Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology is an integral part of pharmaceutical sciences. It involves research and development for manufacturing of various anti-tumors and antimicrobial agents. Pharmaceutical microbiology involves ensuring microbial quality of drug dosage delivery system with the use of aseptic techniques to avoid microbial contamination, sterilization processes to eliminate microorganisms and preservation of pharmaceutical products to prevent microbial spoilage during the period of storage and use. It also involves the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals from microorganisms either directly or with the use of some products produced by them while Biotechnology aspect exposes the students to the knowledge of using microbial genetics, tissue culture, living cells or cell enzymes to make a defined product.
The mission of the Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology is to produce highly trained and skilled pharmacists who are able to implement the scientific principles to the continuous improvement of the safe, quality and the value of Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology services and products.
The vision of the Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology is to develop a world class environment for the training of knowledgeable and highly skilled Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists to meet the needs of the society.
Is to teach, conduct research and train Pharmacist and Scientist that will add positive values to the development of the community, state and Nigeria.
The Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology is one of the departments currently situated in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in this great university. The department came into being at the beginning of 2018/2019 session with four tenure academic staff and one non-academic staff. Today, the department is blessed with two (2) visiting Professors, four (4) Senior Lecturers (one sabbatical, one visiting and two tenure), one (1) Lecturer I and one (1) Lecturer II. The department also has a non-academic staff.
Pharmaceutical Microbiology involves ensuring microbial quality of drug dosage delivery system. This involves the use of aseptic techniques to avoid microbial contamination, sterilization processes to eliminate microorganisms and preservation of pharmaceutical products to prevent microbial spoilage during the period of storage and use. Biotechnology aspect exposes the students to the knowledge of using tissue culture, living cells or cell enzymes to make a defined product.
Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology is taught by majorly by registered Pharmacists and few non-pharmacists graduates who have post graduate training in pharmaceutical microbiology and Biotechnology. Pharmacy students in 200 to 500 level are taught various courses in the field of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology. During this period the students are involved in vigorous academic exercises of lectures, practical classes, assignments, seminars, continuous assessments and examinations.
Personnel in in this department includes many professionals like Pharmacists, Microbiologists, Biotechnologists, Laboratory Technologists, Laboratory Technicians and other supporting staff employed to complement service provision.
The subject of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology deals mainly with: