Janet Antwi, PhD
Senior Lecturer
Pharmacy Education and Innovation
Research Areas:
Division of Pharmacy Education and Innovation
136D Parks Hall
antwi.22@osu.edu
(614) 247-5967
Professional Interests
Dr. Antwi's expertise includes the design and synthesis of bioactive molecules for various diseases such as HIV-AIDs, cancer, and neglected tropical diseases. She teaches chemistry-related courses, including biochemistry and medicinal chemistry. She uses active learning techniques and promotes diversity and equity inside and outside the classroom.
Biography
Dr. Janet Antwi obtained her Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences with a concentration in medicinal chemistry from The Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, and holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Dr. Antwi is a trained medicinal chemist, and her expertise includes the design and synthesis of bioactive molecules for various diseases such as HIV-AIDs, cancer, and neglected tropical diseases. She teaches chemistry-related courses, including biochemistry and medicinal chemistry. She uses active learning techniques and promotes diversity and equity inside and outside the classroom.
Education
- 2017, PhD, The Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry
- 2011, BA, State University of New York at Binghamton, Chemistry
Honors
- 2023, DEI Leadership Award Recipient
Publications
- Imidazoles as Potential Anticancer Agents: An Update on Recent Studies, Molecules. 2021 Jul | journal-article. doi: 10.3390/molecules26144213.
- Novel narrow spectrum benzyl thiophene sulfonamide derivatives to control Campylobacter, The Journal of Antibiotics. 2019 Jul | journal-article. doi: 10.1038/s41429-019-0168-x.
- A New Class of Allosteric HIV-1 Integrase Inhibitors Identified by Crystallographic Fragment Screening of the Catalytic Core Domain, Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2016 Nov | journal-article. doi: 10.1074/jbc.m116.753384.
- Indole-based allosteric inhibitors of HIV-1 integrase, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 2016 Oct | journal-article. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.08.037.
- Novel Anti-Campylobacter Compounds Identified Using High Throughput Screening of a Pre-selected Enriched Small Molecules Library, Frontiers in Microbiology. 2016 Apr | journal-article. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00405.