Samuel Kofi Tchum

Name: TCHUM, Samuel Kofi

Nationality: Ghanaian

Institution and Location:  Kintampo Health Research Centre, Ghana Health Service. Kintampo, Ghana

Position Title: Deputy Chief Biomedical Scientist

Degree(s)  (subjects, university or schools, year)

1. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Hons) in Biochemistry at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (1991-1996).
2. Masters of philosophy (M.Phil.) in Biochemistry at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (2003-2007).

Research Interests

1. Nutrition
2. Immunology
3. Genetics
4. Malaria infection

Selected Publications

1. Tchum, S. K., Tanumihardjo, S. A., Newton, S., de Benoist, B., Owusu-Agyei, S., Arthur, F. K. N., Tetteh, A. Evaluation of vitamin A supplementation regimens in Ghanaian postpartum mothers using the modified-relative-dose-response test. Am. J. Clin. Nutr. Vol. 84, No. 6 1344-1349, December 2006.
2. Sam Newton Seth Owusu-Agyei, William Ampofo, Charles Zandoh, Martin Adjuik, George Adjei, Samuel Tchum, Suzanne Filteau, and Betty R. Kirkwood.  Vitamin A Supplementation Enhances Infants’ Immune Responses to Hepatitis B Vaccine but Does Not Affect Responses to Haemophilus influenzae Type b Vaccine1, 2.  J. Nutri. Vol. 137 1272-1277 May 2007.
3. SK Tchum, S Newton, SA Tanumihardjo, FKN Arthur, A Tetteh, S Owusu-Agyei. Evaluation of a green leafy vegetable intervention in Ghanaian postpartum mothers. The African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AFJAND) Vol. 9 Nos 6, September 2009.
4. Kwaku P Asante, Charles Zandoh, Dominic B Dery, Charles Brown, George Adjei, Yaw Antwi-Dadzie, Martin Adjuik, Kofi Tchum, David Dosoo, Seeba Amenga-Etego, Christine Mensah, Kwabena B Owusu-Sekyere, Chris Anderson, Gary Krieger and Seth Owusu-Agyei. Malaria epidemiology in the Ahafo area of Ghana. Malaria Journal 2011, 10:211.
5. D Dosoo, E Kwara, K Osei-Kwakye, S Amenga-Etego, P Bilson, H Abdul, S Apanga, R Owusu, K P Asante, J Ocran, E Mahama, K Kayan, E Awini, K Tchum, K Koram, S Owusu-Agyei. Reference values for commonly used biochemical and haematological tests for children in the middle belt of Ghana. Clinical biochemistry (impact factor: 2.02). 05/2011; 44(7):529. DOI:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2011.03.063
6. Samuel Tchum. Evaluation of vitamin A supplements in Ghanaian postpartum mothers.  The project number 68277 and ISBN 978-3-659-26160.  LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing is a trademark of: AV Akademikerverlag GmbH& Co. KG. Heinrich-Böcking-Str. 6-8,
   66121, Saarbrücken, Germany.  November 2012.
7. Stanley Zlotkin, MD, PhD; Samuel Newton, MD, PhD; Ashley M. Aimone, MSc; Irene Azindow, BSc;Seeba Amenga-Etego,MSc; Kofi Tchum, MPhil; Emmanuel Mahama, M. Sc; Kevin E. Thorpe, MMath; Seth Owusu-Agyei, PhD. Effect of Iron Fortification on Malaria Incidence in Infants and Young Children in Ghana A Randomized Trial. JAMA. 2013; 310(9):938-947. doi:10.1001/jama.2013.277129.
8. Seth Owusu-Agyei, Sam Newton, Emmanuel Mahama, Lawrence Gyabaa Febir, Martha Ali, Kwame Adjei, Kofi Tchum, Latifa Alhassan, Thabisile Moleah and Sherry A Tanumihardjo. Impact of vitamin a with zinc supplementation on malaria morbidity in Ghana. Nutrition Journal 2013, 12:131 doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-12-13123 September 2013