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Lucas N. Amenga-Etego

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
DepartmentWEST AFRICA CENTRE FOR CROP IMPROVEMENT (WACCI) SECRETARIAT
MalariaPlasmodium falciparum population geneticsantimalarial drug resistancehuman genetics
Publications

172

Citations

7,138

H-index

35

i10-index

66

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
41.5
Most cited paper
780
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:05
Publications

172 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
MMV006087 is a potent Malaria Box compound against Plasmodium falciparum clinical parasites
JD Chirawurah, B Adikah, F Ansah, E Laryea-Akrong, H Danwonno, ...
2023 Frontiers in Drug Discovery 3, 1190471, 2023 Health Sciences 1
Recent increase in low complexity polygenomic infections and sialic acid-independent invasion pathways in Plasmodium falciparum from Western Gambia
NN Nganyewo, F Bojang, EC Oriero, NF Drammeh, O Ajibola, H Mbye, ...
2023 Parasites & vectors 16 (1), 309, 2023 Agriculture 1
scRNA-Seq reveals elevated interferon responses and TNF-α signaling via NFkB in monocytes in children with uncomplicated malaria
CM Morang’a, RS Drake, VN Miao, NK Nyakoe, DSY Amuzu, V Appiah, ...
2023 medRxiv, 2023.06. 02.23290878, 2023 Health Sciences 1
Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the routine treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Northern Ghana
AR Oduro, S Chatio, E Ayamba, T Anyorigiya, F Binka, L Amenga-Etego
2020 International Journal 7 (1), 1, 2020 Health Sciences 1
Systems effectiveness and patient adherence to dihydroartemisinin piperaquine in northern Ghana
A Odur, E Ayamba, T Anyorigiya, P Beeri, S Chatio, L Amenga-Etego, ...
2017 TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH 22, 264-265, 2017 Health Sciences 1
ARTICLE IN PRESS ARTICLE IN PRESS
A Kassim, P Younge, I Dorvi, S Saiid, ML Sakyi, O Ahmed, A Kudakpo, ...
2026 Agriculture 0
Associations between the Plasmodium falciparum genome and sickle haemoglobin identified in mild malaria cases from Ghana
WL Hamilton, AJ Forster, Y Aniweh, V Asoala, E Drury, KA Rockett, ...
2026 Malaria Journal 25 (1), 242, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Characterising recent antimalarial resistance in West Africa: Insights from amplicon sequencing of 17,384 Plasmodium falciparum infection samples
JM Ngoi, EC Oriero, ES Unlu, K Thompson, D Ayeke, MLE Sakyi, ...
2026 bioRxiv, 2026.02. 21.705767, 2026 Agriculture 0
De Novo Molecular Design and Bioactivity Prediction of Novel Hexahydroquinolines as Plasmodium falciparum Calcium-Dependent Protein Kinase 4 (CDPK4 …
GO Oduselu, DS Bodun, OO Ajani, DJ Conway, LN Amenga-Etego, ...
2026 Bioinformatics and Biology Insights 20, 11779322261483607, 2026 Natural Sciences 0
Genetic profiling of Plasmodium falciparum vaccine targets in the context of soil-transmitted helminth co-infection in Mfou health district, Centre Region of Cameroon
TK LJ, FA Belta, K Gueye, LU Tiani, DD RB, P Gwanmesia, F Ntoumi, ...
2026 Health Sciences 0
Genetic profiling of Plasmodium falciparum vaccine targets in the context of soil-transmitted helminth co-infection in Mfou health district, Centre Region of Cameroon
HA Awanakam, LJT Kemo, FA Belta, RN Tabue, LF Esemu, JPK Chedjou, ...
2026 VeriXiv 3 (168), 168, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Genomic Surveillance of malaria reveals localized sporadic emergence of artemisinin partial resistance and wide-spread sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine resistance in Ghana
IN Dorvi, AY Kudakpo, C Mensah, JM Ngoi, K Bandoh, DY Ayeke, ...
2026 Health Sciences 0
High prevalence of pfmdr1 and pfpm2 amplification and pfmdr1 haplotypes in Plasmodium falciparum isolates circulating in Ghana
AR Kassim, PA Younge, IN Dorvi, S Saiid, MLE Sakyi, O Ahmed, ...
2026 Malaria Journal, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Iron Metabolism and Adaptative Traits Associated with Virulence in Enterobacter cloacae Complex
EW Bugase, TY Senbadejo, L Amenga-Etego, A Isawumi
2026 bioRxiv, 2026.07. 09.737523, 2026 Agriculture 0
Mapping Plasmodium falciparum sequence variants associated with antimalarial drug resistance across populations of the Democratic Republic of Congo using ‘MOSAIC’a high …
H Hansson, GM Kahunu, L Wellmann, L Kuseke, A Chopo-Pizarro, ...
2026 Agriculture 0
Maternal Risk Factors and Neonatal Outcomes of Uncomplicated Spontaneous Preterm Birth in Ghana: A Multicentre Case–Control Study
L Paemka, P Nuro-Ameyaw, K Adu-Bonsaffoh, JA Yeboah, S Gumanga, ...
2026 Health Sciences 0
Plasmodium falciparum PfMyoF contains a Rab-like tail domain and associates with perinuclear membrane trafficking proteins
AJ Holmes, P Ilani, C Batters, A Kemp, Y Aniweh, LN Amenga-Etego, ...
2026 Communications Biology, 2026 Natural Sciences 0
Plasmodium falciparum PfMyoF contains a Rab-like tail domain and associates with perinuclear membrane trafficking proteins
F Buss, A Holmes, P Ilani, C Batters, A Kemp, Y Aniweh, L Amenga-Etego, ...
2026 Nature Portfolio, 2026 Agriculture 0
Sickle Cell Disease Demographics and Clinical Epidemiology in Gambian Urban and Rural Cohorts Retrospective Analysis
M Dibbasey, K Esoh, B Susso, K Forrest, B Sonko, L Makalo, E Oriero, ...
2026 medRxiv, 2026.07. 03.26357219, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Sociodemographic Factors, Malaria Infection and Haemoglobinopathies as Drivers of Haemoglobin Levels and Anaemia in Rural Northern Ghana
F Broni, J Abugri, LN Amenga-Etego, Y Oulhote, P Ansah, G Agongo, ...
2026 Anemia 2026 (1), 3572400, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Submicroscopic malaria parasite carriage and hemoglobin levels among outpatients attending the laboratories of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital
BT Mensah, H Otu, DNO Armah, CT Abuanor, L Amenga-Etego, ...
2026 Malaria Journal, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Submicroscopic Plasmodium falciparum Carriage and Molecular Markers of Antimalarial Drug Resistance Among Outpatients Attending Korle Bu Teaching …
BT Mensah, H Otu, DNO Armah, CT Abuanor, L Amenga-Etego, ...
2026 Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 11 (7), 190, 2026 Natural Sciences 0
The Rac1 Promoter as a Molecular Nexus for Antihypertensive Therapy Resistance and Enhanced Malaria Susceptibility
SL Ameke, K Fosu, L Amenga-Etego, KAN Sarpong, SK Kwofie
2026 International Journal of Hypertension 2026 (1), 8287621, 2026 Health Sciences 0
Whole-transcriptome analysis identifies candidate genes associated with insecticide resistance in Anopheles gambiae s.s. from coastal Accra, Ghana
I DEBRAH, AR Kassim, SKM Mensah, SN Binaansim, EKE Dormenyoh, ...
2026 VeriXiv 3, 206, 2026 Agriculture 0
ANTIMALARIAL ACTIVITY OF COMMONLY USED HERBAL PRODUCTS IN GHANA: DECIPHERING THE UNACCOUNTED DRUG PRESSURE ON PLASMODIUM PARASITES
SN Yeboah, M Ansong, D Clotworthy, E Adika, S Saiid, C Osei, E Amoako, ...
2025 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE 112 (6), 2025 Health Sciences 0