🎓 Education
Ph.D. in Biochemistry Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 2017. M.S. in Chemistry Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 2010. B.S. in Biochemistry University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana 2005
🔬 Research Projects
Systematic review and meta-analysis of biochemical and hematological reference intervals, Development of Proficiency Testing and EQA programs for clinical laboratories, Variability of reference intervals in clinical laboratories in Sub-Saharan Africa, Interference of herbal products on biochemical, hematological, and immunological analytes, Performance characteristics of RDTs utilized for identifying infectious pathogens, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on biochemical and hematological analytes, Development of AI-based methods for pathogen detection and surveillance
🔍 Research Grants
Completed NIH 5R01CA161001-05 Role: PhD Graduate Student NIH P01HL074940 Role: Clinical Chemistry Postdoctoral Fellow Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Role: Training Coordinator. Ongoing 4. ACE Impact Grant Role: Principal Investigator NIH Fogarty HBNU Grant Role: Principal Investigator Building a New Generation of Academics in Africa- Seed Research Grant Role: Principal Investigator
🏅 Honors & Awards
Postgraduate Honors Best Student Abstract, History Division, American Association of Clinical Chemistry Meeting Best Student Abstract, Personalized Medicine Division, American Association of Clinical Chemistry Meeting NIH Diversity Supplementary Administrative Grant Graduate Honors Outstanding Physical Chemistry Student award Hypercube award for scholastic excellence in chemistry Chemistry Graduate Scholarship Undergraduate Honors Commonwealth Universities Study Abroad Consortium (CUSAC)-Bursary award Legon Hall award for academic excellence