Assistant Professor
Pharmacology
Ferris State University
United States of America
Prof. Felix Amissah was awarded with Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmaceutical Sciences (Pharmacology/Toxicology), Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Tallahassee, FL, 2013 Master of Philosophy (Pharmacology), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi, Ghana, 2004 Bachelors of Pharmacy (Hons), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 2000.
Prof. Felix Amissah, research interest is in the area of cancer therapeutics and interfaces aspects of molecular cancer biology, biochemistry, drug discovery and pharmacology of small molecules against lung cancers with specific mutations that present treatment challenges. Some of the most deadly cancers are due to mutations in the genes of proteins such as K-Ras and overexpression of Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). His work is aimed mainly at finding the molecular "Achilles heels" of these forms of cancers and utilizing natural and synthetic agents for chemoprevention as well as contributing to the development of effective cures.