Resume Tutor/Teacher/Laboratory and Research Scientist in Saudi Arabia Jeddah

RESEARCH ASSISTANT & Lab Technician (Parasitology & Molecular Microbiology Lab, TAB, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana) - Identification and classification of different ectoparasites, helminth and protozoa parasites based on their appearance, habitat, and behavior; Maintaining lab equipment and supplies such as microscopes and cultures of bacteria, fungi, and other organisms; Isolate and maintain cultures of bacteria and fungi in prescribed or developed media, controlling moisture, aeration, temperature and nutrition; Molecular identification of microbes using DNA extraction and PCR techniques; Cultural isolation and molecular detection of antimicrobial resistant strains/genes of bacteria species, etc. LAB TECHNICIAN (Microbiology) (Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana) - Field sample collection for lab analysis; Microscopy identification of intestinal helminth and protozoa parasite (using Sedimentation-Flotation method or Kato-Katz method; Culture and isolation of bacteria; Enumeration of bacteria counts, training of postgraduate students (MSc, MPhil and PhD) in various lab techniques, etc. BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST (Hospital Lab Tech) (Prof. Edmund N. Delle Chirr VII, Rabito Clinic, Ahodwo-Darban, Kumasi, Ghana) - Collecting, receiving, labeling, and/or analyzing samples using the correct testing equipment; Collection of blood samples or substances for analysis including full blood count, general blood biochemistry, rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for various disease diagnosis (hepatitis, malaria, HIV, pregnancy, etc); Microscopic examination and analysis of blood smears for malaria parasites, routine urine analysis; Blood group testing; Immunological test; Ensure quality control in collecting specimens, ensure appropriate sampling and maintain accurate record keeping; Set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and test sterility of medical laboratory equipment. RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Prof Poovendhree (Poovie) Reddy - Institute of Water & Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology (DUT)) - Collection of wastewater samples (influent and effluent); Preparation and treatment of wastewater samples for microbiological and physicochemical analysis and shipment; Provide GPS coordinates of sample sites; Provide detail information on municipal wastewater treatment plants; Analysis of data and contributing to writing of scientific publications. GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP (Lab Demonstrator) (Department of Theoretical & Applied Biology (TAB), KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana) - I was in charge of compilation of laboratory manuals for undergraduate students; Compilation of an inventory catalogue of equipment and chemicals reagents; Supervising and assessing undergraduate students’ tests scripts; Assignments and practical write-ups; Organize students for laboratory practical and arrange tutorial for pre-lab; Guide undergraduate students in laboratory experiments; Data management and analysis using statistical software including SPSS, Minitab, R Software, @Risk; Assisting both undergraduate and postgraduate students and lecturers with their research. RESEARCH ASSISTANT (INTWASTE) (Integrated Health Risk Management for Urban and Peri-urban Wastewater Irrigation, TAB, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana) - I was in charge collection of vegetable (cabbage and lettuce) and water samples for laboratory analysis; Laboratory testing for the presence of intestinal helminth and protozoa parasites; Bacteriological quality analysis (isolation and identification of the presence of pathogenic E. coli O157, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella sp., Shigella sp., Total coliform, Feacal coliform, Faecal Enterococci, etc.); Entomotological culture and morphological identification of mosquito from egg stage to adult stage, etc. TEACHING & RESEARCH ASSISTANT (Department of Theoretical & Applied Biology (TAB), KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana) - I was in charge of compilation of laboratory manuals for undergraduate students; Compilation of an inventory catalogue of equipment and chemicals reagents; Supervising and assessing undergraduate students’ tests scripts; Assignments and practical write-ups; Organize students for laboratory practical and arrange tutorial for pre-lab; Guide undergraduate students in laboratory experiments; Data management and analysis using statistical software including SPSS, Minitab, R Software, @Risk; Assisting both undergraduate and postgraduate students and lecturers with their research. BIOMEDICAL SCIENTIST (Internship Training) (Medical Diagnostics Section, KNUST Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana) - I was in charge of taking patients’ lab records; Collection of blood samples for analysis including full blood count, general blood biochemistry, rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for various disease diagnosis (hepatitis, malaria, HIV, pregnancy, etc); Microscopic examination and analysis of blood smears for malaria parasites, routine urine analysis; Blood group testing; Immunological test; Ensure quality control in collecting specimens, ensure appropriate sampling and maintain accurate record keeping; Set up, maintain, calibrate, clean, and test sterility of medical laboratory equipment. LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST (Internship Training) (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Crops Research Institute (CSIR-CRI)) - I was in charge of preparing culture media for plantlets and plant tissues, initiation of plants for tissue culture, transfer of plantlets and plant tissues from old/wasted nutrient media to freshly prepared nutrient media, monitoring and incubation of plantlets; extraction of plant DNA and gel electrophoresis of DNA, SDS-PAGE for protein separation, Western blotting for identification of proteins including antigens of viruses and other plant pathogens (Bacillus cereus, Clostridium botulinum, and perfringens, etc.), DNA cloning of bacterial and viral pathogens of maize, plantain, rice, etc.

KNUST Senior High School Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Biological Science Master of Philosophy (MPhil) in Parasitology

Plasmid preparation and Gene cloning; SDS-PAGE; Western Blotting; DNA and Protein extraction and purification; ELISA; Spectrophotometry, etc. Bacterial Cell Culture; Culturing of intestinal helminth and protozoa parasite larvae; Mammalian cell transfection; Sampling for bacterial culture and drug susceptibility pattern analysis, and Microscopic identification of intestinal helminth and protozoa parasites, etc. Biological databases and literature search; genome annotation, sequence analysis and gene finding; multiple sequence alignment and phylogeny of genes and their proteins; gene expression analysis based on regulatory elements and signature of data; protein functional elucidation based on motif or domain analysis; NCBI BLAST I, BLAST II, comparative genetics, and Multiple sequence alignments; Phylogenetics, Selection analysis, and 'Next Gen' sequence analysis (RNA-seq) and Metagenomics.

English

-A. Abubakari, I. D. Amoah, G. Essiaw-Quayson, J. A. Larbi, R. Seidu and R. C. Abaidoo (2015). Presence of pathogenic E. coli in ready-to-be-eaten salad food from vendors in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. African Journal of Microbiology Research. Vol. 9(21), pp. 1440-1445. DOI: 10.5897/AJMR2014.7349. (10th November, 2023) -Isaac Ofori, John A. Larbi, Amina Abubakari, Matthew G. Addo and Godwin Essiaw-Quayson (2019). Microbial and Chemical Risk Assessment of River Bukuruwa Used as Drinking Water by Farming Communities. International Journal of Biology; Vol. 11, No. 1; 2019. Canadian Center of Science and Education. ISSN 1916-9671; E-ISSN 1916-968X. (14th December, 2018) -Eric Adjei Lawer, Anne-Christine Mupepele, Esther Love Darkoh, Nina Farwig, Seth Oware, John Asiedu Larbi, Godwin Essiaw-Quayson, Alexandra-Maria Klein, Logging effects on parasitic infections in a swamp rat (Malacomys edwardsi) in West Africa, Journal of Mammalogy, 2021;,gyab159 https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyab159 (30th December, 2021) -Abstract Presentation: COVEME Bioinformatics Workshop 2021 Using metagenomics to monitor antimicrobial resistance and transmission of SARS CoV-19 from hospital and municipal wastewater. https://rega.kuleuven.be/cev/veme-workshop/2021/program/poster-presentaition-ngs-module.pdf -Kwadwo Boampong, Godwin Essiaw-Quayson, Vida Sarpong, John Asiedu Larbi, "Microbial Quality of Some Fresh-Cut Ready-to-Eat Fruits Sold in Some Markets and Bus Terminals in the Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana", Journal of Food Quality, vol. 2023, Article ID 9495339, 8 pages, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/9495339. (10th November, 2023)