Yaa Asantewaa Osei

I am a registered Pharmacist and a lecturer at the Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST). I hold a PhD in Pharmacy (2014) from the University of Nottingham and a Master of Philosophy in Pharmaceutics (2011) and a Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree (2007) which I obtained from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (KNUST). I am an early career scientist who is highly motivated to pursue an academic and translational research career. I believe in research that translates into an impact on the lives of people. I have a broad background in Pharmacy with Pharmaceutics as the major and with specific training and expertise in formulation and drug delivery systems development. I specialize in formulation development (conventional and advanced), excipient development, and pharmacovigilance (post-market surveillance activities). My research interest in finding alternative cheaper locally sourced raw materials for our local pharmaceutical industries has birthed excipient development projects, and the documentation of the effectiveness of local gums and starches as pharmaceutical excipients has been successful. These studies have emphasized the possibility of sourcing local pharmaceutical excipients and their great performance in different pharmaceutical industrial usages. More of such projects are ongoing as collaborative work with Crop Research Institute. I also specialize in advanced drug delivery systems formulation with her focus on nanoparticulate drug delivery and improved topical delivery. I am currently exploring the potential of various locally sourced solid lipids as advanced and conventional drug delivery vehicles. I have successfully collaborated with other colleagues, researchers, and facilities. I have peer-reviewed research publications, book chapters and published conference proceedings to my credit. I am a beneficiary of the MIDAS Scholarship and a recipient of the KNUST Research Fund (KReF). I have extensive experience with formulation design and development and I currently head the production unit of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. In addition, I also focus on mentoring young females, focusing on helping them to develop an interest in science.

• Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH)
• Academia, Social and Research Pharmacists’ Association of Ghana (ASRPA)
• International Federation of Pharmacist (FIP)
• American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (WiSTEMGh)
• Organization for Women in Science in Developing Countries (OWSD)

• Pharmaceutical Assessment of Melia azedarach Gum as a Binder and Disintegrant in Immediate-Release Tablets, Frederick William Akuffo Owusu, Mariam El Boakye-Gyasi, Raphael Johnson, Yaa Asantewaa Osei, Emmanuel Asante, Desmond Asamoah Bruce Otu, Julia Afrakoma Ansong, Philomena Entsie, Marcel Tunkumgnen Bayor, The Scientific World Journal, 2022, 2022
• Physicochemical characterisation of Piptadeniastrum africana (Hook. F.) gum, a potential pharmaceutical excipient, Esther Eshun Oppong, Noble Kuntworbe, Yaa Asantewaa Osei, Kwabena Ofori-Kwakye, Ofosua Adi-Dako, Ernest Obese, Scientific African, 13, 2021

• Prof. Kwabena Ofori-Kwakye, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, KNUST, Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana, +233-244838572, koforikwakye@yahoo.com
• Prof. Ellis Owusu – Dabo, School of Public Health, KNUST, Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana, +233201850006, owusudabo@yahoo.com
• Prof. Clive Roberts, University of Nottingham, UK Campus, School of Pharmacy, Boot Science Building, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, United Kingdom, clive.roberts@nottingham.ac.uk

• MIDAS Scholarship for doctoral studies, 2011-2014
• KNUST Research Fund (KReF), 2016-2017
• Seeding Labs instrumental access program

• Date of Birth: 07/05/84
• Gender: Female
• Nationality: Ghanaian
• Marital Status: Married