EDITH NYANTAKYIWA BOA-AMPONSEM

• Drafted manuscripts for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
• Prepared reports, presentations, and articles using Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
• Participated in team meetings to discuss progress on ongoing projects or brainstorm ideas for future endeavors.·
• Attended and participated in meetings and projects, pertaining to research project, biosafety and quality management.
• Assisted, maintained and managed all aspects of environmental surveillance in the Polio project.
• Awarded a certificate of participation and training in Biosafety
• Analyzing environmental and Acute Flaccid Paralysis samples for serological poliovirus detection and adept in HTLV antibody screening
• Conducted comprehensive RNA extraction and analysis for Environmental and Acute Flaccid Paralysis samples
• Managed and maintained polio virus cell lines through precise culturing techniques

Proficient in molecular biology techniques including RNA/DNA extraction, Intra-Typic

Differentiation (ITD),PCR, gel electrophoresis, and Western blotting; experienced in cell culture of various lines including L20B,RD,MDCK, JLat, 293T, U87, Vero, BHK, and C6/36; skilled in field sample collection, processing, and PBMC separation; and adept at conducting specialized assays such as HIV reactivation, transfection, and infection experiments.

Writing of Proposals District/Municipal Assemblies and NGOs to help alleviate the problems facing rural communities. Created personal hygiene awareness, educated them on the importance of healthy living donation towards the facelift of school and communities in the rural areas.

• public forums to identify the sanitation challenges, collecting plastics in the community and recycling it into an environmentally friendly item

2018 Student Intern

Performed various biochemical tests including liver function, kidney function, blood grouping, G6PD testing, and full blood count. Streamlined techniques for preparing slides, performing Giemsa staining, and accurately determining malaria parasitemia. Received and recorded samples as well as archived documents.