A budding and astute Research Consultant with keen knowledge and skills in Research Methods, Scientific Communications, Agricultural Biotechnology, Horticulture and Project Management for potential application in a progressively corporate environment in which these skills are relevant and find solutions to problems that confront today’s corporate organisations and society.
Kojo Ahiakpa
Data Management Specialist/Research Scientist
Summary
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Genetic diversity, correlation and path analyses of okra (Abelmoschus spp. (L.) Moench) germplasm collected in Ghana
Thirty (30) accessions of okra (Abelmoschus spp. (L.) Moench) germplasm were collected from four major production regions in Ghana and were evaluated under field conditions at the Department of Horticulture, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, during the minor and major seasons of 2008 and 2009. The International Plant Geneti...
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Levels of Antibody to Conserved Parts of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 1 in Ghanaian Children Are Not ...
The 19-kDa conserved C-terminal part of the Plasmodium falciparum merozoite surface protein 1 (PfMSP119) is a malaria vaccine candidate antigen, and human antibody responses to PfMSP119 have been associated with protection against clinical malaria. In this longitudinal study carried out in an area of stable but seasonal malaria transmission with an...
Experience
Data Management Specialist/Research Scientist November 2014 - December 2015
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (Tamale GH)
Offer training and support to field teams and dissemination partners in establishment of agronomic research trials; develop instruments for collection of quality data from agronomic trials, demonstration plots and socio-economic studies; entry of data, analyses and synthesis of outputs of analyses and draw correct and logical conclusions; storage of all the project research data and sharing it with the Senior project data analyst; writing summary reports from the data outputs and contribute to writing of technical reports and manuscripts; informing IITA and other project partners about the progress achieved and ensure timely output and feedback.
Research Consultant/Co-managing partner. January 2013 - November 2015
Research Desk Consulting Ltd. (Accra GH)
Business presentations, bid and grants sourcing, convening Management meeting, supervising and coordinating daily activities of Research Desk Consulting Ltd.
Lecturer August 2012 - September 2013
Benchmark Pre-University College (Accra GH)
Providing classroom tuition, coaching and guiding students through practical sessions, conducting exams and marking students’ scripts, designing and execution of programmes
Lecturer August 2012 - September 2013
Benchmark Pre-University College (Accra GH)
Providing classroom tuition, coaching and guiding students through practical sessions, conducting exams and marking students’ scripts, designing and execution of programmes
Research Assistant June 2012 - August 2014
University of Ghana (Accra GH)
Designing and execution of research programmes, data collection and analyses,preparation and publication, online data mining and analyses
Education
MPhil August 2010 - June 2012
University of Ghana (Accra GH)
Mutation Breeding and Plant Biotechnology option