Two upcoming events with the Africans in Boston, Inc. group
New England premiere of Moroccan movie Rock the Casbah
WHEN: Monday, April 28, 7:30 PM
WHERE: Studio Cinema | 376 Trapelo Road – Belmont, MA 02478
WHAT: Belmont World Film’s 13th Annual International Film Series, entitled “Home Is Where…,” travels to Morocco on Monday, April 28, at 7:30 PM at the Studio Cinema in Belmont (376 Trapelo Road) with the New England premiere of Rock the Casbah featuring legendary actor Omar Sharif and starring Hiam Abbass (The Visitor).
www.belmontworldfilm.org – 617-484-3980. – COST: $11
AD Net Tuesdays | “Leadership in the African context” a talk by Iyabo Obasanjo
WHEN: Tuesday, May 6, 2014 | 6pm – 7:45pm
WHERE: BU African Studies Center – Room 505 | 232 Bay State Road – Boston, MA , 02215
WHAT: “Leadership in the African context” a talk by Iyabo Obasanjo
Dr Obasanjo graduated from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 1988 with a degree in Veterinary Medicine. She did her compulsory one year post-graduation national service at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, Ibadan where she taught and conducted clinical veterinary services. She proceeded to University of California at Davis where she obtained a Masters in Preventive Veterinary Medicine (MPVM) and then to Cornell University in Ithaca, New York to obtain a PhD in Epidemiology.
Her post-doctoral research fellowship was at the Department of Comparative Medicine at Wake Forest University, School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina where she researched using female primates to model the effects of hormonal interventions on menopausal women.
After her post-doc, she worked in Clinical Research in the Unites States managing Phase 1 to IV clinical trials first as a statistician using her epidemiological training and ending up as a Project Manager, managing complex clinical studies for various diseases for submission to FDA for approval.
In 2003, she moved back to Nigeria where upon participation in political activities she was appointed the Commissioner for Health for her state of origin. In that position she managed all the public health activities of the state comprising of preventive programs, service delivery and outreach activities. At the next elections in 2007, she contested and won a seat to the Nigerian Senate and was the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health for the next four years, until her term ended in 2011.
She was a 2012 and 2013 Advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard University and is currently a Distinguished Fellow at the African Presidential Center of Boston University. Her interest is in developing advocacy for improving education, health and economic opportunities for African girls and women. She has several scientific, newspaper and journal publications.
Africans in Boston, Inc. is an organization that fosters the socio- economic and educational development of its members by offering a platform that connects the African Diaspora in the greater Boston area and in the state of Massachusetts. The organization provides its members with various resources by cultivating meaningful and professional relationships and by creating a thriving environment.
