Member Profile
Membership type: full
Afua Kobi Ampem Genfi
Country of origin: Ghana Currently in: Ghana, Tamale General field of specialization: Other-
Degrees
2020 Master Other2014 Undergraduate Other -
Current Research Activities
Biological Systems and Organisms
Oxidative stress management: Hepato- and nephroprotective, Anti-cancer, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant effects of medicinal plants, spices and ornamentals .
Publications resulting from Research:
Genfi, A. K. A., Larbie, C., Emipke, B.O., Oyagbemi, A. A., Frimpong, C. K., and Adjei, C.O., (2020) Modulation of Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Cytokines as Therapeutic Mechanism of Ocimum Americanum L.extract in Carbon Tetrachloride and Acetaminophen –Induced Toxicity in Rats. JEBIM 25:1-13
Workshop and Conference Attended
2020 KNUST MiDA/WiSTEM MENTORS TRAINING PROGRAM - Ghana Power Compact Internship and Mentoring Program2019 KNUST THE UPGRADING EUCATION & RESEARCH CAPACITY IN RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOBIES PROJECT. - Hosted by: Brew Hammond Energy Center in collaboration with WiSTEMGH. Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education: Behind the scenes”, from2019 KNUST GRASAG KNUST LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2019 - Empowering Women for the 21st century leadership2019 KNUST Department of chemistry in collaboration with WiSTEM.Gh International Year of the Periodic Table/IUPAC - The impact of Ghanaian female scientist in the public space and their contribution to the Economic Development in Ghana2018. KNUST Women in Science Technology Engineering& Mathematics-WiSTEM.GH under the auspices of the chancellor KNUST.Affiliations
WiSTEM.GHPresentation given
2019KNUSTEvent: Thesis Presentation2021A comparative study on the susceptibility and resistance pattern of Klebsiella pneumonia from selected water sources from the Bolgatanga Municipality against selected clinically significant antibioticsUDS, Tamale, Ghana.Event: 14th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference2021Hepatoprotective activity of Ocimum americanum extract L. in Carbon Tetrachloride and Acetaminophen-Induced Toxicity in RatsVirtualEvent: 5Th Annual SOMPED International Conference2021Modulation of Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Cytokines as Therapeutic Mechanism of Ocimum americanum L. extract in Carbon Tetrachloride and Acetaminophen –Induced Toxicity in RatsVirtualEvent: Empowering Female Minds in STEM (EFeMS) boot camp -
Other Awards
Jul 2021EFeMS Bootcamp, 2nd Best PresentersSecond Place Award for demonstrating commendable scientific communication during the Research Presentation , Female minds in STEM.
