About Us

DIG is a leading medicinal chemistry group at the University of Ghana, housed in the Department of Chemistry, Frank Tortor Building. Our research centres on diseases relevant to Africa and global health, with a primary focus on malaria, tuberculosis, cancer, leishmaniasis and, Buruli ulcer. Through strategic partnerships, we advance hit discovery, hit-to-lead, and lead optimization works.

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News

Dr. Gideon Akolgo

Meet the Valedictorian – School of Graduate Studies, February 2025 Congregation (First Session). Congratulations to Dr. ...

Patrick Opare

Congratulations to our very own Patrick Opare Sakyi for successfully defending his PhD thesis today! We are incredibly p...

Gideon Akolgo

A big congratulations to our very own Gideon Atinga on successfully defending his PhD thesis today We are so proud of yo...

Events

dd4gh Workshop: Machine Learning for Drug Design

This capacity-building workshop will equip researchers with skills to use the dd4gh platform- a cutting-edge machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to...

University of Ghana

RAFIKI Kick-off Meeting

A consortium of African and European research institutions has been awarded a €1.5 million grant from the European Union, along with additional support from the Swiss government, t...

Accra, Ghana

GC ADDA Convening Meeting

The GC ADDA community is set to convene from March 10-12, 2025, with a series of objectives aimed at enhancing collaboration and progress within the network. This meeting will serv...

Accra, Ghana

Our Partners

DIG maintains strategic partnerships with:

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