Boahemaa Adu-Oppong

Boahemaa Adu-Oppong

Director of Computational Biology & Data Science

Service & Leadership

Data Science Summit – Chem-Bioinformatic Co-Chair

December 11, 2025

October 2019 - February 2020

  • Spearheaded the inaugural Summit through collaboration with co-leads in Germany for over 300 participants.
  • Evaluated topics and over 50 abstracts for speakers and posters.

Data Science and Analytics Best Practices Team

December 11, 2025

January 2019 - December 2019

  • Organized monthly code reviews in Python and R for the entire Data Science and Analytics organization.

Plant Biotech Data Fluency Mentorship Program

December 11, 2025

January 2019 - December 2019

  • Implemented a Biotech wide Data Fluency Mentoring Program where mentees executed their business goal by attaining a new data fluency skill taught by the mentor.
  • Demonstrated ability to delegate tasks among a team of 8 individuals.

The Show Me Costa Rica Project

December 11, 2025

November 2013 – Present

  • This project was created by a teacher in a St. Louis public school who saw the need for students in the inner city to travel internationally. Many students are the first in their families to travel abroad or have a passport.
  • 2013 – Present - Part of leadership board and helped with fundraisers, created promotional materials, and developed biology modules for the students.
  • 2016 & 2017 - Traveled with the students to Costa Rica and Nicaragua

Young Scientist Program (YSP)

December 11, 2025

January 2012 – June 2017

  • YSP is a non-profit organization focused on promoting STEM education and encouraging the pursuit of careers in STEM fields by traditionally underrepresented minorities.
  • Organized meetings and events for high school and middle school students in the Saint Louis area.
  • 2017 – Co-Consultant of the volunteer program. I am responsible for creating new and continuing existing connections between volunteers and the St. Louis community.
  • 2016 – Co-Director
    • Oversaw 39 Teaching Team Events and reached 3,429 students
    • Oversaw 21 Field Trips to Wash U with 11 schools and reached 854 students
  • 2015 - Director
  • 2014 - Assistant Director
    • Oversaw events which engaged with 2,300 students
  • 2012 – Present – Ecology and Evolution Teaching Team Member

Science Center Community Partners

December 11, 2025

August 2015 – August 2016

  • Represented the Young Scientist Program at the Community Partners meeting which was held once a month.

St. Louis University High School

December 11, 2025

February 2015 – February 2017

  • Organized tour of Gautam Dantas’ lab for high school students in AP biology once a year.

East St. Louis High School

December 11, 2025

September 2016

  • Presented my path to attaining a PhD to high school 15 female African American students interested in health care

Continuing Mentorship Program at Soldan High School

December 11, 2025

November 2012 –June 2016

  • Founding class of this flagship program. This program pairs graduate students with high school students who are interested in science as a career for four years.
  • Applied for funding through the Alumni Association
  • Organized dinners and meetings at the school.
  • Organized orientation and training events for new mentors
  • Helped with the expansion from Soldan to another St. Louis Public High School (Collegiate School of Science and Biosciences)

KIPP Inspire (Saint Louis)

December 11, 2025

August 2012 – February 2015

  • 2015 - Coached four students in each Science Olympiad tournament (Fossils and Entomology).
  • 2014 - Coached three students for each of the Science Olympiad tournament (Disease Detectives).
  • 2013 - Coached two students in each Science Olympiad tournament (Disease Detectives and Entomology).

KIPP Voyage (Houston)

December 11, 2025

February 2010

  • Selected to participate on a career panel, to talk about my college experience.
  • Selected to be a role model for one of the classrooms.

National Society of Black Engineers event

December 11, 2025

September 2009

  • Presented my research project to middle and high school students from the Houston area.

KIPP Aspire (San Antonio)

December 11, 2025

November 2009

  • Organized visit to Rice University.
  • Gave a personalized tour of Rice University.

KIPP Academy (Houston)

December 11, 2025

January 2009 - January 2011

  • Chaperoned a trip of sixth graders to Utah.
  • Organized visits to Rice University.