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Department of AnatomyPhysical SciencesLife SciencesSocial SciencesHealth Sciences

John Ahenkorah

47 Publications27 Research Themes37 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher has investigated health disparities affecting African communities through genetic and molecular approaches, emphasizing the role of nutrition, wound healing, and early childhood development. Their work integrates advanced techniques in parasitology, dermatology, forensics, and ultrasound to uncover how health technologies influence human development and disease progression.

Key Research Themes (27)
Physical Sciences

Anatomy and Medical Technology

Life Sciences

Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Life Sciences

Caveolin-1 and cellular processes

Life Sciences

Cleft Lip and Palate Research

Life Sciences

Connective tissue disorders research

Social Sciences

COVID-19 and Mental Health

Life Sciences

Dermatoglyphics and Human Traits

Life Sciences

Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection

Health Sciences

Fatty Acid Research and Health

Life Sciences

Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis

Social Sciences

Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies

Health Sciences

Genetic factors in colorectal cancer

Health Sciences

Glaucoma and retinal disorders

Health Sciences

Hair Growth and Disorders

Health Sciences

Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

Health Sciences

Infant Nutrition and Health

Life Sciences

Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis

Health Sciences

Malaria Research and Control

Life Sciences

Parasites and Host Interactions

Health Sciences

Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Health Sciences

Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

Life Sciences

Renal and related cancers

Life Sciences

Reproductive System and Pregnancy

Life Sciences

Skin and Cellular Biology Research

Health Sciences

Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Health Sciences

Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography

Life Sciences

Vector-borne infectious diseases

Publications (47)

Anatomy knowledge retention: The perspectives of faculty and students at the University of Ghana Medical School

Open Access
2025Anatomy and Medical TechnologyDOI: 10.1016/j.tria.2025.100427

Expression pattern of APC and P53 proteins in left-sided and right-sided colorectal cancers in Ghanaians

Open Access
2025Genetic factors in colorectal cancerDOI: 10.1080/1758194x.2025.2536457

Exposure to Treponema pallidum Alters Villous Histomorphology of Human Placentae

Open Access
2025Reproductive System and PregnancyDOI: 10.3390/amh70030031

Nasal and labio-oral angles in young adult indigenous Ghanaians

Open Access
2025Cleft Lip and Palate ResearchDOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6556297/v1

Salmonella Typhi-Exposed Placentae: Chorionic Villi Histomorphology and Neonatal Birthweight

Open Access
2025Infant Nutrition and HealthDOI: 10.3390/diseases13070205

Sourcing and utilization of bodies of the deceased for medical education and research: An examination of West African universities

Open Access
2025Anatomy and Medical TechnologyDOI: 10.1002/ase.70038

Histomorphology of placentae of women with sickle cell disease during pregnancy – A case control study

Open Access
2025Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319011

Improvement in kidney damage resulting from stanozolol intramuscular injections in rats by Natural Cocoa Powder (NCP) administration

Open Access
2024Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionDOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02468

Anatomage virtual dissection versus traditional human body dissection in anatomy pedagogy: insights from Ghanaian medical students

Open Access
2024Anatomy and Medical TechnologyDOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-06029-2

Sepsis-Related Lung Injury and the Complication of Extrapulmonary Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Open Access
2024Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsDOI: 10.3390/diseases12040072

Histomorphology of Chorionic Villi of Term Placentae of Mothers Exposed to Retroviral and Hepatitis B Viruses

Open Access
2024Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesDOI: 10.3390/amh69010005

Whole body donation for teaching in Ghana: The perspectives of medical doctors

2024Anatomy and Medical TechnologyDOI: 10.1002/ase.2382

Alteration in maternal serum uric acid levels in pre-eclampsia and associated perinatal outcomes: a cross-sectional study in Ghana

Open Access
2024Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesDOI: 10.11604/pamj.2024.47.49.37106

Digital-palmar dermatoglyphics characteristics of patients living with schizophrenia in Ghana

Open Access
2023Dermatoglyphics and Human TraitsDOI: 10.1080/26895293.2023.2224937

Contrasting Hygiene-Related Gastrointestinal Infections and Stress-Related Diseases at a Primary Health Care Facility within a Sub-Saharan African City: Before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Open Access
2022COVID-19 and Mental HealthDOI: 10.3390/diseases11010002

Impact of blood perilipin A levels on obesity and metabolic health

Open Access
2022Lipid metabolism and biosynthesisDOI: 10.1186/s13104-022-06261-3

The Impact Of Malaria Parasites On The Placenta And Perinatal Outcome At Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana: A Case Control Study

Open Access
2022Malaria Research and ControlDOI: 10.60014/pmjg.v8i2.208

Dynamics in Morbidity Markers and Cytological Observations Made in Urine of Schistosoma haematobium-Infected Children: Pre- and Post-Praziquantel Treatment in an Endemic Setting

Open Access
2022Parasites and Host InteractionsDOI: 10.3390/medsci10010014

Preliminary Investigation into Plasmodium-like Piroplasms (Babesia/Theileria) among Cattle, Dogs and Humans in A Malaria-Endemic, Resource-Limited Sub-Saharan African City

Open Access
2022Vector-borne infectious diseasesDOI: 10.3390/medsci10010010

BRCA 1 gene polymorphism and finger dermatoglyphic patterns in Ghanaian breast cancer patients: a quantitative cross-sectional approach

Open Access
2022Dermatoglyphics and Human TraitsDOI: 10.11604/pamj.2022.43.209.33136

Reduced Serum Circulation of Cell-Free DNA Following Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients

Open Access
2021Cancer Genomics and DiagnosticsDOI: 10.3390/medsci9020037

Unravelling the Perspectives of Day and Night Traders in Selected Markets within a Sub-Saharan African City with a Malaria Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Survey

Open Access
2021Malaria Research and ControlDOI: 10.3390/ijerph18073468

Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Children in the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era

Open Access
2021Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsDOI: 10.3390/idr13010022

Nasopharyngeal Carriage and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Staphylococcus aureus among Children under Five Years in Accra

Open Access
2021Pneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsDOI: 10.3390/pathogens10020136

Association between pulmonary function and cardiac enzymes in sickle cell disease.

Open Access
2021Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders

Persistent Urogenital Schistosomiasis and Its Associated Morbidity in Endemic Communities within Southern Ghana: Suspected Praziquantel Resistance or Reinfection?

Open Access
2020Parasites and Host InteractionsDOI: 10.3390/medsci8010010

<p>Microscopic Characteristics Of Scalp Hair Subjected To Cultural Styling Methods In Ghanaian African Females</p>

Open Access
2019Hair Growth and DisordersDOI: 10.2147/ccid.s225627

Natural cocoa inhibits maternal hypercholesterolaemiainduced atherogenesis in rabbit pups

2019Fatty Acid Research and HealthDOI: 10.5830/cvja-2019-019

Ability of Vital and Fluorescent Staining in the Differentiation of Schistosoma haematobium Live and Dead Eggs

Open Access
2019Parasites and Host InteractionsDOI: 10.3390/medsci7040064

The Impact of<i>Plasmodium</i>Infection on Placental Histomorphology: A Stereological Preliminary Study

Open Access
2019Malaria Research and ControlDOI: 10.1155/2019/2094560

Light microscopic morphology of indigenous Ghanaian African hair from scalp, eyebrow, axilla, and pubic regions

Open Access
2019Hair Growth and DisordersDOI: 10.4103/ijt.ijt_70_18

Correlation Between Soluble Endothelial Adhesion Molecules and Nitric Oxide Metabolites in Sickle Cell Disease

Open Access
2018Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersDOI: 10.3390/medsci7010001

Hematological parameters in Ghanaian sickle cell disease patients

Open Access
2018Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersDOI: 10.2147/jbm.s169872

Association between eNOS Gene Polymorphism (T786C and VNTR) and Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Ghana

Open Access
2018Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersDOI: 10.3390/diseases6040090

Effects of Task-Oriented Circuit Class Training on Physical Fitness of Stroke Survivors

Open Access
2016Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryDOI: 10.18376/jesp/2016/v12/i2/111259

Comparative Characteristics Of Black And Grey Chest And Selected Facial Hairs In Negroid Males

2014Hair Growth and Disorders

Improved method of producing satisfactory sections of whole eyeball by routine histology

2013Glaucoma and retinal disordersDOI: 10.1002/jemt.22320

Voluntary Ingestion of Natural Cocoa Extenuated Hepatic Damage in Rats with Experimentally Induced Chronic Alcoholic Toxicity

Open Access
2012Food Chemistry and Fat AnalysisDOI: 10.31989/ffhd.v2i5.91

Variation in composition of the intervillous space lining in term placentas of mothers with pre-eclampsia

2010Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesDOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2010.02.016

Upregulation of cytokeratins in the extravillous trophoblast in the basal plate of healthy and pre-eclamptic placentae

Open Access
2009Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies

Differential expression of cytokeratins 7 and 18 in villous and extravillous trophoblast cells: a confocal laser scanning microscopy study

Open Access
2008Connective tissue disorders research

Immunofluorescence confocal laser scanning microscopy and immuno‐electron microscopic identification of keratins in human materno‐foetal interaction zone

Open Access
2008Skin and Cellular Biology ResearchDOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2008.00363.x

The intervillous space lining of the placental basal plate in healthy, mild pre-eclamptic (MPE) and severe pre-eclamptic (SPE) placentae-confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) studies

2008Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography

A confocal laser scanning microscopy analysis of differentially expressed cytokeratins in pre-eclamptic and healthy term placental basal plate tissue

2008Renal and related cancers

Nano-gold immuno-electron microscopic localization of caveolin-1 in human placenta

2007Caveolin-1 and cellular processes

Immuno-electron microscopic localisation of caveolin 1 in human placenta

2006Caveolin-1 and cellular processesDOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2006.09.002

Studies on the Morphological Variations of the Human Umbilical Cord

2003Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
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DepartmentDepartment of Anatomy
Total Publications47
Research Themes27
Open Access Papers37

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