Nov. 10, 2018
Featured McCaig Institute Trainee: Baaba Otoo
When Baaba Otoo was in high school in Ghana, everyone assumed she would go to medical school. But she had other plans.
When Baaba Otoo was in high school in Ghana, everyone assumed she would go to medical school. But sh
Don Molyneaux
Baaba loved math and physics, so she decided to pursue a career in biomedical engineering. “I looked at graduate programs all over the world, and decided the best biomedical engineering program for me was at the University of Calgary.” So she packed her bags and moved to Calgary. “My family thinks I am adventurous, for sure.”
As a PhD student in Walter Herzog’s lab, Baaba studies biological and mechanical changes in cartilage cells. “The goal is to better understand how physio or exercise has benefits at the cellular level.” One day, she hopes to take her skills back to Ghana. “I’d like to have an influence on the biomechanical engineering industry back home, either through teaching or starting a company or both.”