Dr. Yahaya is a lecturer in the Department of Pharmacology, and contributes immensely to the professional training of both basic and clinical students of the College of Health and Allied Sciences. He holds a PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Pretoria (South Africa), and an MPhil from the University of Ghana. He has numerous peer-reviewed publications, and has presented at various National and International Conferences, including the 18th edition of the World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology in Kyoto (Japan). His research interests include the search for novel medications from ethnomedicinal sources, with particular interest in non-healing wounds and infectious diseases.
Dr. Ewura Seidu Yahaya
About
Focus & expertise
Specializations
Academic interests · number = colleagues who share it
Recent activity
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Award
Jan 2022
Research Support Grant
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Award
Jan 2018
Travel Grant
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Award
Jan 2018
Congress Bursay
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Fellowship
Jan 2017
UP Post graduate Bursary
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Fellowship
Jan 2016
NRF/TWAS Doctoral Scholarship
Background
🎓 Education & qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology
University of Pretoria
2019
Master of Philosophy in Pharmacology
University of Ghana
2010
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
University of Ghana
2006
★ Career & positions
Departmental Registration & Exams Officer
Department of Pharmacology
Sep, 2020 to Aug, 2024
Faculty/School Registration & Exams Officer
School of Medical Sciences
Aug, 2023 to Aug, 2024
Head of Department
Department of Pharmacology
Aug, 2024 to Aug, 2026
Honors & affiliations
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Research Support Grant
Department of Research Innovation and Consultancy (DRIC) · 2022
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Travel Grant
South African Society for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology · 2018
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Congress Bursay
World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology · 2018
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UP Post graduate Bursary
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria · 2017
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NRF/TWAS Doctoral Scholarship
National Research Foundation, South Africa · 2016