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Dominic Selorm Yao Amuzu
Dominic S. Y. Amuzu (/məkˈhwɔːrtər/), born on August 7th 1980 is a Ghanaian Scientist in the field of Human Genetics and Bioinformatics with specialties in infectious disease research notably Malaria and SARS-COV2 infections. He is currently research fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as well as the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, Ghana. He has spearheaded a number of research project and publication across Africa and mentored many young research scientists across Africa through his Celta Mentors Foundation as a Co-founder and the current director.

Early Life
Dominic S. Y. Amuzu was born and raised in Wli, in the Volta region of Ghana, Africa to Prof Dominic Setsoafia Yawo Amuzu and Getrude Aku Simpi-Amuzu.

His grandparents all of whom were royals were Torgbui Gilbert Tsolenyanu Amuzu, Mama Akosuavi Atsutse, Torgbui Aloysius Simpi and Mama Ama Serwah II all of Ghana.

Career and Education
He attended STC Primary School later Advance Demonstration in Winneba. He had his high school Education at Bishop Herman College in Kpando, Ghana. Later, obtained BSc in Zoology at the  University of Ghana, Legon in 2004. After He obtained an Master of Philosophy from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi and his PhD degree in Biochemistry ( human Genetics) from University of Ghana with research component at the University of Oxford, UK through the Wellcome Trust DELTAS imitative with West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana.

Awards and Honors of Recognition
1.   Apr 30, 2020     NIH Travel Bursary Award, 2021 International Summit in Human Genetics and Genomics, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, USA

2.   Jan 22, 2020     GRC Travel Bursary Award, 2021 Gordon Research Conference and Seminar on Biology of Host Parasite Interactions Gordon Conference, Newport, RI, USA

3.   Mar 06, 2020    Best Poster, Crick African Network Annual General Meeting, WACCBIP, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana

4.   Dec 3, 2019      Best Presenter, 8th TReND Workshop n Invertebrate Neuroscience and Drosophila Neurogenetics, TReND/WACCBIP, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana

5.   Jul 02, 2019     GRC Travel Bursary Award, 2019 Gordon Research Conference on Human Genetics and Genomics, Waterville Valley, NH, USA

6.   Jul 02, 2019     2019 Carl Storm International Diversity Fellowship Award, 2019 Gordon Research Conference on Human Genetics and Genomics, Waterville Valley, NH, USA

7.   Jun 13, 2018     Best Poster Presenter Award, 2018 Genomic Epidemiology of Malaria Conference, Wellcome Genome Campus Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

8.   May 02, 2018    GEM Travel Bursary Award, 2018 Genomic Epidemiology of Malaria Conference, Wellcome Genome Campus Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

9.   Sept 12, 2017   WACCBIP Wellcome Trust DELTAS Student – Visitor Fellowship Award, West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana

10.  May 22, 2017    Travel Bursary Award for CODATA-RDA “Research Data Science Summer School” and “Research Data Science Applied Workshops on Bioinformatics”, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy

11.  Mar 24, 2016    Wellcome Trust DELTAS PhD Fellowship, West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana

12.  Apr 15, 2015     Best Oral Presenter Award, Ghana Science Association (GSA) Conference, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

13.  Feb, 2008         Unilever Postgraduate Scholarship, College of Heath Science, University of Ghana Medical School, Korle-Bu, Ghana

14.  Feb, 2007         Unilever Postgraduate Scholarship, College of Heath Science, University of Ghana Medical School, Korle-Bu, Ghana

Leadership Experience
·        Sep, 2020 – To Date     President, Doctoral Researchers Association of Ghana (DRAG), Head Office, Ghana

·        Jun, 2019 – To Date     Co-Founder and President; Celta Mentors Foundation (CMF), Accra, Ghana (Organization for mentoring the youth for life, career, research and academia)

·        Aug 2016 – Jun 2021     PhD Cohort 2020 Collegial President; College of Basic and Applied Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

·        Aug 2016 – Jun 2021     PhD Cohort 2020 Departmental President; Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

·        Aug, 2014 – To Date     Co-Founder & President; Africa Graduate Students Association (AGSA), Accra, Ghana (Focus on Research for Development in Africa)

·        Oct 2013 - May 2014     Public Relations Officer and Research Committee Member; Graduate Student Association of Ghana (GRASAG), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

·        Aug 2012 – Nov, 2015   MPhil Cohort 2014 President; Dept of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, College of Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

·        Nov 2007 - May 2008    Co-Founder & Vice President; College of Health Science Graduate Students Association (COHSGSA), University of Ghana Medical School, Korle-bu, Ghana

·        Feb 2006 - May 2007     Organizing Committee Chair; Graduate Student Association of Ghana, (GRASAG, UG), University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana

·        Sept 2003 -Oct 2004     Co-Founder, Interim President & Electoral Commissioner; Animal Biology and Conservation Science Students Association (ABCOSA), University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana

Scientific Citizenship
·        Sep 10, 2021     SARS-COV-2 News Item https://www.myjoyonline.com/waccbip-covid-19-sequencing-team-co-authors-of-latest-high-impact-paper-on-pandemic-in-africa/?param=

·        Aug 5, 2021      Speaker, Knowledge Series: “SARS -CoV-2 and COVID-19: All You Need to Know in Brief”; Bishop Herman Old Boys Union (BHOBU’98), Virtual Programme.

·        Jul 19, 2021     SARS-COV-2 News Item https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/43-coronavirus-variants-identified-in-Ghana-1312837

·        Jul 19, 2021     TV Discussion: Research in Africa: Sustainable Lessons from Pandemics, News Day on TV3 Network TV Station, Ghana

·        Jul 19, 2021     Radio Discussion: Change of Behavior towards Research Due to Pandemic, Sunrise Programme on 3FM Network FM Station, Accra, Ghana

·        Apri 9, 2021      Career Guidance and Mentorship Outreach; University Practice Junior High School, Winneba, Ghana (Organized by Advance JSS Old Students Association, Winneba)

·        Sep 29, 2020     Research Interview by Gh Scientific, on “A Day in the Life of a PhD Research Fellow”, Gheek Media in Collaboration with Ghana Science Association, Ghana

·        Jan 13, 2020     National TV Interview on Healthline Programme, Ghana National Television (GTV), Discussed Research at WACCBIP and Cell Biology and Immunology Lab of WACCBIP, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

·        Jun, 2019 – Date          Career Guidance and Mentorship Outreach; Celta Mentors Foundation, Ghana (Organization for mentoring Young Scientists for research and academic excellence)

·        Dec 18-21, 2018           Career Guidance, Mentorship and Medical Outreach; Bishop Herman College, Kpando, Ghana (Organized by Bishop Herman Old Boys Union, BHOBU)

·        Sep 18, 2017     Local TV Panelist on “Nkwa Hia” Programme, Adom TV, Discussed Research on Malaria and Cancer (Burkitt’s Lymphoma), Multi Media Group, Accra, Ghana

·        Aug 2013 - May 2014     Radio Host (Focus Fm), “GRASAG Hour”-Discussing Translational Research Findings with Graduate Students, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

·        Aug 2013 - May 2014     Leader & First Speaker, Scientific Career Guidance Outreach, Ejisuman SHS, Kumasi, Theme “Young Scientist, Road to Success”, by Dept of Biochemistry, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

·        Oct, 2007 – Aug 2008    Student Pioneer, Community Directed Development Foundation, Africa, Ghana

Selected Publications Bibliography
1.         Darko, L. K., Broni, E., Amuzu, D. S.Y., Wilson, M. D., Parry, C. S., & Kwofie, S. K. (2021). Computational Study on Potential Novel Anti-Ebola Virus Protein VP35 Natural Compounds. Biomedicines, 9(12), 1796.

2.         Eduan Wilkinson, Marta Giovanetti, Houriiyah Tegally, James E. San, Richard Lessels, ………, Dominic S.Y. Amuzu, …. et al. (2021): A Year of Genomic Surveillance Reveals the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Genome in Africa during COVID19 Pandemic.

3.         Amuzu, D.S.Y., Rockett, K. A., Leffler, E. M., Ansah, F., Amoako, N., Morang'a, C. M.,. . . Awandare, G. A. (2021). High-throughput genotyping assays for identification of glycophorin B deletion variants in population studies. Exp Biol Med (Maywood), 246(8), 916-928. doi:10.1177/1535370220968545

4.         Morang'a, C. M., Amenga-Etego, L., Bah, S. Y., Appiah, V., Amuzu, D. S. Y., Amoako, N.,. . . Otto, T. D. (2021). Machine learning approaches classify clinical malaria outcomes based on haematological parameters. BMC Med, 18(1), 375. doi:10.1186/s12916-020-01823-3

5.         Ngoi, J. M., Quashie, P. K., Morang'a, C. M., Bonney, J. H., Amuzu, D. S. Y., Kumordjie, S.,. . . Awandare, G. A. (2021). Genomic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 reveals local viral evolution in Ghana. Exp Biol Med (Maywood), 246(8), 960-970. doi:10.1177/1535370220975351

6.         Brown C., Larbie C. and Amuzu D. S. Y. (2016): Prevalence of the Genetic Mutation CYP2C8*5 in Selected Ethnic Groups in Southern Ghana, Int Journal of Biochem Research & Rev. 2016; 12(3): 1-9.

7.         Edoh, D., Antwi-Bosaiko, C., & Amuzu, D.S.Y. (2006). Fetal hemoglobin during infancy and in sickle cell adults. Afr. Health Sci, 6(1), 51-54. doi:10.5555/afhs.2006.6.1.51