Collins N.
Specially Appointed Assitant Professor at Hokkaido University- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Hokkaido University
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Japan
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Higher Education
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400 - 500 Employee
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Specially Appointed Assitant Professor
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Apr 2022 - Present
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Visiting Researcher
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Oct 2021 - Mar 2022
Goal: To elucidate the mechanisms of toxic pathogenesis of pesticides, occurring in highly contaminated areas of Africa.To clarify the toxic mechanisms of pesticides that have become a black box, across the world.Project: Field and mechanism-based toxicity research on pesticides in Africa (ToRePs)To develop new analytical methods for detection of toxicological effects of pesticides, by fusing omics techniques with epidemiological studies.To form research and educational platforms for capacity building among the four countries working on this research theme Show less
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Doctoral Student
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Oct 2017 - Sep 2021
Project topic: Exposure Assessment and Toxicological Evaluations of Neonicotinoid Insecticides.Key skills: Chemical analysis (Masspec: LC-MS/MS, GC-MS and ICP-MS/MS), Molecular analysis (PCR, qPCR, Gel electrophoresis)Experiences: In vivo assays, AOPs, Biomonitoring techniques, Epidemiology
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Teacher Assistant
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Oct 2017 - Jul 2021
Supported in teaching 4th grade (undergraduate) students basic toxicological experiments (eg. in vivo toxicity test protocols for mercury and organophosphates, CYP450 measurements protocols, Lowry`s protein assays, in vitro metabolic assays, Ames test, PCR and qPCR, Gel electrophoresis, Patch test, etc.)
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National Institute of Environmental Studies
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Tsukba, Japan
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Intern
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Feb 2021 - Mar 2021
Mastered LC-MS/MS and ICP-MS/MS analysis. Specialized in QCs and QAs used for quantification of exogenous chemicals (pesticides, heavy metals) and endogenous chemicals (serotonin, melatonin, and steroid hormones) Mastered LC-MS/MS and ICP-MS/MS analysis. Specialized in QCs and QAs used for quantification of exogenous chemicals (pesticides, heavy metals) and endogenous chemicals (serotonin, melatonin, and steroid hormones)
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Simms Senior High School
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Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
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Chemistry Teacher
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May 2013 - Aug 2017
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Otumfuo Charity Foundation
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Non-profit Organization Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Field Staff
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Jan 2012 - May 2013
Preparations of sponsorship proposals and executions of educational sponsorship programmes for needy but brilliant students in Ghana Preparations of sponsorship proposals and executions of educational sponsorship programmes for needy but brilliant students in Ghana
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Education
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Hokkaido University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Environmental Toxicology -
Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
MPhil., Environmental Chemistry -
Kwame Nkrumah' University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
Bachelors degree, Chemistry