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Morrah Oppong

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Research Assistant at Kumasi Centre for collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine studying skin neglected tropical diseases.

Ghana
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At Kumasi Centre for collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, I work as a Research Assistant on the ongoing Skin neglected tropical disease- SKIN NTD project.

My research includes molecular characterisation of Klebsiella spp, Pseudomonas spp, and Escherichia spp in Buruli Ulcer patients in Ghana. My 2026 publication reports molecular characterisation of Pseudomonas species isolated from Buruli ulcer lesions.

From 2016 to 2022, I worked as a Research Assistant at the same centre on KCCR COVID-19 testing, Re-ACT, the Malaria birth Cohort, and MAP2Co. I was also Team lead for the Covid-19 Traveller’s project from September 2020 to July 2022.

I’m a PhD candidate in Microbiology at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, with an MPhil in Parasitology. My research skills include PCR, Next generation Sequencing, ELISA, Flow Cytometry, microbiology, and statistical analysis using SPSS and Graph pad.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Research Assistant

Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicin

Dec 2022 - Present (3 years 9 months)

Contributed to the SKIN NTD project focusing on skin neglected tropical diseases.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Doctor of Philosophy, Microbiology

2023 -

Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology candidate. Research focuses on molecular characterisation of Klebsiella spp, Pseudomonas spp, and Escherichia spp in Buruli Ulcer patients in Ghana.

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International Agency for Research on Cancer

Summer School, Cancer Epidemiology

2025 - 2025

Fellow at the IARC Summer School in Cancer Epidemiology, fully funded, focused on introduction to cancer epidemiology.

CV

Charite-Institute of Virology

Professional Training, Virology

2022 - 2022

Training in Next Generation Sequencing and serological assay.

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Master of Philosophy, Parasitology

2017 - 2020

Master of Philosophy in Parasitology. Research focused on malaria and soil transmitted helminthiasis coinfection and nutritional status of children in selected charity homes in Kumasi Metropolis.

UH

University of Ghana School of Public Health

Professional Training, Public Health

Online short course on gender-based analysis for vector borne diseases and climate change research.

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Professional Training, Leadership

2023 - 2023

Gender smart leadership for female professionals training.

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