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Prof. Matthew Glover Addo

Director

Biography

Mathew Glover Addo is a Professor of Microbiology/Molecular Biology at the Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science – KNUST. Prof Addo holds a BSc in Biological Sciences from KNUST-Ghana, an MSc in Molecular Biology from the University of Bergen, Norway and a double PhD from the Universitè Paris Sud and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. He has over 20 years of teaching, collaborative research and consultancy experience. His specialisation is in Food and Water Microbiology, Clinical Infectious Microorganisms and Haematological Studies,. He has several peered reviewed publications in reputable international journals. 

Prof Addo has vast institutional management experience, board room experience and headship/membership of high-profile Boards, Committees and Teams including the following: Member, Academic Board of KNUST; Member, KNUST College of Science Board; Member, Faculty of Biosciences Board; Member, KNUST Institute of Distance Learning Board; Member, College of Science Appointment and Promotion Sub-Committee; Member, College of Health Science Appointment and Promotion Sub-Committee; KNUST representative, on Data Link Institute of Business and Technology; Council Member, Spiritan University College; Member of Board of Directors, Green International Communities; Member, KNUST Undergraduate Admissions Committee; Member, Committee to Review and Streamline Administrative Departments/Offices; Member, KNUST Centralised Time Tabling Committee; Member, KNUST Distance Learning Examinations Committee; Chairman, KNUST College of Science Examinations Audit Team; KNUST College of Science Examinations Officer; Faculty of Biosciences Examinations Officer; Department of Theoretical and Applied Biology Examinations Officer; Chairman, Committee of Hall Administrators; Hall Master, Republic Hall; Senior Tutor, Republic Hall; Visiting Lecturer/Assessor at the ISA-Lille University, Lille, France. Before his appointment as Director of IDL, Prof Addo was the Dean of Faculty of Biosciences.

 

Professor Mathew Glover Addo Has over 20 years of teaching, collaborative research and consultancy experience.