PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

1. Lead Assessor, ISO/IEC 17025:2017 Laboratory Quality Management Systems
HKV/CQI&IRCA ULN:500560
UNIDO/EU/Global Quality and Standards Programme/Ghana
28/06/2023 |Ghana

2. Accreditation of Testing laboratories to EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017
UNIDO/EU/Global Quality and Standards Programme/WACOMP Ghana
07/03/2022 – 17/05/2022 |Ghana

3. Novel mass spectrometry based analytical strategies for food authentication (Virtual)
EU-China-Safe Training Programme/University of Chemistry and Technology
22/02/2022 |Czech Republic

4. Analytical strategies for multi-analyte/multi-matrix screening for pesticide residues, mycotoxins and plant alkaloids (Virtual)
EU-China-Safe Training Programme/University of Chemistry and Technology
17/02/2022 |Czech Republic

5. Comprehension of food fraud vulnerability (Virtual)
EU-China-Safe Training Programme/Wagenningen University
26/01/2022 |Netherlands

6. Making fungi travel through time to predict future food safety problems (Virtual)
British Mycological Society & Cranfield University
26/01/2022 |Scotland

7. Scopus Presents... The Research Toolbox (Virtual)
Elsevier
25/11/2021 |USA

8. Short Training Programme - Basic Bioinformatics Skills Relating to Using Genotypic /Phenotypic techniques for Risk Assessment / Predictive Microbiology (Virtual)
9. ListeriaPredict EFSA Partnering Grant Consortium (GP/EFSA/ENCO/2020/03 GA3).
9 – 11/11/2021 | Ireland

10. Introduction to Economics for Food Scientists (Virtual)
EU-China-Safe Training Programme/Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA)
11/10/2021 |United Kingdom

11. Essential Tips for Publishing in High impact Journals – Lessons from Cell Press (Virtual)
Elsevier
30/09/2021 |USA

12. Enhancing food safety testing in support of free flow of traded food and agri-food products (Virtual)
Global Food Regulatory Science Society/International Food Safety Training Laboratory, Université Laval
08/06/2021 |Canada

13. EFSA International Workshop on Risk Assessment of Combined Exposure to Multiple Chemicals (Virtual)
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
18 – 20/10/2021 |Italy

14. The Basics of HPLC and MS (Virtual/Online)
Wellcome Centre for Anti-infectives Research, University of Dundee
11/2021 – 12/2021 |Scotland

15. Programming for Data Science with Python Nanodegree (Virtual/Online Class)
Udacity Online Nanodegree Programme
07/2021 – 11/2021 |USA

16. Measurement of Uncertainty, Total Quality Management Training and Equipment Support (Virtual/Online Class)
UNDIO- West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP Ghana)
07/2020 – 09/2021 |Ghana

17. Food Safety Laboratory Capacity Building for African Food Regulatory Laboratory Experts (Virtual/Online Class)
Food Risk Analysis and Regulatory Excellence Platform (PARERA), Université Laval
03/2021 – 07/2021 |Canada

18. European Union Mycokey Short Term Fellowship
Centre of Excellence in Mycotoxicology and Public Health, Ghent University
01/10/2019 – 10/01/2020 | Belgium
“Investigation of the use of smart analytical tools for Mycotoxin determination with focus on aflatoxin in peanut”

19. International Summer School on Analytical Science, Metrology and Accreditation
IUPAC Euromaster Measurement Science in Chemistry Consortium
07/06/2019 – 20/06/2019 | France

20. Building Capacity for African Agricultural Transformation Champions for Change Leadership, 2017
Feed the Future/USAID/DAI - Africa Lead
21/08/2017 – 25/08/2017 | Ghana

21. Laboratory Leadership and Management Workshop (Fundamentals of Laboratory Management) 2016
Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) - Building Stronger Universities II (BSU II) Project
14/09/2016 – 16/09/2016 | Ghana

22. Analytical Method Development Workshop (Sample Preparation, Clean-up, Method Development and Troubleshooting in Liquid and Gas Chromatography) Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) - Building Stronger Universities II (BSU II) Project, KNUST. Kumasi
14/09/2016 – 16/09/2016 | Ghana

23. Short Training Initiative (STI), “Intensive Training on Mycotoxin Analysis
Laboratory of Food Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Ghent University
28/08/2013 – 11/09/2013 | Belgium

24. Introduction Course to ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory Quality Management
Ghana Standards Authority (GSA)
11/12/2012 – 12/12/2012 | Ghana

25. Short Term training programme on a ‘Upgradation of Skills of Food Testing Professionals from African Countries
Shriram Institute for Industrial Research
01/02/2012 – 15/02/2012 | India

TEACHING/RESEARCH LABORATORY SET-UPS

1. Periodic Table of Food Initiative (PTFI) Centre of Excellence Laboratory | Technical Lead
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2022 – to date | Ghana

2. EU/UNIDO/WACOMP/KNUST Laboratory | Technical Lead
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2021 – 2022 | Ghana

3. Seeding Labs Equipment Transfer, USA | Technical Lead
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2021 – 2022 | Ghana

4. Mycotoxin and Food Analysis Laboratory | Technical Lead
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2016 - 2017| Ghana

5. Seeding Labs Equipment Transfer, USA | Technical Lead
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2012 – 2013 | Ghana