Mitochondrial bioenergetics
How muscle and cardiac mitochondria produce, regulate and adapt energy supply in health and disease.
Professor of Pharmacology · Director, ITAM, UHAS
Prof. Kwame B.N.
Banga
Publishing name: Benoit Banga N’guessan
A scientific journey from fundamental bioenergetics to African health innovation.
Advancing health by connecting rigorous pharmacology, medicinal-plant knowledge, institutional leadership and responsible translation.
GHCI Science across borders
Service rooted in Africa
Inaugural Lecture · 6 November 2026
From Mitochondria to Medicinal Plants
Advancing Health Through Translational Pharmacology
Friday, 6 November 2026 · 11:00 AMCedi Auditorium · UHAS, Ho, GhanaPoster exhibition · 2–5 November 2026
The lecture follows one connected journey: understanding biological mechanisms, validating evidence, building capacity, translating knowledge, strengthening institutions and inspiring the future.
01Understand02Validate03Build04Translate05Institutionalise06Inspire
A life shaped by a question
How can scientific knowledge become better health?
Prof. Kwame B.N. Banga is a pharmacologist whose career connects mitochondrial science, experimental pharmacology, medicinal plants and the responsible development of traditional and alternative medicine. Trained from Abidjan to Strasbourg, he has built an academic journey around a consistent purpose: turning careful scientific inquiry into practical benefit for African health.
Research
One translational continuum
His work moves from the mechanisms that sustain cellular energy to the evidence needed for safe and effective health innovation.
Oxidative stress & pharmacology
Biological stress, antioxidant responses and the pharmacological factors that shape tissue function.
Medicinal plants & natural products
Efficacy, safety and quality—the evidence needed to translate traditional knowledge responsibly.
Leadership in action
Building the systems that make translation possible
As Director of the Institute of Traditional and Alternative Medicine at UHAS, Prof. Banga brings researchers, health professionals, regulators and traditional medicine practitioners into a shared evidence-driven ecosystem.
ITAM
Education, research, product development, advocacy and service delivery for responsible TCAM integration.
NatPro Laboratory
Natural-product analysis and an expanding platform for quality assurance, research and development.
Professional Practice Course
Structured professional development connecting traditional practice with clinical, scientific and regulatory standards.
Selected journey
Across disciplines, countries and institutions
Abidjan → Strasbourg
Biochemistry, pharmacology and doctoral research in mitochondrial function.
Academic foundations
Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at Nangui-Abrogoua University, Côte d’Ivoire.
Research and leadership in Ghana
Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Head of Department and Acting Dean at the University of Ghana.
Professor · Director, ITAM
Institution-building and translational leadership at the University of Health and Allied Sciences.
“Curiosity inspired the journey. Science provided the tools. African health needs defined the mission.”
Prof. Kwame B.N. Banga