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Mission, Vision & Goal

Vision Statement

To be a centre for basic, applied, and translational research in biomedical and clinical sciences
 

Mission Statement

  • Our mission is built on a strong institutional, national, regional, and international model that can harness optimal scientific and technological opportunities to achieve the following landmarks:
  • Produce the best research output with outstanding quality and make it universally available for positive health prosperity.
  • Provide a dynamic research environment to promote interdisciplinary and innovative research in biomedical and clinical to impact global health.
  • Collaborate with industries and research institutes across the globe to build and strengthen the strategic operational capabilities for maintaining demand driven research

Goal

To develop career scientists who will promote biomedical, clinical and translational research through transdisciplinary collaborative projects for innovative healthcare solutions

Objectives

The Objective of the Centre is to

be the focal point to provide the platform for all research-related activities within the College and with other sister Centres.

engage in transdisciplinary research to translate findings into innovative healthcare solutions that can be adopted and replicated within the sub-region.

encourage initiatives for research support, grant acquisition, and to maintain cutting-edge research in biomedical and clinical sciences

make accessible state-of-the-art facilities for applied and translational research for national development

disseminate research findings to the scientific and receptive community through peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, workshops, professional development programmes and public engagements.

promote the patenting of new knowledge and discoveries that improve patient outcomes in areas of disease prevention, diagnostics and therapeutic interventions.

Research Units

The Biomedical and Clinical Research Centre, BCRC has 4 main research units. These are:

BIOMEDICAL RESERCH UNIT

The research focus of the Biomedical Research Unit includes;

  • Human genetics and genomics
  • Cancer research and therapy
  • Microbiology and Immunology
  • Human Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Computational Biology and modeling
  • Artificial Intelligence in Health
  • Neurosciences
PUBLIC HEALTH, ADVOCACY AND OUTREACH UNIT

The Public Health, Advocacy and Outreach Unit’s domain of research encompasses

  • Patients’ Rights
  • Hospital Acquired Infections
  • Health Promotion
  • Disease Prevention and Management
  • Clinical Trials and Informatics
  • Therapeutic Foods
  • Global Health
DRUG DISCOVERY RESEARCH UNIT

The Drug Discovery Research unit is focused on

  • Antibiotic Stewardship and Resistance
  • Opioid Stewardship
  • Ethnomedicinal Plants
  • Neuroscience and neurodegenerative disorders
  • Drug Discovery and development
  • Drug Bio-prospecting
CLINICAL RESEARCH UNIT

The Clinical Research Unit focuses on the following;

  • Communicable and Non-communicable diseases
  • Epidemiology and Community Medicine
  • Family Health
  • Mental Health
  • Sexual and reproductive health care
  • Neglected Rare, and Tropical Diseases