Peter Agbekoh (BSc (Ghana),MRes (UK))

PROFILE

Hold a BSc in Biochemistry and Zoology (2005) from the University of Ghana. Enrolled in the Biomedical Science programme at the University of Strathclyde, UK and obtained an MRes degree in 2008. MRes thesis focussed on the evaluation of pulsed electric field technology for inactivating helminths for anthelminthic and vaccine applications. Joined the Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2008, first as a teaching assistant and subsequently appointed as assistant lecturer in 2009. Currently in the process of completing PhD (University of Strathclyde, UK) thesis on the study of the effects of mechanical properties of matrices on dedifferentiation of hepatocytes during in vitro culture. Student member of the British Toxicology Society and Tissue & Cell Engineering Society (TCES, UK).

RESEARCH

Optimisation of matrix properties for in vitro culture of cells of soft tissues (e.g. liver) for drug development, tissue engineering, etc. applications.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Agbekoh PE, Henderson C, Riches PE and Grant MH. (2014). Effect of Cultured Rat Primary Hepatocytes on the Mechanical Properties of Collagen Gel Matrices. European Cells and Materials 28 (Suppl. 4): 77.

• Agbekoh PE, Henderson C, Riches PE and Grant MH. (2015). Influence of mechanical properties of collagen hydrogel matrices on metabolic activity of sandwich-cultured primary hepatocytes. Proceedings of the 13^th European International Society for Study of Xenobiotics (ISSX) Meeting, Glasgow, UK, pp 85 - 86

• Adams CF, Chirawurah JD, Agbekoh PE and Kaufmann EE. (2013). Design of a blood-warming device for resource limited settings. European Journal of Scientific Research 103(1): 7-15.

• Obedeka DA, Ogoe HA, Agbekoh PE and Sagoe KWC. (2010). Web Based National HIV Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Monitoring System. Proceedings of the 3^rd Ghana Biomedical Convention, Accra, Ghana, pp 38.

• Agbekoh PE, Anderson JG, Beveridge and Lawrence CE. (2009). Evaluation of the Potential of Pulsed Electric Field Technique for Anthelmintic Applications. Proceedings of the 2^nd Ghana Biomedical Convention, Accra, Ghana, pp 32.