Dr Sirina Muntaka
Lecturer in Immunology and Infection
School of Medicine
Dr. Muntaka is a lecturer and module lead in Immunology and Infection at the UCLan School of Medicine's AUC/UK Track postgraduate diploma in International Medical Sciences (PGDip-IMS) programme
Dr Muntaka is also an academic advisor to several students and hold various committee membership roles. Dr. Muntaka has several publications in the area of microbiology and immunology in peer review journals including the journal of Infection and Immunity (IFN-γ and IL-17A differentially influence the response of human macrophages and neutrophils to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection), Frontiers Microbiology (Contribution of the alkylquinolone quorum sensing system to the interaction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa with bronchial epithelial cells), BioMed Central Women’s Health (A survey of Depression among infertile women in Ghana) among other. Dr. Muntaka has also presented in various natonal and international conferences including the UK, USA, Italy and Brussels
Dr. Muntaka spent eight years working in Ghana, first as a Biomedical Laboratory Scientist at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi and later as a Lecturer in the Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale. Before joining UCLan, Dr. Muntaka was a Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham in UK and her primary research interests centres around host-pathogen interaction and immunotherapy.
- PhD Immunology and Microbiology, The University of Nottingham, 2017.
- MSc. Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Nottingham, 2012.
- BSc. Medical Laboratory Technology, First Class Honours, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, 2009
- Associate Teacher’s Programme (ATP)- (Certificate), The University of Nottingham, 2019
- Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)- (Certificate), Higher Education Academy, 2019
- Intensive Teaching and learning in Higher education programme (ILTP)- (Certificate), The University of Nottingham, 2014
- Best Faculty of the Semester in the Celebration of Academic Excellence - AUC School of Medicine - June 2020
- Schlumberger faculty for the future fellowship, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016
- University of Nottingham Developing solutions scholarship, 2011
- Islamic development bank Scholarship, 2006-2009
- Host-pathogen interaction and Immunotherapy
Current and previous research activities o Specific mannose receptor blockade as a novel tool for reprogramming tumour-associated macrophages for anticancer therapy o Phagocytes collaboration for the control of infections o Interaction between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and human macrophages and neutrophils o The role of IL-17A and IFN-γ in inflammatory potential and bacterial killing by co-cultures of human phagocytes o The Role of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) in Th17 differentiation o ABO blood groups and plasmodium falciparum malaria
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- S. Muntaka, M. Cámara and L. Martinez-Pomares (2017), Modelling human anti-microbial immunity in vitro, Pan-African Professional Alliance (PAN-APA) Symposium 2017. April 1st, 2017. Pennsylvania State University, State Colleague, USA. (Oral presentation)
- S. Muntaka, M. Cámara and L. Martinez-Pomares (2016). IFN-γ and IL-17A establish the balance between P. aeruginosa clearance and inflammatory potential during infection of human macrophage-neutrophil co-cultures. 5th UK Cystic Fibrosis Microbiology Consortium Meeting. November 29th, 2016. Jury’s Inn, Liverpool, UK (Oral presentation)
- S. Muntaka, M. Cámara and L. Martinez-Pomares (2016). Interplay between P. aeruginosa and human neutrophils. Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellows Forum 2016. October 30th to November 2nd, 2016. Cambridge, UK. (Oral and Poster presentations)
- o S. Muntaka, M. Cámara and L. Martinez-Pomares (2016). IFN-γ and IL-17A establish the balance between P. aeruginosa clearance and inflammatory potential during infection of human macrophage-neutrophil co-cultures. The Society for Leukocyte Biology’s (SLB) 49th Annual Meeting and Neutrophil 2016, September 15-17, 2016. University of Verona Congress Centre Verona, Italy. (Oral and Poster presentations)
- S. Muntaka, M. Cámara and L. Martinez-Pomares (2016).Distinct effects of IFN-γ and IL-17A on the response of Macrophage/Neutrophil co-cultures to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The Microbiology Society Annual Conference 2016, March 21–24, 2016. The Arena and Convention Centre (ACC), Liverpool, UK. (Poster presentation)
- o S. Muntaka, A. Asante, M. Cámara and L. Martinez-Pomares (2015). Phagocyte collaboration for the control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The 38th European Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Brussels, Belgium, June 10-13, 2015. (Poster presentation)
- S. Muntaka, M. Cámara and L. Martinez-Pomares (2015). Phagocytes cooperation in controlling Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. Nottingham and Leicester Joint Respiratory Research Day. May 2015. (Oral presentation)
- S. Muntaka, M. Cámara and L. Martinez-Pomares (2015). Phagocytes cooperation in controlling Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. The Centre for Biomolecular Science (CBS) Researcher Symposium, Nottingham, UK, September 17th, 2015. (Poster presentation)
- S. Muntaka, M. Cámara and L. Martinez-Pomares (2014), Phagocyte collaboration in the clearance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 4th UK CF Microbiology meeting 2014. November 29th, 2014. Jury’s Inn, Liverpool, UK. (Poster presentation)
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