MLSCN updates curriculum to reflect AI, genomics, emerging lab technologies

From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
The Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN) said it is continuously updating the training of medical laboratory scientists to keep pace with emerging global technologies, including artificial intelligence, genomics, bioinformatics and biosecurity.
Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the Council, Dr. Donald Ibe-Ofili, said lecturers involved in training medical laboratory professionals are regularly retrained to ensure they remain abreast of the latest developments in the profession.
Speaking with journalists in Abuja, on Thursday, he noted that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated advances in laboratory science, making technologies such as genom...