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
VISION
To deliver high-quality research, drive innovation, and promote entrepreneurship by providing the best enabling environment, support as well as research and product development networks for the UNIMED research community.
MISSION
To embrace and promote cutting-edge science and its application to finding new and improved ways to diagnose and treat diseases of medical importance.
OVERARCHING GOALS
Ø Establish a Centre of Excellence that inspires the next generation of scientists and medical professionals, through collaborative research and training.
Ø Conduct significant research focused on advancing healthcare by enhancing understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of various human diseases.
Ø Support and foster research endeavors that bridge innovative scientific discoveries with practical interventions, specifically targeting Ondo and Nigerian communities for disease prevention and management.
TRAINING AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
The Centre will serve as a hub for transferring skills by
· Short term training such as Internships
· Long term training including Doctoral and Postdoctoral programmes
· Collaborating with existing programmes and
Developing new programmes
It is a privilege to introduce this Serial titled Molecular Intersects in Medicine and Public health: The Exploration series, from the Centre for Molecular Biosciences and Medical Genomics (CMBMG.
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 develop molecular interventions using technology for diagnostic tools. Rapid advances in genomics in recent years has brought about great benefits and improvements in healthcare.
The Centre of Molecular Bioscience and Medical Genomics is committed to utilizing these advances to strengthen research, forge new research areas, apply genomics knowledge in clinical practice and public health and for Capacity building (trainings etc). The ultimate goal is to facilitate research and innovation for societal transformation (reaching the local people with interventions/prevention of disease) and policy. Our mission is to fulfill these mandates through Collaborative research, Dissemination through publication and policy briefs and Collaboration through publications.
We are therefore introducing a numbered serial which promotes collaboration through publication. The Molecular Intersects in Medicine and Public health (MIMP) - The Exploration series is a proceeding (numbered serial) of the Centre for Molecular Biosciences and Medical Genomics (CMBMG).
The serial will explore the various crucial intersections of molecular biosciences in medicine and public health and will include Research Briefs and Commentaries, Views and Reviews and Hypotheses.
We invite you to take this journey with us. Our hope is that this adventure culminates into research ideas, discourses and collaborations that will bring the essential techniques and skills into making our society better.
Thank you.
Olukemi K. Amodu
Sabbatical Professor & Director CMBMG
Email: cmbmg@unimed.edu.ng
