Dr. (Mrs.) Sandra Abankwa Kwarteng

Lecturer


Dept: Theoretical and Applied Biology
Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology
Faculty of Biosciences
College of Science
KNUST
Kumasi

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Research Areas/Interests

  With a broad background in Entomology and expertise in vector biology, my research endeavours have spanned various areas of infectious disease...~more

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Research Projects (Current and Past)

2024                            Co-Investigator

Mainstreaming Gender in Higher Education: A Prerequisite for Advancing Science, Technology, and Innovation in Ghana.

Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI), Ghana.

 

2022-2023                   Principal Investigator

Aedes-borne Arbovirus Study (ABAS)

Do national parks and non-human primate sanctuaries contribute to the prevalence of Aedes-borne arboviruses in Ghana?

Multidisciplinary Award KNUST Research Fund (KREF)-KNUST

 

2022-2023                   Co-Investigator

Laboratory and Experimental Hut Evaluation of a Plant-based Insecticide in Ghana.

Syngenta 

 

2017-Present               Co-PI- Mosquito and Tick-borne Infections Surveillance  

                                    Investigating viral and bacterial prevalence with their respective arthropod vectors inherent to the Kumasi Metropolis.

                                    Naval Medical Research Unit Three (NAMRU3), School of Public Health, KNUST

 

2017-2018                   Coordinator (Entomology phase)

                                    Determining the attractiveness of malaria vectors in subjects co-infected with schistosomiasis and malaria (TRANSMAL).

EOD Working Group

 

2017                            Coordinator –

                                    Assessing the effect of indoor residual spraying within four districts in the Savannah and Forest areas of Ghana.

Anglogold Malaria Control (AGAMal)

 

2017                            Study Coordinator - SIM Vector Study

Investigating the transmission of Onchocerca volvulus by Simulium sanctipauli and the intermittent disappearance of the vector the Upper Denkyira District, Ghana.

German Senior Expert Service, Bonn,

 

2014-2017                   Co-Investigator

The role of Lysinibacillus sphaericus in malaria control: a community trial in Kumasi, Ghana (Bti and Bs).

EOD Working Group

 

2014                            Principal Investigator

Identifying missed opportunities of tuberculosis identification in cattle and pigs as a result of limitations in routine physical diagnostic at the Kumasi Abattoir to inform policy.

African Programme for Advanced Research Epidemiology Training (APARET).

 

2011, 2017                  Study Coordinator - SIM Vector Study

Investigating the transmission of Onchocerca volvulus by Simulium sanctipauli and the intermittent disappearance of the vector the Upper Denkyira District, Ghana.

German Senior Expert Service, Bonn,

 


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