TRANS-SAHARAN DISEASE RESEARCH CENTRE
Introduction
The Trans-Saharan Disease Research Centre was the established by the
Management of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai Nigeria in
October 2020, with a vision that it will be a foremost Centre for Trans-Saharan
(African) disease research and training in disease pathogenesis, pathogen
genomics and other omics, host/pathogen interactions, molecular diagnosis,
molecular epidemiology, target discovery for vaccine and drug development,
drug discovery from biodiversity, bioinformatics/chemoinformatics and
nanomedicine. In essence, the Trans-Saharan Disease Research Centre
(TDRC), is conceptualized to conduct innovative research and training that will
drive novel approaches to Africa’s disease diagnoses, prevention and control.
Prof. Dickson Musa Achimugu
Director
LEADERSHIP
The leadership structure of the Centre has the Director of the Centre at the apex, who reports to the Vice Chancellor of the University. The other members
of the Management Team are the Deputy Director and the Lab Heads for each of the nine Labs of the Centre; Disease Pathogenesis & Immunogenetics,
Parasitology, Host-pathogen Interaction & Disease Omics, Non-Communicable Diseases, Molecular Diagnostics & Epidemiology, Target Discovery &
Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery from Biodiversity, Vaccine Development, and Nanomedicine.
Our Current team comprises the underlisted:
1. Prof. Dickson A. Musa (IBBUL, Nigeria) Director/Head of Lab, Drug Discovery & Development
2. Dr. (Mrs.) Aishat Sani (IBBUL, Nigeria) Deputy Director
3. Dr. Samuel E. Abah (Coventry University, UK) Head of Lab, Disease Pathogenesis & Immunogenetics
4. Prof. Anthony Holder (Francis Crick Institute, UK) Head of Lab, Parasitology
5. Prof. Mohammed Aliyu Paiko (IBBUL, Nigeria) Head of Lab, Disease Omics
6. Dr. Jide Opeolu (Wolverhampton University, UK) Head of Lab, Non-Communicable Diseases
7. Dr. Kolawole Salami (WHO, Geneva, Switzerland) Head of Lab, Vaccine Development
8. Dr. Hussein Majiya (IBBUL, Nigeria) Head of Lab, Molecular Diagnostics & Epidemiology
9. Dr. Ndagi Umar (IBBUL, Nigeria) Head of Lab, Target Discovery & Bioinformatics
10. Prof. Evans C. Egwim (FUT Minna, Nigeria) Head of Lab, Biosensor & Nanomedicine
Each lab Heads work with Research Associates to actualize the vision of the Research Lab. Our research associates cut across a wide spectrum of Health
workers and researchers including but not limited:
a) Medical doctors
b) Pharmacists
c) Medical laboratory scientists
d) Bioinformaticians
e) Data scientists
f) Molecular biologists
g) Biochemists
h) Medical microbiologists
i) Nanotechnologists
j) Vaccinologists
k) Optometrists
l) Pharmacologists
m) Epidemiologists
n) Parasitologists
o) Medicinal chemists
p) Chemical pathologists
q) Immunologists
r) Phytomedicine and toxicologists
s) Public Health experts
t) Nutritionists
u) Pharmaceutical biotechnologists
v) Business planning, Sales/Health promotion, Project Manager
w) Enzymologists
Vision
To be a World-Class Centre of Excellence for Quality and Innovative Research,
and Capacity Building in Trans-Saharan Diseases
Mission Statement
Promoting the Awareness and Eradication of Trans-Saharan Diseases through
Science, Technology and Partnership.
Collaborations
Learning for service.
Our focus is on students.