Dr. Carlos Kwesi Tettey

Active

Lecturer - ( Senior Member ) Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Field(s) of Specialization

Plant Breeding

Plant Metabolomics

Plant Virology

About

I joined UCC in 2010 as a Research Assistant with the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, CANS. I graduated with a BSc. in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, UCC, and an MPhil in Nuclear Agriculture (Mutation Breeding and Plant Biotechnology, Option) from the School of Nuclear and Allied Sciences, University of Ghana. I had a Ph.D. degree in Plant Pathology (Molecular Plant Virology, Major) from Shandong Agricultural University, P.R. China. I am currently a lecturer in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Cape Coast.

Research Areas: Molecular Biology, Plant Breeding and Genetics, Plant Virology, Plant Physiology

Research Publications

1. Kumi, F., Van der-Puije, G., Tettey, C. & Lamptey, J.N.L. (2016). Incidence and severity of Citrus tristeza virus in Abura-Asebu- Kwamankese District, Ghana. RUFORUM Working Document Series (ISSN 1607-9345) No. 14 (1): 635-642.

http://repository.ruforum.org/system/tdf/Kumi.pdf?file=1&type=node&Id=36284&force=

2. Acheampong, S., Tettey, C. K., Otwe, P.E., Galyuon, I.K.A. & Asare, A.T. (2016). Optimization of hormone Concentrations for Micropropagation of MD2 Pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr.) in vitro. 3rd University of Cape Coast and University of Ilorin joint International Conference Proceedings, University of Cape Coast Press, pp 224-234.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308992198_Optimization_of_Hormone_Concentration_for_Micro_Propagation_of_MD2_Pineapple_Ananas_Cosmosus

3. Tettey, C. K. (2017). Characterisation And Determination Of Virus Resistance Among Cowpea [Vigna Unguiculata (L.) Walp.] Genotypes (Masters dissertation, University of Ghana).

http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/22928

4. Tettey, C. K., Asare-Bediako, E., Asare, T. A., & Amoatey, H. (2018). Phenotypic screening of cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) genotypes for resistance to cowpea viral diseases. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 18(2),13502-13524.

5.Yokamo, S., Xiaoqiang, J., Gurmu, F., Tettey, C., & Jiang, R. (2022). Cereal production trends, nutrient use efficiency and its management practices in agriculture: A review. Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science, 7(1), 114-20,https://dx.doi.org/10.26832/24566632.2022.0701016

6. TETTEY Carlos Kwesi*, YAN Zhi-yong*, MA Hua-yu, ZHAO Mei-sheng, GENG Chao, TIAN Yan-ping#, LI Xiang-dong#. Tomato mottle mosaic virus: characterization, resistance gene effectiveness, and quintuplex RT-PCR detection system. Journal of Integrated Agriculture, under review

7. Yan Zhi-Yong, Ma Hua-Yu, Wang Lu, Tettey Carlos, Zhao Mei-Sheng, Geng Chao, Tian Yan-Ping*, Li Xiang-Dong*. Identification of genetic determinants of tomato brown rugose fruit virus that enable infection of plants harboring Tm-22 resistance gene. Molecular Plant Pathology, 2021, Published online Aug. 13, 2021 DOI 10.1111/mpp.13115（

8. Cheng De-Jie, Xu Xiao-Jie, Yan Zhi-Yong, Tettey Carlos Kwesi, Fang Le, Yang Guang-Ling, Geng Chao, Tian Yan-Ping†(senior author), Li Xiang-Dong*. The chloroplast ribosomal protein large subunit 1 interacts with viral polymerase and promotes virus infection. Plant Physiology, 2021, 187(1): 174-186

Degrees

Master of Philosophy in Biotechnology

University of Ghana 2017
Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

University of Cape Coast 2009

Participant

December, 2020

The Belt and Road Initiative/South-South Cooperation Agricultural Education Science and Technology Innovation Alliance Sanya, Hainan Province. P.R. China.
Participant

March, 2019

An introduction to virus and vector diagnostics Organized by CONNECTED Virus Network in association with Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa International Livestock Research Institute (BecA-ILRI) Hub, Nairobi, Kenya.

Facilitator

September, 2024

Contemporary Issues in Fisheries Management. Fisheries Leadership Short course for Practitioners funded by USAID/Fisheries Recovery Activity Ghana.
Presenter

October, 2024

International and Regional Fisheries Institutional Frameworks and Bodies. Workshop on Destabilising Impacts of Distant Water Fishing Vessels (DWFV) in the Gulf of Guinea Yaounde, Cameroon.
Guest Speaker

October, 2024

“Promoting Research Excellence for Impact on Marine Conservation in Africa”, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Online Seminar Series University of British Columbia, Canada.
Co-Facilitator

October, 2021

“Grants Proposal Writing Workshop” University for Development Studies.
Presenter

November, 2024

“Performance of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”, Country Round Table Workshop Association of African Universities (AAU), Online.
Facilitator

November, 2024

“Regional Political Parties Dialogue on Fisheries: Protecting Our Fish, Securing Our Future, Live Engagement on JoyNews TV Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.
Presenter

November, 2023

Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Our Oceans: Securing Our Common Future through Transformative Research” Medical School Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.
Presenter

March, 2024

Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans, T.D. Walter Bean Professorship Public Lecture University of Waterloo, Canada.
Presenter

June, 2024

Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy. National Consultative Workshop for the Formulation of a National Blue Economy Strategy for Angola Luanda, Angola.
Panelist

June, 2024

Regional Steering Committee Workshop for the World Bank West African Coastal Resilience Investment Projects (WACA ReSiP and ReiP2) Banjul, Gambia.
Facilitator

July-August, 2012

Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Short-term Training Course funded by USAID Ghana.
Co-Discussant

July, 2023

“Expanding the Impact of Blue Economy in Africa” (with Professor Rashid Sumaila) World Bank Headquarters, Washington.
Facilitator

February, 2022

Workshop on “Winning Research and Development Grants in a Competitive World” Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana.
Facilitator

February, 2019

Workshop on “Proposal and Grants writing” University of Ghana, Ghana.
Speaker

August, 2024

Study Tour on Sustainable Fisheries Management & Leadership University of Rhode Island, United States.
Presenter

August, 2023

Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Ghana Case Study. Bootcamp on moving fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability Puri, Delhi, India.
Guest Speaker

April, 2024

Workshop Presentation on “Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy in Africa Hohai University, China.
Participant

2021

6th ACE Impact Regional Workshop of the World Bank and the Association of African Universities Accra (Online).
Panelist

2014

Seaweed (Sargassum) Invasion on the Ghanaian Coasts, Implications for the National Economy and Management Live TV Broadcast, GTV.
Guest Speaker

2010

“West African Fisheries”, Workshop by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda.

2018
Thesis Grant from the West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Accra, Ghana

2019
Member

CONNECTED Virus Network; Community Network for African Vector-Borne Plant Viruses.

2024-2025
Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP

Cefas/UKAID
2024
Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana, Secondi/Takoradi
2023-2024
Team member, Contract for development of a short course on Marine Litter for the West Africa Region

Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID
2023-2024
Team member, Contract services to conduct data collection surveys on abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Ghana

Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID
2023
Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia

IDA-V3100
2023
Panel Chair, Evaluation of Applications for recruitment of Environmental, Social Safeguards Officers for Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)

World Bank funded West Africa Coastal Areas Management Programme
2022-2023
Lead Consultant, Consultancy to review and align national fisheries and aquaculture polices and laws with the PFRS, regional instruments and global best practices for 15 AU Member States

African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
2022-2023
Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)

African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
2022-2023
Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS

African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
2022
Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area

Calgary Zoo Foundation
2021
Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana

University of Liverpool
2021
Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana

Valued at US$32,365.00
2021
Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia

Conservation International
2021
Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop

World Bank
2020-2021
Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program

World Bank
2020-2021
Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), United Kingdom
2020
Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana

Highland Star Group (HSG) of Companies, Geneva, Switzerland
2019-2020
Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management

World Bank
2017
Lead Consultant, Review of the Fisheries Act 2002 (act 625) and the Development of Draft Regulations for the conduct of Fisheries Impact Assessments

Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) and GOGIG funded by DFID/UK
2013
Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession

AERC Ltd.
2012
Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis

UCC Consultancy Unit/Consolidated Energy Ltd.
2011
Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana

Friends of the Nation/IUCN/French Global Environment Facility (GEF)
2010
Principal Investigator, Biodiversity Assessment of Urban Wetlands in the Western Region, Ghana with focus on Essei and Butuah Lagoons and the Whin River Estuary

USAID through Friends of the Nation

Dr. Carlos Kwesi Tettey

Master of Philosophy in Biotechnology

Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

Thesis Grant from the West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

Member

Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP

Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas

Team member, Contract for development of a short course on Marine Litter for the West Africa Region

Team member, Contract services to conduct data collection surveys on abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Ghana

Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia

Panel Chair, Evaluation of Applications for recruitment of Environmental, Social Safeguards Officers for Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)

Lead Consultant, Consultancy to review and align national fisheries and aquaculture polices and laws with the PFRS, regional instruments and global best practices for 15 AU Member States

Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)

Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS

Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area

Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana

Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana

Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia

Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop

Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program

Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges

Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana

Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management

Lead Consultant, Review of the Fisheries Act 2002 (act 625) and the Development of Draft Regulations for the conduct of Fisheries Impact Assessments

Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession

Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis

Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana

Principal Investigator, Biodiversity Assessment of Urban Wetlands in the Western Region, Ghana with focus on Essei and Butuah Lagoons and the Whin River Estuary