About Us
Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe) is a research outfit consisting of faculty/graduate students and staff from the departments of Computer and Information Science (CIS), Biological Sciences, Electrical & Information Engineering (EIE), Chemistry, Department of Mathematics, and Computer System and Information Services (CSIS). CUBRe is headed by Prof. Jelili Olanrewaju Oyelade.
CUBRe aimed to:
- Establish a vibrant Bioinformatics Research outfit with the capacity to support established biomedical institutes and companies,
- Position itself to take part in the era of personalized medicine based on the robust biomedical databases that will be established at CU,
- To produce three effective high-tech products for the control and final eradication of malaria, starting with Nigeria,
- Expand to support other tropical health issues and other important health issues in the West, and
- Establish a vibrant bioinformatics research hub, recognized worldwide.