About
Enoch teaches Anatomy & Physiology as well as Advanced Physiology and the associated laboratory practical works at UW-Stout. Prior to joining this institution, he worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the State University of New York and Iowa State University.
As part of his Teaching Philosophy, Enoch is of the opinion that the success of a student is largely dependent on the teacher. So, he uses vivid teaching methods and does his best to ensure that all his students understand his lessons.
Enoch integrates teaching with research and serves as a reviewer for several reputable journals.
Research Interest
Enoch’s research interest is in the field of female reproductive biology, specifically placenta development and pregnancy pathology. The placenta is a transient but a vital organ that is crucial for pregnancy establishment, maternal health, and fetal development. It is mainly composed of three trophoblast subtypes: cytotrophoblasts, syncytiotrophoblasts and extravillous trophoblasts.
Current evidence indicates that abnormal placental development is associated with pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia, miscarriage, fetal growth restriction and still birth but the underlying mechanisms remain to be clarified. Also, the prevalence of these pregnancy complications is high. However, appropriate proactive therapeutic interventions against them are limited partly due to their mysterious pathophysiology.
His aim is to contribute to clarifying the mechanism of human placental development, assessing the toxicological effects of environmental chemicals on placental development, unravelling the pathophysiology of placenta-associated pregnancy complications, and identifying therapeutic targets, drugs, and biomarkers for the clinical management of pregnancy complications.
Selected Publications
- Adu-Gyamfi, E. A., Salamah, J., Cheeran, E., Beck, B., Ahmad, Z., & Lee, B. K. (2026). TCF7L2 is essential for the differentiation and invasive function of human extravillous trophoblast. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 83(1), 30.
- Adu-Gyamfi, E. A., & Backes, E. (2026). Spatio-temporal expression of E-cadherin mediates trophoblast lineage transitions during human placentation. Molecular Biology Reports, 53(1), 1678.
- Adu-Gyamfi, E. A., & Neubauer, D. (2026). cAMP signaling in the placenta: A pivotal determinant of trophoblast fate and pregnancy outcomes. Biology of Reproduction, 115(2), 411–416.
- Adu-Gyamfi, E. A., Salamah, J., Cheeran, E. A., & Lee, B.-K. (2024). Bisphenol S moderately decreases the expression of syncytiotrophoblast marker genes and induces apoptosis in human trophoblast lineages. Environmental Pollution, 343, 123259.
- Adu-Gyamfi, E. A., Rosenfeld, C. S., & Tuteja, G. (2022). The impact of bisphenol A on the placenta. Biology of Reproduction, 106(5), 826–834.