Prof. Sampson Antwi

Professor


Dept: Child Health
Department of Child Health,
School of Medicine and Dentistry
KNUST/Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Kumasi

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Research Areas/Interests

By way of medical research, my interest is in three (3) areas: Paediatric renal diseases Paediareic HIV diseases Paediatric malnutrition ...~more

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Grants/Funds Awarded

Ongoing                       Adu/Ojo (PIs)                                                                      2017-2022

  1. H3 Africa Kidney Disease Cohort Study Network; a 5-year NIH sponsored multi-center genomic research into kidney diseases in Africa.

                                Role: Site PI

         

     Adu/Ojo (PIs)                                                                                2018-2023

  1. H3Africa Kidney Disease RENEWAL Study; a 5-year NIH sponsored multi-center genomic research into kidney diseases in Africa.

        Role: Site PI

 

  1. R01HD071779               Awewura (PI)                                      07/15/12-08/30/23

            Pharmokinetics of anti-tuberculosis and antiretroviral drugs in children

  The goal of this study is to determine the pharmacokinetics of first line anti-tuberculosis and antiretroviral drugs in children.                Role: Site PI                

 

  1. 1R01HD103512-01                      Paintsil (PI)                                          08/15/2020-06/30/21

Pediatric HIV Disclosure Intervention and Benefits Study (PhD-BS)—SANKOFA 2

 

     5.Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Dolutegravir in children weighing 20kg and more living with HIV with or without TB; a 2-year NIH-sponsored collaborative research between University of Florida, USA, and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology. December 2020 and ongoing.

Position: Site PI

6.Will intravenous albumin reduce the mortality of children with oedematous malnutrition and shock? A 1-year pilot study between Child Health Africa and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology and University for Development Studies, Tamale. May 2021. Position: PI

 

 

Completed

 

R01HD074253                                                                                                                                 Paintsil (PI)                                                                                         9/1/12-6/30/18 (NCE)

NICHD / NIH

A Bioecological Pediatric HIV disclosure Intervention in Ghana - SANKOFA

Goal is to provide information on a structured disclosure intervention that can be integrated into usual care in Ghana and other resource-limited settings to improve the welfare of HIV-infected children and their caregivers.

Role: Co-Investigator

 

U54HG006939                                                                                                                                    Adu/Ojo (PIs)                                                                   8/15/12-31/07/2017

The H3Africa Kidney Disease Research Network

The goal of this study is to assess the gene:environment interaction on the development of chronic kidney disease in people within the African community.                                                   

Role: Co-Investigator

 

 

 


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