Dr. Kofi Dadzie Kwofie
Research Fellow
Email:
kkwofie@noguchi.ug.edu.gh
Phone:
+233598651458
/
+819022174033
Roles
Research Fellow, Department of Parasitology
Research and Development coordinator, Department of Parasitology
Focus of Work
Neglected Tropical Diseases -Epidemiology, molecular biology, Drug discovery
Ticks and tick-borne diseases.
Zoonoses (One Health Approach)
Current Projects
Insight into the embryogenesis of the parthenogenetic ixodid tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis based on a classic transcriptomic study. (Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research-KAKENHI (20H03001, 20F2009))
Metagenomic profiling of tick microbiome across the coastal savannah zone of Ghana in collaboration with Dr Jennifer Afrifa-Yamoah (Matsumae International Foundation (MIF) Research Fellowship grant)
The efficacy of Quinone compounds from Ōmura natural compound library against Schistosoma mansoni. (Japanese Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research-KAKENHI)