AREA OF INTEREST

• Clinical immunology
• Chemical pathology
• Molecular pathology
• Infectious disease
• Chronic disease
• Molecular epidemiology

AREA OF SPECIALTY

• Immunology
• Molecular pathology
• Chemical pathology

RESEARCH INTEREST

• My research interest focuses on identifying and developing immunological biomarkers for early and accurate diagnosis of infectious and chronic diseases using serological, molecular and nucleic acid techniques.

INSTITUTIONS ATTENDED

• Kwame Nkrumah university of science and technology, Kumasi, Ghana
• Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD
• PGDip
• BSc

EMPLOYMENT & POSITION HELD/HOLD

• April 2009-2012: Biomedical Scientist, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Diagnostic Directorate, Department of Clinical Chemistry (Responsible for routine biochemical and hormonal analysis, internal and external quality control)
• Lecturer 2013-date
• Departmental examination officer 2013-date
• Member, SMS corporate social responsibility activities

ASSOCIATIONS/AFFILIATIONS

• Ghana Biomedical Convention (GBC)
• America Association of Clinical chemistry (AACC)
• Ghana Association of Biomedical Laboratory Scientist (GABMLS).
• America Society of Cell Biology (ASCB)

HONOURS, AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS.

• 2013 AACC international travel grant awardee. AACC annual meeting, Houston Texas, 28th July-3rd August. George Brown center, USA
• Bill and Melinda gates post-doctoral grant award 2012-2014

PROFESSIONAL / TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• Research scientist
• Biomedical scientist
• Teaching

Publications

• Sakyi AS, Laing EF, Ephraim RK, Asibey OF, Sadique OK. Evaluation of analytical errors in a clinical chemistry laboratory: A 3 year experience. Ann Med Health Sci Res 2015;5: 8-12. 
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• RKD Ephraim, P Nsiah, DNM Osakunor P Adoba, SA Sakyi, and EO Anto; Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viral Infections among Type 2 Diabetics: A Cross-sectional Study in the Cape Coast Metropolis Ann Med Health Sci Res. 2014 Sep-Oct; 4(5): 719–722. doi: 10.4103/2141-9248.141529 
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• Samuel A. Sakyi, Richard K.D. Ephraim Bastu O. Adebisi, James O-Yeboah, Gifty Osei-Berchie (2013) Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Type 2 Diabetics in the Sekondi-TakoradiMetropolis, Ghana. J. Med Sci 13(4):290-294 
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• Samuel A. Sakyi, Richard K.D Ephraim, Enoch O. Antoh, Christian Obirikorang and Gifty O. Berchie (2012) Lipid Peroxidation and Catalase Levels among Children Presenting with Severe falciparum Malaria in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality, Ghana (J. Med Sci, Vol 12 (5) 141-147