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Prof. Cynthia Ayefoumi Adinortey

Name: 26th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association, Golden Jubilee Edition
Start: 2009-08-01
Location: University of Cape Coast

Associate Professor · Senior Member

🏛 Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

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Recent activity

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Award Jan 2024

Africa-UBC Ocean And Fisheries Visiting Fellow

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Award Jan 2022

Affiliate Member, African Academy of Sciences

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Conference Nov 2021

6th OWSD General Assembly and International Conference

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Conference Jun 2021

World Microbe Forum

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Award Jan 2021

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation travel award for scientists from low and lower-middle income countries

Background

🎓 Education & qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

University of Cape Coast

2015

Publications ORCID 0000-0001-8569-8433 →

2025 A study protocol for the assessment of antibiotic use and bacterial antimicrobial resistance among children under five years of age: Implications for a resource-limited setting journal article

2025 A study protocol for the assessment of antibiotic use and bacterial antimicrobial resistance among children under five years of age: implications for a resource-limited setting preprint

2025 Mutational analysis of antibiotic resistance genes in Helicobacter pylori from Ghanaian dyspepsia patients: Implications for treatment strategies journal article

2024 The inaugural mBio Junior Editorial Board—lessons learned and the path forward toward improving the peer review process journal article

2023 Wastewater as a key driver of AMR magazine article

2023 The Helicobacter pylori Genome Project: insights into H. pylori population structure from analysis of a worldwide collection of complete genomes journal article

2022 Identification of novel potential inhibitors of varicella-zoster virus thymidine kinase from ethnopharmacologic relevant plants through an in-silico approach journal article

2022 Identification of molecular determinants of antibiotic resistance in some fish farms of Ghana journal article

2022 Molecular Structure-Based Screening of the Constituents of Calotropis procera Identifies Potential Inhibitors of Diabetes Mellitus Target Alpha Glucosidase journal article

2020 Multiple Antibiotic Resistance-Coliform Bacteria in Some Selected Fish Farms of the Central Region of Ghana journal article

2019 Costus afer: A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Data in support of Its Medicinal Relevance journal article

2019 Helicobacter pylori Infection, Virulence Genes’ Distribution and Accompanying Clinical Outcomes: The West Africa Situation journal article

2018 Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from Gastric Biopsy of Dyspeptic Patients in Ghana and In Vitro Preliminary Assessment of the Effect of Dissotis rotundifolia Extract on Its Growth journal article

2018 The Ethnopharmacological and Nutraceutical Relevance of Launaea taraxacifolia (Willd.) Amin ex C. Jeffrey journal article

2018 DNA damage protecting activity and antioxidant potential of Launaea taraxacifolia leaves extract journal article

2018 In vitro H<sup>+</sup>/K<sup>+</sup>-ATPase Inhibition, Antiradical effects of a flavonoid-rich fraction of Dissotis rotundifolia, and In silico PASS Prediction of its isolated compounds journal article

2012 Phytochemical screening, proximate and mineral composition of Launaea taraxacifolia leaves journal article

Engagements

📅 Conferences attended

2009 26th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association, Golden Jubilee Edition Registered participant and Presenter · University of Cape Coast

2020 Organization of women in Science for the developing world (OWSD), Ghana Chapter Webinar series 1, 2, 3 and 4 Registered Participant and Presenter · Online

2021 World Microbe Forum Registered Participant and Presenter · Online

2021 6th OWSD General Assembly and International Conference Registered Participant · Online

2017 1st Conference on Fisheries and Coastal Environment Registered participant, Presenter · Errata Hotel, Accra (Ghana)

2019 31st Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association Registered participant and Presenter · University of Cape Coast (Ghana)

2013 6th Annual Conference of the Ghana Biomedical Convention Registered Participant · University of Cape Coast (Ghana)

2010 4th Scientific Meeting of Western Africa Network of Natural Products Research Scientists (WANNPRES) Registered Participant · Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)

2019 2nd Conference on Fisheries and Coastal Environment Registered participant and Presenter · Mensvic Grand Hotel, Accra (Ghana)