Philip Appiah

• Microbiology
• Ecology
• Evolutionary Biology
• Molecular Biology
• Biotechnology
• Enzymology

Research Assistant , September 2019- August 2020

Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, KNUST, Ghana

Research 

Enumeration and Identification of bacteria on used handkerchiefs (2019-2020)

Supervisor  Linda Aurelia Ofori

Roles

• Data collection and analysis
• Enumeration of microbes (bacteria)
• Detection and identification of microbial load
• Biochemical characterization of bacteria

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Edu. Fondazione Scholarship September 2019- June 2020

Partial Scholarship for Bachelor's degree program

National Scholarship for Outstanding Senior Senior High School Students, September 2014.

Partial Scholarship for High School Diploma certificate

Teaching Assistant, September 2020-August 2021

Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, KNUST, Ghana.

• Assisted in lecturing courses including basic microbiology, microbial ecology, aquatic ecology, and biodiversity and systematics
• Guided undergraduate students in thesis writing and analyzing their resultss
• Organized class test and scored

Workshops

• ParisTech- KNUST workshop: WATER. Organized by Dr. Adele Bressy ( Ecole des Ponts ParisTech) and Prof. Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng (KNUST). This program outlined water utility management issues, integrated water resource management as well as water contamination and treatments
• Kirkhouse Trust Laboratory in collaboration with the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG) at the University for Development Studies, Ghana. Hands-on training on methods in extracting and purifying Plant DNA, performing both PCR and gel electrophoresis, and purifying Taq DNA polymerase from a Genetically Modified E. coli clone.

• Vice president , November 2018-2019

Department of Theoretical and Applied Science-KNUST, Ghana

• Assisted the president and performed duties in his absence
• Established an inter relationship between the students, and the Head of Department (H.O.D)

Field assistant May – June 2017

▪ Harvested and distributed sweet potato vines and farming implements to farmers.

▪ Introduced new farming techniques and assisted farmers in the cultivation of sweet potatoes in Northern Ghana.

Voluntary teacher for seven weeks (7) May - July 2018

▪ Taught primary four (fourth grade) and 7 grade; courses include Integrated Science, Mathematics,

Environmental studies, religious and Moral education, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

· Clinical laboratory Assistant

· Introduced new ways of recording patients’ details at Gary Marvin Hospital.

English: Native Language, Distinguished levels in Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.

• Microsoft Office Suite ( Word, Excel and Powerpoint)
• Google forms
• Business Administration

Good team player and competent at relating with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. 

Dr. Linda Aurelia Ofori;

Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi-Ghana

Email: laurelia023@gmail.com

Relationship with reference: Undergraduate Supervisor.

Dr. Frimpong-Manso Addo ; 

Lecturer and Consultant Psychiatrist, Department of Behavioral Sciences

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi-Ghana

Email: afrimpong-manso.chs@knust.edu.gh

Relationship with reference: Undergraduate lecturer