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Employment (3)

University of California, San Diego: San Diego, California, US

2019-08-01 to present | Postdoctoral Researcher (Pediatrics)
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

University of Health and Allied Sciences: Ho, GH

2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Biomedical Sciences)
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

University of Ghana: Accra, West Africa, GH

2009-09-01 to 2018-06-30 | Principal Research Assistant (Immunology)
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

Education and qualifications (4)

University of Ghana: Accra, GH

2013-08-01 to 2018-07-20 | PhD (Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology)
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

University of Copenhagen: Copenhagen, DK

2014-01-22 to 2017-07-15 | PhD (ISIM)
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

University of Ghana: Accra, GH

2008-08-01 to 2011-11-14 | M.Phil. (Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology)
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

University of Ghana: Accra, GH

1999-08-01 to 2003-05-30 | B.Sc. (Biochemistry)
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

Works (17)

The Microbiome, Metabolism, and Networks in Precision Nutrition

Precision Nutrition
2024 | Book chapter
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-15315-0.00011-0
Part of ISBN: 9780443153150
Contributors: Gertrude Ecklu Mensah; Maria Gjerstad Maseng; Sarah Allard; Jack A Gilbert
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

Toxic Metals Impact Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Risk in Five African-Origin Populations

2024-10-07 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2024.10.07.24315016
Contributors: Julianne A. Jorgensen; Candice Choo-Kang; Luyu Wang; Lina Issa; Jack A. Gilbert; Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah; Amy Luke; Kweku Bedu-Addo; Terrence Forrester; Pascal Bovet et al.
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The re-emerging role of linoleic acid in paediatric asthma

European Respiratory Review
2023-12-31 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1183/16000617.0063-2023
Part of ISSN: 0905-9180
Part of ISSN: 1600-0617
Contributors: Sarah Naughten; Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah; Gailan Constantino; Alessandro Quaranta; Keriann Schulkers; Shiyu Bai-Tong; Jack Gilbert; Sandra Leibel; Craig Wheelock; Sydney Leibel
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

Junior scientists spotlight social bonds in seminars for diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM

PLOS ONE
2023-11-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293322
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
Contributors: Evan Boyle; Gabriela Goldberg; Jonathan Schmok; Jillybeth Burgado; Fabiana Izidro Layng; Hannah A. Grunwald; Kylie M. Balotin; Michael S. Cuoco; Keng-Chi Chang; Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah et al.
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

Gut microbiota and fecal short chain fatty acids differ with adiposity and country of origin: the METS-microbiome study

Nature Communications
2023-08-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40874-x
Contributors: Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah; Candice Choo-Kang; Maria Gjerstad Maseng; Sonya Donato; Pascal Bovet; Bharathi Viswanathan; Kweku Bedu-Addo; Jacob Plange-Rhule; Prince Oti Boateng; Terrence E. Forrester et al.
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Gut microbiota and fecal short chain fatty acids differ with adiposity and country of origin: The METS-Microbiome Study

2023-04-13 | Preprint
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2791107/v1
Contributors: Jack Gilbert; Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah; Maria Gjerstad Maseng; Sonya Donato; Candice Coo-Kang; Lara Dugas; Pascal Bovet; Kweku Bedu-Addo; Jacob Plange-Rhule; Terrence Forrester et al.
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Multi-omics analyses of airway host–microbe interactions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease identify potential therapeutic interventions

Nature Microbiology
2022-08-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41564-022-01196-8
Part of ISSN: 2058-5276
Contributors: Zhengzheng Yan; Boxuan Chen; Yuqiong Yang; Xinzhu Yi; Mingyuan Wei; Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah; Mary M. Buschmann; Haiyue Liu; Jingyuan Gao; Weijie Liang et al.
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

Junior scientists spotlight social bonds in seminars for diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM

2021-12-07 | Preprint
DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.05.471284
Contributors: Evan A. Boyle; Gabriela Goldberg; Jonathan C. Schmok; Jillybeth Burgado; Fabiana Izidro Layng; Hannah A. Grunwald; Kylie M. Balotin; Michael S. Cuoco; Keng-Chi Chang; Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah et al.
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Gut microbiota mediate the FGF21 adaptive stress response to chronic dietary protein-restriction in mice

Nature Communications
2021-06-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24074-z
Contributors: Anthony Martin; Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah; Connie W. Y. Ha; Gustaf Hendrick; Donald K. Layman; Jack Gilbert; Suzanne Devkota
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Searching for host immune-microbiome mechanisms in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A narrative literature review and future directions.

Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews
2021-02-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.02.034
PMID: 33639178
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

Microbial context predicts SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in patients and the hospital built environment

2020-01-01 | Journal article
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

Assessment of bacterial diversity in western Accra, Ghana, drinking water samples

Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
2019-12 | Journal article
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

Acquisition of IgG to ICAM-1-Binding DBLβ Domains in the Plasmodium falciparum Erythrocyte Membrane Protein 1 Antigen Family Varies between Groups A, B, and C.

Infection and immunity
2019-09-19 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/iai.00224-19
PMID: 31308082
PMC: PMC6759304
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

Comprehensive analysis of Fc-mediated IgM binding to the Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 family in three parasite clones

Scientific Reports
2019-04-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42585-0
Contributors: Maria del Pilar Quintana; Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah; Sergey O. Tcherniuk; Sisse Bolm Ditlev; Andrew V. Oleinikov; Lars Hviid; Mary Lopez-Perez
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Blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOECs) as a novel tool for studying adhesion of Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes.

PloS one
2018-10-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204177
PMID: 30300360
PMC: PMC6177148
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

Natural and Vaccine-Induced Acquisition of Cross-Reactive IgG-Inhibiting ICAM-1-Specific Binding of a Plasmodium falciparum PfEMP1 Subtype Associated Specifically with Cerebral Malaria.

Infection and immunity
2018-03-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1128/iai.00622-17
PMID: 29426042
PMC: PMC5865037
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

Structure-Guided Identification of a Family of Dual Receptor-Binding PfEMP1 that Is Associated with Cerebral Malaria.

Cell host & microbe
2017-03-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2017.02.009
PMID: 28279348
PMC: PMC5374107
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Gertrude Ecklu-Mensah

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