PROF. SAMUEL JERRY COBBINAASSOCIATE PROFESSORDEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCESFACULTY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTNYANKPALA Campus
Background
Dr. Samuel J. Cobbina is a Senior Lecturer of the Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment of the University for Development Studies (UDS). He has a PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering from Jiangsu University and an MPhil. in Environmental Science from the University of Ghana. He has research and teaching experience spanning a period of sixteen years in the field of Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment, toxicological health risk assessment of toxicants and pollution control. He has been involved in various research projects funded by organizations such as CIDA, UNICEF, IUCN, UNESCO/SIDA and WB. Dr. Cobbina has been a Head of Department and a Vice Dean of DEEM and FNRE, respectively, all in UDS.
Education
Jiangsu University. Phd Environmental Science and Engineering, Jiangsu, China. 2012-2015
MPhil Environmental Science. University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana. 2001-2004
BSc. Chemistry. University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. 1996-1999
Seidu, R., Quainoo, A.K., Cobbina, S.J. and Quansah, L. (2019). Phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of false yam (Icacina oliviformis) extracts on microbes. Ghana Journal of Science. 60(2), pp. 24–31.
Asare, M. L., Cobbina, S. J., Akpabey, F. J., Duwiejuah, A. B. and Abuntori, Z. N. (2018). Heavy Metal Concentration in Water, Sediment and Fish Species in the Bontanga Reservoir, Ghana. Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, 10(1). pp. 49-58.
Cobbina, S. J., Guanghua M., Ting Z., Hai X., Zhen Z., Hongyang L., Yanmin Z., Xiangyang W., Liuqing Y. (2017). Modulation of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors (NMDAR), Bcl-2 and C-Fos Gene Expressions on Exposure to Individual and Mixtures of Low Concentration Metals in Zebrafish (Danio rerio). Achieves of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 72 (3). pp. 418-427.
Wu, X., Cobbina, S.J., Guanghua, M., Xu, H., Zhen, Z. and Yang, L (2016). A review of toxicity and mechanisms of individual and mixtures of heavy metals in the environment. Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 23. pp. 8244-8259.
Cobbina, S.J., Xu, H., Zhao, T., Guanghua M., Zhou, Z., Wu, X., Liu, H., Zou, Y., Wu, X., and Yang, L. (2015). A multivariate assessment of innate immune-related gene expressions due to exposure to low concentration individual and mixtures of four kinds of heavy metals on zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 47(2). pp. 1032-1042.
Cobbina, S. J., Agoboh, Y. P., Duwiejuah, A. B. and Bakobie, N. (2015). Evaluation of Stored Rainwater Quality in Basic Schools in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana. Water Quality Exposure and Health, 7. pp. 583-590.
Cobbina, S.J., Chen, Y., Zhou, Z., Wu, X., Feng, W., Wang, W., Li, Q., Zhao, T., Mao, G., Wu, X. and Yang, L. (2015). Interaction of four low dose toxic metals with essential metals in brain, liver and kidneys of mice on sub-chronic exposure. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 39. pp. 280-291.
Cobbina, S. J., Chen, Y., Zhou, Z., Wu, X., Zhao, T., Zhang, Z., Feng, W., Wang, W., Li, Q., Wu, X. and Yang, L. (2015). Toxicity assessment due to sub-chronic exposure to individual and mixtures of four toxic heavy metals. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 294. pp109-120.
Cobbina, S. J., Chen, Y., Zhou, Z., Wu, X., Feng, W., Wang, W., Mao, G., Xu, H., Zhang, Z., Wu, X. and Liuqing, Y. (2015). Low concentration toxic metal mixture interactions: Effects on essential and non-essential metals in brain, liver, and kidneys of mice on sub-chronic exposure. Chemosphere, 132. pp.79-86.
Mao, G., Zhou, Z., Chen, Y., Wang, W., Wu, X., Feng, W., Cobbina, S. J., Huang, J., Zhang, Z., Xu, H., Yang, L. and Wu, X. (2015). Neurological toxicity of individual and mixtures of low dose arsenic, 2-mono and di (n-butyl) phthalates on sub-chronic exposure to mice. Biological Trace Metal Research, 170:183.
Quansah, R., Armah, F. A., Essumang, D. K., Luginaah, I., Clarke, E., Marfoh, K., Cobbina, S. J., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Namujju, P. B., Obiri, S. and Dzodzomenyo, M. (2015). Association of Arsenic with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes–Infant Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Environmental Health Perspective, 123. pp. 412-421.
Quansah, R., Armah, F. A., Essumang, D. K., Luginaah, I., Clarke, E., Marfoh, K., Cobbina, S. J., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Namujju, P. B., Obiri, S. and Dzodzomenyo, M. (2015). Association of Arsenic with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes–Infant Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Environmental Health Perspective, 123. pp. 412-421.
Cobbina, S.J., Kuleape, R., Dampare, S.B., Asare, W. and Duwiejuah, A.B. (2014). Assessing the Fertilizer Utilization Potential of Municipal Solid Waste in Akosombo, Ghana. British Journal of Applied Science & Technology 4. pp. 3874-3883.
Cobbina, S. J., Nyame, F. K. and Obiri, S. (2012). Groundwater quality in the Sahelian region of northern Ghana, West Africa. Res. J. of Environ. Earth Sci., 4. pp. 483-491.
Cobbina, S.J., Nkuah, D., Tom-Dery, D and Obiri, S. (2013). Non-cancer risk assessment from exposure to mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), copper (Cu) and lead (Pb) in boreholes and surface water in Tinga, in the Bole-Bamboi District, Ghana. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, 5. pp. 29-36.
Cobbina, S.J., Nkuah, D., Tom-Dery, D and Obiri, S. (2013). Non-cancer risk assessment from exposure to mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), copper (Cu) and lead (Pb) in boreholes and surface water in Tinga, in the Bole-Bamboi District, Ghana. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences, 5. pp. 29-36.
Cobbina, S. J., Armah, F. A. and Obiri, S. (2012). Multivariate Statistical and Spatial Assessment of Groundwater Quality in the Tolon-Kumbungu District, Ghana. Res. J. Environ. Earth Sci., 4. pp. 88-98.
Cobbina, S.J., Dagben, J.Z., Obiri, S. and Tom-Dery, D. (2011). Assessment of Non-cancerous Health Risk from Exposure to Hg, As and Cd by Resident Children and Adults in Nangodi in the Upper East Region, Ghana. Water Quality, Exposure and Health 3. pp. 225-232.
Cobbina S. J., Anyidoho, L.Y., Nyame, F. & Hodgson, I.O.A. (2010). Water Quality Status of Dugouts from Five Districts in Northern Ghana: Implications for Sustainable Water Resources Management. Environmental Monitoring Assessment, 167. pp. 405-416.
Cobbina, S.J., Nyame, F., Hodgson, I.O.A. (2009). Assessment of quality of piped water supplied to households in Western Accra (Ghana). Journal of Applied Science and Technology 14. pp. 44-49.
Sovoe, S., Cobbina, S. J. and Obiri S. (2018). Modelling Public Health and Ecosystem Impacts of Abandoned Mines in Ghana. Reporting Seminar of the UNESCO/SIDA Project on Environmental and Health Impacts of Abandoned Mines in Sub-Saharan African Countries, 10th – 11th April 2018, UN Conference Room 7, Gigiri Complex Nairobi, Kenya.
Rajaee, M., Obiri, S., Green, A., Long, R. N., Cobbina, S. J., Nartey, V. K., Buck, D., Antwi, E. and Basu, N. (2015). Ecological impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining in Ghana. 12th International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant. 14-19 June 2015 in Jeju City, Republic of Korea.
26th Biannual Conference, Ghana Science Association, University of Cape Coast, 4-9th August 2009.
Obiri, S., Cobbina, S. J. and Armarh, F. A. (2017). Presentation at Community Entry Sensitization Workshop on Assessment of environmental and human health impacts of oil and gas activities in Ghana. 6th-7th October 2017, Sekondi and Axim.
Cobbina, S. J., Wu, X. and Yang, L. (2014). Toxicity assessment due to sub-chronic exposure to individual and mixtures of four toxic heavy metals. Fourth-Sino Postgraduate Conference, Zhenjiang, P. R. China, 17th – 31st November 2014.
Cobbina, S. J., Wu, X. and Yang, L. (2013). Multivariate Statistical Assessment of Groundwater Quality in the Tolon-Kumbungu District, Ghana. Third-Sino Postgraduate Conference, Zenjiang, P. R. China, 21st November 2013.
1. Co-Investigator: 2017: Modelling public health and ecosystem impacts of abandoned mines in Ghana. (Client: UNESCO/SIDA).
2. Main Investigator: 2015: Study on Hand Washing with Soap (HWWS) in 20 selected Basic level Schools in Mion District, northern Region. (Client: UNICEF Ghana).
3. Main Investigator: (2010). Water quality survey of selected water points in Nadowli and Lawra districts of Upper West Region, Ghana. (Client: Catholic Relief Service).
4. Main Investigator: (2010). Training in the use of water quality field test kits (Wagtech Potakit 1). (Catholic Relief Services).
5. Main Investigator: 2008: Water quality studies of selected reservoirs to enhance health status in rural communities in northern region. (Client: CIDA)
6. Team Member: 2008: Physico-chemical, microbiological and pesticide analyses of water from the PAGEV pilot zone in Burkina Faso and Ghana. (Client: IUCN).
Main Investigator: 2015, 2018. Project on handwashing with soap in Basic Schools in Mion and Gushegu Districts of Northern Region. Funded by UNICEF (GHS 30, 000.00)
Co-Investigator: 2015-2018. Project on Environmental and Health Impacts of Abandoned Mines in Sub-Saharan African Countries. Funded by UNESCO/SIDA (US$20,000.00)
Team Member: 2019-2023. West African Centre for Water, Irrigation and Sustainable Agriculture. Funded by the WB (US$6,400,000.00).
Team Member: 2018. WASH Evaluation Survey of 479 communities in Northern Region. Funded by UNICEF (GHS 77,647.50).
Co- Investigator: 2018. Project on Operation and Maintenance training for CHPS compounds in Zabzugu District. Funded by UNICEF (GHS 63,522.00).
Main Investigator: 2014. Graduate Innovative Project on low dose heavy metal exposures. Jiangsu Province, China (Grant No: KYLX_1067) (RMB 50,000.00).
Excellent PhD Dissertation Award, Jiangsu University, P. R. China. 2015.
Jiangsu Presidential Scholarship. 2012-2015.
DANIDA Fellowship; Denmark, 2008.
NUFFIC Fellowship (NUFFIC); The Netherlands, 2007.
