Covenant University Bioinformatics Research (CUBRe) was formed in October 2011 from the bioinformatics research group at the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Covenant University, Nigeria consisting of faculty/graduate students and staff from the departments of Computer and Information Science (CIS), Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Department of Mathematics, Computer System and Information Services (CSIS) and the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Abuja, Nigeria. It was established in 2012 with Prof. Ezekiel Adebiyi serving as its founding Head & pioneer Project Director/Principal Investigator. He handed over to Prof. Jelili Oyelade in 2022 who is the current Head & Principal Investigator.

CUBRe Mandate:

• To establish a vibrant Bioinformatics Research outfit with the capacity to support established Biomedical institutes and companies.

• To position itself to take part in the era of personalized medicine based on the robust biomedical databases that will be established at Covenant University.

• To expand to support other tropical health issues and other important health issues in the West.

• To establish a vibrant bioinformatics research hub that would be recognized worldwide.