Dr Andrew Boa

Dr Andrew Boa

Senior Lecturer

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Science and Engineering
  • School of Natural Sciences

Qualifications

  • BSc (University of York)
  • PhD / DPhil (University of York)

Summary

Education:

University of York, B.Sc. 1985-1988, and D.Phil., 1988-1991

Experience:

University of Leicester, PDRA. 1991-1993 and University of Leeds, PDRA, 1994-1995

Current post:

University of Hull as Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, 1995 – 2011, and Senior Lecturer since Oct 2011.

Level 4: Introduction to Organic Chemistry

Level 4: Substitution and elimination

Level 5: Stereochemistry

Level 5: Bifunctional chemistry

Level 5: Year 2 organic laboratories

Level 6: P, S, Si and B chemistry

Level 6: Biomolecules

Level 7: Advanced heterocyclic chemistry

Level 7: Metals in Organic Synthesis (shared)

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

Fe-N catalyst derived from and supported on Lycopodium clavatum sporopollenin exine capsules for the oxygen reduction reaction

Malik, W., Tafoya, J. P. V., Doszczeczko, S., Sobrido, A. B. J., Boa, A. N., & Volpe, R. (2024). Fe-N catalyst derived from and supported on Lycopodium clavatum sporopollenin exine capsules for the oxygen reduction reaction. Scientific reports, 14(1), Article 26052. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77780-1

Synthesis of graphene-encapsulated Fe3C/Fe catalyst supported on Sporopollenin exine capsules, and its use for the reverse water gas shift reaction

Malik, W., Tafoya, J. . P. V., Doszczeczko, S., Jorge Sobrido, A. B., Skoulou, V., Boa, A. N., Zhang, Q., Ramirez Reina, T., & Volpe, R. (in press). Synthesis of graphene-encapsulated Fe3C/Fe catalyst supported on Sporopollenin exine capsules, and its use for the reverse water gas shift reaction. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering,

Spore exines increase vitamin D clinical bioavailability by mucoadhesion and bile triggered release

Diego-Taboada, A., Sathyapalan, T., Courts, F., Lorch, M., Almutairi, F., Burke, B. P., Harris, K., Kruusmägi, M., Walther, T., Booth, J., Boa, A. N., Archibald, S. J., Thompson, C., Atkin, S. L., & Mackenzie, G. (2022). Spore exines increase vitamin D clinical bioavailability by mucoadhesion and bile triggered release. Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 350, 244-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.08.017

Synthesis and analysis of small molecules to restrain the function of tissue factor within tumour cells

Adeniran, O. I., Mohammad, M. A., Featherby, S., Maraveyas, A., Boa, A. N., & Ettelaie, C. (2021). Synthesis and analysis of small molecules to restrain the function of tissue factor within tumour cells. Frontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 26(10), 752-764. https://doi.org/10.52586/4985

The Uptake of Sporopollenin Exine Capsules and Associated Bioavailability of Adsorbed Oestradiol in Selected Aquatic Invertebrates

Chapman, E., Meichanetzoglou, A., Boa, A. N., Hetjens, H., Faetsch, S., Teuchies, J., Höss, S., Moore, D., Bervoets, L., Kay, P., Heise, S., Walker, P., & Rotchell, J. M. (2021). The Uptake of Sporopollenin Exine Capsules and Associated Bioavailability of Adsorbed Oestradiol in Selected Aquatic Invertebrates. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 107, 876–882. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-021-03364-8

Research interests

organic chemistry; bio-organic chemistry; medicinal chemistry; heterocyclic chemistry; unusual amino acids and peptidomimetics; sporopollenin.

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Interreg - Sullied Sediments

Funder

EC European Commission

Grant

£279,657.00

Started

1 January 2017

Status

Complete

Project

GCRF- PPF 20 Forecasting Ebola Spillovers

Funder

University of Hull

Grant

£18,157.00

Started

1 February 2018

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Dr Boa welcomes enquiries and applications for postgraduate supervision in his areas of expertise.

Conference presentation

A green approach to the environmental problem of pollutants finding their way into inland waterways

2020 - 2020

"A green approach to the environmental problem of pollutants finding their way into inland waterways" Contribution to the THYME-organized "Sustainable Waste Water Treatment & BioEcon Webinar" : 26/11/20

Presentation on the University of Hull as a potential recipient of Erasmus students (oral contribution)

2019 - 2019

A short presentation on the University of Hull (it's research and teaching, predominantly FOSE/FOHS) was made at the IUT Bethune, during their international meeting on the theme of “New Directions in International Cooperation” (March 21st-22nd, 2019) . Attendees came from Austria, Ireland, Poland, Romania and France.

RSC Heterocyclic and Synthesis Group Postgraduate Symposium (conference poster)

2019 - 2019

Sulfonated sporopollenin exine capsules (SpECs): A heterogeneous acid catalysts for the synthesis of di-substituted -benzimimdazoles S.F. Abimbade G. Mackenzie , A.N. Boa conference poster at the RSC Heterocyclic and Synthesis Group's 34th Annual Postgraduate Symposium held at Astra Zeneca, Macclesfield, 19 September 2019 .

ACS 2019 National Meeting & Exposition (oral contribution)

2019 - 2019

"Pollen solutions: a novel and green approach to water treatment" Presentations (oral and poster) were made by PhD student Aimilia Meichanetzoglou at the American Chemical Society (ACS) autumn meeting in San Diego (25/08/2019 to 29/08/2019). This meeting was attended by around 7500 academics/industrialists, 3000 students and 1000 exhibitors. Aimilia's talk was selected by the ACS as one of very few from hundreds to promote their event, and so she was able to hold a press conference (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2HsCpB6Wyg) and a promotional video was produced (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnC_Fdj4v2k) to promote the work.

Journée Technologique: "Agroressources & Construction" (oral contribution)

2019 - 2019

Invited oral contribution at the "Journée Technologique "Agroressources & Construction" (28/11/2019, at the IUT Béthune (France). Topic of presentation "Applications of surface-modified plant spore exines; water filtration-sporopollenin as a replacement for activated charcoal"

Royal Society of Biology (Yorkshire Branch) (oral contribution)

2019 - 2019

Oral presentation at the "Pollen solutions: a novel and green approach to water treatment" at annual Symposium of the Yorkshire Branch of the Royal Society of Biology meeting in Hull on 16th November 2019.

EuCheMS 2018 Conference (oral contribution)

2018 - 2018

‘Applications of surface-modified plant spore exines’, EuCheMS 2018, Liverpool, 26th - 30th August 2018.

RSC Chemical Biology and Bio-organic Group Postgraduate Symposium (conference poster)

2018 - 2018

Studies towards design of a potential therapeutic anticancer agent O. I. Adeniran*, A.N. Boa, C Ettelaie, and A Maraveyas, RSC Chemical Biology and Bio-organic Group Postgraduate Symposium, Leeds, 10th May 2018

Annual meeting of the British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis (conference poster)

2018 - 2018

Design and analysis of small compounds to restrain the functions of tissue factor within tumour cells’ O. I. Adeniran*, M. A. Mohammad, A. Maraveyas, A. N. Boa, C. Ettelaie, Annual meeting of the British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Warwick, 8-9th November 2018.

ID Week 2018 (conference poster)

2018 - 2018

Conference presentation (by external collaborator) at "ID Week 2018" (San Francisco) October 3 - 7, 2018 The Role of Whole-Genome Sequencing in Characterizing the Mechanism of Action of Anti-Tuberculosis Compounds: Demonstrated With Para-Amino Salicylic Acid and Its Analogue Satta*, Witney, Ere (Hull), Disney (Hull), Begum, Ortiz , Ratledge (Hull), Boa (Hull), and McHugh Abstract published at Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2018, Vol 5 (suppl_1), S286 and https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.805

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

FHEA

2014

Other

Professeur Invité Université d'Artois

2018 - 2019

Invited by Université d'Artois for a visit to discuss common research projects with IUT Bethune, ENSAIT and Université d'Artois (visit November 2018).

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