Name: Dr. Isaac Anim-Baidoo

Staff ID:22311

Position: Senior Member   

Grade: Senior Lecturer

Email address: Ianim-baidoo@ug.edu.gh

Phone: +233 244998702 (mobile)

Office Location: Adjacent SBAHS Lecture hall, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra-Ghana

Education: PhD (Medical Microbiology), University of Ghana, MPhil Zoology (Applied Parasitology option, University of Ghana, Accra; BSc (Hons) Zoology with Botany. University of Ghana, Accra; 1991

 

Further Training relevant to Profession

ICMR-NICED-JICA 3RD Country Training Programme on Molecular Epidemiology of diarrhoeal diseases with special reference to cholera, NICED, Kolkata- India, 2004

 

Laboratory training (Multiplex PCR to identify enteropathogens) at Professor Linnie Golightly’s laboratory, Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill-Cornell Medical College, New York, USA, 2009

 

Research Interest

Molecular characterization of zoonotic parasites to elucidate genetic diversity and possible transmission patterns among human populations, pets, and farm animals.

Enteric parasites and their association with morbidity and mortality in children

Vector borne parasitic infections among people in high-risk communities

 

Selected Publications 

Ofori, M. F., Peprah, B. O., Selorme Adukpo, Dickson, E. K., Anim-Baidoo, I., Asmah, R. H. (2020) Prevalence of Urinary and Intestinal Schistosomiasis Among Rice Farmers in Asutsuare, Ghana. Int. Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 5 (2), 69-73

 

Donkor, E. S., Anim-Baidoo, I., Fei, E., Amponsah, C., Olu-Taiwo, M., Nana-Adjei, D., Owusu, E. &  Forson, A. O. (2018). Occurrence of Antibiotic Residues and Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Nile Tilapia Sold in Some Markets in Accra, Ghana: Public Health Implications.  Journal of Food Research; 7 (6), 129-137