Esther is a pharmacist, a microbiologist and a research scientist with interest in antimicrobial resistance and public health. She is also a female in STEM advocate and is passionate about promoting science among young females.
She holds a Bachelor in Pharmacy and an MPhil Pharmaceutical Microbiology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. She also holds a Master of Pharmacy (Summa cum laude) from the University of KwaZulu- Natal, Durban, South Africa. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. She is also a member of the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists.
She is a L’Oreal-UNESCO For Women In Science Young Talents/Sub-Saharan Africa, 2020 laureate and a Mwalimu Nyerere Africa Union Scholar.
Research interests:
Esther’s main research interest is Antimicrobial resistance. Her research focus includes but is not limited to antimicrobial stewardship and conservation, infection prevention and control practices, One Health, antibiotic resistance mechanisms and antimicrobial activity of natural products against resistant microorganisms. Her skills include but are not limited to bioinformatics and molecular biology.
Her current research is on the genomic characterization of the resistance genes in Gram-negative bacteria from patients, hospital environments as well as from Healthcare workers hands from a Teaching Hospital in Ghana, using Whole genome sequencing (WGS). It also seeks to determine the clonal relationship between the isolates from various sources. Information obtained from this study will determine the correlation between multidrug resistant Gram-negative bacteria from patients, hospital environments and staff and help advise on infection control practices to prevent colonization and infection.
She has participated in two desktop analyses on antimicrobial resistance in the WHO AFRO and EMRO regions.
Recent publications
- Apenteng, J. A., Asare Yeboah, E. E.., Kyere-Davies, G. 2022. Antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria isolates from ward environment of a hospital in Tema, Ghana. African Journal of Microbiology Research, 16, 211-216.
- Agoba, E.E., Govinden, U., Peer, A.K.C., Osei Sekyere, J. and Essack, S.Y., 2018. IS Aba1 Regulated OXA-23 carbapenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii strains in Durban, South Africa. Microbial Drug Resistance, 24(9), pp.1289-1295.
- Agoba, E.E., Adu, F., Agyare, C., Boamah, V.E. and Boakye Y.D., 2017. Antibiotic resistance patterns of bacterial isolates from hatcheries and selected fish farms in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Journal of microbiology and antimicrobials Vol. 9(4), pp. 35-46.
- Agoba, E.E., Adu, F., Agyare, C. and Boamah, V.E., 2017. Antibiotic use and practices in selected fish farms in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Journal of Infectious Diseases and Treatment, 3, pp.1-6.
- Essack, S.Y., Desta, A.T., Abotsi, R.E. and Agoba, E.E., 2016. Antimicrobial resistance in the WHO African region: current status and roadmap for action. Journal of Public Health, 39(1), pp.8-13
Contact details:
easare.yeboah@central.edu.gh / esteyram@gmail.com