Dr. Priscilla K. Mante is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Pharmacology, KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana. She holds B.Pharm (Hons) and a Ph.D (Pharmacology) Degrees from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Dr. Mante’s research is focused on investigating isolated medicinal compounds for activity against resistant epilepsy. Her current efforts are geared towards voltage-gated sodium channel activity of natural products. Her research incorporates the use of animal disease models and whole-cell patch clamp techniques to discover new and potent therapeutic options for epilepsy, depression and anxiety. She is a registered Pharmacist and a member of several professional bodies including the Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana, Ghana Young Academy and International Society of Neurochemistry. She is also a founding member of the Ghana Neuroscience Society.