UNILAG Researchers Collaboration with Global Consortium Unravels Novel Parkinson’s Genetic Risk Factor in Africans and African Admixed Populations
Researchers from the University of Lagos are key collaborators in the Global Parkinson’s Genetics Program (GP2) that uncovered a genetic variant that increases the risk of Parkinson’s Disease (PD) in Africans and African admixed populations. The research finding was the result of teamwork by an international team including the Nigeria Parkinson Disease Research (NPDR) network, the International Parkinson’s Disease Genomics Consortium (IPDGC)-Africa, University College London, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the US, and […]
Dentists Advocate the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Dental Health Care in Nigeria
Dental professionals have advocated the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in dental health care in Nigeria. They gave this charge at the 15th Annual Scientific Conference and 5th Alumni Guest Lecture of the Faculty of Dental Sciences, College of Medicine (CMUL), University of Lagos (UNILAG). The hybrid event which was held on Thursday, August 17, 2023, at the Old Great Hall, CMUL, Idi-Araba, had dignitaries, staff and students of the College as well as alumni […]
UNILAG Model Herbal Clinic holds 6th Annual African Traditional Medicine Day Celebration, August 31
The Model Herbal Clinic of the Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lagos will hold its 6th Annual African Traditional Medicine Day Celebration on Thursday, August 31, 2023 With the theme: Herbal Medicine Sustainability for Optimal Health and Economic Development, the event which will be held online via zoom is scheduled to begin at 10.00 a.m. The Zoom Meeting ID is: 826 9894 5888 while the Password is: UNILAG2023 and Meeting URL is: […]
Faculty of Clinical Sciences, CMUL rounds off 18th Annual Scientific Conference and Gathering
Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine (CMUL), University of Lagos, (UNILAG) on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 rounded off its 18th Annual Scientific Conference & Gathering at the Old Great Hall, CMUL, Idi-Araba, Lagos. The Conference with the theme: “The Impact of Collaboration on Clinical Research” featured a guest lecture delivered by Professor of Surgery, University of Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, Dion Morton; a symposium on the subtheme: “Local Experiences in Genomic Studies”; Scientific Sessions […]
CMUL Alumni Class Of ‘77/’82 Revamps Main Auditorium, Tafawa Balewa Plaza
The College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL) Class of ‘77/’82 has completed the renovation and refurbishment of the CMUL Main Auditorium, Tafawa Balewa Plaza, Idi-Araba. As part of activities marking its 40th anniversary in 2022, the class had approached the Provost, College of Medicine, Prof. David Oke, with a burning desire to give back to the College. It had promised to “do something good, unique and donate to the College on or before the […]
