Dr Abigail Otchere is a medical communications manager in a global med comms agency.
She studied BSc Biomedical Science, graduating in 2013 and holds a MSc in neuroscience from Kings College, London. After working in the clinical trials sector for almost 2 years, Abigail went on to complete her PhD in biomedical science, specialising in ageing research, at Aston university.
Since 2021, Abigail transitioned from research to medical communications, educating health care professionals on new drug treatments for a range of therapeutic areas including non-small cell lung cancer and acute myeloid leukaemia. She uses her creativity, her science expertise, her attention to detail and ultimately the words she writes to help doctors to make more informed decisions.
Abigail is also the co-founder of SiSTEM, an initiative which aims to connect and support women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Together with her sister (Donna Otchere, co-founder) she dedicates her time to improving the retention and the uptake of women in STEM by inspiring early years to working professionals and changing the narrative on STEM.
She is passionate about increasing black female representation in STEM and closing the gender and race gap in the STEM field. She wants to use her platform and her story to inspire the next generation and wants to see more black women and those from low socio-economic backgrounds in senior roles and positions of leadership. Her story of SiSTEM, highlighting the importance of sisterhood has been previously featured in the award-wining E&T (Engineering & technology) magazine.