Tracy Boakye Serebour

My research focuses on the knee, delivering a comparative single-cell and molecular portrait of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) through the lens of an ancestrally inclusive musculoskeletal tissue data set. I am doing this work under the supervision of Associate Professor Sarah Snelling, Associate Professor Adam Cribbs, Dr. Mathew Baldwin, and Professor Angeliki Kerasidou.

This work seeks to deliver a comprehensive atlas of the shared and unique molecular landscape of ACL tears, osteoarthritis-degenerative, and healthy ACLs that is representative across diverse ethnicities. This mixed-methods project applies genomic methods, such as single-cell RNA seq and long-read bulk RNA seq, to construct a single-cell atlas of the ACL and understand the global barriers to single-cell RNA sequencing. This work aims to deliver single-cell atlases of the ACL in healthy and disease states that complement ongoing tissue and biomechanical engineering efforts toward ligament repair. 

Prior to moving to Oxford, I completed my medical education and transitioned into a one-year Orthopaedic Surgery program at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology. My research focus was on developing and establishing guidelines to appropriately respond to atraumatic paediatric spinal cord injuries without radiographic abnormalities, especially among young girls in China. 

In my spare time, I enjoy road cycling, philosophy and theology reading groups, and collecting vinyl records of my favourite albums.