Isabella Akyinbah Quakyi
Isabella Akyinbah Quakyi is a Ghanaian academic and a physician. She is a professor of Immunology and Parasitology at the University of Ghana and the Foundation Dean of the University of Ghana School of Public Health. She is also a researcher in the field of medicine and a health practitioner. She is a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a fellow of the African Academy of Sciences. Professor Quakyi was recognized by Newsweek magazine as one of “seven women scientists who defied the odds and changed science forever”. Education. Quakyi obtained her Bachelor  of Science degree from the University of Surrey, Guildford, and her master's degree from the Brunel University London. She acquired her PhD in Immunoparasitology from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in 2001. Career. She has published more than 80 articles in 100 journals. She has also sat as the UNESCO Chair for Women in Science and Technology in the West African Region and other national and international boards and committees. Among her many accomplishments, Quakyi's scientific publications include work on the genetics of "Plasmodium falciparum" and the cloning of the CSP (circumsporozoite protein) gene from "P.  falciparum," efforts which contributed to the development of peptide vaccines and the testing of the first human malaria vaccine. Awards. Quakyi was awarded the 2019 Clara Southmayd Ludlow Medal by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene for her work on tropical medicine. In 2014 Quakyi received the Laureate of African Union Kwame Nkrumah Award for Women in Science.