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Kofi Adasi

Postdoctoral Research Associate, NDSSL, VBI.

Professional Preparation

  • University of Liverpool, PhD Faculty of Medicine, 2006.
  • University of Ghana, M Phil (Entomology), 2001.
  • University of Cape Coast, Post-Graduate Certificate in Education, 1994.
  • University of Science & Technology, BS, 1985.

Research Interests

My background is in Medical Entomology, Insect Molecular Biology and Ecology with interest in:
  • Genetic and biochemical basis of insecticide resistance in disease vectors
  • Malaria parasite-vector interactions and implications for disease transmission
  • Development of spatio-temporal models for malaria transmission and intervention strategies to inform policy

Selected Publications

  • Boakye DA, Adasi K, Wilson MD and Appawu M. Household insecticide use patterns and pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto (Diptera:Culicidae) within the Accra Metropolis of Ghana. African Entomol, in press.
  • Adasi K, and Hemingway J. "Suspceptibility to three pyrthroids and detection of knockdown resistance mutation in Ghanaian" Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto. J Vector Ecol 33 (2), 255 - 262, 2008.
  • Adasi K. "Pyrethroid resistance and its potential interaction with malaria infection rates in Ghanaian field populations of Anopheles gambiae". PhD Thesis, 2005.
  • Adasi, K. and Hemingway J. KDR-type pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto from south-eastern Ghana. Fourth MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference. "New Strategies against an Ancient Scourge". November 13-18, Yaounde, Cameroon. 2005.
  • Adasi K. and Hemingway J. KDR-type pyrethroid resistance occurs in molecular S-form of Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto in south-eastern Ghana. Keystone Symposia meeting on "Genetic Manipulation of Insects." February 2-8. Sagebrush Inn, Taos, New Mexico, USA. 2004.
  • Adasi, K., Hemingway J. and McCarroll, L. The extend of pyrethroid resistance in populations of sensu stricto from Ghana. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg, 97, 625. 2003.
  • Adasi, K., Boakye, D.A. and Wilson, M.D. Insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambia sensu stricto and its implications for malaria control in Ghana. Multilaterial Initiative on Malaria meeting on Insecticide Resistance in Malaria Vectors. Harare, Zimbabwe. March, 2001.
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