Eric Yirenkyi Danquah is a Professor of Genetics and presently the Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI). University of Ghana.
Eric is the immediate past Dean of International Programmes. University of Ghana and is a Fellow of the Cambridge Commonwealth and Cambridge Philosophical Societies. Some of his academic scholarships and awards are UK Commonwealth Academic Fellowship. UK Commonwealth Scholarship. UK Vice-Chancellors Overseas Research Scholarship and Distinguished Alumnus. Legon Hall. University of Ghana. He has a number of refereed scientific publications. manuscripts. books. consultancy/technical reports and conference proceedings to his credit. He has consulted for many international organizations and was a member of the External Panel Management Review Team of ICRISAT. 2003-2008.
Eric holds an M.Phil in Plant breeding (1987) and a Ph.D in Genetics (1993) from the University of Cambridge. UK. His main research areas are genetic diversity in crop plants and associated pests. biotechnologies in crop improvement. and farmers knowledge in plant breeding. He was a Visiting Scientist at the Plant Breeding International. Cambridge. UK (1993-1994) and the Institute of Arable Crops Research. University of Bristol. UK (2000-2001).
Add new comment