African Centre Of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicine Development and Regulatory Science (ACEDHARS)

Host University: University of Lagos

Vice Chancellor: 

Centre Leader: Prof. Olukemi Odukoya

Deputy Centre Leader: Dr. Elizabeth Ade-Ademilua

Centre’s Website: https://acedhars.unilag.edu.ng/

University’s Website

Contact: acedhars@unilag.edu.ng

 

The African Center of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicines Development and Regulatory Science (ACEDHARS) was established to build up manpower on quality assurance, standardization of dosages, reproducibility of herbal preparations, drug development, drug repurposing and safety monitoring of drugs in West and Central African region.  The researches in the Center are focused on the development and evaluation of herbal formulations into standard products for management of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).  The Center is poised to produce a compendium of herbal formulations for the treatment of NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Center programs are focused not only on herbal medicines but also on drug research, assessments and regulations based on expertise of members drawn from the Departments of Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology.  The Center will run M.Sc. programs in Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmacognosy and Pharmacology as well as Ph.D. Pharmacology in 2019/2020 session and thereafter commence its interdisciplinary M.Sc. and Ph.D. programs in Herbal Medicine, Drug Development, Biomedical Toxicology, Regulatory Science and Pharmacovigilance from 2020/2021 session.  The ACEDHARS curricula are developed to produce skilled manpower in the utilization of spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques for drug development, pharmacokinetics and drug quality assurance systems.  Furthermore, capacity will be developed in toxicity testing and safety monitoring of medicines and herbal products.  Graduates of the Center will fill the existing skill gaps in toxicology, quality control and pharmacovigilance units of regulatory agencies, drug research institutes, pharmaceutical industries, herbal product industries, healthcare facilities and traditional medicine centers in the region.

 

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