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Isabella Akyinbah Quakyi
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materUniversity of Surrey, Guildford
Brunel University London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Occupation(s)Academic, physician

Isabella Akyinbah Quakyi is a Ghanaian academic. She is a professor of Immunology and Parasitology at the University of Ghana and the Foundation Dean of the University of Ghana School of Public Health.[1][2] She is also a researcher in the field of medicine and a health practitioner.[3] She is a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences,[4] and a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences.[5] Professor Quakyi was recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of “seven women scientists who defied the odds and changed science forever”.[6]

Education

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Quakyi obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Surrey, Guildford, and her master's degree from the Brunel University London. She acquired her PhD in Immunoparasitology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 2001.[7][8]

Career

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She has published more than 80 articles[9] in 100 journals. She has also sat as the UNESCO Chair for Women in Science and Technology in the West African Region and other national and international boards and committees.[10] Among her many accomplishments, Quakyi's scientific publications include work on the genetics of Plasmodium falciparum and the cloning of the CSP (circumsporozoite protein) gene from P. falciparum,[7] efforts which contributed to the development of peptide vaccines and the testing of the first human malaria vaccine.[11]

Awards

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Quakyi was awarded the 2019 Clara Southmayd Ludlow Medal by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene for her work on tropical medicine.[3]

In 2014 Quakyi received the Laureate of African Union Kwame Nkrumah Award for Women in Science.[12] [13]

Selected publications

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  • DNA Cloning of Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Gene: Amino Acid Sequence of Repetitive Epitope. V Enea, J Ellis, F Zavala, DE Arnot, A Asavanich, A Masuda, I Quakyi, ... Science 225 (4662), 628-630. 1984
  • Rationale for development of a synthetic vaccine against Plasmodium falciparum malaria. F Zavala, JP Tam, MR Hollingdale, AH Cochrane, I Quakyi, ... Science 228 (4706), 1436-1440. 1985
  • Genetic analysis of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, D Walliker, IA Quakyi, TE Wellems, TF McCutchan, A Szarfman, ... Science 236 (4809), 1661-1666. 1987
  • A vaccine candidate from the sexual stage of human malaria that contains EGF-like domains. DC Kaslow, IA Quakyi, C Syin, MG Raum, DB Keister, JE Coligan, ... Nature 333 (6168), 74-76. 1988
  • Human T-cell recognition of the circumsporozoite protein of Plasmodium falciparum: immunodominant T-cell domains map to the polymorphic regions of the molecule. MF Good, D Pombo, IA Quakyi, EM Riley, RA Houghten, A Menon, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 85 (4), 1199-1203. 1988
  • Recombinant Pfs25 protein of Plasmodium falciparum elicits malaria transmission-blocking immunity in experimental animals. PJ Barr, KM Green, HL Gibson, IC Bathurst, IA Quakyi, DC Kaslow. The Journal of experimental medicine 174 (5), 1203-1208. 1991

References

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  1. ^ Ekans, Blessing (2021-03-20). "Professor Quakyi was recognized on Women's day". Zambia Studies. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  2. ^ Admin (2019-12-09). "Emerita Prof. Isabella Akyinbah QUAKYI". Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. ^ a b "Emerita Professor Isabella Akyinbah Quakyi Awarded The 2019 Clara Southmayd Ludlow Medal | University of Ghana". www.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. ^ Admin. "Emerita Prof. Isabella Akyinbah QUAKYI". Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  5. ^ "Quakyi Isabella Akyinbah | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  6. ^ G, Kashmira; EST, er On 3/8/21 at 12:01 AM (2021-03-08). "7 women scientists who defied the odds and changed science forever". Newsweek. Retrieved 2021-04-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ a b "Editorial Team". Journal of Health Sciences Investigations. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  8. ^ "Prof. Quakyi Isabella A. | Department of Biological, Environmental and Occupational Health". www.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  9. ^ "Isabella. Quakyi". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  10. ^ "Renowned Ghanaian scientist speaks: Vaccines helpful, protocols necessary". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  11. ^ "African Union regional awards for scientific women "Kwame N'krumah " | Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)". Archived from the original on 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
  12. ^ "African Union regional awards for scientific women "Kwame N'krumah " | Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS)". ecowas.int. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  13. ^ "Isabella Quakyi, MSc, PhD". PATH's Malaria Vaccine Initiative. 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
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