Priscilla Kolibea Mante

Priscilla Kolibea Mante is a Ghanaian neuropharmacologist, a researcher and lecturer from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, currently based at the Kumasi campus. Her research work focuses on alternatives of plant-based therapeutic options to manage drug-resistant epilepsy and the neglected tropical disease neurocysticercosis. In her work, she mostly explores the anticonvulsant activity of the plant alkaloid cryptolepine and its solid-lipid nanoparticles in the management of neurocysticercosis-induced epilepsy. Her goal is to identify a way to help cryptolepine permeate more efficiently into the central nervous system to reduce the risk of convulsion, helping patients to manage their condition as effectively as possible. Aside from her studies of epilepsy, Mante has also worked toward new therapies to alleviate pain, anxiety, and depression.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Priscilla Kolibea Mante
Born
Ghana
NationalityGhanaian
EducationKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
University of Michigan Medical School
Scientific career
FieldsNeuropharmacology, Neuroscience, Ethnopharmacology
InstitutionsKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences

In 2019, she was the only African recipient, and one of fifteen total, of the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Rising Talent Award. She is also a recipient of the 2018 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Sub-Saharan Africa post-doctoral fellowship.[6][7][8][9][10][11] She also went on to win the 2019 OWSD Early Career Fellowship.[12]

Education

Mante completed her secondary school education at the Wesley Girls’ Senior High School, Cape Coast, Ghana. She earned a PhD in Pharmacology from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in 2013. Mante's doctorate research focused on the use of Antiaris toxicaria as an anticonvulsant, specifically in Ghana. During the same period she also researched plant-based therapies for the central nervous system. Mante had her post doctoral training at the University of Michigan Medical School in USA, where she was a recipient of the University of Michigan STEM Seed Grant.[13][14]

Career

Mante is a registered pharmacist with the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana. From 2010-2014, she worked as a pharmacist at Constant Pharmacy. Since 2013, Mante has worked at the Pharmacology Department of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology where she is a senior lecturer. She is a registered Pharmacist and currently chairs the Ghana Young Academy. Mante is also known for her passion for education and leading women in science to further their careers.

"The world will make room for us. The more women push for senior roles, the harder it will be to ignore them."—Dr. Mante, regarding the increasing presence of women in science [6][14][15]

References
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  3. Ntreh, Nii (20 March 2019). "Meet the Ghanaian scientist who won a 100k Euro UNESCO award for science". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. "KNUST Lecturer receives L'Oréal-UNESCO award". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. January 13; post, 2018 • Knowing It • Comments are off for this (13 January 2018). "Introducing Dr. Priscilla K. Mante - Knowing It Series". WeGo Innovate. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  6. "Dr. Priscilla Kolibea Mante: This Scientist is Trying to Ease Depression and Anxiety". onthedotwoman.com. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. AfricaNews (15 March 2019). "Ghanaian female scientist receives international award for research". Africanews. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  8. "Ghanaian Female Scientist Receives International Award For Research". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. Ghana, News (16 March 2019). "Ghanaian female scientist awarded UNESCO international research award - News Ghana". News Ghana. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  10. "Dr. Priscilla Mante wins L'Oreal-UNESCO award". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  11. "Celebrating the Achievements of Five Outstanding Laureates and 15 International Rising Talents | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  12. "Twenty women scientists will receive research grants under the second year of the OWSD Early Career fellowship programme". Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  13. "Fellows". Future Africa. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  14. "Priscilla Mante | The AAS". The African Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  15. "Dr. Priscilla Mante joins Pharmacology as a visiting faculty member | Pharmacology | Michigan Medicine". Pharmacology. 14 September 2016.
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