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Dr. George B Kyei
MB ChB, MPhil, PhD
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Roles

  1. Senior Research Fellow, Department of Virology
  2. Director of Research, University of Ghana Medical Centre 

Focus of Work

  1. HIV cure
  2. Cell biology of HIV
  3. Clinical trials
  4. Antimicrobial stewardship
  5. COVID-19 therapeutics

Current projects

  • Protein interactions controlling HIV in macrophages

Funder: NIH/NIAID R01

  • Control of HIV transcription by SF3B1

Funder: NIH/NIAID R21

  • Mouthwashes against COVID-19

Funder: NRF, South Africa

  • CROWN CORONATION clinical trial. Effect of MR vaccine in preventing COVID-19

Funder: Gates Foundation

  • The HIV Cure Research Infrastructure Study (H-CRIS). Screening epigenetic compounds and African Herbal Extracts for HIV reactivation. Funder– EDCTP
  • Impact of COVID-19 on HIV care in Ghana. 

Funder: McDonnel Academy, Washington University

  • Opportunities for Infection Control and Antimicrobial Stewardship at the University of Ghana Medical Centre. Funder: McDonnel Academy, Washington University