Dr. Solomon Wireko
Designation
Staff Grade
Senior Lecturer
Department
Department of Laboratory Technology
Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences
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I am a Lecturer at the Department of Laboratory Technology at Kumasi Technical University. I am Self-motivated, disciplined, dedicated to duty, a team player, and have leadership qualities, with intellectual and industrial skills.

My research focuses on infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gene detection and surveillance, microbiome, and application of molecular diagnostic techniques such as Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry, Nanopore sequencing, and various Polymerase chain reactions (PCR) to discover and monitor drug-resistance in clinical, and community-associated pathogens. 

I am also a supervisor for several undergraduate graduate students and have seven peer-reviewed articles in reputable journals. I have three poster presentations at international and local conferences. 

I have extensive industrial experience in Medical Laboratory Diagnosis, having worked in district and regional hospitals as Biomedical Scientist.

  • Ph.D
  • MPhil.
  • MA
  • BSc
  1. American Society For Microbiologists
  2. Ghana Association Of Medical Laboratory Scientists
  • Infectious diseases,
  • Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) gene detection, and surveillance,
  • Microbiome, and application of molecular diagnostic techniques such as Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time of Flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry,
  • Nanopore sequencing, and various Polymerase chain reactions (PCR) to discover and monitor drug-resistance in clinical, and community-associated pathogens. 
  • Bacteriology
  • Parasitology
  • Health And Safety
  • Laboratory Management And Instrumentation
  • Anatomy And Physiology
  • 14Th -16Th December 2021: First International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) (virtual)
  • 29th -30th September 2021: 9th Biennial Conference at KNUST Business School
  • 11-15th October 2021; Global Health Leadership Forum 2021 held at Faculty Pharmacy Auditorium, KNUST- Ghana
  • 17-21 October 2021: 10th EDCTP Forum on Equity in Research for Health, Maputo- Mozambique (Virtual): Poster Title: Prevalence of Methicillin Resistance Staphylococcus species among filarial lymphedema patients in Ghana
  • Wireko, S.; Frimpong, E.H. & Feglo, P.K. (2017). Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producing Urinary Escherichia coli Isolated in Brong-Ahafo Regional Hospital, Ghana. European Scientific Journal.13 (9): 365-377. Doi: 10.19044/es. 2017.v13n9p365
  • Wireko, S.; Abubakari, A., & Opoku, B. (2017). In vitro Activities of Antimicrobial Agents against Uropathogenic Isolates at Brong Ahafo Regional Hospital, Ghana. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci 6(5): 193-201. doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2017.605.023
  • Brenya, R., Opoku, B., Abubakari, A. & Wireko, S. (2017). Influence of Housing Design and Urbanization on Malaria Transmission in some Communities in Ashanti Region, Ghana. International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Applied Science, 3(4):132-144
  • Wireko S, Asiedu SO, Kini P, Aglomasa BC, Amewu EKA, Asiedu E, Osei-Akoto F, Boahen KG, Obiri-Yeboah D, Amato KR and Kwarteng A (2021) Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Species Among Filarial Lymphedema Patients in Ahanta West District of Ghana. Front. Trop. Dis. 2:786378. DOI: 10.3389/fitd.2021.786378
  • Alexander Kwarteng, Solomon Wireko, Samuel Opoku Asiedu, Priscilla Kini, Bill Clinton Aglomasa, Emmanuel Kobla Atsu Amewu, Ebenezer Asiedu, Kennedy Gyau Boahen, Katherine Ryan Amatoe , Dorcas Obiri-Yeboah. (2022). Shift in the skin microbiome among individuals presenting with filarial lymphedema compared to non-filarial healthy individuals in Ghana. Scientific African 16 (2022) e01237 ttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01237
  • Bill Clinton Aglomasa, Cynthia Kyerewaa A Adu-Asiamah, Samuel Opoku Asiedu, Priscilla Kini, Emmanuel Kobla Atsu Amewu, Kennedy Gyau Boahen, Solomon Wireko, Kingsley Isaac Amponsah, Yaw Duah Boakye, Vivian Etsiapa Boamah, Alexander Kwarteng. (2022). Multi-drug Resistant (MDR) bacteria isolates from Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) patients in the Ahanta West District, Ghana. BMC Microbiology doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1465890/v1
  • Samuel Opoku Asiedu, Priscilla Kini, Bill Clinton Aglomasa, Emmanuel Kobla Atsu Amewu, Ebenezer Asiedu, Solomon Wireko, Kennedy Gyau Boahen, Afiat Berbudi, Augustina Angelina Sylverken and Alexander Kwarteng. (2022) Bacterial Diversity significantly reduces towards the late stages among Filarial Lymphedema patients in the Ahanta West District of Ghana. Health Science Report DOI: 10.1002/hsr2.724