Media
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Videos
Featured Video
In collaboration with AI2050 and Schmidt Sciences
In collaboration with AI2050 and Schmidt Sciences, I’m excited to share this film where I discuss how AI is helping us leapfrog barriers in drug discovery and tailoring medicines for the diverse genetic makeup of African populations.
Newzroom Afrika
(7 May, 2024)
Pharmaceutical companies have to increase the number of clinical trials in Africa.
H3D - African Drug Discovery Platform (13 June 2023)
Explore this video for an overview of H3D, a groundbreaking platform spearheaded by Dr. Chibale.
UCT part of Groundbreaking Malaria Research (20 October 2022)
Witness UCT's involvement in groundbreaking malaria research, impacting prevention, cure, and spread.
JACS in Conversation with Professor Kelly Chibale (05 April 2022)
An enlightening discussion offering profound insights into Dr. Chibale's research and perspectives.
Cape Health Tech – The H3D Story (20 June 2019)
Uncover the narrative behind H3D's journey in this video, providing insights into the impactful story of health technology in Cape Town.
VKS ePanel on Drug Discovery in Africa (16 March 2019)
Dr. Chibale shares his expertise on drug discovery in the African context in this informative panel discussion.
BBC ’s with Nancy Kacungira in 2019
An interview by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)’s with Nancy Kacungira.
SAMRC Scientific Merit Awards (23 August 2018)
Celebrate Dr. Chibale's recognition with the Gold Award at the SAMRC Scientific Merit Awards 2016.
Professor Kelly Chibale's Presentation, Cambridge Africa Day (01 May 2018)
Gain valuable insights into Dr. Chibale's research endeavors through this presentation.
Fighting Malaria in the Lab
(07 November 2017)
Explore this video for an inside look into the lab, where Dr. Chibale and his team work tirelessly to combat malaria.
SAA: Malaria Drug Candidate
(30 August 2012)
Delve into the development of a malaria drug candidate in this video, showcasing the progress made in combating this global health challenge.
PODCASTS
List of Services
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The BWC Global Forum: Biotech, Biosecurity & Beyond
The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is hosting a podcast, The BWC Global Forum: Biotech, Biosecurity & Beyond, to support BWC States Parties, policymakers and policy experts, and scientists understand advancements in biology and biotechnology and their impact on the Biological & Toxin Weapons Convention
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Afternoon Drive with John MaythamList Item 3
The Malaria Vaccine breakthrough: Gain insights into the groundbreaking progress in malaria vaccine development in this informative podcast
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Shapers Podcast: Professor Kelly Chibale (Part 1)List Item 1
Escaping poverty through education: In this episode, Dr. Chibale shares his inspiring story of overcoming challenges, highlighting how education became the pathway to escape poverty.
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Shapers Podcast: Professor Kelly Chibale (Part 2)List Item 2
Making African research capacity globally competitive: Explore the second part of Dr. Chibale's podcast series, where he discusses the importance of making African research globally competitive.
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The Best of 702 Weekend BreakfastList Item 4
Anti-cancer drug & Malaria prevention: This podcast explores the intersection of anti-cancer drug development and malaria prevention, showcasing Dr. Chibale's multifaceted contributions
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Polity Audio Articles
Even if Covid-19 vaccine IP is waived, Africa does not have the capacity to produce at scale – expert: Dr. Chibale offers expert insights into the challenges of scaling up COVID-19 vaccine production in Africa, even with intellectual property waivers.
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Nature Africa Podcast
Di Caelers and this is Nature Today, a podcast of Nature Africa. Today we're talking to Kelly Chibale, a professor of organic chemistry and founder of the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development Centre, known as H3D, at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
Speaker Engagements
Invited Lecture: The Art and Science of Total Synthesis of Natural and Designed Molecules for Biology and Medicine: Synthetic Strategies and Methods, Paris, France, 2-4 October 2024
Liversidge Lecture: Sydney, Australia, 23 February 2024
2024 Liversidge Lecture at the University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 23 February 2024
Invited keynote lecture:
Invited keynote lecture at the 11th Young Medicinal Chemists’ Symposium ROME, ITALY, 5-6 SEPTEMBER 2024
The official launch of the four New Extramural Research Units: 22 August 2022
Speaker Engagements 2025
Keynote Lecture: Durham, UK, 15th-16th April 2025
Invited Opening Keynote lectures at the at the Molecular Sciences for Medicine (MoSMed) Annual conference, Durham University, Durham, UK, 15th-16th April 2025,
Keynote Lecture: Stellenbosch, South Africa, 11 May 2025
Invited Opening Keynote lecture at the 3rd Commonwealth Chemistry Congress, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 11 May 2025
Keynote Lecture: Barcelona, Spain, 25-30 May 2025
Invited Opening Keynote lecture at the Malaria Gordon Research Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 25-30 May 2025
Invited Lecture: Orléans, France, 2-4 July 2025
Invited Plenary lecture at the 59th Conference on Medicinal Chemistry (RICT 2025), Orléans, France, 2-4 July 2025
Closing Keynote Lecture: London, UK, 5 August 2025
Invited Closing Keynote lecture at the 66th London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF), London, UK, 5 August 2025
Invited Plenary Lecture: Coimbra, Portugal, 2-5 September 2025
Invited Plenary lecture at the International Symposium on Synthesis and Catalysis 2025 (ISySyCat25), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 2-5 September 2025
Invited Lecture: Mumbai, India, 8-11 October 2025
Invited lecture at the ACS Global Conference, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India, 8-11 October 2025
Closing Keynote Lecture: Toronto, Canada, 9-13 November 2025
Invited closing Keynote lecture at the American Society for Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (ASTMH), Toronto, Canada, 9-13 November 2025
Invited Lecture: Hawaii, USA, 15-20 December 2025
Invited lecture at Pacifichem conference in symposia entitled Alternative Anti-infectives: Harnessing Chemistry to Evolve Drugs and Biological Molecules to Fight Against the 'Silent' Pandemic Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 15-20 December 2025
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Keynote Lecture: Rome, Italy 1-5 September 2024
Invited keynote lecture in the session “Addressing Unmet Needs on Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases” at the European Federation for Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology (EFMC), XXVIII International Symposium of Medicinal Chemistry (EFMC-ISMC 2024), Rome, Italy 1-5 September 2024.
First Plenary Lecture: London, UK,25th July 2024
First Plenary Lecture at the 65th London International Youth Science Forum on Thursday 25 July 2024, London, UK
Invited Lecture: Durham University, UK, 3-7 June 2024
2024 Durham Lecturer: University, UK, 3-7 June 2024
Invited Lecture: Rhode Island, USA,16-21 June 2024
Invited lecture in the session ‘Synthesis of Biologically Active Heterocycles’ at the Gordon Research Conference on Heterocyclic Compounds, 16-21 June 2024, Salve Regina University, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
State-of-the-Art Speaker: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, 27-29 March 2024
Invited State-of-the-Art Speaker at the 125th Annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (ASCPT), The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, 27-29 March, 2024
Invited Lecture: Victoria, Australia, 18-22nd February 2024
Invited lecture at the 7th Molecular Approaches to Malaria (MAM) Conference, Lorne, Victoria, Australia, 18-22nd February, 2024
Invited Lecture: Liverpool, United Kingdom, 18-19 October 2023
Invited Lecture, European Laboratory Research & Innovation Group (ELRIG) - Drug Discovery 2023 – Diverse thinking – New Perspectives, Liverpool Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 18-19 October 2023.
Opening Lecture: Chieti, Italy, 17-20 September 2023.
Invited Opening Lecture, 28th Medicinal Chemistry Division of the Italian Chemical Society (Divisione di Chimica Farmaceutica della Società Chimica Italiana - DCF-SCI) National Meeting on Medicinal Chemistry, Chieti, Italy, 17-20 September, 2023.
Invited Lecture: Gothenburg, Sweden, 27-30 June 2023.
Invited Lecture, 23rd Tetrahedron Symposium, Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre, Gothenburg, Sweden, 27-30, June 2023.
Invited Lecture: Colorado, USA,10-13 April 2022
Invited lecture at the Keystone Symposium, Malaria: Confronting Challenges From Drug Discovery to Treatment, 10-13 April, 2022, Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, Cororado, USA.
Invited Dewar Lecture: London,UK,17 March 2021
Invited Dewar Lecture, Department of Chemistry, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). 17 March 2021. This is a special lecture given by distinguished chemists, with which the advances of chemistry & biochemistry and the ground breaking work of the former chair of chemistry at QMUL, Professor Michael Dewar, who developed the perturbation molecular orbital (PMO) theory are celebrated.
Commemorative Fund Lecture: New Orleans,USA, 30 October 2018
Invited Commemorative Fund Lecture at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), 2018 Annual Meeting at the Sheraton, New Orleans, October 30, 2018. This lecture—one of the Society’s most prestigious—is by invitation only from the President of ASTMH on behalf of the Council of ASTMH to a highly accomplished researcher from the tropics.
Invited Lecture: Rhode Island, USA, 10-15 June 2018
Invited lecture at the Gordon Research Conference on the Biology of Host-Parasite Interactions, 10-15 June 2018, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
Invited Lecture: São Paulo, Brazil ,15th-18th November 2017
Invited Lecture at the 11th International Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences (CIFARP 2017) and Brazilian Colloquium on Medicinal Chemistry (BCMC) 15th-18th November 2017, Ribeirão Preto – São Paulo - Brazil
Invited Lecture:Cambridge, UK, 10th-13th September 2017
Invited Lecture at the 19th Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC / Society of Chemical Industries (SCI) Medicinal Chemistry Symposium, 10th-13th September 2017, Churchill College, University of Cambridge, UK
Invited Lecture: Colorado, USA, March 22nd – 25th, 2015
Invited Lecture at the American Chemical Society (ACS) symposium entitled "New Models for Drug Discovery', 249th ACS National Meeting in Denver, Colorado, March 22nd – 25th, 2015, USA.
Invited Lecture: Madrid, Spain, 11-13 May 2014
Invited lecture at the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)/Society of Chemical Industries (SCI) conference “Towards New Therapeutics for Diseases of the Developing World”, 11-13 May 2014, GSK Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain.
Invited Lecture: Barga, Italy, 21-26 July 2013
Invited lecture at the Gordon Research Conference on Tuberculosis (TB) Drug Development, 21-26 July 2013, Lucca, Barga, Italy.
Invited Lecture: California, USA, 25-29 March 2012
Invited Lecture at the American Chemical Society (ACS) symposium entitled "Challenges in Phenotypic Whole Cell High throughput Screening and Medicinal Chemistry Optimization of Hits; Strategies to Discover Novel Antiparasitic and Antimycobacterial Agents", 243rd ACS National Meeting 25-29 March 2012, San Diego, California, USA.
Invited Lecture: Victoria, Australia, 19-23 February 2012
Invited lecture at the Molecular Approaches to Malaria (MAM) Conference, Lorne, Victoria, Australia, 19-23 February 2012
Invited Lecture:Brisbane, Australia, 18-22 September 2016
Invited lecture at the XIX International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria (ICTMM), 18-22 September 2016, Brisbane, Australia.
Invited Lecture: California, USA,24-29 January, 2016
Invited lecture at the Keystone Symposium, Drug Discovery for Parasitic Diseases, 24-29 January, 2016, Granlibakken Resort, Tahoe City, California, USA
Invited Lecture : Hyderabad, India,13-14 November 2006
Invited lecture at the Indo-US conference on New Bioactive Molecules in Pharmaceutical Research-Contribution of Natural Products 13-14 November 2006, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT), Hyderabad, India.
Invited Lecture: American Chemical
Invited lecture at the American Chemical Society-Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (India) conference on Advances in Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Plenary Lecture: Oxford, UK, 31 Aug -5 Sept 2003
Plenary lecture at the Gordon Research Conference on Tuberculosis (TB) Drug Development, 31 Aug -5 Sept 2003, Queens’ College, University of Oxford, UK. Under session “Finding the Lead Compound”.
Invited Lecture: California, USA,28 Jan-1 February 2007
Invited lecture at the Keystone Symposium, Drugs Against Protozoan Parasites, 28 Jan-1 February 2007, Granlibakken Resort, Tahoe City, California, USA.
Keynote Lecture: Cairns, Australia, 23-27 August 2009.
Invited Keynote Lecture at the 7th Asian International Medicinal Chemistry (AIMECS09) Congress, Cairns, Australia, 23-27 August 2009.
