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Dr. Irene Ayi
BSc, PhD
+233 302 501178/9
Ayiirene224@gmail.com

Roles

  • Senior Research Fellow and Head, Department of Parasitology
  • Member, Ghana Schistosomiasis /Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis Expert Committee 
  • Member, Ghana’s Intra-Country Coordination Committee (ICCC) of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme

Focus of Work

  • Neglected Tropical Diseases (Schistosomiasis, Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis, Snake envenomation)
  • Potency testing and evaluation of snake anti-venom products (serum; herbal)
  • Bioassay screening of plant products for activity against pathogens 
  • Zoonoses (One Health Approach)

 

Current Projects

  • Formulation of phytomedicines active against antibiotic-resistant bacteria and coronaviruses: Exploration of the potential of African flora (ECOWAS Consortium)
  • Development of New Anti-parasitic Agents with Novel Modes of Action by Accessing Novel Chemical Space. (International Foundation for Science)
  • NTDs Work package on the West African Network for TB, AIDS and Malaria (WANETAM 3); a multi-national and multi-organizational project. (EDCTP)  
  • Cryptosporidium in vitro studies and drug discovery in collaboration with Mattie Pawlowic Lab, University of Dundee, UK. (UoD-Global Challenges Research Fund)
  • Genetic diversity of Cryptosporidium spp in Ghana in collaboration with WACCBIP, University of Ghana (MPhil project).