Dr. Newman Osafo

Senior Lecturer


Dept: Pharmacology
Third Floor
New Pharmacy Block.
Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
KNUST. Kumasi

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Research Areas/Interests

Evaluation of novel compounds and extracts from natural products for the management of inflammation and cancer as well as elucidation of their pr...~more


Research Projects (Current and Past)

  • Co-investigator, Safety assessments of conventionally administered pharmacological agents among patients undergoing advanced imaging modalities in non-operating room anaesthetizing location, 2025.
  • Principal investigator, Modulation of inflammation, ovary reserve and hormonal changes associated with polycystic ovary syndrome using natural products, 2025.
  • Principal investigator, Investigation into potential gastroprotective activity of natural products, 2025.
  • Co-investigator, Toxicological evaluation of products of natural origin, 2024.
  • Co-investigator, Vaccination hesitancy among literates in Ghana, 2023 - 2025.
  • Co-investigator, Anti-migraine potential of compounds of natural origin, 2023 – Date.
  • Co-investigator, Investigation into recurrent malaria after treatment with artesunate-pyronaridine, artemether-lumefantrine or intravenous artesunate in children under 10 with uncomplicated or severe falciparum malaria, 2023 – Date.
  • Co-investigator, Neuroinflammation modulation of plant extracts and compounds of plant origin, 2023 – Date.
  • Co-Investigator, Effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy in preventing mother-to-child transmission, 2022 – Date.
  • Co-investigator, anti-cancer potential of compounds of plant origin, 2020 – Date.
  • Co-investigator, Anti-cataractogenic activity of West African plants traditionally used in cataract management, 2020 - 2022.
  • Co-investigator, Anti-proliferative potential of natural products, 2019 – Date.
  • Co-investigator, Advances in the knowledge of neurodegenerative disorders and their link to inflammation, 2019 – 2023.
  • Principal investigator, mechanism of anti-inflammatory activity of xylopic acid, 2018 – Date.
  • Co-investigator, Allergic airway hypersensitivity investigation of stigmasterol and bergapten, 2017 – 2021.
  • Principal investigator, chronic inflammation modulating potential of natural products and pure compounds of natural origin, 2015 – Date.
  • Principal investigator, acute anti-inflammatory activity of natural products, 2015 – Date.


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