Welcome to the Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. This Department is known for the following:

1. Commitment to excellence in innovative, cutting-edge, and rigorous research.
2. Ensuring an equitable, inclusive, diverse, and respectful community
3. Collegiality, collaboration, and intellectual professionalism
4. Pursuit of knowledge and passion for discovery and learning
5. Integrative and progressive education dedicated to student’s success

At present, the postgraduate programmes of the Department are under processing. However, when approved and fully operational, the Department will run postgraduate programmes for successful qualified candidates which will lead to the award of Master of Science (M. Sc.), Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree with the following fields of specialization: (i). Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (ii). Preservation of Pharmaceuticals (iii) Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (iv). Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases (v). Evaluation of Antimicrobial Agents (vi). Immunology and Vaccinology (vii). Quality Control and Formulation Microbiology.

The Department is blessed with state-of-the-art equipment driven by versatile and seasoned scholars and researchers

Pharmaceutical Microbiology plays roles in controlling and assuring the quality of pharmaceuticals. Notwithstanding the fact that contamination of pharmaceuticals by microorganisms can lead to their spoilage and infection of the end users, microbial cells play important roles in most natural biological processes, and are harnessed as sources of new antibiotics and green biotechnologies.

However, following the recommendation of National Universities Commission (NUC) and Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) at their separate visitations that Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology be carved out from the then Department of Pharmaceutics, and realizing the fact that the roles played by Pharmaceutical Microbiology in pharmacy practice cannot be underestimated, the Council of Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly University of Ife) at her meeting of 6th October, 2021 approved the creation of the Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology from the then Department of Pharmaceutics.

Since its inception, the Department has had two Heads of Department with Dr. E. O. Akinkunmi as the pioneer Head of Department (Jan, 2022 – July 31st, 2023).