Prof. Samuel Asamoah Sakyi

Associate Professor


Dept: Molecular Medicine
Department of Molecular Medicine
School of Medicine and Dentistry
KNUST

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Research Areas/Interests

My research interest focuses on Disease pathogenesis, Host-pathogen interactions, diagnostics, and immune mechanisms of infectious diseases such as Ma...~more

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Professional/Teaching Experience

    • Invitation to attend a KReF Review workshop as a nominated reviewer, Gardiner Conference Room, Great Hall. 7 October 2019
    •  Participated in Low Cost Viral Training Workshop at University of Pretoria, Future Africa Campus, South Africa from 11th-15thMarch,2019

    • Won 2016 AACC international travel grant to participate and present at the AACC annual meeting at Philadelphia convention center, PA, July 31– Aug 4, 2016., USA

     

    • Participated in a three day certificate workshop in research grant development and management workshop, from 9th -11th February, 2015 at obstetrics and gynecology conference room, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra.

     

     

    • Participated in a one day certificate workshop in supervising research students and examining dissertations 17th March, 2016 at KCCR, Kumasi. Organized by the WABER professional education
    • Participated and presented at the America Association of Clinical Chemistry (AACC) annual meeting in Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, GA, 26th-30th July, 2015. B-274 Page 17

     

    • Intensive training in selection and applications of aptamers at Aptagen LLC Jacobus PA. USA. May –August 2014

     

    • Participated in train the trainer course on “applications of genomics in public health for infectious diseases of poverty: diagnostics and vector control” at the institute Pasteur de Tunis from January 21st -30th January, 2014.

     

     

    • Won 2013 AACC international travel grant to participate and present at the AACC annual meeting in Houston Texas, 28th July-3rd August 2013. George Brown center, USA

     

    • Participated in a two week certificate course in presentation, writing, and grantmanship skills for research. Organized by the imperial college, London, National Resources Institute, CSIR, and the University of Ghana at the Noguchi Institute for Medical Research 29th April to 10th May, 2013

     

     

    • Participated in the first Pan- African Summer School of Nanomedicine, Department of Science and Technology of CSIR, 4-10th November, 2012, Farm Inn Hotel Pretoria, South Africa.

     

    • Participated in a one week certificate course in fundamentals and applications of fluorescence microscopy in modern cell biology, organized by Koc University and the American society of cell biology. 11-17th August 2012, Koc university, Istanbul, Turkey

     

    • Participated and presented at the 5th annual conference of the Ghana Biomedical Convention. THEME- Enhancing Biomedical Research Education for National Development at the Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research, 30th -1st August 2012, Legon.

     

    • Participated and presented during the 5th annual scientific conference of the College of Allied Health Sciences of the University of Ghana. THEME- ‘the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases in Ghana’’, 21st-23rd September, 2011 GIMPA, Legon.

     

    • Participated in third West African Regional Workshop in Learning and Teaching Modern Cell Biology with emphasis on biomedical research and the application of cell biology, biochemical, molecular genetics and genomic/bioinformatics methods to protozoan parasites and cancer at KCCR (KCCR/KNUST/ASCB/Carnegie Corp. of New York 4TH -15TH JULY, 2011).

     

    • Participated and presented during the 2nd annual scientific conference of the College of Health Sciences of KNUST. Theme: “Life style and Non- Communicable diseases (diabetes, obesity, hypertension and cancers).” 9th -11TH September, 2009 at Miklin hotel, kumasi.

     

    • Extensive training in TB and HIV diagnosis and management. Quality assurance, infection prevention and control and laboratory management at the Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research (27th May-2ndJune 2007).

     


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