Dr. (Mrs.) Antonia Tetteh

Office Address:

Room GF9 Aboagye-Menyeh Building, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Email:

atetteh.sci@knust.edu.gh; aytetteh@gmail.com

Telephone/Mobile:

+233-20-113-4416; +233-54-771-3575

Personal Website/Blog:

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PhD Horticultural Science (Plant Breeding and Genetics major), 2008

MSc Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry, 1992

BSc.(Hons.) Biochemistry, 1988

Diploma Vegetable Crops Production and Research, 2003

North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC, U.S.A.

McGill University, Québec, Canada

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

Asian Vegetable Research and Development Center, Arusha, Tanzania

Plant Breeding and Genetics

Plant Biotechnology

Food Science and Agricultural Chemistry

Vegetable Crops Research

Biochemistry

Research in plant breeding and genetics of cucurbits

Research in plant breeding and genetics of maize

Research in plant breeding and genetics of fiber crops

Research in genetic diversity of maize

Research in genetic diversity of Roselle

Research in genetic diversity of kenaf

Research in regeneration system in maize

Research genetics for improvement in cucurbit disease resistance

Geneticist for maize improvement in grain yield and composition

Geneticist for improvement in fiber yield in Hibiscus species

Development of regeneration system in maize by tissue culture

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

 Date

Position

Institution

2014-2016

Head of Department

Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

1999-Present

Senior Lecturer

Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

2005-2008

Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC, U.S.A.

2008-2009

Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, U.S.A.

1992-1999

Lecturer

Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

• 70 % Research

Genetics and breeding of cucurbits in greenhouse and field

Genetics and breeding of maize

Genetics of fiber crops

Research on genetic resistance to disease in watermelon

Research on genetic diversity of maize

Research in genetic diversity of Roselle

Research in genetic diversity of kenaf

Research in biotechnology

Undergraduate Thesis advisor for 67 undergraduate students

Graduate Thesis advisor for 15 graduate students (6 MSc., 3 MPhil, 1 PhD, 5 ongoing)

• 30 % Teaching

Teach Population Genetics (CS 563)

Teach Agricultural Biotechnology (BCHEM 577)

Teach Biophysics (BCHEM 264/365)

Teach Plant Tissue Culture (AGB 256/BCHEM 461)

Teach Handling Cells and Tissues (AGB 251)

Molecular Biology of the Cell (AGB 154)

Fundamental Laboratory Techniques (AGB 155)

Teach other courses as needed:

Food Product Development FTECH 471

• Administrative

Head of Department  of Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2014-2016

Graduate Program Coordinator 2010-2014

Coordinate Departmental Graduate seminar 2010-2014

Cognate member Faculty of Agriculture Board.  2010 to 2012

Cognate member College of Health Science 2014-Present

• International Experience

Workshop Organizer- Fly Neuroscience Workshop December 2015

Workshop Organizer- Bioinformatics: Whole Exome Sequencing Data Analysis July 2016

1. Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Award. 1989- 1991. McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

2. GETFUND Scholarship Award. 2005- 2008. In North 
    Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. U.S.A.

3. International Fellowship of the Association of American University Women  (AAUW) July 2005- June 2006. In North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. U.S.A.

4. American Society of Horticultural Science Student Travel Grant Award for ASHS-2007 Annual Conference, July 16-19, 2007. Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.A.

Sigma Xi honor society of Horticultural Science - 2006

1. Member, Crop Science Society of America 2008-2012
2. Member, Ghana Science Assiociation-1992-present
3. Member, American Association of Horticultural Science 2005-2009
4. Member, American Association of University Women, 2005 to 2008

1. Stephen Asare, Antonia Y. Tetteh, Patrick Twumasi, Kingsley B. Adade and Richard A. Akromah. 2016. Genetic diversity in Lowland, Midaltitude and Highland African Maize Landraces by Morphological Trait Evaluation. African Journal of Plant Science. Received 28 July, 2016; Accepted 29 September, 2016. 

1. Sampson, G.O., Tetteh, A. Y. and Oldham J. H. 2015. Beta-glucan profile in tropical maize: effect of isolation method. Journal of Global Biosciences 4(2):1339-1349

3. Sampson, G.O., Tetteh, A. Y. and Oldham, J. H. 2015. Rheological Behavior of Maize ß-Glucan and its application as a fat replacer in baked goods. International Journal of Advance Research, IJOAR Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2015, Online: ISSN 2320-9186.

4. Tetteh, Antonia,  Katherine Sun,  Chiu-Yueh Hung,  Farooqahmed Kittur,  Gordon Ibeanu, Daniel Williams and Jiahua Xie.  2014. Transcriptional response of selenopolypeptide genes and selenocysteine biosynthesis machinery genes in Escherichia coli during selenite reduction. International Journal of Microbiology. Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 394835, 11 pages.

1. Tetteh, A. Y., T. C. Wehner and A. R. Davis. 2013. Inheritance of resistance to powdery mildew race 2 in Citrullus lanatus var. lanatus. HortScience48: 1227-1230.
2. Tetteh, A. Y., T. C. Wehner and A. R. Davis. 2013. Inheritance of Resistance to the New Race of Powdery Mildew in Watermelon. Crop Science53(3):880-887.
   1. Tetteh, A.Y., T.C. Wehner and A.R. Davis. 2010. Identifying Resistance to Powdery     Mildew Race 2W in the USDA-ARS Watermelon Germplasm Collection. Crop Science 50(3): 933-939.
   2. Tchum, S.K., Newton, S., Tanumihardjo, S. A., Arthur, F.K.N., Tetteh, A. Y. and 
      Owusu-Agyei, S. 2009. Evaluation of a green leafy vegetable intervention in Ghanaian post-partum mothers. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development 9(6):1266-1308.
   3. Davis, A. R., A. Levi, A.Y. Tetteh, T.C. Wehner, V. Russo, and M. Pitrat. 2007. 
      Evaluation of watermelon and related species for resistance to race 1W powdery 
      mildew. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 132: 790-795.
   4. Tchum, S.K., S.A. Tanumihardjo, S. Newton, B. de Benoit, S. Owusu-Agyei, F.K.N.  Arthur and A.Y. Tetteh. 2006. Evaluation of vitamin A supplementation regimens in Ghanaian postpartum mothers with the use of the modified-relative-dose-response test.  Am. J. Clin. Nutr. 84:1344-9.
   5. Tetteh A. Y. 2003.  Vegetable Production in Ghana.  In: Status of Vegetable CropsProduction in Sub-Saharan Africa. Country Reports 2003. Proceedings of the 10^thRegional Vegetable Crops Production and Research Training Course.  AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center.  Regional Center for Africa (AVRDC-RCA), Arusha, Tanzania.
   6. Tetteh, A.Y. and Marfo, E. K. 2001.  Haematological and Histopathological studies on Madam Catherine Blood Tonic. J. Univ. Sc. & Tech. Vol. 21, No 1, 2, 3, October.  p82.
   7. Tetteh, A.Y. 1997. Chitin and Chitosan from Shellfish Wastes. J. Univ. of Sc. & Tech.    Feb/June, Vol. 17, Nos. 1 and 2.  p38.
   8. Tetteh A.Y.  1995. Distributional Review and Compositional Characteristics of    
      Ghanaian Shellfish Wastes. J. Univ. Sc. & Tech. Vol. 15, No. 2 & 3 June/October.  p19.
   9. G. O. Sampson, A. Y. Tetteh and J. H. Oldham. 2014. Rheological Behaviour of Maize β-Glucan and its Application as a Fat Replacer in Baked Goods. In: Gums and Stabilizers for the Food Industry 17: The Changing Face of Food Manufacture: The Role of Hydrocolloids.  Peter A. Williams and Glyn O. Phillips, Ed. The Royal Society of Chemistry. P318-325. Print publication date: 16 Apr 2014. Copyright Year: 2014
      Print ISBN: 978-1-84973-883-5. PDF eISBN: 978-1-78262-130-0DOI: 10.1039/9781782621300-00318

Book Chapter

Conference Presentation

1. Tetteh, A.Y., T.C. Wehner and A.R. Davis. 2007. Screening the watermelon  
    germplasm for resistance to powdery mildew race 2W. American Society for Horticultural Science Annual Conference, 16-19 July, 2007. Scottsdale, Arizona. Oral Session. (Abstr.).
2. Davis, A.R., A.Y. Tetteh, T.C. Wehner, A. Levi and M. Pitrat. 2006. Watermelon 
   resistance to powdery mildew race 1 and race 2. p. 412-420. In: G.J. Holmes (Ed.). Cucurbitaceae ’06. Asheville North Carolina. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Va
3. Olympio, N.S., Ellis, W.O, Tetteh, A., Mensah, E. and Adu-Amankwa, P. 1997.

Field studies of Post-harvest Problems of Tomatoes in Ghana - a case of some major growing areas in Ghana. Proceedings of the 28^th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association.  Paper No. 002. 4^th- 9^th August, 1997.

1. Tetteh, A.Y., Batcha, M.B., Sampson, G.O., Abbey, H., Sekyere, M. and Adu-Gyamfi, L. 2013. Evaluation of West African maize genotypes for β-glucan content. 28th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association. July 15-19, 2013. University of Ghana, Legon. Oral Session. (Abstr.).
2. Tetteh, A.Y., Sarpong, F.N., Chimah, R.A., Batcha, M.B.  and Bahaah, B. High starch maize: a genetic resource for maize germplasm improvement. 28th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association. July 15-19, 2013, University of Ghana, Legon. Oral Session. (Abstr.).
3. Tetteh, A.Y., Abbey, H., Sarpong, F.N. Chinweike, C. and Sekyere, M. Determining the potential to breed for enhanced oil content in West African maize accessions: mean inter varietal fat content. 28th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association. July 15-19, 2013, University of Ghana, Legon. Oral Session. (Abstr.).
4. Tetteh, A.Y., Bahaah, B., Chimah, R.A., Addai, E.O. Adu-Gyamfi, L. and Chinweike, C. Determining the potential to breed for enhanced protein content in West African maize accessions: mean inter varietal protein content. 28th Biennial Conference of the Ghana Science Association. July 15-19, 2013, University of Ghana, Legon. Oral Session. (Abstr.).

American Association of Horticultural Science-2007

Ghana Educational Trust Fund Scholarship 2005-2008

Canadian International Development Agency 1989-1991

Ghana National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP)

1. National Agricultural Research Project award (GHANA/NARP/1993-1995)

‘’Extraction of chitin and chitosan from Ghanaian shellfish solid wastes and their use 
        in the preservation of fresh farm produce.

1. KNUST Research Grant (2011- 2014). Assessment of Genetic Diversity of accessions of the West African Maize Collection by Morphological Traits and Simple Sequence repeat markers
2. KNUST Research Grant (2011- 2014). Establishment of an Efficient Regeneration System for Maize by callus induction and somatic embryogenesis.

Exhibition

Tetteh, A., Mensah, F.A., Osei-Agyemang, M. and Wiredu, A. 2004. The Tech 
     Process Technology for refining shea butter and palm kernel oil. Products exhibited 
     at the First National Forum on Harnessing Research, Science & Technology for 
    Sustainable Development in Ghana. Accra, Ghana. 15-19^th March, 2004.

Tetteh, A., Hayford B., Quarshie, P. and Doe-Ashinyo, I. 2016. Technology for Melon spread development. Third National Science and Innovations Fair, Accra, Ghana September 12, 2016