Christian Agyare
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| Born | Koneyaw, Ashanti Region, Ghana |
| Citizenship | Ghanaian |
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| Workplaces | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology |
Professor Christian Agyare is a Ghanaian pharmacist and professor of pharmaceutical microbiology and natural products at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He is the current and 13th Vice-Chancellor of KNUST, having previously served as Provost of the College of Health Sciences from 2020 to 2026.
Early life and education
Agyare was born in Koneyaw in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. He attended Armed Forces Basic Schools in Kumasi before proceeding to Prempeh College. He obtained a Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) and a Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology before earning a Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) degree from the University of Münster, Germany.[1] He later undertook postdoctoral research at the University of California, San Francisco, and the Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research in Boston.[1][2]
Career
Agyare joined the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at KNUST as a lecturer in 2003. He was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2011, Associate Professor in 2016, and later became Professor of Pharmaceutical Microbiology.[2]
In August 2020, he was appointed Provost of the College of Health Sciences at KNUST.[3] On 13 May 2026, the Governing Council of KNUST appointed him as the university's 13th Vice-Chancellor for a four-year term beginning on 1 August 2026, succeeding Professor Rita Akosua Dickson.[4]
Research
Agyare's research focuses on pharmaceutical microbiology, antimicrobial resistance, medicinal plants, ethnopharmacology, natural products, parasitology and wound healing.[4]
Awards and recognition
Agyare received the Academic Pharmacist of the Year award from the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana in 2025.[5]
References
- 1 2 Noticeboardgh (2026-05-13). "Prof. Christian Agyare, Provost for College of Health Sciences (CHS) at KNUST has been appointed New Vice-Chancellor of KNUST, which will take effectively 1st August 2026". NoticeboardGH. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
- 1 2 "Christian Agyare | Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences". pharmacy.knust.edu.gh. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
- ↑ emmakd (2020-08-05). "Prof. Agyare appointed as Provost, KNUST College of Health Sciences". Ghana Business News. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
- 1 2 GNA (2026-05-14). "KNUST appoints Prof. Christian Agyare as Vice-Chancellor, takes office in August". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 2026-07-05.
- ↑ "Professor Christian Agyare Named Academic Pharmacist of the Year at Inaugural Pharma Excellence Awards - College of Health Sciences, KNUST". chs.knust.edu.gh. Archived from the original on 2025-07-12. Retrieved 2026-07-05.