Dr Pamela Emefa Selormey

Pamela is a Research Scientist and Bioethicist at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Ghana, and a part-time lecturer at the University of Ghana and Garden City University. With over a decade of experience in biomedical research and research ethics, she has contributed to major regional and international initiatives, including the COUNTDOWN project, EDCTP programmes, and the development of ethical guidelines for emerging technologies, such as gene-drive mosquito interventions, under the West African Integrated Vector Management (WA-IVM) programme. She has mentored numerous early-career professionals in bioethics, held leadership roles within the H3Africa Consortium, and served on the UNESCO Working Group on Open Science Policy. Locally, she is the immediate past Vice-President of the Ghana Association for Research Ethics Committees (GHAAREC). Pamela has published widely in international journals. One of her recent notable achievements is proposing a benefit-sharing framework for genomic research in Africa. Her research interests span the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic research and biobanking, global health, biomedical research, and the governance of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs).

Experience at the Ethics-Lab
I visited the Ethics-Lab as a PhD visiting fellow from January to February 2023, and my experience was truly enriching. The supportive and welcoming team made my stay exceptionally rewarding. I also had the opportunity to present my PhD proposal to the group, whose insightful feedback significantly strengthened my research. I left deeply inspired and motivated to establish a similar model of the Ethics-Lab in my own institution one day.