DR. LYDIA QUANSAHSENIOR LECTURERDEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGYFACULTY OF BIOSCIENCENYANKPALA Campus
Background
Dr. Lydia Quansah is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology but currently serves as the Head of the Department of Forensic Sciences. She has served in many capacity in the Department of Biotechnology and Molecular biology including Acting Head of Department, Department Examination Officer, Seminar Coordinator, and many more. She was a member of the committee that developed the Intellectual Property Policy for the UDS and currently, a member of the Nyankpala Campus Technology Transfer Office Working Committee. She is a mid-career Lecturer and Researcher with the UDS and has over 20 publications in peer review journals and has attended several local and international workshops and conferences. She has two years of Postdoctoral Research Experience from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Agriculture Research Organization all in Israel. She teaches undergraduate and post graduates courses in Biotechnology, Forensic biotechnology, and Bioinformatics. She has supervised over fifty undergraduate and five postgraduate students. Her research area includes Metabolic fingerprinting in plants, indigenous crops, functional foods, antibiotic residues in foods, and microbiome for forensic utilization.
She has been involved in projects funded by the Peers Foundation (UK) to use indigenous species as income generation activities for women in selected rural areas.
Fatsi, P.S.K., Kawai, K., Asmah, R., Oppong, B.B., Appiah, E.K., Hashem, S., Addo, A., Kusorgbor, J.K., Magna, E.K., Obeng, A.K., & Quansah, L. (2024). Immunomodulation and Humoral Immune Response in Teleost Immunized with Aeromonas-Derived Antigenic Extracellular Bioactive Molecules. Indian Journal of Microbiology, 1-13.
Sulley, Y. S., Quansah, L., Lawal, M., Oboakoh, I., Zonu, S. A., & Yahaya, D. (2023). Securing the Plate with Forensic Science: Clamping Down on Food Fraud in Ghana. Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 42(16), 1-16.
Quansah, L., Mahunu, G. K., & Tahir, H. E. (2022). Fermentation of Parkia biglobosa Seeds: Effect of Temperature Conditions on Bioactive, Nutritive and Antioxidant Parameters. In African Fermented Food Products-New Trends. (Edited by Sulieman, A. M. E. and Mariod, A. A) Springer, Cham. (pp 487-495).
Yussif A-S. K., & Quansah L. (2022). Awareness of University Undergraduate Students on Genetically Modified Organisms in Ghana. UDS International Journal of Development, 9(2), 819-828.
Afedzi, A.E.K., Ahadjie, V., & Quansah, L. (2022). Gum Arabic and Beeswax as Edible Coatings for Extending the Postharvest Shelf life of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L) Fruit. Ghana J. Sci 63(2), 31-34.
Alhassan, M., Nzeh, J., Quansah, L., & Dufailu, O. A. (2022). Antimicrobial resistance profile of Staphylococcus spp. and Listeria spp. isolated from refrigerators of retailers and students in the Tolon District, Ghana. Journal of Food Safety and Hygiene, 8(2), 122-131.
Sulley, Y. S., Oboakoh, I., & Quansah, L. (2022). The Plight of Unknown and Nameless Bodies: A Proposal for Forensic DNA Policy Action. Forensic Genomics, 2(3), 67-70.
Sulley, Y. S., Seidu, O. A., Lawal, M., Oboakoh, I., Murtala, S., Dauda, M., & Quansah, L. (2022). The National Significance of a DNA Revolution: A Call for Policy Action towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Journal of Human, Earth, and Future, 3(2), 247-262.
Jimma, F. I., Mohammed, A., Adzaworlu, E. G., Nzeh, J., Quansah, L., & Dufailu, O. A. (2022). Microbial quality and antimicrobial residue of local and industrial processed fruit juice sold in Tamale, Ghana. Discover Food, 2(1), 26.
Nzeh, J., Quansah, L., & Dufailu, O. A. (2022). Physicochemical properties of imported and locally produced honey did not translate into its microbial quality and antibacterial activity. Discover Food, 2(1), 24.
Marri, D., Osae, M.Y., Quansah, L., & Kortei, N.K. (2022). Growing Pleurotus ostreatus (ex. Fr) Kummer Using Gamma Radiation in Southern Ghana and its Associated Pests. Ghana Journal of Science, 63(1), 14-28.
Quansah, L., Mahunu, G. K., Tahir, H. E., Apaliya, M. T., Osei-Kwarteng, M., & Mariod, A. A. (2021). Hibiscus sabdariffa extract: antimicrobial prospects in food pathogens and mycotoxins management. In Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) (pp. 215-230). Academic Press.
Owusu, D. A., Afedzi, A. E. K., & Quansah, L. (2021). Phytochemical and proximate content of Carapa procera bark and its antimicrobial potential against selected pathogens. Plos one, 16(12), e0261755.
Sulley, Y. S., & Quansah, L. (2021). Assessing the state of forensic support to criminal investigations in Ghana: A case study in the Greater Accra Region. Ghana Journal of Science, 62(2), 44-57.
Quansah, L., Mahunu, G. K., Tahir, H. E., & Mariod, A. A. (2019). Parkia biglobosa: Phytochemical Constituents, Bioactive Compounds, Traditional and Medicinal Uses. In Wild Fruits: Composition, Nutritional Value and Products (Edited by Mariod, A. A) (pp. 271-284). Springer, Cham.