000). NMR properties of poly(dimethyl siloxane) colloids as new contrast agents for NMR imaging. Polymer International, 49(7), 787-794.
  6. ↑ Anie, S.J. (2011, 10 June). Statement  [PDF]. Retrieved from https://www.un.org/en/ga/aidsmeeting2011/pdf/commonwealth_secretariat.pdf
  7. ↑ "Sylvia Anie". RESULTS UK. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  8. ↑ "How We Work". RESULTS UK. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  9. ↑ Debrah, Ameyaw (2014-01-26). "Female scientist, Dr. Sylvia Josephine Anie becomes a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK". AmeyawDebrah.Com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  10. ↑ "African Science Heroes". Planet Earth Institute. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11.
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