Rate My Professor Gabriel Akowuah

Gabriel Akowuah serves as Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy at Monash University Malaysia. He obtained his PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from 2001 to 2005. His earlier career includes affiliation with the School of Pharmacy at UCSI University, as indicated in publications from 2014. Akowuah has contributed to doctoral education by examining PhD theses, including one from UCSI University, Malaysia in 2023 on in silico evaluation and mechanisms against H1N1 virus and MDR clinical isolates, another from Andhra University, India in 2014 on synthesis and characterization of new heterocyclic compounds of biological interest, and a third from a Malaysian School of Pharmacy in 2014 on development and validation of HPLC methods.

Akowuah's research centers on pharmacognosy, encompassing identification and quality issues of herbal drugs, botanical and chemical identification, extraction techniques, and quality parameters. His key publications feature 'Phytochemical Analysis and Biological Activities of Flavonoids and Anthraquinones from Cassia alata Linnaeus (Roxburgh) and Their Implications for Atopic Dermatitis Management' (2025), 'Vernonia amygdalina aqueous leaf extract modulates metformin pharmacokinetics, inhibits CYP3A4 and CYP2C9 enzymes in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats' (2024), 'Formulation of Botanical Shampoo Infused with Standardised Mangosteen Peel Extract for Healthy Hair and Scalp' (2023), 'Natural alternatives from your garden for hair care' (2023), 'The effect of extraction conditions on total phenolic content and free radical scavenging capacity of selected tropical fruits' peel', 'Bioactivity-Guided Isolation of Anticancer Agents from Bauhinia Kockiana Korth', and 'An Overview of Clinacanthus nutans (Burm. f.) Lindau as a Medicinal Plant with Diverse Pharmacological Values'. His work has achieved 2883 citations, an h-index of 27, and an i10-index of 46 on Google Scholar. He holds editorial board positions with the Journal of Diabetes Mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome and Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International. Akowuah has presented on 'Identification and Quality Issues of Herbal Drugs' in an e-lecture series.