The Centre for Molecular Bioscience and Molecular Bioscience and Medical Genomics, a university-wide resource hub, was established in 2020 for research, teaching, and the provision of services, especially medical diagnosis and scientific entrepreneurship.

Molecular Biosciences and Medical Genomics together incorporates the study of molecular biology, genetics, and genomics, to describe molecular structures and mechanisms; identify fundamental molecular variations in inherited diseases and determine determinants of virulence and susceptibility in a wide variety of infectious processes as well as to detect clinically relevant molecular markers. The knowledge of the rapid advances in genomics in the last decade has brought about benefits and challenges in healthcare.

UNIMED, a tertiary institution focused on health is uniquely positioned to bring this domain of medicine and health care to Ondo state and environs. The Centre of Molecular Bioscience and Medical Genomics will therefore provide a workforce capable of utilizing these advances to forge new research areas and apply genomics knowledge in clinical practice and policy. It will also facilitate research and innovation as well as enhance entrepreneurship at the university.

The Centre of Molecular Bioscience and Medical Genomics is committed to utilizing these advances to forge new research areas, apply genomics knowledge in clinical practice and public health. The ultimate goal is to facilitate research and innovation for societal transformation (reaching the local people with interventions/prevention of disease) and policy.

The Centre is underpinned by the philosophy that by the application of innovation and technologies derived from the domains of molecular bioscience and medical genomics, we will directly contribute to the research and economic development of our university, and to the population in Ondo and across Nigeria, through improved health, well-being, and quality of life.

Professor Olukemi K. Amodu B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D

 Director