Peter Quashie
Presenter 2
Dr. Peter Quashie is a Senior Research Fellow at WACCBIP-UG. He holds a PhD from McGill University where he specialised in drug resistance mechanisms of HIV. He followed this up with postdoctoral training at the University of Toronto. Peter Joined WACCBIP in 2019 funded by a Crick African Network- African Career Accelerator Award. Prior to Ghana’s COVID-19 outbreak, he was studying the impact the high HIV diversity in Ghana and West Africa on the potential success of newer antiretroviral regimens if introduced in West Africa. Having a keen interest in viruses of pandemic concern, Peter currently leads WACCBIP’s SARS-CoV-2 research initiatives spanning molecular and seroepidemiology studies, host:virus interactions and drug discovery