Newman Osafo, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana. He holds a Bachelor of Pharmacy and a PhD in Pharmacology from KNUST. His research focuses mainly on antiinflammatory and anticancer drug discovery from natural sources; and on neurodegenerative disorders.

Newman has contributed to more than ninety scholarly works. He serves on the editorial boards of journals, including Scientific Reports, Scientific Reviews and the International Journal of Inflammation; and has led and contributed to numerous research projects. He has supervised several PhD and MPhil candidates, while also providing mentorship to undergraduate researchers.