Brief History of the Department
The department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology/Immunology commenced on the first day of November 2023 as one of the four pioneer departments of the then newly established Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, with the appointment of Dr Chidi L.C. Ndukwu as the pioneer acting head. It is a composite department housing several broad areas of Medical Laboratory Science namely, medical bacteriology, mycology, virology, parasitology/entomology, and immunology.
The department is endowed with a crop of committed, dedicated, and motivated staff with rich and diverse industry and academic experiences and poised to moulding medical laboratory scientists of the future who will excel in the practice of the profession, in the public and private sectors, locally and anywhere in the globe.
Staff list in the Department
| S/N | NAME | APPOINTMENT | AREA OF SPECIALISATION |
| 1 | Dr Ndukwu, Chidi Louis CHIMEZIRI | Tenure | Public health microbiology, Antimicrobial Chemotherapy/Resistance, Microbial Pathogenesis, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Molecular/Diagnostic Microbiology, Bioethics |
| 2 | Dr. Christopher Ononiwu ELEMUWA | Tenure | Laboratory/ molecular techniques, NTDs, AMR, Disease surveillance, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Systems strengthening, Climate change and health and Global health. |
| 3 | Dr Jeremiah, Theresa AWORTU | Tenure | Infectious Diseases, Genetic Modifications, Health Impact Assessments, Vaccinations |
| 4 | Dr Ndu, Ijeoma FESTA | Tenure | Food Microbiology, Antimicrobial resistance, Molecular Diagnostic and genomics. |
| 5 | Mrs Sonrandein,Ditimi BODENSIBARI | Tenure | Bioinformatics, Environmental microbiology and Public Health. |
| 6 | Mr Festus, Nathaniel JACK | Tenure | |
| 7 | Mrs. Oyindiepreye Lydia ADEBISI | Tenure | Molecular Diagnostics & Genomics, Bioinformatics, Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Food Microbiology |
| 8 | Mr Reuben Daniel ARAYANZIBA | Tenure | Molecular Virology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health. |
| 9 | Mr. Williams, AZIBAGIR | Tenure | Cancer Management in Africa, Infectious Diseases Control, ICT Applications in Biomedical Science and Public Health Administration. |