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Lily Paemka

SENIOR LECTURER

Verified email at uiowa.edu University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY, CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Human Molecular Genetics
Publications

53

Citations

1,125

H-index

15

i10-index

18

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
21.2
Most cited paper
263
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:03
Publications

53 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Delayed neutrophil apoptosis enhances NET formation in cystic fibrosis
RD Gray, G Hardisty, KH Regan, M Smith, CT Robb, R Duffin, A Mackellar, ...
2018 Thorax 73 (2), 134-144, 2018 Natural Sciences 263
Breast cancer in sub-Saharan Africa: The current state and uncertain future
CA Anyigba, GA Awandare, L Paemka
2021 Experimental Biology and Medicine 246 (12), 1377-1387, 2021 Health Sciences 201
Disruption of the non-canonical Wnt gene PRICKLE2 leads to autism-like behaviors with evidence for hippocampal synaptic dysfunction
LP Sowers, L Loo, Y Wu, E Campbell, JD Ulrich, S Wu, L Paemka, ...
2013 Molecular psychiatry 18 (10), 1077-1089, 2013 Natural Sciences 122
Seizures are regulated by ubiquitin-specific peptidase 9 X-linked (USP9X), a de-ubiquitinase
L Paemka, VB Mahajan, SN Ehaideb, JM Skeie, MC Tan, S Wu, AJ Cox, ...
2015 PLoS genetics 11 (3), e1005022, 2015 Natural Sciences 92
PRICKLE1 interaction with SYNAPSIN I reveals a role in autism spectrum disorders
L Paemka, VB Mahajan, JM Skeie, LP Sowers, SN Ehaideb, ...
2013 PloS one 8 (12), e80737, 2013 Natural Sciences 57
Monocyte derived macrophages from CF pigs exhibit increased inflammatory responses at birth
L Paemka, BN McCullagh, MH Abou Alaiwa, DA Stoltz, Q Dong, ...
2017 Journal of cystic fibrosis 16 (4), 471-474, 2017 Natural Sciences 52
The COVID-19, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS: Ménage à Trois
AJ Udoakang, AL Djomkam Zune, K Tapela, NN Nganyewo, FN Olisaka, ...
2023 Frontiers in immunology 14, 1104828, 2023 Health Sciences 51
Trends of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) antibody prevalence in selected regions across Ghana
PK Quashie, JK Mutungi, F Dzabeng, D Oduro-Mensah, PC Opurum, ...
2026 Wellcome Open Research 6, 173, 2026 Health Sciences 32
Curcumin loaded Ag–TiO2-halloysite nanotubes platform for combined chemo-photodynamic therapy treatment of cancer cells
E Nyankson, D Awuzah, EK Tiburu, JK Efavi, B Agyei-Tuffour, L Paemka
2022 RSC advances 12 (51), 33108-33123, 2022 Health Sciences 29
Chitosan-coated halloysite nanotubes as vehicle for controlled drug delivery to MCF-7 cancer cells in vitro
E Nyankson, SO Aboagye, JK Efavi, B Agyei-Tuffour, L Paemka, ...
2021 Materials 14 (11), 2837, 2021 Health Sciences 28
AP-2α regulates S-phase and is a marker for sensitivity to PI3K inhibitor buparlisib in colon cancer
AC Beck, E Cho, JR White, L Paemka, T Li, VW Gu, DT Thompson, ...
2021 Molecular cancer research 19 (7), 1156-1167, 2021 Health Sciences 26
Making genome editing a success story in Africa
HM Abkallo, P Arbuthnot, TO Auer, DK Berger, J Burger, E Chakauya, ...
2024 nature biotechnology 42 (4), 551-554, 2024 Natural Sciences 22
Probing SARS-CoV-2-positive plasma to identify potential factors correlating with mild COVID-19 in Ghana, West Africa
K Tapela, FO Oyawoye, CO Olwal, PC Opurum, JA Amponsah, ...
2022 BMC medicine 20 (1), 370, 2022 Natural Sciences 22
Pathogen-induced epigenetic modifications in cancers: implications for prevention, detection and treatment of cancers in Africa
AL Djomkam Zune, CO Olwal, K Tapela, O Owoicho, NN Nganyewo, ...
2021 Cancers 13 (23), 6051, 2021 Natural Sciences 19
Knowledge, attitude and perception of West Africans towards COVID-19: a survey to inform public health intervention
AJ Udoakang, AL Djomkam Zune, K Tapela, O Owoicho, IK Fagbohun, ...
2022 BMC public health 22 (1), 445, 2022 Health Sciences 17
Low COVID-19 impact in Africa: the multifactorial Nexus
A Udoakang, M Oboh, A Henry-Ajala, C Anyigba, S Omoleke, ...
2021 AAS Open Research 4, 47, 2021 Natural Sciences 12
Development and utility of a SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus assay for compound screening and antibody neutralization assays
AA Manu, IA Owusu, FO Oyawoye, S Languon, IA Barikisu, ...
2024 Heliyon 10 (10), 2024 Natural Sciences 10
Towards understanding antimicrobial activity, cytotoxicity and the mode of action of dichapetalins A and M using in silico and in vitro studies
PDMA Chama, PDD Modos, PDLH Mervin, MPKBA Owusu, ...
2021 Toxicon 193, 28-37, 2021 Natural Sciences 10
Trends of SARS-CoV-2 antibody prevalence in selected regions across Ghana
PK Quashie, JK Mutungi, F Dzabeng, D Oduro-Mensah, PC Opurum, ...
2021 MedRxiv, 2021.04. 25.21256067, 2021 Health Sciences 7
Antibacterial activity of microwave-hydroxyapatite and cellulose blend
SP Kyeremeh, BO Asimeng, L Paemka, MA Kojo, E Annan, EK Tiburu
2024 Oxford Open Materials Science 4 (1), itae010, 2024 Natural Sciences 6
Upper Airway Epithelial Tissue Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Immune Signatures Associated with COVID‐19 Severity in Ghanaians
JD Sandi, JI Levy, K Tapela, M Zeller, JA Yeboah, DF Saka, DS Grant, ...
2024 Journal of Immunology Research 2024 (1), 6668017, 2024 Natural Sciences 6
Adults in Ghana generate higher and more durable neutralising antibody titres following primary course COVID-19 vaccination than matched UK adults: The HERITAGE Study
EM Kwesi-Maliepaard, Y Alhassan, EK Quaye, VM Kotey, AM Mohammed, ...
2025 BMC medicine 23 (1), 312, 2025 Humanities 5
Electrochemical evaluation of ion substituted-hydroxyapatite on HeLa cells plasma membrane potential
BO Asimeng, EK Tiburu, E Effah Kaufmann, L Paemka, CF Hayford, ...
2019 Cogent Engineering 6 (1), 1614756, 2019 Natural Sciences 5
Hydroxyurea mitigates heme-induced inflammation and kidney injury in humanized sickle cell mice
WK Agbozo, W Solomon, CE Lekpor, IJ Erskine, B Oguljahan, A Bashi, ...
2025 International Journal of Molecular Sciences 26 (7), 3214, 2025 Natural Sciences 4
Abstract LB336: The African Cancer Atlas: leveraging African data to diversify precision oncology
Y Bediako, J Ngoi, R Kiome, S Agyemang, S Darkoh, A Lemacon, A Manu, ...
2024 Cancer Research 84 (7_Supplement), LB336-LB336, 2024 Health Sciences 4