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Day three | 4 June 2025

Landmark Centre

10:00

Opening remarks

Dr. Akyala Ishaku

Director, Global Health and Infectious Diseases Centre, Nasarawa State University

10:15

Session 1

NGS Applications in the Clinic for Diagnostics Development

Keynote: Dr Oladipo Elijah Kolawole, Associate Professor, Adeleke University; Principal Investigator/Founder. Helix Biogen Institute, Osun, Nigeria

Moderator: Dr Akyala Ishaku

Panelists

Dr. Veronica Nnenna Victor Enya

Deputy Director (Laboratory Services), Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

Dr. Rita Oladele

Associate Professor, Centre for Mycology Studies, Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine, University of Lagos

11:15

Q&A

11:30

Session 2

Genomic Approaches and Gene Therapy

Speaker: Prof Martins Emeje, Director General/Chief Executive, Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA), Lagos, Nigeria

Moderator: Dr Donald I. Ofili

Panelists:

Dr. Donald I. Ofili

Director and Deputy Registrar, MLSCN Accreditation Service, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, Chair, West Africa Regional Technical Working Group on Biosafety and Biosecurity Abuja, Nigeria

Dr. Elochukwu Adibo

National President, Guild of Private Medical Laboratory Directors of Nigeria; MD/CEO, EL-Lab Medical Diagnostics and Research Center, Festac

12:30

Q&A

12:45

Lunch break | Exhibition visit

13:45

Session 3

Global Health and AI: Applying AI-driven diagnostics to improve health outcomes in low-resource settings and underserved populations, bridging gaps in healthcare access and quality across different regions

Speaker: Dr Jean Njab, Quality Assurance Manager, Lancet Laboratories, Country Coordinator, African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), Lagos, Nigeria

Moderator: Nathaniel Yakubu, Global Health and Infectious Diseases Centre, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Panelists:

Dr. Aminu Suleiman

Associate Director Laboratory Services, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), USA Embassy

Dr. Veronica Nnenna Victor Enya

Deputy Director (Laboratory Services), Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

Dr. Francisca Obiageri Nwaokorie

Medical Microbiologist and Lecturer, University of Lagos

14:45

Q&A

15:00

Session 4

Predictive analytics in Disease prevention: Utilizing AI to forecast disease outbreaks and predict future epidemics, enabling proactive public health responses and minimizing the impact of infectious diseases

Speaker: Prof Onyeaghala Augustine, Chrisland University, Ogun State, Nigeria

Moderator: Kingsley Odinaka, Global Health and Infectious Diseases Centre, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Dr. Donald I. Ofili

Dr. Elochukwu Adibo

National President, Guild of Private Medical Laboratory Directors of Nigeria; MD/CEO, EL-Lab Medical Diagnostics and Research Center, Festac

16:00

End of conference

Scientific Chair

Dr. Akyala Ishaku

Director, Global Health and Infectious Diseases Centre, Nasarawa State University

Scientific faculty

Dr. Aminu Suleiman

Associate Director Laboratory Services, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), USA Embassy

Dr. Donald I. Ofili

Dr. Elochukwu Adibo

National President, Guild of Private Medical Laboratory Directors of Nigeria; MD/CEO, EL-Lab Medical Diagnostics and Research Center, Festac

Dr. Francisca Obiageri Nwaokorie

Medical Microbiologist and Lecturer, University of Lagos

Dr. Jean Njab

Quality Assurance Manager, Lancet Laboratories, Country Coordinator, African Society for Laboratory Medicine (ASLM)

Kingsley Odinaka

Global Health and Infectious Diseases Centre, Nasarawa State University

Prof Martins Emeje

Director General/Chief Executive, Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA)

Nathaniel Yakubu

Global Health and Infectious Diseases Centre, Nasarawa State University

Dr. Oladipo Elijah Kolawole

Associate Professor, Adeleke University; Principal Investigator/Founder, Helix Biogen Institute

Prof Onyeaghala Augustine

Chrisland University

Dr. Rita Oladele

Associate Professor, Centre for Mycology Studies, Department of Medical Microbiology & Parasitology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences College of Medicine, University of Lagos

Dr. Veronica Nnenna Victor Enya

Deputy Director (Laboratory Services), Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research

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