Sandra Abukeremah Nsoh

Experience

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  University for Development Studies

  May 2018 - Jun 2019

  Research Student (Third Trimester Field Practical Program)

  •We work in a team of 10 students from different educational backgrounds in a rural community in our case Kpasenkpe in the North East region of Ghana. We lived with the natives between May and July (6-8 weeks) every year from 2018 to 2019. In the first year we profiled the community looking at the history of the community, the Socio-Demography, Socio-Political system, Population and dynamics.•In our second year 2019, we investigated and identified the problems and potentials of the community and came out with possible intervention to help solve the core problem of the community we identified. •I was also one of the two nominated by the team to deliver an oral presentation on behalf of our team to the team of assessors mainly academics and coordinators of the District who assess the outcome of our research which is a 6 credit each year towards our respective degrees.•There was also an individual assessment by the assessors as well as team members assessing colleagues for active participation and contribution to the work.•Throughout the the two years of the project, I had grade A+ following the the different assessment Show less

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  Ghana Water Company Ltd.

  Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  Summer Intern

  •Performed bacteriological analysis of water company provided to its consumers •Analyzed sachet and bottled water for presence of total and fecal coliform (Escherichia coli) using the Colilert*- 18 Test Kit.

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  University for Development Studies

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

  Research Student

  •Performed compositional analysis of shea fruit to ascertain pulp yield (35%), dry matter (20.7%), moisture (79.3%) and sugar contents leveraging standard methods•studied interplay and impact of several process variables (temperature of 30°C- 40°C, pH of 4-5, and substrate concentration of 13.85-55.39g/L) on yield of bioethanol from shea pulp using Box Behnken Response Surface Design

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  University for Development Studies

  Oct 2021 - Aug 2022

  Undergraduate Research and Teaching Assistant

  • Conducted tutorials on Molecular biology and Genetic engineering to a class of 56 final year undergraduate Biotechnology and Molecular Biology students• Supervised a group of 3 undergraduate final year students research work on bioethanol production and reviewed thesis writeup• Proctored tests and final examinations for a class of 56 final year undergraduate Biotechnology and Molecular Biology students

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  Moderna

  Jan 2023 - Aug 2023

  Nucleic Acid Process Development Co-op
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  Moderna

  Dec 2023 - now

  Engineer I, mRNA Process Development