Mr Odoi Hayford is an Assistant Lecturer with the Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, University of Health and Allied Sciences. Before his appointment into the university, he had been a Research Assistant and Microbiology Analyst at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He is a Pharmacist by profession and a member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH).
Education
Mr Odoi read Pharmacy at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi for his undergraduate studies and graduated in 2013. He then pursued and completed a Master of Philosophy programme in Pharmaceutical Microbiology at KNUST, Kumasi.
Work experience
As a Pharmacist, He has superintended many Pharmacies in and around Kumasi. He has also worked as a Hospital Pharmacist for Stewards Hospital and Mortuary, Konongo and served as a Ghanaian Medical representative for Sigmatau HealthScience (Rome).
Research output
Mr Odoi has research interests in the following areas:
- Microbial resistance and epidemiology
- Microbial genomics
- Ethnopharmacology
- Investigation into natural sources (medicinal plants and microorganisms) for anti-infective agents
- Environmental and molecular microbiology
- Microbiological quality assurance of food and medicinal products.
