DR. ZAKARIA SEIDULECTURERDEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY FACULTY OF BIOSCIENCENYANKPALA Campus
Background
I am a molecular parasitologist by training specialised in studying various aspects of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, mainly exploring the relationship between haemoglobinopathies and the transmission, immunology, parasitology, and pathogenesis of the disease. In addition to the foregoing, I have professional experience in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) research and has served as a consultant for several local and international WASH projects. My current research interest areas are:
Malaria transmission, immunology and pathogenesis
Food and Water-borne diseases
Phytotherapeutics with anti-microbial activity
Plant-based dyes and bio-insecticides
Improving WASH services in communities and emergency settings
Contacts: +233-(0)24-5189924; +233-(0)50 9880878
Mary Lopez-Perez, Zakaria Seidu, Mads Larsen et al. Acquisition of Fc-afucosylation of PfEMP1-specific IgG is age-dependent and associated with clinical protection against malaria, 03 April 2024, PREPRINT (Version 1) available at Research Square [https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4165378/v1]
Londono-Renteria, B., Seidu, Z., Lamptey, H., Ofori, M. F., Hviid, L., & Lopez-Perez, M. (2024). Biomarker of Anopheles exposure in Ghanaian children with hemoglobin S and C. Acta Tropica, 249(October 2023), 107043. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107043
Oleinikov, A. V, Seidu, Z., Oleinikov, I. V, Tetteh, M., Ofori, M. F., Hviid, L., & Lopez-perez, M. (2023). Profiling the PfEMP1-specific IgG response among Ghanaian children with hemoglobin S and C. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiad438
Seidu, Z., Lamptey, H., Lopez-perez, M., Owusuwaa, N., Kwesi, S., Kyei-baafour, E., Naa, A., Pobee, A., Obeng, G., Hviid, L., & Ofori, M. F. (2023). Plasmodium falciparum infection and naturally acquired immunity to malaria antigens among Ghanaian children in northern Ghana. Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 22(March), e00317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2023.e00317
Lamptey, H., Seidu, Z., Lopez-Perez, M., Kyei-Baafour, E., Hviid, L., Adjei, G. O., & Ofori, M. F. (2023). Impact of haemoglobinopathies on asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infection and naturally acquired immunity among children in Northern Ghana. Frontiers in Hematology, 2(April), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.3389/frhem.2023.1150134
Seidu, Z., Ofori, M.F, Hviid, L., & Lopez-Perez, M. (2023). Impact of sickle cell trait hemoglobin in Plasmodium falciparum-infectedery throcytes. BioRxiv. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.28.551025
Suurbaar, J., Seidu, Z., & Amponsah, S.K (2023). Recent Trends in the Diagnosis of Metabolic Disorders. In: Amponsah, S.K., Ofori, E.K., Yathak, Y.V. (eds) Current Trends in the Diagnosis and Management of Metabolic Disorders, 1st Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp.374-386.
Lopez-Perez, M, Seidu, Z. (2022). Establishing and Maintaining In Vitro Cultures of Asexual Blood Stages of Plasmodium falciparum. In: Jensen, A.T.R., Hviid, L. (eds) Malaria Immunology. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2470. Humana, New York, pp. 37–49.
Lopez-Perez, M, Viwami, F, Seidu, Z, Jensen, ATR, Doritchamou, J, Ndam, NT, and Hviid, L. (2021). PfEMP1-specific IgG reactivity among Beninese pregnant women with sickle cell trait, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2021;, ofab527, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab527
Tetteh, M, Addai-Mensah, O, Seidu, Z, Kyei-Baffour, E, Lamptey, H, et al. (2021). Inflammatory response and Acute Phase Response vary between HbAS and HbAA children during Plasmodium falciparum infection. Journal of Inflammation Research 2021:14 1415–1426
Fisher, MB, Danquah, L, Seidu, Z., Fechter, AN, Saga, B, Bartram, JK, et al. (2020). WaSH CQI: Applying continuous quality improvement methods to water service delivery in four districts of rural northern Ghana. PLoSONE 15(7): e0233679. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233679
