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Dr. Kwadwo Kyereme Frempong
BSc, MPhil, PhD
+233302501178
+233302501179
kkfrempong@yahoo.com

Roles

  1. Research Fellow, Department of Parasitology
  2. Biosafety Officer, Department of Parasitology
  3. Grantsmanship Coordinator, Department of Parasitology

Focus of Work

  • Development of O. volvulus and S. damnosum genetic markers for delineating onchocerciasis transmission zones
  • Molecular evaluations of Anopheles mosquitoes in support of the national malaria entomological surveillance
  • Modelling of Parasitic diseases: Acquisition of Ghanaian onchocerciasis data to validate an onchocerciasis model 

Current projects 

  • Population genetic simulations for tools for onchocerciasis control programmes to determine transmission zones: Part 2 Ghana epidemiological and entomological data (WHO-TDR)
  • Utility of vector population genetics for delineating O. volvulus transmission: Entomological Component (WHO-TDR)