Nana Yaa Boahene

Stilling

Prosjektleder for faggruppen for plantevernmidler 

Utdanning

2003 – 2009: Dr. philos toksikologi, Univ. i Oslo, Oslo, Norge

1999 – 2001: M Phil medisinsk biologi, Univ. i Tromsø, Norge.

1993 – 1998: BSc biokjemi, Univ. of Science and Technology, Ghana.

Arbeidserfaring

2015 – dd: Prosjektleder, Vitenskapskomiteen for mat og miljø

2014 – 2014: Forsker, Statens Strålevern, Oslo, Norway.

2009 – 2014: Forsker, Nasjonalt Folkehelseinstitutet, Oslo, Norway.

2003 – 2008: Stipendiat, Nasjonalt Folkehelseinstitutet, Oslo, Norway.

2002 – 2003: Vitenskapelig Assistent, Genova As, Oslo, Norway.

1997 – 1997: Vitenskapelig assistent, Darko Farms Complex, Ghana.

1996 – 1996: Vitenskapelig assistent, Crops Research Institute, Ghana.

1992 – 1992: Lærer, Ghana Secondary School - National Service Scheme, Ghana.

Utvalgte publikasjoner

Nana Asare, Nur Duale, Hege H. Slagsvold, Birgitte Lindeman, Ann Karin Olsen, Joanna Gromadzka-Ostrowska, Sylwia Meczynska-Wielgosz, Marcin Kruszewski, Gunnar Brunborg, and Christine Instanes. Genotoxicity and gene expression modulation of silver and titanium dioxide nanoparticles in mice. Nanotoxicology, 10:3 (2016) 312-321

Nana Asare, Christine Instanes, Wiggo Sandberg, Magne Refnes, Per Schwarze, Marcin Kruszewski, Gunnar Brunborg. Cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of silver nanoparticles in testicular cells. Toxicology 291 (2012) 65-74

Nana Asare, Dominique Lagadic-Gossmann and Jørn A. Hølme. 3-Nitrofluoranthene (3-NF)-induced apoptsis and programmed necrosis. Autophagy 5 (2009) 754-755

Asare, M. Låg, D. Lagadic-Gossmann, M. Rissel, P. Schwarze, J. A. Holme. 3-Nitrofluoranthene but not 3-Aminofluoranthene elicit apoptosis as well as programmed necrosis in Hepa1c1c7 cells. Toxicology 255 (2009) 140-150

Asare, X. Tekpli M. Rissel, A. Solhaug, N. Landvik, V. Lecureur, G. Brunborg, M. Låg, D. Lagadic-Gossmann, J. A. Holme. Signalling pathways involved in 1-Nitropyrene- (1-NP) and 3-Nitrofluoranthene (3-NF)-induced cell death in Hepa1c1c7 cells. Mutagenesis 24 (2009) 481-493

Asare, N.E. Landvik, D. Lagadic-Gossmann, M. Rissel, X. Tekpli, K. Ask, M. Låg, J. A. Holme. 1-Nitropyrene induces apoptosis and apparently a non-apoptotic programmed cell death (paraptosis) in Hepa1c1c7 cells. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 230 (2008) 175–186

Asare N., Landvik N., Ask K., Rohrlack T. and Holme J.A. Metabolism of nitro-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons elicit apoptotic and necrotic responses in Hepa1c1c7 cells. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology 197 (2004) 308