Anthony Afum-Adjei Awuah

Anthony Afum-Adjei Awuah is a researcher specializing in infectious diseases, with expertise in clinical research and community-based studies.  He holds  a degree in Biochemistry from KNUST and a PhD in Immunology from KNUST via KCCR and the Bernhard Nocht Institute of Tropical Medicine in Hamburg, Germany, investigating the role of immune modulatory molecules in the immunopathogenesis of tuberculosis. His postdoctoral work at KCCR focused on  improving the use of interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) to diagnose TB in children.

He has further honed his skills through training programs, including with Centre Muraz in Burkina Faso through the West Africa Health Research Network and GSK vaccine in Siena, Italy through WHO/TDR fellowship grant. He was part of the 2017 cohort of the Next Generation Scientist program to train young emerging scientists in clinical research at the headquarters of Novartis Pharma in Basel, Switzerland. Anthony brings extensive experience in the designing, planning and conducting of clinical research from field to lab, particularly in drug and vaccine trials, to address Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and other infectious diseases.