Key Personnel

Dr Adwoa Padiki Nartey

Role
UG Team Member
Institution
University of Ghana (UG)
Ghana · UG
Short bio
Natural product chemist at the Department of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology with interests in bioactive compounds and cancer research.
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Dr Amare

Dr Amare Aregahegn

Role
AAU Team Member
Institution
Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia · AAU
Short bio
Associate professor of analytical chemistry with postdoctoral experience and multiple international grant-funded projects.
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Dr Getachew Kebede

Role
AAU Team Member
Institution
Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia · AAU
Short bio
Computational scientist specialising in density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulations for materials and drug-related systems.
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Dr Koobotse

Dr Moses Koobotse

Role
UB Team Member
Institution
University of Botswana (UB)
Botswana · UB
Short bio
Cancer biologist with experience in tumour biology, diagnostics and postgraduate training.
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Dr Nayang Kgakatsi

Role
UB Team Member
Institution
University of Botswana (UB)
Botswana · UB
Short bio
Specialist in natural products and synthetic organic chemistry focusing on discovery of bioactive molecules from African medicinal plants.
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Mr Thomas Mensah

Role
UG Team Member
Institution
University of Ghana (UG)
Ghana · UG
Short bio
Senior technologist and PhD candidate operating high-field NMR, LCMS and X-ray diffraction facilities for drug discovery research.
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Dr Baagi Mmereki

Role
UB Team Member
Institution
University of Botswana (UB)
Botswana · UB
Short bio
Senior lecturer in physical chemistry with expertise in chemical safety and persistent organic pollutants.
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Dr. Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

Dr Mekonnen Abebayehu Desta

Role
AAU Team Member
Institution
Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia · AAU
Short bio
Associate professor focusing on medicinal chemistry, energy-related applications and postgraduate research supervision.
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Dr Gomotsang Bojase Sekati

Role
UB Team Member
Institution
University of Botswana (UB)
Botswana · UB
Short bio
Organic chemist with expertise in natural product synthesis and supervision of postgraduate chemistry research.
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Dr Anke

Dr Anke Wilhelm

Role
UFS Team Member
Institution
University of the Free State (UFS)
South Africa · UFS
Short bio
Dr Wilhelm is an organic chemist with experience in natural product chemistry and biological activity screenings. Dr Wilhelm was involved in two European Framework 7 projects in collaboration with European, North American, and African universities.
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Dr Fedlu Sabir

Dr Fedlu Kedir Sabir

Role
ASTU Team Member
Institution
Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU)
Ethiopia · ASTU
Short bio
Dr. Sabir is associate professor of Physical Chemistry at Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU). He has received his M.Sc. and PhD from Addis Ababa University in Physical Chemistry. His area of research is organic photovoltaic and nanomaterials
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Ombito

Dr Japheth Ombito

Role
UB Team Member
Institution
University of Botswana (UB)
Botswana · UB
Short bio
Senior lecturer in organic chemistry with research interests in small-molecule synthesis and natural product drug discovery.
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Dr Susanna Bonnet

Role
UFS Team Member
Institution
University of the Free State (UFS)
South Africa · UFS
Short bio
Dr Bonnet obtained her PhD in Organic Chemistry in 1993 at the University of the Free State. In 2004, she started working as a researcher at the Department of Chemistry at the Bloemfontein Campus.
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Dr Charlene

Dr. Charlene Marais

Role
UFS Team Member
Institution
University of the Free State (UFS)
South Africa · UFS
Short bio
Dr. Charlene Marais (née Rabe) completed both her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of the Free State. These projects entailed the isolation, identification and synthesis of metabolites from rooibos tea (Aspalathus linearis) and also a biomimetic.
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Prof. Vladmir Azov

Prof. Vladimir Azov

Role
UFS Team Member
Institution
University of the Free State (UFS)
South Africa · UFS
Short bio
Vladimir Azov is a Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of the Free State, South Africa, with a PhD from Emory University and postdoctoral training at ETH Zurich and LMU Munich. His research focuses on supramolecular chemistry, molecular self-
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