Donkor Yaw Otchere is Anatomy lecturer in the Department of Basic Medical Science, School of Medicine (UHAS). Previously, He worked as a laboratory scientist and practical demonstrator in the Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology, KNUST for 3years. Before this, He worked in the University Hospital, KNUST as a Biomedical Scientist for two years and Research scientist at Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, KNUST for a year as part time.
EDUCATION
He had his undergraduate education in the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology KNUST Kumasi, Ghana. And later pursue his second degree in Human Anatomy and Cell Biology KNUST, Kumasi Ghana.
WORK EXPERIENCE
He was a senior laboratory scientist in the Department of theoretical and Applied Biology, KNUST, from March 2014 to December 2016. He was a demonstrator for Human Anatomy and Human Physiology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Microbiology and Parasitology. He worked as a biomedical scientist at the Diagnostic Laboratory, University Hospital, KNUST from July 2011 – December 2013. From 2013 -2014, He worked for the institute of Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, KCCR as laboratory research scientist in a “Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants” RODAM. He joined the school of Medicine, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho since December, 2016.
SCIENTIFIC/RESEARCH OUTPUT
Donkor Yaw Otchere area of research interests and expertise include study on Histology and morphometric evaluation of the male reproductive system. This involves the detailed study of the microscopic structure of the testis and seminal fluid analysis. He had carried out research on the effect of Ethanolic extract of Zingiber officinal on the male reproductive system in albino rats. He also studied the Haematological and Biochemical assessment on the effect of Zingiber officinale extract in albino rats. He investigated into the histomorphological evaluation of the effects of zingiber officinale extract on the liver, kidney, stomach and lung. He has three manuscripts in press for publication.
