Prof. Isaac Kingsley Amponsah

Associate Professor


Dept: Pharmacognosy
Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharm. Sciences, KNUST
Tackie Building RM C216

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Research Areas/Interests

Clinical trials of herbal products Standardisation of herbal products Quality control of finished herbal products and raw materials Socio-cultural as...~more

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Positions Held & Hold

  • Senior Tutor, Ayeduase South cluster of hostels - May, 2021.
  • Member, College of Health Sciences quality assurance sub- committee - September 2020.
  • Member, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences staff motivation disbursement committee - March 2021.
  • Member, committee to draw five-year development plan for the Department of Herbal Medicine - September 2020.
  • Member, KNUST Travel Policy Committee - October 2019.
  • Member, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences classrooms restructuring/reorganization committee - February 2019.
  • Member, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Freshers orientation committee - September 2019 to date.
  • External assessor of poster presentations at the Ghana Science Association Kumasi Chapter, 8th Research Conference on the theme ‘Using Science, Technology and Innovation to improve quality healthcare delivery in Ghana’ on 1st May 2019 at the college of science auditorium - May 2019.
  • Team Leader, College of Health Sciences team of invigilators for the Nursing and Midwifery terminal examination, Wa - June 2019.
  • Team Leader, College of Health Sciences team of invigilators for the Nursing and Midwifery terminal examination, Ashanti Mampong - June 2018.
  • Reviewer of grant proposals for the 4th KNUST research grant (KreF) - August 2018.
  • Member, Pharm D curriculum review committee, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences, KNUST - April 2018.
  • Resource Person, Workshop for laboratory technicians, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, KNUST - February 2018.
  • Examinations officer, Department of Pharmacognosy - 2017 to date.
  • Member, Faculty of Pharmacy white coat ceremony committee-Member, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - March 2017 to date.
  • Class coordinator, Pharm D2B, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, KNUST - March 2018 to date.
  • Member, Faculty relations and editorial committee, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - October 2017 to date.
  • Member, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Production Unit Management Committee - May 2017.
  • Member/Secretary, Faculty laboratories refurbishment and equipment committee - December 2016.
  • Faculty Relations Officer, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, KNUST - December 2016.
  • Member, committee to evaluate and review the orientation programmes for KNUST freshmen - December 2016.
  • Member, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Procurement Committee - 2014.
  • Examinations officer, Department of Pharmacognosy - January 2013 - 2016.

  • Moderator of courses in Pharmacognosy, Entrance University College of Health Sciences, Accra - December 2020.
  • Chairman, Education and Research committee of the Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) of Ghana - March 2020.
  • Member, Ministry of Health Research committee for the development of laboratory assessment Protocols for herbal medicines and COVID-19 - November, 2019.
  • Member, Governing Board, Traditional Medicine Practice Council (TMPC) of Ghana. https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2019/08/07/governing-board-of-traditional-medicine-practice-council-inaugurated/ - July 2019.
  • Chairman, Local Organising Committee, National Herbalist training workshop, Department of Herbal Medicine - June 2019.
  • Resource Person, continuous professional development (CPD) programme for medical herbalist organized by the Traditional Medicine Practice council, I was the main facilitator and presented on the topic ‘Academic writing skills II’ - June 2019.
  • External examiner for thesis, School of Graduate Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana - June 2019, October 2017.
  • Department External Examiner/Moderator, Biomedical and Forensic Science, University of Cape Coast, University of Cape Coast, Ghana - May 2018 to July 2019.
  • Examiner, Ghana College of Pharmacist - May 2017 to date.
  • Member, Ministry of health expert committee to develop the first essential herbal medicine list for Ghana - December 2017.
  • Technical expert, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPRI) Ghana, Development of the 3rd edition of the Ghana Herbal Pharmacopeia - 2015.
  • Resource person, National training workshop for Herbalists and Traditional Medicine Practioners - 2013 to 2015.
  • Vice-Country coordinator, West African Network of Natural Product Research scientist, Ghana Chapter - 2014.

  • Panel member, Curriculum Review of The Medicinal Plants Research and Drug Development Msc program, Pan African University, Life and Earth Science Institute (PAULESI), Nigeria - December 2020.
  • Thematic speaker, 16th African traditional Medicine Day celebration held in Kumasi, Ashanti Region of Ghana. I spoke on the theme “Local Manufacturing of Traditional Medicine Products in the African Region”.
    https://afro.who.int/news/ghana-celebrates-16th-african- traditional-medicines-day - August 2018.
  • Resource person, international workshop on regulating Herbal and Traditional Medicinal Products Accra, I presented on the topic ‘Experience gained, and lessons learned in the development of Herbal Monographs in Ghana’ - February 2018.
  • Reviewer AAS Open Research Amponsah IK and Ackah Armah F. Peer Review Report For: Wood-decaying fungi found in Southern Ghana: A potential source of new anti-infective compounds [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. AAS Open Res 2019, 2:20 (https://doi.org/10.21956/aasopenres.14081.r27155) - July 2019.
  • Expert Committee member, Development of the second volume of the ECOWAS Pharmacopoeia, West African Health Organisation (WAHO) - 2017.
  • Member, ECOWAS committee for the development of an intellectual property right (IPR) document for the protection of traditional medical Knowledge for the sub-region.
  • Reviewer of Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresource Technology - 2017 to date.
  • Reviewer of the European Journal of Medicinal Plants - December 2016.


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