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Dr George Kyei

Call Senior Fellowship (SF)
Programme EDCTP2
Start Date 2019-05-01
End Date 2024-04-30
Project Code TMA2017SF-1955
Status Active

Title

Identification of Novel HIV Reactivation Agents: Towards Building Translational HIV Cure Research Infrastructure in Ghana (H-CRIS)

Host Organisation

Institution Country
Ghana

Current Organisation

University of Ghana

Current Job Title

Senior Research Fellow

Students Supervised

Type Name Title University Start Date End Date
PhD Brice Albert Characterization of frequency-chirped dynamic nuclear polarization in rotating solids Washington University 2015 2018
MPhil Darius Quansah Transmitted Drug Resistance of Circulating HIV-1 Sub-types in ART-naïve HIV Patients in Ghana University of Ghana

Education

Institution Degree Year
University of Ghana, Ghana MB, ChB 2008-10-10
University of Ghana, Ghana MPHIL 2003-06-30
University of New Mexico, United States PhD 2007-12-10

Publications

Rab14 is critical for maintenance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis phagosome maturation arrest
Authors:
Kyei, G.B.
Vergne, I.
Chua, J.
Roberts, E.
Harris, J.
Junutula, J.R.
Deretic, V.
Date:
2006-01-01
Journal:
EMBO Journal
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7601407
EID: 2-s2.0-33751115464
Promoting <u>U</u>ndetectable Equals <u>U</u>ntransmittable in Sub-Saharan Africa: Implication for Clinical Practice and ART Adherence
Authors:
NICHOLAS EKOW THOMFORD , author
Doreen Mhandire , author
Dandara C , author
George Kyei , author
Date:
2020-08-01
Journal:
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17176163
Phosphoinositides in phagolysosome and autophagosome biogenesis
Authors:
Deretic, V.
Singh, S.
Master, S.
Kyei, G.
Davis, A.
Naylor, J.
De Haro, S.
Harris, J.
Delgado, M.
Roberts, E.
Vergne, I.
Date:
2007-01-01
Journal:
Biochemical Society Symposium
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1042/BSS0740141
EID: 2-s2.0-34547134216
Delivery of Cytosolic Components by Autophagic Adaptor Protein p62 Endows Autophagosomes with Unique Antimicrobial Properties
Authors:
Ponpuak, M.
Davis, A.S.
Roberts, E.A.
Delgado, M.A.
Dinkins, C.
Zhao, Z.
Virgin, H.W.
Kyei, G.B.
Johansen, T.
Vergne, I.
Deretic, V.
Date:
2010-01-01
Journal:
Immunity
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2010.02.009
EID: 2-s2.0-77949997805
Toll-like receptors control autophagy
Authors:
Delgado, M.A.
Elmaoued, R.A.
Davis, A.S.
Kyei, G.
Deretic, V.
Date:
2008-01-01
Journal:
EMBO Journal
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2008.31
EID: 2-s2.0-41949101594
In Situ Detection of Endogenous HIV Activation by Dynamic Nuclear Polarization NMR and Flow Cytometry
Authors:
Sarah Overall , author
Lauren E. Price , author
Brice J. Albert , author
Chukun Gao , author
Nicholas Alaniva , author
Patrick T. Judge , author
Erika L. Sesti , author
Paul A. Wender , author
George Kyei , author
Alexander B. Barnes , author
Date:
2020-06-01
Journal:
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.3390/ijms21134649
Mechanism of inducible nitric oxide synthase exclusion from mycobacterial phagosomes
Authors:
Davis, A.S.
Vergne, I.
Master, S.S.
Kyei, G.B.
Chua, J.
Deretic, V.
Date:
2007-01-01
Journal:
PLoS Pathogens
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0030186
EID: 2-s2.0-37849036848
Endosomal membrane traffic: Convergence point targeted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV
Authors:
Deretic, V.
Vergne, I.
Chua, J.
Master, S.
Singh, S.B.
Fazio, J.A.
Kyei, G.
Date:
2004-01-01
Journal:
Cellular Microbiology
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2004.00449.x
EID: 2-s2.0-6344241124
Autophagy pathway intersects with HIV-1 biosynthesis and regulates viral yields in macrophages
Authors:
Kyei, G.B.
Dinkins, C.
Davis, A.S.
Roberts, E.
Singh, S.B.
Dong, C.
Wu, L.
Kominami, E.
Ueno, T.
Yamamoto, A.
Federico, M.
Panganiban, A.
Vergne, I.
Deretic, V.
Date:
2009-01-01
Journal:
Journal of Cell Biology
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200903070
EID: 2-s2.0-67649585835
Autophagy in immune defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Authors:
Vergne, I.
Singh, S.
Roberts, E.
Kyei, G.
Master, S.
Harris, J.
De Haro, S.
Naylor, J.
Davis, A.
Delgado, M.
Deretic, V.
Date:
2006-01-01
Journal:
Autophagy
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.4161/auto.2830
EID: 2-s2.0-33745855871
Splicing factor 3B subunit 1 interacts with HIV tat and plays a role in viral transcription and reactivation from latency
Authors:
Kyei, G.B.
Meng, S.
Ramani, R.
Niu, A.
Lagisetti, C.
Webb, T.R.
Ratner, L.
Date:
2018-01-01
Journal:
mBio
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.01423-18
EID: 2-s2.0-85056275380
Mycobacterium tuberculosis inhibition of phagolysosome biogenesis and autophagy as a host defence mechanism
Authors:
Deretic, V.
Singh, S.
Master, S.
Harris, J.
Roberts, E.
Kyei, G.
Davis, A.
de Haro, S.
Naylor, J.
Lee, H.-H.
Vergne, I.
Date:
2006-01-01
Journal:
Cellular Microbiology
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-5822.2006.00705.x
EID: 2-s2.0-33645542679
Cyclin L2 is a critical HIV dependency factor in macrophages that controls samhd1 abundance
Authors:
Kyei, G.B.
Cheng, X.
Ramani, R.
Ratner, L.
Date:
2015-01-01
Journal:
Cell Host and Microbe
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2014.11.009
EID: 2-s2.0-84920901203
Combinations of isoform-targeted histone deacetylase inhibitors and bryostatin analogues display remarkable potency to activate latent HIV without global T-cell activation
Authors:
Albert, B.J.
Niu, A.
Ramani, R.
Marshall, G.R.
Wender, P.A.
Williams, R.M.
Ratner, L.
Barnes, A.B.
Kyei, G.B.
Date:
2017-01-01
Journal:
Scientific Reports
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-07814-4
EID: 2-s2.0-85026905234
Higher order Rab programming in phagolysosome biogenesis
Authors:
Roberts, E.A.
Chua, J.
Kyei, G.B.
Deretic, V.
Date:
2006-01-01
Journal:
Journal of Cell Biology
Content:
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200603026
EID: 2-s2.0-33748989856

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