David Atomanyi Barnes

Biography

Education and Training

• DVM, Veterinary Medicine
  University of Ghana, School of Veterinary Medicine
• MDiv, Theology
  SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary
• PhD, Infectious Diseases
  Hokkaido University, International Institute for Zoonosis Control

Awards and Honors

• Graduate School of Infectious Diseases Global Leadership Program; 1st place, Aug. - 2022
  Hokkaido University
• Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association grant for Takemi Fellowship, 2025 - 2026
  Harvard University
• Hokkaido University World Leading Innovative and Smart Education Program Grant, 2022 - 2024
  Hokkaido University
• Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) Scholarship, 2021 - 2026
  MEXT- Japan

Publications

• Insight into the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from cattle in Ghana.

  Barnes DA, Grant-Biney N, Tetteh P, Danso EK, Asare P, Thapa J, Barnes TS, Asante-Poku A, Adjei S, Gordon SV, Suzuki Y, Nakajima C. Microbiol Spectr 2026 Mar 03

  PMID: 41589879

• Investigation of WQ-3810, a Fluoroquinolone with a High Potential Against Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Mycobacterium avium.

  Jayaweera S, Suwanthada P, Barnes DA, Poussier C, Nishimura T, Hasegawa N, Nishiuchi Y, Thapa J, Gordon SV, Kim H, Nakajima C, Suzuki Y. Antibiotics (Basel) 2025 Jul 14

  PMID: 40724006

• Insight into the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium bovis isolated from cattle in Malawi.

  Kapalamula TF, Chizimu JY, Akapelwa ML, Barnes DA, Toyting J, Bwalya P, Basikolo L, Squarre D, Chambaro HM, Gordon SV, Thapa J, Nakajima C, Suzuki Y. Res Vet Sci 2023

  PMID: 37788548

• Molecular Characterisation of Mycobacterium bovis Isolates from Cattle Slaughtered in Adamawa and Gombe States, North-Eastern Nigeria.

  Damina SM, Barnes DA, Inuwa B, Ularamu GH, Bello M, Okaiyeto OS, Kudi AC, Thapa J, Nakajima C, Suzuki Y. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2023 Jul 19

  PMID: 37504298

• Genomic Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Resistant to Second-Line Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs in Lusaka, Zambia.

  Chizimu JY, Solo ES, Bwalya P, Kapalamula TF, Mwale KK, Squarre D, Shawa M, Lungu P, Barnes DA, Yamba K, Mufune T, Chambaro H, Kamboyi H, Munyeme M, Hang'ombe BM, Kapata N, Mukonka V, Chilengi R, Thapa J, Nakajima C, Suzuki Y. Antibiotics (Basel) 2023 Jun 29

  PMID: 37508222