Kelly Chibale PhD, MASSAf, FAAS, Fellow of UCT, FRSSAf, FRSC (born 1964) is professor of organic chemistry at the University of Cape Town, and the founder and director of H3D research center and H3D Foundation NPC.

[1][2] His research focuses on drug discovery and the development of tools and models to contribute to improving treatment outcomes in people of African descent or heritage.

[4] As there were no opportunities for graduate studies in Zambia, he moved to the University of Cambridge for his PhD, working in Stuart Warren's group on synthetic organic chemistry of optically active molecules.

[6] Following his PhD, Chibale joined the University of Liverpool as a Sir William Ramsay British Postdoctoral Research Fellow.

[7] He set up collaborations and exchange programs for South African students to learn how to translate basic science into potential products.

[16] Today he holds the Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery and Development at the University of Cape Town.