Gloria Amegatcher

Dr
Gloria
Amegatcher

Lecturer and Researcher
West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), University of Ghana
Email 
gamegatcher [at] ug.edu.gh
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Biography

I am a diligent and companionable young researcher with interest in infectious diseases ,diagnostic and prognosis research. I hold a PhD in Immunology and Infectious Research, Masters in Molecular Medical Microbiology and BSc in Medical Laboratory Sciences.

I have provided diagnostic medical laboratory services in the areas of Microbiology, Chemical Pathology, Hematology, Immunology and Endocrinology for the past 18 years in a hospital.

 I am a Lecturer at the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences in the School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, and a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana.

My research interests are: Molecular & cell biology, Parasitology & Bacteriology, Laboratory Animal Science, Medical Diagnostics, Immunology & Infectious Disease Control, Endocrinology and Laboratory medicine.

 I am a STEM Ambassador and have passion in championing and promoting Science across our schools in Ghana and coordinate research activities to harness talents in the youth most especially targeting the girl child. I am a philanthropist and involved in humanitarian activities to bring change to less privileged individuals

Research interests

Laboratory Animal Science

Parasitology

Infectious diseases

Diagnostic medicine

Projects you're working on

1. Characterization of Tissue Tropism in Natural Animal African Trypanosomiasis

2. Aeruginosa: Comparison Between COPD Patients and Environmental Samples. Investigating virulence factors and antibiotic resistance

3. Host -pathogen interaction in individuals infected with SARS CoV-2

Discipline
Bacteriology Cellular biology Molecular biology Parasitology
Host species
Cattle Pigs Zoonoses
Pathogen
Bacteria ParasitesNeospora ParasitesTrypanosoma Viruses VirusesCoronavirus