Dr. Bright Adu
Senior Research Fellow
Email:
badu@noguchi.ug.edu.gh
Phone:
+233302501178
/
+233302501179
Roles
Research Fellow, Department of Immunology
Coordinator, Noguchi Next Generation Sequencing and WHO-Africa CDC SARS-CoV-2 Regional Sequencing Labs
Biosafety Officer, Department of Immunology
Focus of Work
Human genetics
Pathogen genomics
Immunology of parasitic and viral infections
Current Projects
Targeted Next Generation Sequencing as a tool for large-scale early diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism in Ghana. Funder: Building a New Generation of Academics in Africa (BANGA-Africa) Project II (Seed Research Grants)
Functional immune-genetic correlates of malaria immunity. Funder: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
African Pathogen Genomics Initiative (NMIMR-Africa CDC/WHO Regional Lab) Funder: African Society of Laboratory Medicine/ African Union Commission
Impacts of Environment, Host Genetics and Antigen Diversity on Malaria Vaccine Efficacy. Funder: NIH/NIAID