Professor Dorothy Yeboah-Manu is a distinguished scientist and proud alumna of Ofori Panin Senior High School. After completing her secondary education at OPASS, she pursued academic excellence in the sciences, leading to a remarkable career in medical research. She became the first female Director of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, Ghana’s leading infectious disease research center. Under her leadership, the institute has contributed significantly to public health research and scientific capacity building, both locally and internationally.

• First female Director of Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research
• Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Ghana
• Graduated with First Class (BSc Biochemistry) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
• Earned PhD in Microbiology (2006) from University of Basel
• Winner of the Royal Society Africa Prize (2018)