Computer Aided Therapeutic Discovery and Design Platform Lab

computational and experimental strategies

CAT2D Lab

we integrate computational and experimental strategies to drive drug discovery

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Natural Product Research

Our lab is committed to bridging this gap by investigating bioactive compounds derived from indigenous medicinal plants

Computational Therapeutics

We employ computational methodologies to streamline and enhance the early stages of drug discovery

Rational Vaccine Design

Using immunoinformatics approaches, we design multi-epitope vaccines targeting key pathogens and oncogenic viruses

about us

Who We Are and What We Do?

Natural Product Research
Computational Therapeutics
Target Discovery and Validation
Translational Disease Research
Rational Vaccine Design
Training and Workshops

Welcome

You are Welcome to CAT2D

We are a multidisciplinary team advancing disease research and therapeutic discovery through computational and experimental approaches. Under the Leadership of Mr. Haruna Isiyaku Umar, our work spans cancer, infectious diseases, neurodegeneration, and immunotherapy, with a focus on identifying novel targets and developing accessible treatments.

collaborators

Our International Collaborators

Dr. Mohammed Bourhia

Laboratory of Biotechnology and Natural Resources Valorization,
Faculty of Sciences, Ibn Zohr University, Agadir, Morocco

Dr. Neeraj Kumar

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry,
Bhupal Nobles’ College of Pharmacy, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Pharm. Mohammed M. Alshehri

Pharmaceutical Care Department, Ministry of National Guard-Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Che Muhammad Khairul Hisyam Ismail

Department of Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Science, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

Dr. Georcki Ropón-Palacios

Laboratório de Modelagem Computacional - LaModel, Instituto de Ciências
Exatas - ICEx, Universidade Federal de Alfenas UNIFAL-MG, Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brasil

Prof. Farid Benkaci-Ali

Laboratory of Functional Organic Analysis,
Faculty of Chemistry, University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB), Bab Ezzouar, Algiers, Algeria