Network
Drug Discovery Network workshops in Cape Town & Kumasi
Three-day workshops held in 2023 and 2024, supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, H3D Cape Town and WCAIR Dundee.
Modern Drug Discovery
in the Heart of Ghana
The Amengor Drug Discovery and Development (A3D) Research Symposium leverages computational medicinal chemistry to accelerate breakthroughs in Malaria, TB and Antimicrobial Resistance.
Latest Achievement
Dr. Cedric Amengor shortlisted for Early Career Wellcome Trust Award, London 2023.
Drug Discovery Network
H3D Cape Town & WCAIR Dundee Workshops
Three-day workshops in 2023 and 2024 strengthening Africa's drug discovery pipeline through the Gates Foundation-supported network.
We have collaborated with global partners.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Cedric Dzidzor Amengor · Ph.D, AMRSC, MPSGH
Welcome Address
Reason for Our Existence
Welcome to the Amengor Drug Discovery and Development (A3D) Research Symposium, housed at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, UHAS, Ho.
Established in 2020, our goal is to nurture early-career scientists and sustain capacity through an integrated drug-discovery platform spanning three sites across two campuses. We bridge computational and bench activities — leveraging molecular modelling, virtual screening, ADME-Tox prediction and structure-based design — and validate candidates through synthesis and experimental assays.
A3D Symposium — Ubuntu!
≠ Drug Discovery
≠ Medicinal Chemistry
≠ Cheminformatics
≠ Drug Development
≠ Computational Chemistry
≠ Pharmaceutical Research
Newsroom
Latest News & Highlights
Recent admissions, awards, visitors and appearances from across the department and our network.
Awards
Wellcome Trust Early Career shortlist
Dr. Cedric Amengor was shortlisted for an Early Career Wellcome Trust Award interview in London, July 2023.
Upcoming
Amengor Lab Computational Medicinal Chemistry Centre
Watch this space — a new computational chemistry centre is opening at the A3D Lab Suite.
Upcoming
Events
- Q3 2025
Amengor Computational Medicinal Chemistry Centre — Launch
A3D-Lab Suite, UHAS
- TBA
A3D Symposium Annual Meeting
School of Pharmacy, Ho
- TBA
Computational Drug Discovery Workshop
UHAS · Hybrid
Notices
Announcements
Open Call
Postgraduate research positions open for the 2025/26 cohort. Computational and synthetic tracks available.
Publication
New paper: Dual-Targeting Sulfamethoxazole derivatives inhibit Quorum Sensing in ESKAPE pathogens.
Visitors
Hosting international collaborators from the University of Muenster this semester.