Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

Professor Dorothy Yeboah-Manu serves as the first female Director of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research at the University of Ghana and holds the position of Professor of Medical Microbiology. She concurrently chairs the Advisory Board of the National Tuberculosis Control Program and serves on the Steering Committee for the National Buruli Ulcer Control Program.

Her academic foundation includes a First Class BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, followed by a Master's degree from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a PhD in Microbiology from the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel (2006).

Her research pioneers the microbiology, genetics, and molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium ulcerans (Buruli ulcer pathogen) and Mycobacterium africanum (tuberculosis variant), driving critical advancements in understanding transmission patterns and genetic diversity of these pathogens in African populations. This work bridges laboratory science with public health interventions for neglected tropical diseases.

Her distinguished scientific recognition includes:

• Royal Society Africa Prize 2018
• Wellcome Trust Fellowship
• EDCTP Senior Fellowship

Professor Yeboah-Manu maintains extensive professional engagement as a member of the American Society for Microbiology, International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, WHO Global Network of Laboratories Confirming Buruli Ulcer, and executive committee of the Federation of African Immunological Societies. She also serves the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences and chairs the Advisory Board for the National TB Control Program. No student advising or grant details were specified in source materials.

As Director of the Noguchi Memorial Institute, she leads Ghana's premier medical research institution conducting field and laboratory investigations into infectious diseases across West Africa.