Education
1990: BSc in Biochemistry, UST, Ghana
2002: PhD in Molecular Biology, Okayama University, Japan Supervisor- Hiroaki Kagawa
2002 – Postdoctoral Fellow, Emory University in the Kalman Lab (formally in Ono lab)Research Interest
In the absence of an invertebrate system, my research focuses on using the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans to understand the pathogenicity of EPEC. Specifically I am interested in elucidating both EPEC virulence mechanisms and novel genes required for infections and novel host genes required for susceptibility or resistance to infection. With 36% homology to human proteins, a C. elegans target may be a substrate for therapeutic intervention.