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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)