MTN Foundation Donation

MTN Foundation (MTNF) donated an Oligo-Synthesis machine to the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) on Friday, 13th of August, 2021. This is in furtherance of MTN Nigeria’s corporate social responsibilities and interest in fostering health research in Nigeria.

The MTN Foundation (MTNF) donated Oligo- synthesizer and Laboratory was commissioned by the Honorable Minister of State for Health, Senator (Dr.) Olorunnimbe Mamora. According to him, Nigeria is poised to contribute remarkably to public health response, research, and development.

The MTN Foundation (MTNF) donated Oligo- synthesizer equipment capable of making short synthetic DNA or RNA copies of organisms and produce genetic materials to aid molecular and synthetic genetic testing, forensic research, and applications in vaccine and drug development, nutrigenomics, local design, and development of diagnostics and many more uses in research and development.

According to the DG-NIMR Prof. Babatunde Lawal Salako, the Oligo-Synthesis machine donated by MTN Foundation is indeed not only for research in NIMR but for the benefit of extending the frontiers medical research and services in Nigeria and the West African region. He thanked MTN Foundation and MTN Nigeria for boasting Nigerian researchers’ capacities in medical diagnostics, and experimental vaccine and drug development.

NIMR UPDATES ON CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC

NIMR UPDATES ON CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC

Due to the rapidly changing course of the Corona Virus Pandemic, it has become necessary to inform all staff about Management’s efforts to address the challenges after series of meetings with key personnel and Heads of Departments and Units.

 

NIH Meeting

A Retreat meeting held to deliberate on the implementation of NIH (National Institute of Health) USA, DH71 Grant on curriculum development for Bio-informatics and Genomics education in Nigeria. The Inaugural meeting was held at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research 7th – 9th February, 2020.

It was also a business meeting to deliberate on new Grants focusing on capacity building in Genomics of Non-communicable & Communicable diseases in the West African region involving the collaborations between NIMR and University of Lagos with other higher institutions within and outside Nigeria.

Distinguished delegates at the First University-NIMR research meeting for 2020 include Professor Babatunde Lawal Salako, the Director-General, NIMR, Professor Familoni, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Planning & Research), University of Lagos, Professor Oluyemi Akinloye, the Principal Investigator and the Director of Centre of Genomics & Personalized Health Care (CGNPH) University of Lagos, Professor N. Odunukwe, NIMR and Dr. Iwalokun Bamidele Deputy Director of Research, Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology NIMR, the Director (Wet Lab), CGNPH and co-investigator on the NIH D71 grant.