Edwin Ferguson Laing

Faculty Biography

Edwin F. Laing is a Fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians (Laboratory Medicine Division). He is a Clincal Biochemist by training and employed as a Consultant Clinical Biochemist at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) and as an Associate Professor of Chemical Pathology at the Department of Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine and Dentistry, KNUST with over 30 years of university teaching, and research experience. He holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and an MSc. in Clinical Biochemistry both from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) and a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from the University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He obtained his Ordinary and Advanced Level Certificates at  Adisadel College, Cape Coast, Ghana.University administrative positions held by Edwin F. Laing include: Head, Department of Molecular Medicine, Head, Department of Sonography, Departmental Examinations Officer, Head : Departmental Curriculum Review Committee, School Examinations Officer, Member of the School Board and Member of the College Board.Positions held at KATH include Physician-In-Charge of the Wednesday Diabetes Clinic  which he started and Head of the Department of Clinical Biochemistry.He was a Member of the Faculty Board for Laboratory Physicians of the Ghana College of Physicians. He was also a Member of the Technical Advisory Committee on Clinical Trials (TAC-CT) for the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Ghana. He acted as a reviewer for the KNUST as well as College of Health Sciences Research Funds. Edwin F. Laing was nominated by the Medical and Dental Council of the Gambia (MDCG) to review accreditation documents of the American International University West Africa (AIUWA) in Biochemistry and Chemical Pathology.Edwin F. Laing’s area of research is Metabolic Medicine with a focus on Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Mellitus, Thyroid function and Vitamin D metabolism. He has been teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels of Medical and Paramedical programmes of KNUST. He has supervised over 30 student projects at all levels (BSc, MSc, MPhil, PhD) from the year 2000.  He was External Examiner for the Level 400 examinations in Chemical Pathology at the University of Ghana Medical School. He acted as assessor for promotion to an academic position for one University in Ghana.Edwin F. Laing has considerable clinical and laboratory exposure. He was a Member of and now an Affiliate of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC), a member of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), a Member of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and a member of the Ghana Science Association (GSA).