1. Characterization of microbial contaminants from foods, using phage typing, transformation, conjugation, PCR techniques, and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) determinations
2. Quality assessment of medicinal plant products
3. In vitro screening of medicinal plants for antimicrobial agents

ON-GOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Prevalence of resistant microbes found on vegetables cultivated on animal manure enriched soils in Accra and Kumasi Metropolis
2. In vitro antimicrobial activity of seven Ghanaian medicinal plants using standard bacteria strains
3. Evaluation of the spoilage and foodborne microbes of dry and aqueous medicinal products sold in the Kumasi Metropolis
4. Screening herbal medicinal products on the Ghanaian market for potential carcinogenicity using the bacterial reverse mutation assay (Ames test)
5. Using Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction to detect Salmonella Species Genovars in Human Serum Samples (In collaboration with the School of Allied Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon)