DR. CLETUS ADIYAGA WEZENALECTURERDEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGYFACULTY OF BIOSCIENCENYANKPALA Campus
Background
Dr. Cletus Adiyaga Wezena is a senior lecturer and researcher with over 10 years of experience teaching microbiology and molecular biology at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels at the University for Development Studies. His research focus is on the molecular characterization of infectious pathogens that are important in sub-Saharan Africa such as Plasmodium, Schistosoma, Hepatitis B Virus, and Norovirus. He has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and has recently contributed to a book chapter. Dr. Wezena is passionate about teaching, knowledge sharing and research and believes that the adoption of student-centered approaches to teaching promotes a safe and positive learning environment. Dr. Wezena recently led a team from the University for Development Studies to successfully apply for and receive laboratory equipment from the Seeding Labs Instrumental program.
Abugri, J., Ayariga, J., Sunwiale, S. S., Wezena, A. C., Gyamfi, A. J., Adu-Frimpong, M., Agongo, G., Dongdem, T. J., Abugri, D. and Dinko, D. 2022. Targeting the Plasmodium falciparum proteome and organelles for potential antimalarial drug candidates. 2022. Heliyon. 8(8): e10390
Dongdem, J. T., Helegbe, K. G., Opare-Asamoah, K., Wezena, A. C., and Ocloo A. 2022. Assessment of NSAIDS as Potential Inhibitors of the Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase I (FAAH-1) using Three Different Primary Fatty Acid Amide Substrates In Vitro. BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology. 23(1)1.
Mensah, C. E., Mbiyieba, J., and Wezena, A. C. 2022. Perception of HIV/AIDS among Tertiary Education Students in the Tamale Metropolis and Their Willingness to Take the HIV Test. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. 2022.
Dongdem, T. J., and Wezena, A. C. 2021. Functional Significance of the E3 Ubiquitin Ligases in Disease and Therapeutics. In: Haider, S., Haider, A. P. A., Catala, A., editors. Hydrolases [Working Title] [Internet]. London: IntechOpen; 2021 [cited 2022 Mar 21]. https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/79128 doi: 10.5772/intechopen.100534.
Abban, E. F., Abugri, J., Mohammed, F., Asigri, F., Addo, A., Abass, A. K., Wezena, A. C. and Helegbe, G. K. 2021. Impact of default rate of antiretroviral use on viral load among HIV/AIDS patients in Tamale and Sunyani. Journal of Applied Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 8(3):87‒92.
Mishio, B. E., Mensah-Onumah, D., Dongdem, T. J. and Wezena, A. C. 2021. Prevalence, Awareness and Risk Factors of Hypertension among Public Sector Workers Aged 40 Years and above in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana. Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. 33(17): p. 202-213.
Wezena, A. C., Alisch, R., Golzmann, A., Liedgens, L., Staudacher, V., Pradel, G. and Deponte, M. 2018. The cytosolic glyoxalases of Plasmodium falciparum are dispensable during asexual blood-stage development. Microbial Cell 5(1): 32–41.
Wezena, A. C., Krafczyk, J., Staudacher, V. and Deponte, M. 2017. Growth inhibitory effects of standard pro- and antioxidants on the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Experimental Parasitology 180:64-70.
Wezena, A. C., Urscher, M., Vince, R., Swati, S. M. and Deponte, M. 2016. Hemolytic and antimalarial effects of tight-binding glyoxalase 1 inhibitors on the host-parasite unit of erythrocytes infected with Plasmodium falciparum. Redox Biology 8:348–353.
